Representatives within Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have obtained significant access to a range of US government departments and significant streams of sensitive data, raising questions over the security clearances and cybersecurity practices of the group. Created in 2017, DOGE has met little resistance to its operations. Actions towards increased cybersecurity are now advised after a DOGE staffer reportedly used their own Gmail account to access a government call.
IXON VPN Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Gain Access to Windows & Linux Systems
A security assessment by Shelltrail revealed three critical vulnerabilities in the IXON VPN client, allowing privilege escalation on Windows and Linux. Identified as CVE-2025-ZZZ-01, CVE-2025-ZZZ-02,
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