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How the GNU C compiler became the Clippy of cryptography

Security devs forced to hide Boolean logic from overeager optimizer FOSDEM 2026 The creators of security software have ...
Seattle Times

Trump, Venezuela and the doctrine of brute force

Apparently, in the world President Donald Trump is creating, it is perfectly fine for the leader of one country to deploy military forces to kidnap the leader of another country, so maybe the Danish ...
Wall Street Journal

China Developing Options to Threaten Taiwan With ‘Brute Force,’ Pentagon Says

China is making steady progress on developing more sophisticated weapons and expanding its armed force’s ability to operate away from the mainland, including against Taiwan, according to the ...
China Digital Times

Netizen Voices: Tencent’s Positive Energy Algorithm Task Force and the Perils of “Information Cocoons”

This week, a report at IT Home described recent corporate initiatives in the fight to promote "positive energy" and suppress "malicious" negativity online. (As China Media Project explains, "’Positive ...
The Economist

Brute force is no match for today’s high-tech drug-runners

HeLLFIRE MISSILES used to strike terrorist hideouts in the mountains of Afghanistan. Now they rain down on the sparkling waters of the Caribbean. Small boats and their crews, alleged drug-traffickers, ...
CSOonline

Brute force attacks hitting SonicWall firewall configuration backups

SonicWall is warning admins that recent brute force attacks on its firewall’s API service for cloud backup could have exposed backup configuration files stored in its cloud portal. Affected are ...
tech2geek

BruteForceAI: AI-Powered Penetration Testing & Brute-Force Security Tool

BruteForceAI is an open-source penetration testing tool designed to enhance brute-force and password spraying techniques. Unlike conventional tools, it uses artificial intelligence to streamline the ...
Racer

Beckman bringing Brute Force to U.S. Nationals

The iconic blue Brute Force paint scheme that announced to the world in the mid-1970s that John Force had arrived on the NHRA drag racing scene will adorn the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS ...
Nature

Watch a human embryo implant itself — with brute force

A time-lapse film offers a glimpse of a hidden milestone of human development: the moment when the newly formed embryo latches onto the uterine lining. Researchers have captured real-time footage of ...
bitnewsbot

Brute-Force Attacks Surge Against Fortinet SSL VPN Devices Globally

In the 24 hours before the report, 56 unique IP addresses engaged in these attacks. GreyNoise classified all of them as malicious. The origins of this traffic included the United States, Canada, ...