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December 16, 2025Ravi LakshmananCloud security/vulnerabilities Amazon’s threat intelligence team has revealed details of a “multiyear-long” Russian state-led campaign targeting critical infrastructure in the West from 2021 to 2025. Targets of the campaign included organizations in the energy sector in Western countries, critical infrastructure providers in North America and Europe, and companies with cloud-hosted network infrastructure. This activity is believed with high confidence to be the work of APT44, a group affiliated with GRU, also known as FROZENBARENTS, Sandworm, Seashell Blizzard, and Voodoo Bear. This activity was notable for using a misconfigured customer network edge device with an exposed management interface…
Scientists have developed a new manufacturing method to create superconducting quantum bits (qubits) that can remain coherent three times longer than current state-of-the-art systems in the lab. This makes it possible to perform more powerful quantum computing operations.The new technology, described in a study published Nov. 5 in the journal Nature, relies on the use of a rare earth element called tantalum. It belongs to the ‘transition metals’ group of the periodic table and is ‘grown’ by building metal films atom by atom on minerals such as tantalite and silicon.The researchers used tantalum grown on silicon to create a qubit…
AI-assisted coding and AI app generation platforms have sparked an unprecedented surge in software development. Enterprises are currently facing rapid growth in both the number of applications and the pace of change within applications. Security and privacy teams are under tremendous pressure as the surface area they must cover expands rapidly, even as staffing levels remain largely unchanged. Existing data security and privacy solutions are too reactive for this new era. Many start with data already collected in production, but often it’s too late. These solutions often overlook hidden data flows to third parties and AI integrations, and for the…
Production of the next-generation Nissan Leaf has begun in Sunderland, making it the first new electric car to be mass-produced in the UK from 2020 onwards. Nissan is investing more than £450 million to manufacture the new Leaf at its Wearside factory, supporting more than 6,000 jobs in its supply chain. Industry Secretary Chris McDonald will be attending the launch in Sunderland today and hails the start of production as a major boost for both the North East and the automotive sector, and a step that underlines the UK’s position at the forefront of manufacturing green technology. Adam Pennick, vice…
December 16, 2025Ravi LakshmananNetwork security/vulnerabilities Threat actors began exploiting two newly disclosed security flaws in Fortinet FortiGate devices less than a week after they were made public. Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf announced that it observed an active intrusion involving a malicious single sign-on (SSO) login on a FortiGate appliance on December 12, 2025. The attack exploited two critical authentication bypasses (CVE-2025-59718 and CVE-2025-59719, CVSS score: 9.8). A patch for this flaw was released by Fortinet last week for FortiOS, FortiWeb, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager. “These vulnerabilities could allow unauthenticated bypass of SSO login authentication via a crafted SAML message if FortiCloud…
A major partnership announced today could transform the future of cancer treatment in the UK by turning historic nuclear material into life-saving medicines. Tens of thousands of doses of advanced radiopharmaceuticals will be produced every year using reprocessed uranium produced from spent nuclear reactor fuel, marking a significant scientific and medical milestone for the UK. The agreement brings together Cambridge-based biotechnology innovator Bicycle Therapeutics and the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to enable new medical uses for hundreds of tonnes of previously unused nuclear material. Science and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said: “Cancer is a disease that affects millions of…
UKAEA has announced a new fusion machine, ELSA, which uses extreme temperatures to inform engineering and design under fusion-related plant conditions. Located at the Fusion Technology Facility (FTF) in South Yorkshire, ELSA produces temperatures on the cryogenic scale of 20 to 70 Kelvin (-253.15 to -203.15 degrees Celsius). This allows the machine to simulate the operating temperatures of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets. Professor Matt Stevenson, Director of UKAEA’s Fusion Technology Facility, said: in the supply of commercially viable fusion energy. “Our team works diligently to test and deliver accurate results that inform the best environments and materials for durable power…
QuantumDiamonds GmbH has announced plans to invest €152 million in a new production site in Munich, making it the world’s first manufacturing facility dedicated to next-generation quantum-based semiconductor inspection systems. The move marks a major step in Europe’s efforts to strengthen its role in a global chip market increasingly defined by advanced packaging, artificial intelligence and geopolitical pressures. The facility is expected to attract substantial public support from both the German Federal Government and the State of Bavaria through documents related to the European Chip Law. Once operational, QuantumDiamonds will move from pilot-scale deployment to full industrial production, anchoring an…
According to findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 and NTT Security, a security vulnerability known as React2Shell is being exploited by threat actors to distribute malware families such as KSwapDoor and ZnDoor. “KSwapDoor is a professionally engineered remote access tool designed with stealth in mind,” Justin Moore, senior manager of threat intelligence research at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, said in a statement. “It builds an internal mesh network, allowing compromised servers to communicate with each other and bypass security blocks. It uses military-grade encryption to hide communications, and most surprisingly, it features a ‘sleeper’ mode that allows attackers…
simple factsWhere is it? Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming [44.46284445, -110.3628428]What is in the photo? A blanket of white snow covers Yellowstone LakeWho took the photo? An unknown astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS)When was it taken? January 26, 2022This eye-catching astronaut photo shows Yellowstone’s eponymous lake covered in thick snow, making it look like a colorless, featureless void in the surrounding landscape. But beneath this subzero empty space are some of the most active and hottest hydrothermal vents anywhere on Earth.According to the National Park Service (NPS), Yellowstone Lake is the largest body of water within Yellowstone National Park…