Tropic Trooper deploys AdaptixC2 using Trojanized SumatraPDF and GitHub
Ravi LakshmananApril 24, 2026Malware/Threat Intelligence Chinese-speaking individuals have been targeted in a new campaign that uses a trojanized version of the SumatraPDF reader to deploy the AdaptixC2 Beacon post-exploitation agent and ultimately facilitate the exploitation of Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) tunnels for remote access. Zscaler ThreatLabz, which discovered the campaign last month, says […]
LMDeploy CVE-2026-33626 flaw exploited within 13 hours of publication
A high-severity security flaw in LMDeploy, an open-source toolkit for compressing, unpacking, and serving LLMs, has become exploitable in the wild less than 13 hours after its disclosure. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-33626 (CVSS score: 7.5), is related to server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities and can be exploited to access sensitive data. “LMDeploy’s vision language […]
Porsche adds all-electric Cayenne Coupe to lineup
Porsche plans to start selling its all-electric Cayenne Coupe in late summer, the latest signal that the German automaker believes there is still market demand for EVs. Unlike a traditional coupe, the four-door Cayenne Coupe EV will join several other all-electric models of the SUV hitting the market later this year, including the base Cayenne […]
Redwood Materials loses COO in layoffs and restructuring
Chris Lister, Redwood Materials’ chief operating officer, is leaving the battery recycling company to retire, TechCrunch has learned — and he’s not the only executive to leave recently. Lister, a former vice president who led Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory operations, has been with Redwood since late 2023. He started as the company’s chief supply chain officer […]
‘A landmark moment for the field’: FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for inherited hearing loss
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever gene therapy for inherited hearing loss. The treatment, called Otarmeni, is approved to treat a type of hearing loss caused by mutations in the OTOF gene, which encodes a protein called otoferlin. Cells in the inner ear require otoferlin to convert vibrations into signals […]
Noscroll is an AI bot that doomscrolls for you.
What if you could outsource your doomscrolling? This is the premise behind new startup Noscroll. Noscroll offers an AI-powered bot that can browse your social feeds, news sites, and other online conversations and send you a text message when something important happens. Noscroll’s pitch to users is: “No feeds, no brain rot, no rage.” Just […]
Trump nominates US cyber agency CISA head, asks for resignation
President Trump’s twice-chosen nominee to head the federal cybersecurity agency CISA has asked to resign, leaving the agency without a clear-cut person to lead it permanently. In a letter to the White House on Wednesday, Sean Plunky urged the Trump administration to withdraw his nomination, saying his nomination requires a vote in the Senate. Plunky […]
Don’t stop hiring people — stop hiring the wrong people, says Artisan founder
Artisan may be known for its bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign, but the reality is that every founder needs to build the right team if they want to scale. Fast-growing AI startups are developing AI employees for outbound sales and customer engagement. This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen talks with Artisan co-founder and CEO […]
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, taking the company one step closer to becoming an AI “super app”
OpenAI on Thursday released its latest AI model, GPT-5.5, which the company calls its “smartest and most intuitive model” to date. The algorithm has enhancements in a number of areas, and OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman claims it brings the company one step closer to creating OpenAI “super apps.” In a call with journalists, […]
UNC6692 Deploying SNOW malware by impersonating IT helpdesk via Microsoft Teams
A previously undocumented cluster of threat activity known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy custom malware suites on compromised hosts. “Like many other intrusions in recent years, UNC6692 relied heavily on impersonating IT help desk employees to persuade victims to accept Microsoft Teams chat invitations from accounts […]
