Synology has released a security advisory addressing two important vulnerabilities in its SSL VPN Client that could allow remote attackers to access sensitive files and expose locally stored PINs. Both flaws require user interaction—specifically, visiting a crafted web page while the vulnerable client is running—but their consequences range from quietly reading configuration files and certificates to enabling interception of VPN
Author: Saugata Datta
I’m an IT/DevOps professional with many years of hands-on experience across Windows, Linux, Automation, Backup and Cloud. I love building real-world automations to make infrastructure reliable, secure, and self-healing. Through this blog, I share practical learnings from enterprise projects and my home-lab experiments on Cloudflare, Self-Hosting and everything in between. Always tinkering, always improving.
Micropatches for Windows Shell Bypass (CVE-2026-21510): What 0patch Fixed and Why It Matters
Microsoft released fixes earlier this year for CVE-2026-21510, a security feature bypass in Windows Explorer that let specially crafted shortcut (LNK) files execute a remotely hosted DLL without the usual security warning. Researchers observed exploitation in the wild and uploaded a sample to malware repositories, enabling vendors and defenders to reproduce the issue and protect legacy systems that no longer
OpenAI Acquires Hiro Finance to Bolster AI Financial Planning
OpenAI has officially confirmed the acquisition of Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal finance startup founded by serial entrepreneur Ethan Bloch. The deal, which follows Hiro’s recent launch of a specialized financial modeling tool, marks a strategic move by OpenAI to deepen its expertise in high-stakes mathematical accuracy and consumer fintech. Backed by heavyweights like Ribbit Capital and General Catalyst, Hiro
How a Flippa Purchase Turned 30+ “Essential Plugin” WordPress Plugins into Backdoor Bait
Last week I encountered a supply-chain incident that felt eerily familiar but much larger in scale. A client’s dashboard had started showing a warning from the WordPress.org Plugins Team about a plugin serving code that could permit unauthorized access. A deeper dive revealed an attacker had quietly weaponized an entire portfolio of plugins—planting a backdoor that lay dormant for months
Rockstar’s GTA Data Leak: ShinyHunters Expose 78.6M Records via Anodot–Snowflake Pivot
Rockstar Games confirmed in April 2026 that a third-party compromise led to a substantial exposure of analytics records tied to GTA Online and Red Dead Online. Although player accounts and payment systems were reportedly unaffected, the incident highlights how attackers are increasingly leveraging trusted SaaS integrations and stolen service tokens to pivot into high-value environments. This post unpacks the timeline,
Building an AI Coding Tool Stack for Modern Development
The past few years have quietly transformed how software is written. AI-assisted tools are no longer experimental add-ons; they’re becoming integral parts of developer workflows. But picking the right combination of models, integrations, and guardrails is more art than science. This article walks through a pragmatic approach to assembling an AI coding tool stack that improves productivity without sacrificing code