Hackaday

This Week In Security: State Malware, State Hardware Bans, And Stuxnet Before Stuxnet Was Cool

Making headlines everywhere is the CopyFail Linux kernel vulnerability, which allows local privilege escalation (LPE) from any user to root privileges on most kernels and distributions. Local ...

Xiaomi releases Android 17 beta for these devices: Eligible devices and installation steps

Xiaomi’s Android 17 Developer Preview program has just gone live, and it brings an unexpected upgrade to HyperOS 3.3. The ...

"Copy Fail" is a rare Linux bug that can turn an unprivileged user into a root admin in seconds

Copy Fail could represent a significant security risk in the making. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at ...

Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone

Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn ...
Hackaday

Running Linux On The PS5 With A Hypervisor Exploit

Since Sony’s PlayStation 5 console is quite literally an AMD-based gaming PC with a custom mainboard, the only thing that ...

Volla Phone runs Linux in a rugged shell and proves replaceable batteries are still doable

Volla's new Plinius is a rugged, Google-free Android phone with a replaceable battery, IP68 rating, and a clean OLED display, starting at €598.