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November 4, 2025Ravi LakshmananCybercrime/Money Laundering Nine people have been arrested in connection with a coordinated law enforcement operation targeting a crypto money laundering network that defrauded victims of 600 million euros (approximately $688 million). According to a statement released by Eurojust today, the case took place across Cyprus, Spain and Germany between October 27 and 29, and the suspects were arrested on suspicion of involvement in fraudulent money laundering. In addition to arresting individuals from the home, authorities conducted searches and seized 800,000 euros ($918,000) in bank accounts, 415,000 euros ($476,000) in virtual currency, and 300,000 euros ($344,000) in cash.…
WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that it is releasing an Apple Watch companion app. For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch to receive incoming call notifications, read full messages, and record and send audio messages. “This new experience lets you stay on top of your chats without having to pull out your iPhone,” WhatsApp wrote in a blog post. “In addition to reading and responding to messages, WhatsApp on Apple Watch will now support many requested features for the first time.” Other supported features include the ability to react to messages and the option…
November 4, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / Supply Chain Security Details have emerged about a critical security flaw that was patched in the popular @react-native-community/cli npm package. This flaw can be exploited under certain conditions to execute malicious operating system (OS) commands. “This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to easily cause execution of arbitrary OS commands on the machine running the react-native-community/cli development server, posing a significant risk to developers,” Or Peles, senior security researcher at JFrog, said in a report shared with The Hacker News. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-11953 and has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of…
November 4, 2025Ravi Lakshmanan Cybersecurity researchers have detailed four security flaws in Microsoft Teams that could expose users to serious impersonation and social engineering attacks. Check Point said in a report shared with Hacker News that the vulnerability “allowed an attacker to manipulate conversations, impersonate co-workers, and exploit notifications.” After responsible disclosure in March 2024, some issues were addressed by Microsoft in August 2024 under CVE CVE-2024-38197, with subsequent patches published in September 2024 and October 2025. Simply put, these shortcomings make it possible to change the content of a message without leaving the “edited” label and sender ID, or…
Apple’s latest iOS update, available to eligible devices starting Monday, doesn’t introduce any major features, but it does add one highly requested tweak. It is a feature that allows you to change the transparency of the translucent liquid glass design. If you don’t like the look of iOS 26, all you can do so far is lower the transparency in your accessibility settings, which pretty much turns off the liquid glass overlay. iOS 26.1 adds a new menu to maintain appearance while increasing opacity. [設定]>[ディスプレイと明るさ]>[液体ガラス]You can go to and select the original “Clear” option or the more opaque “Tinted” option.…
Ransomware is malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt data until a ransom is paid. This cyberattack is one of the most prevalent and damaging threats in the digital landscape, affecting individuals, businesses, and critical infrastructure worldwide. A ransomware attack typically begins when the malware infiltrates a system through various vectors such as phishing emails, malicious downloads, or exploiting software vulnerabilities. Once activated, the malware encrypts files using strong cryptographic algorithms, rendering them inaccessible to the legitimate owner. The attackers then demand payment, usually in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, in exchange for the decryption key. Modern…
An incredibly rare phenomenon known as a single top quark has been observed as part of an LHC experiment, paving the way for scientists to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental forces of nature. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) observed this single top quark along with W and Z particles. This is an extremely rare process in which proton collisions occur only once in a trillion. Finding this event in LHC data is like searching for a needle in a haystack the size of an Olympic stadium. Pointing to new physics beyond the standard model The production of a…
November 4, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Cyber Espionage Threat actors are leveraging weaponized attachments distributed through phishing emails to deliver malware likely targeting defense sectors in Russia and Belarus. According to multiple reports from Cyble and Seqrite Labs, the campaign is designed to deploy a persistent backdoor on compromised hosts using OpenSSH in conjunction with a customized Tor hidden service that uses obfs4 for traffic obfuscation. The campaign, codenamed “Operation SkyCloak” by Seqrite, states that the phishing email uses decoys related to military documents to trick recipients into opening a ZIP file containing a second archive file and a hidden folder containing Windows…
Europe is stepping into a bold new era where artificial intelligence meets cutting-edge research. The European AI in Science Summit in Copenhagen, hosted by the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission, marked a historic moment with the launch of RAISE, a resource for artificial intelligence science in Europe. This pioneering virtual laboratory is designed to accelerate scientific discovery across the continent, leveraging AI to tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time, from advancing cancer treatments to predicting earthquakes to tackling environmental crises. Hena Virkunen, Executive Vice President for Technology Sovereignty, Security…
Researchers have identified how new advances in 3D bioprinting, organoids, and organ-on-a-chip technologies can aid in early detection of cancer. This new review, led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute, examines several cutting-edge technologies that have the potential to revolutionize early detection of cancer, allowing for better treatment and higher survival rates. This study highlights how new approach methodologies and advances in tissue engineering are providing powerful new tools to study the early stages of cancer development. New approach methodologies utilize human-relevant technologies such as in vitro testing, organoids, organs on chips, and computer modeling…