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AI Finds 12 OpenSSL Vulnerabilities Including a 27-Year-Old Bug

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:18:28 +0100

An AI just found 12 zero-day vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. All 12. In a single release. One of those bugs is older than OpenSSL itself, sitting in the code since 1998. 🧐

OpenSSL is the cryptographic library that encrypts roughly two-thirds of all internet traffic. It runs on 95% of IT organizations worldwide. Banks use it. Hospitals use it. Governments use it. Cloud platforms, enterprise applications, operating systems, critical infrastructure. When OpenSSL has a vulnerability, the entire internet has a problem.

libsodium Gets First CVE After 13 Years: The Two-Line Fix

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:18:00 +0100

The crypto library behind Discord, WordPress, and Zcash just got its first CVE. After 13 years. 😏 libsodium. You’ve probably never heard of it. But it’s everywhere.

libsodium is one of the most trusted cryptographic libraries in the world. Discord secures voice chat with it. WordPress validates updates with it. Zcash processes transactions with it. Stellar powers financial apps with it.

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