DeepLoad malware uses ClickFix and WMI persistence to steal browser credentials
Ravi LakshmananMarch 30, 2026Threat Intelligence/Browser Security The new campaign utilizes ClickFix social engineering tactics as a method to distribute a previously undocumented malware loader called DeepLoad. “While likely using AI-assisted obfuscation and process injection to evade static scans, credential theft begins quickly, capturing passwords and sessions even if the primary loader is blocked,” ReliaQuest researchers […]
Apple hides your email address from apps and websites, but not the police
Apple provided federal officials with the true identities of at least two customers who used one of the company’s privacy features designed to hide email addresses from apps and websites. “Hide My Email” is a feature that allows paying Apple iCloud+ customers to generate an anonymous email address and forward messages to their personal private […]
Mantis Biotech is creating a “digital twin” of humans to help solve medical data availability issues
Large language models trained on massive datasets can accelerate genomics research, streamline clinical documentation, improve real-time diagnostics, support clinical decision-making, accelerate drug discovery, and even generate synthetic data to advance experiments. But their promises to transform biomedical research often run into bottlenecks. Beyond the structured data that healthcare relies on, these models struggle in edge […]
Telecom Sleeper Cells, LLM Jailbreaks, Apple Forces U.K. Age Checks and More
Ravie LakshmananMar 30, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking Some weeks are loud. This one was quieter but not in a good way. Long-running operations are finally hitting courtrooms, old attack methods are showing up in new places, and research that stopped being theoretical right around the time defenders stopped paying attention. There’s a bit of everything this […]
3 SOC Process Fixes to Unlock Tier 1 Productivity
Is it the threat itself or the processes surrounding the threat that are actually slowing down Tier 1? For many SOCs, the biggest delays are not caused by threats alone. These result from fragmented workflows, manual triage steps, and limited visibility early in the investigation. Correcting these process gaps will help Tier 1s move faster, […]
AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million in pre-IPO round at $2.3 billion valuation
Fresh off a successful Series C funding round in November, South Korean fabless AI chip startup Rebellions has raised an additional $400 million. The capital injection comes ahead of an IPO scheduled for later this year and was led by Mirae Asset Financial Group and Korea National Growth Fund. This also comes as the company […]
Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales
AI coding tools generate billions of lines of code each month, creating a new bottleneck in ensuring software works as intended. Qodo, a startup that develops AI agents for code review, testing, and governance, is betting that validation will define the next stage of software development. The New York-based startup has raised $70 million in […]
Secrecy Sprawl in 2026: 9 Points for CISOs
The proliferation of sensitive information continues, accelerating faster than most security teams expected in 2025. GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl 2026 report analyzed billions of commits across public GitHub and uncovered 29 million new hard-coded secrets in 2025 alone. This is a 34% increase over the previous year and the largest single-year increase ever. This […]
StarCloud raises $170 million Series A to build data centers in space
StarCloud’s latest funding round values the space computing company at $1.1 billion, making it one of the first startups to reach unicorn status after graduating from Y Combinator. The company’s Series A, which closed 17 months after its Demo Day presentation, was led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures. This is another sign of interest in […]
Farthest, Fastest, Most Diverse: Six Major Records Artemis II Astronauts Will Break as NASA Returns to the Moon
After numerous delays, NASA is finally ready to launch the long-awaited Artemis II mission that will return humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Artemis II’s crew includes commander Reed Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, NASA mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, who were […]