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Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices

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July 3, 2026

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Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices

Security firm runZero has disclosed seven vulnerabilities in FatFs, a small filesystem library that lets a device read and write the FAT and exFAT formats used on USB drives and SD cards. The flaws matter because FatFs is nearly everywhere. It ships inside the firmware that runs security cameras, drones, industrial controllers, hardware crypto wallets, and other devices built on

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TechCrunch

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· Jun 22, 2026

Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms

Huntress, HackerOne, Jamf, Recorded Future, and Tanium are among the cybersecurity companies that had data stolen following an earlier breach at market research firm Klue.

MyJoyOnline

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· Jul 1, 2026

Adu-Boahene trial: Special operations claim was an afterthought; GH¢49.1m was for personal use – EOCO witness tells court

An EOCO investigator has told the Accra High Court that former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene’s claim that part of the GH¢49.1 million meant for the purchase of a cyber defence system was spent on special operations was an afterthought unsupported by investigations.

Vision Times

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· Jun 25, 2026

‘Counterfeit’ Chinese USB Drives Infiltrate Japan Self-Defense Force Systems

According to Nikkei, internal documents from Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force show that a batch of counterfeit Chinese USB flash drives infected with malicious software was used within the force for nearly a year. Some were even connected to closed systems that handle highly sensitive information such as unit command orders. The incident was not discovered []

Foreign Policy Journal

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· Jun 22, 2026

Tata Electronics Cyber Breach Exposes Purported (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple And (NASDAQ: TSLA) Tesla Trade Secrets

Tata Electronics confirmed it had detected a recent “cybersecurity incident” after ransomware group World Leaks posted more than 200,000 files on the dark web. The leaked files purportedly include component design and specification papers belonging to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), both customers of the Indian manufacturing group. “A few weeks [] The post Tata Electronics Cyber Breach Exposes Purported (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple And (NASDAQ: TSLA) Tesla Trade Secrets appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

MakeUseOf

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· Jul 4, 2026

Your Samsung Galaxy phone hides a diagnostics menu that shows its real battery health

I found Samsung's secret battery diagnostics menu and the real numbers shocked me.

The Hacker News

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· Jul 10, 2026

Six New U-Boot Flaws Could Let Malicious Images Crash Devices or Run Code at Boot

Researchers at firmware security firm Binarly have found six new flaws in U-Boot, the small program that starts up hardware as varied as home routers, smart cameras, and the management chips inside data-center servers. Four of the bugs can crash a device. The other two could let an attacker who slips a malicious image in front of the bootloader run their own code, before the device

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Related coverage for "Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices": TechCrunch — Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms. MyJoyOnline — Adu-Boahene trial: Special operations claim was an afterthought; GH¢49.1m was for personal use – EOCO witness tells court. Vision Times — ‘Counterfeit’ Chinese USB Drives Infiltrate Japan Self-Defense Force Systems. Foreign Policy Journal — Tata Electronics Cyber Breach Exposes Purported (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple And (NASDAQ: TSLA) Tesla Trade Secrets. MakeUseOf — Your Samsung Galaxy phone hides a diagnostics menu that shows its real battery health. The Hacker News — Six New U-Boot Flaws Could Let Malicious Images Crash Devices or Run Code at Boot