Drift loses $285 million in North Korea-related durable Nonce social engineering attack
Solana-based decentralized exchange Drift has admitted that attackers exfiltrated approximately $285 million from its platform during a security incident that occurred on April 1, 2026. “Earlier today, a malicious actor gained unauthorized access to the Drift protocol through a new attack involving a persistent nonce, resulting in a rapid takeover of Drift’s Security Council administrative […]
Amazon imposes ‘fuel surcharge’ on sellers as global energy market turmoil due to Iran war
The Iran war has devastated the world oil market, and U.S. gasoline prices have skyrocketed. In response to rising shipping costs, Amazon has introduced a new 3.5% fuel surcharge for sellers using its distribution network. The policy could impose significant new costs on countless merchants who rely on e-commerce giants to sell their products. Amazon […]
Artemis II is NASA’s last lunar mission without Silicon Valley
SpaceX launched its IPO on the same day the United States sent astronauts to the moon for the first time in 54 years. And the timing is right. This is likely the last time NASA will attempt to send people into deep space without significant help from companies emerging from the venture-backed technology scene. NASA’s […]
Hackers exploit CVE-2025-55182 to compromise 766 Next.js hosts and steal credentials
Ravi LakshmananApril 2, 2026Vulnerability/Threat Intelligence We have observed large-scale credential harvesting operations exploiting the React2Shell vulnerability as an initial infection vector to steal database credentials, SSH private keys, Amazon Web Services (AWS) secrets, shell command history, Stripe API keys, and GitHub tokens at scale. Cisco Talos attributes this operation to the threat cluster we track […]
In pictures: Artemis II’s historic moon launch
On April 1, four astronauts set off on a 10-day voyage around the moon and back. The mission, which will send humans to the moon for the first time since 1972, will test key systems in preparation for two moon landings in 2028, which will lay the foundation for a permanent base on the moon. […]
Ancient Vietnamese child’s remains could challenge theories about the origins of syphilis
Vietnamese archaeologists have made a discovery that could rewrite scientists’ understanding of the origins of syphilis. Researchers have discovered the remains of three Stone Age humans who suffered from a debilitating bacterial disease that left marks on their bones and teeth. The disease is in the same family as syphilis, and the discovery of the […]
Chemists produce hydrogen from bread crumbs in breakthrough reaction that could replace some fossil fuels
Bread crumbs from food waste could replace fossil fuels as a source of hydrogen in one of the most common chemical reactions used in chemical manufacturing, new research suggests. The new process, reported February 23 in the journal Nature Chemistry, combines a natural bacterial fermentation process with a metal catalyst to produce a series of […]
Earth’s energy imbalance is much more extreme than climate models show, but scientists aren’t sure why
The world’s best climate models don’t capture the true extent of Earth’s energy imbalances, and scientists don’t know why. Rather than reflecting actual satellite observations, the model consistently underestimates the growing gap, or imbalance, between the amount of energy Earth receives from the sun and the amount of energy the planet radiates into space, a […]
Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new basic models
Microsoft AI, the tech giant’s research lab, on Thursday announced the release of three basic AI models that can generate text, audio, and images. The release marks Microsoft’s continued push to build its own stack of multimodal AI models and compete with rival AI labs, even as it maintains ties with OpenAI. According to a […]
Chinese satellite equipped with robotic Octopus arm passes critical refueling test in orbit – increasing chances of extending the lifespan of space assets
A Chinese satellite equipped with a robotic “octopus arm” has passed a crucial refueling test in low Earth orbit (LEO), state media said. This achievement highlights China’s continued leadership in this particular technology, which NASA has yet to catch up to. The experimental spacecraft will eventually deploy giant balloons in LEO, which could help solve […]