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The CCleaner affair: the 2017 supply chain attack explained

Thibaud Robin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200

The CCleaner affair: the supply chain attack that backdoored 2.27 million PCs The CCleaner affair is one of the textbook cases of a software supply chain attack. In August 2017, version 5.33 of the most popular cleaning utility in the world was distributed through official channels with a backdoor grafted inside. Signed with the vendor’s genuine certificate, the update infected 2,270,000 computers in one month, without a single antivirus reacting.

History of Kali Linux: from Whoppix and BackTrack to Kali Purple

Thibaud Robin — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200

History of Kali Linux: from Whoppix and BackTrack to the dragon of offensive security Kali Linux is today the reference distribution for penetration testing. It is taught in cybersecurity courses, cited in intelligence briefings, embedded in certification labs such as the OSCP, and it even appears on screen in the series Mr. Robot. Yet this operating system, which some governments regard as a weapon, is neither a commercial product nor a project born in a research lab.

The ANTS hack and data leaks: the French State's cyber failure

Thibaud Robin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200

The ANTS hack and data leaks: why the French State is failing at cybersecurity The ANTS hack, revealed in spring 2026, exposed the identity data of 11.7 million French citizens. Yet it is only the most visible episode of a dark series: since the beginning of the year, France has recorded more than three major data thefts per day, to the point of becoming the second most affected country in the world by data leaks.

Claude Mythos: Anthropic's AI that threatens skilled jobs

Thibaud Robin — Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200

Claude Mythos: Anthropic’s AI deemed too dangerous, and the plan that threatens skilled jobs Claude Mythos is the code name of the artificial intelligence that Anthropic, one of the leaders of the AI market, currently refuses to release. Officially, the model is kept under lock and key for national security reasons. Unofficially, the figures leaking since March 2026 paint a much darker picture: this is not merely an AI that writes better than you, it is a system designed to cover entire careers of developers, analysts and senior executives.

OpenClaw: the security risks of the autonomous AI agent

Thibaud Robin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200

OpenClaw: the security risks of the autonomous AI agent OpenClaw is the tech project with the most meteoric popularity in GitHub history: more than 350,000 stars in a few months, a foundation funded by OpenAI, and a seductive promise. Where most AIs are limited to spitting out text in a chat window, OpenClaw acts: it reads your emails, manages your calendar, writes code and runs it directly on your computer.

The fall of YGG: hack, 6.6 million accounts and torrent risks

Thibaud Robin — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100

The fall of YGG (YggTorrent): hack, 6.6 million account leak and the real risks of illegal torrenting The fall of YGG, formerly YggTorrent, will remain the most significant event in the history of French-speaking peer-to-peer. On the night of 3 to 4 March 2026, the largest French torrent tracker was compromised, its data destroyed and all of its technical and financial backstage exposed: source code, a database of 6.6 million users, financial flows and laundering methods.

Friend pendant: what the AI that listens to you really hides

Thibaud Robin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Friend pendant: what the AI that listens to you really hides The Friend pendant is that strange object you may have seen in the subway, on minimalist and slightly scary posters. A small plastic disc worn around the neck, which listens all the time to what happens around you and answers through notifications on your phone. Its promise is noble: fighting loneliness with a digital companion powered by the most advanced artificial intelligence models.

Starting a cybersecurity company in 2026: the complete guide

Thibaud Robin — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Starting a cybersecurity company in 2026: legal status, funding, offer and sales Starting a cybersecurity company appeals to more and more professionals in the sector: demand is exploding, skills are scarce, and the French market weighs more than 8 billion euros. Yet between choosing a legal status, insurance, funding the first months and the difficulty of selling security to wary customers, the road is full of pitfalls. I have always dreamed of entrepreneurship.

The Amesys affair: French surveillance in the service of Gaddafi

Thibaud Robin — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100

The Amesys affair: how the French Eagle surveillance system served repression in Libya The Amesys affair is one of the most emblematic scandals of the export of cyber-surveillance technologies to authoritarian regimes. In 2007, this subsidiary of the French group Bull sold Muammar Gaddafi’s regime the Eagle system, a mass communications interception platform based on Deep Packet Inspection. For four years, it was used to identify, hunt down and arrest Libyan opponents, some of whom were tortured.

Temu and your data: permissions, Pinduoduo malware and privacy

Thibaud Robin — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Temu and your data: permissions, Pinduoduo malware and privacy, the dark side of the app Is Temu dangerous for your data? The question keeps coming back since the meteoric arrival in Europe of the “little orange app” with unbeatable prices. Officially, Temu is just a marketplace. Unofficially, its parent company has already been caught red-handed exploiting an Android zero-day in a sister app, its early versions requested 29 permissions, and an independent Swiss report flagged two technical anomalies typical of malware.