Rivian gets another $1 billion from Volkswagen
Winter testing of VW ID.EVERY1 has been completed. It is the first vehicle under a joint venture between Rivian and the Volkswagen Group to be equipped with the EV maker’s software and electrical architecture. It’s not just the progress we’re making towards getting this vehicle into customers’ hands. It also enables a new $1 billion […]
Iranian hackers claim to have infiltrated FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account
An Iranian government-backed hacker group called Handara announced Friday that it had compromised FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account. In a post on its website, Handala included several photos of Patel looking noticeably younger and a link to a cache of files that appeared to be sent from Patel’s personal Gmail account. By examining […]
DNA shed by every living thing is lurking in the environment — and it could tell us how Earth is changing in real time
There’s a spa floating in the middle of Lake Erie. It has a sauna, a steam room and even a cubicle filled with snow. Upstairs, there are luxury lounges, a huge library, a curated art collection by notable artists, and a panoramic lecture theater with floor-to-ceiling windows. Passengers are busy dining, surrounded by sommeliers, in […]
Apple says people using lockdown mode have not been hacked with spyware
It’s been nearly four years since it introduced a security feature called Lockdown Mode, but Apple says it’s yet to see an instance of someone’s device being hacked with these additional security protections turned on. “We have not heard of any successful mercenary spyware attacks against Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled,” Apple spokesperson Sarah […]
Open bug in VSX allows malicious VS Code extensions to bypass pre-publication security checks
Ravi LakshmananMarch 27, 2026Software Security/DevSecOps Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a patched bug that affects Open VSX’s pre-publication scanning pipeline and allows the tool to bypass the review process and publish malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions to the registry. “The pipeline had a single Boolean return value that meant both ‘no scanners configured’ […]
Synesthesia isn’t just in your head. The body reacts as if the colors were real.
Some people think that numbers always have a certain color. For example, the number 5 appears red. A new study reveals that their eyes respond as if they were seeing those colors in the real world. The study found that people with synesthesia, a neurological condition in which sensations mix, don’t just experience these colors […]
AitM phishing uses Cloudflare turnstile bypass to target TikTok business accounts
Ravi LakshmananMarch 27, 2026Ransomware/Malware In a new campaign, threat actors are leveraging adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing pages to seize control of TikTok for Business accounts, according to a report from Push Security. Business accounts associated with social media platforms are lucrative targets because they can be weaponized by malicious actors for malvertising and malware distribution. “TikTok […]
Live Science Today: A jaw-dropping first glimpse of the birth of a sperm whale and how NASA uses astronauts as test subjects
Today’s top news The first footage of its kind shows a sperm whale pulling its newborn calf out of the water. (Image credit: Project CETI) Researchers filmed a sperm whale giving birth while being assisted by 10 other females in its social unit. This is the first time this type of phenomenon has been confirmed […]
‘A major disruption in Neanderthal history’: 65,000 years ago, all but one lineage of European Neanderthals became extinct
Neanderthals experienced a cataclysm before going extinct, resulting in only one genetic lineage surviving in Europe and then spreading across the continent, a new study shows. The findings, published March 23 in the journal PNAS, may shed light on what ultimately led to Neanderthals’ demise. Neanderthals are one of the closest relatives of modern humans […]
Bearlyfy attacks over 70 Russian companies with custom GenieLocker ransomware
Ravi LakshmananMarch 27, 2026Threat Intelligence/Vulnerability A pro-Ukrainian group called Bearlyfy has been implicated in more than 70 cyberattacks targeting Russian companies since first emerging into the threat world in January 2025, with the most recent attacks leveraging a custom Windows ransomware strain codenamed GenieLocker. Russian security vendor F6 said: “Bearlyfy (also known as Labubu) operates […]