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OpenSSH Flaws Expose Systems to Critical Attacks

Two significant security vulnerabilities in networking utility OpenSSH have been uncovered by security researchers. These flaws, identified as CVE-2025-26465 and CVE-2025-26466, pose risks of man-in-the-middle (MitM) and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The vulnerabilities, reported by the Qualys Security Advisory team, have…

Fintech fundraising is giving me 2021 flashbacks

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech!  This week we’re looking at some big valuation jumps, how Stripe is eyeing another shareholder sale, a colorful conversation with an early-stage VC, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech…

Can public trust in science survive a second battering?

Public trust in science has been in the spotlight in recent years: After the US presidential election in November, one Wall Street Journal headline declared that “Science Lost America’s Trust.” Another publication called 2024 “the year of distrust in science.”…

Samsung sort of confirms the Galaxy Z Flip FE

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Flip7 will be joined this year by a cheaper option, which we’re tentatively calling the Galaxy Z Flip FE. This has been rumored for quite a while now, and today Samsung has sort of confirmed its…

New OpenSSH Flaws Enable Man-in-the-Middle and DoS Attacks — Patch Now

Feb 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenSSH secure networking utility suite that, if successfully exploited, could result in an active machine-in-the-middle (MitM) and a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, respectively, under certain conditions.…

The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe

Elon Musk has spent decades building a universe of companies that has served as an incubator for up-and-coming engineers and a proving ground for his inner circle. That universe — an ecosystem of Silicon Valley tech titans, veterans of his…

Math Puzzle: Follow the Calculator Clues

An old calculator uses a seven-segment display, in which numerals are represented by different patterns of vertical and horizontal line segments. But the device is faulty and no longer shows any vertical segments. Someone types a number into this calculator,…