Security researchers detail the exploitation of CVE-2025-13032, a double-fetch vulnerability in Avast's kernel driver that leads to a paged pool overflow on Windows 11. By racing a toggled Length field, attackers achieve arbitrary kernel read/write primitives and escalate privileges to SYSTEM via token theft and IORing object corruption.
New Zealand research reveals an 'AI confidence trap' where 66% of adults believe they can spot AI-generated fakes, yet 40% share sensitive information like CVs and work documents with AI tools. Cybersecurity experts warn that uploading personal data to publicly hosted AI platforms poses risks, as the information may be used for model training or accessed through security breaches, while AI-generated deepfakes make scams increasingly difficult to detect.