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Dec 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananHacking News / Cybersecurity It’s been a week of chaos in code and calm in headlines. A bug that broke the internet’s favorite framework, hackers chasing AI tools, fake apps stealing cash, and record-breaking cyberattacks — all within days. If you blink, you’ll miss how fast the threat map is changing. New flaws are being found, published, and exploited in hours instead of weeks. AI-powered tools meant to help developers are quickly becoming new attack surfaces. Criminal groups are recycling old tricks with fresh disguises — fake apps, fake alerts, and fake trust. Meanwhile, defenders are racing…
December 8, 2025hacker news The holiday season compresses risk into a short, high-stakes window. Systems run hot, teams run lean, and attackers time automated campaigns for maximum profit. Multiple industry threat reports have found that bot fraud, credential stuffing, and account takeover attempts intensify around peak shopping events, particularly in the weeks around Black Friday and Christmas. Why peak vacations amplify credential risk Credential stuffing and password reuse are attractive to attackers because they are scalable. The list of compromised usernames/passwords is automatically tested against retailer login portals and mobile apps, and successful logins unlock stored payment tokens, loyalty balances,…
From permeable adsorption barriers to phytoremediation: Upstream passive interventions can address PFAS plumes with minimal O&M, reducing lifecycle risk and cost for utilities, regulators and asset owners. PFAS contamination is one of the most persistent environmental challenges of our time. Treating PFAS-impacted water at water treatment plants or at the point of entry or use in homes and businesses, or providing an alternate water supply, can help manage risk in certain scenarios. However, it does not tackle the continuous flow of PFAS from source areas. There is growing recognition, driven by two factors, that controlling PFAS at the source (upstream)…
The Rare Earth Industry Association provides the latest information on global rare earth supplies, highlighting the need for a diverse and resilient global supply chain and the critical role of REIA in ensuring this. Few materials punch above their weight in modern life like rare earth elements (REEs). The best known are high-performance permanent magnets (NdFeB and SmCo) that convert electricity into motion in everything from electric vehicle (EV) drivetrains and factory robots to precision servos in consumer electronics and guided weapons. Other products supported include catalytic converters, petroleum refining, high refractive glass and ceramics, abrasives, and special alloys. Ten…
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details of two new Android malware families called FvncBot and SeedSnatcher, as another upgraded version of ClayRat was discovered in the wild. The findings were obtained from Intel 471, CYFIRMA, and Zimperium, respectively. FvncBot targets Polish mobile banking users under the guise of a security app developed by mBank. What’s notable about this malware is that it was written completely from scratch and is not influenced by other Android banking Trojans such as ERMAC, whose source code has been leaked. According to Intel 471, the malware “implemented multiple features including keylogging, web injection attacks, screen streaming,…
simple factsName: Ash pendantWhat is it: A silver pendant with a female figure on it.Birthplace: Aska village in southern SwedenCreated: around 800 to around 975This round silver pendant was discovered in Sweden in 1920 in the burial site of an elite 10th century woman and is the only known depiction of a pregnant Viking.This artifact, known as the ash pendant, is in the collection of the Swedish Museum of History. It is approximately 1.5 inches (4 centimeters) in diameter and made of gilded silver. The ring partially encloses a statue of a woman standing with her legs spread and her…
Back in February, Dr. Emma Guthrie was appointed CEO of the Hydrogen Energy Association. Here she examines a year of accelerated learning, constant collaboration and hard-won progress on hydrogen for the UK. If there’s one message I’d like to emphasize after my first year as CEO of HEA, it’s this. Hydrogen in the UK is no longer the technology of tomorrow. It’s being delivered today. Across our membership, we are seeing real projects move from feasibility to above-ground steel, refueling corridors taking shape, mobile supplies for construction, clean power for festivals and film sets, and the maturation of our first…
Homo floresiensis, a small ancient hominin species known as hobbits, may have become extinct around 50,000 years ago as reduced rainfall reduced the amount of prey available for hunting. This may have forced them to migrate to areas where they competed with modern humans, a new study suggests.The research team pointed out that lack of rainfall was probably not the only reason for the extinction. A volcanic eruption that occurred about 50,000 years ago may also have been a major factor in their extinction.So far, hobbit fossils have only been discovered in one cave, known as Liang Bua, on the…
A critical security flaw in the Sneeit Framework plugin for WordPress is being exploited in the wild, according to data from Wordfence. The remote code execution vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-6389 (CVSS score: 9.8), which affects all versions of the plugin prior to 8.3. Patched in version 8.4 released on August 5, 2025. This plugin has over 1,700 active installations. “this is, [sneeit_articles_pagination_callback()] Wordfence said: “This function accepts user input and passes it to call_user_func(). This allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code on the server, which can be used to insert a backdoor or create a new administrative user…
Marco Calviani, STI Group Deputy Head, Systems Department, Targets, Collimators and Dumps Section Leader at CERN, discusses the work of the team and the unique challenges they encounter in maintaining reliability and durability. AT CERN, the management and maintenance of beam-intercepting devices are crucial for ensuring both the safety and efficiency of the accelerator complex. This dedicated team collaborates closely with various teams across CERN, focusing on the entire lifecycle of these devices to develop innovative solutions. To learn more, The Innovation Platform’s Maddie Hall spoke with Marco Calviani about the work of the team, its importance for high-energy physics…