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Thermo Fisher Patches Forensic DNA File Tampering Flaw in Its Software

Thermo Fisher Scientific has released security updates for several Applied Biosystems human identification products after researchers identified a vulnerability that could allow nearly undetectable changes to forensic DNA data files. The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-17583, carries a CVSS score of 8.2 out of 10 (CVSS 4.0).

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The vulnerability specifically impacts .fsa and .hid output files generated by human-identification software. Thermo Fisher credited Nathan Adams, Kevin Dyer, Laura Gaydosh Combs, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) with identifying and coordinating disclosure of the vulnerability.

Exploitation would require laboratory controls to be bypassed, allowing .fsa and .hid files to be altered after generation but before they are loaded into analysis software. Because these files are used during human identification analysis, undetected changes could affect the reliability of forensic results.

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Cybersecurity Hiring Has Gone Global: Why U.S. Companies Are Looking Beyond the Domestic Talent Pool

Cybersecurity hiring has an unusual problem: a company can receive hundreds of applications and still struggle to fill a critical role. The reason is often specialization. A security team may not simply need another analyst. ComputerSecurity It may need someone who has investigated cloud identity attacks, built detection pipelines, secured

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ToxicPanda 2.0 Targets 349 Financial Apps and Steals Android Lock Credentials

Zimperium’s zLabs team has identified ToxicPanda 2.0, an updated Android banking trojan capable of targeting hundreds of financial apps while giving its operators deeper control over infected phones. The new version supports 167 remote commands and phishing overlays for 349 banking, financial, e-wallet and cryptocurrency apps in 16

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Apple Watches With Ceramic Finish Reportedly Returning This Year

It’s back — or is it? After a seven-year absence, a ceramic case finish is reportedly returning to the Apple Watch lineup when the company launches its expected Series 12 lineup next month. The tidbit comes from tech insider Kosutami, who posted on X, “Hell yeah, Ceramic Watch is back.

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Google Pixel Watch 5 vs. Garmin Fenix 8 Pro: Which has more accurate GPS?

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. One of the first tests I conduct while evaluating smartwatches is GPS location accuracy -- I want to see how close it can track my actual path. Most of the time, the overall distance is fairly close, but zooming in

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