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ZX Spectrum flies simulated spacecraft using BASIC, Python, and serial — Kerbal Space Program lunar lander powered by 1980s hardware

Controlling a lunar lander using a 1980s home computer is not for the faint of heart, and this project shows how one intrepid ...
Microsoft

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

CrashFix crashes browsers to coerce users into executing commands that deploy a Python RAT, abusing finger.exe and portable Python to evade detection and persist on high‑value systems.

Notepad++ users take note: It’s time to check if you’re hacked

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...

OpenAI picks up pace against Claude Code with new Codex desktop app

By launching a desktop app, OpenAI is catching up to Anthropic’s popular Claude Code, which already offered a macOS version.
PCMag

Chinese Hackers Hit Notepad++ to Serve Malicious Update

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...