Mandiant founder just raised $190 million for autonomous AI agent security startup
Kevin Mandiant, who founded cybersecurity startup Mandiant in 2004 and sold it to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022, has launched a new AI-native cybersecurity startup with what the company claims is a record funding round. The new organization, called Armadin, has raised $189.9 million in seed and Series A funding led by Accel, with […]
FortiGate devices are exploited to infiltrate the network and steal service account credentials
Ravi LakshmananMarch 10, 2026Network security/vulnerabilities Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new campaign in which attackers are exploiting FortiGate next-generation firewall (NGFW) appliances as entry points to penetrate victim networks. This activity involves exploiting recently disclosed security vulnerabilities or weak credentials to extract configuration files containing service account credentials and network topology information, SentinelOne said […]
KadNap malware infects over 14,000 edge devices, powering stealth proxy botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware called KadNap that primarily targets Asus routers and forces them to join a botnet that proxies malicious traffic. According to Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs team, the malware was first detected in August 2025 and has spread to more than 14,000 infected devices, with more than 60% of victims […]
Pre-Inca cultures acquired Amazonian parrots hundreds of miles away to use feathers to decorate the dead, new analysis reveals
About 1,000 years ago, pre-Inca cultures obtained wild parrots from the Amazon rainforest hundreds of miles away and captured them in what is now the coastal region of Peru. All this was done to give people access to the birds’ bright plumage, a “noble symbol of status,” a new study has found. Researchers discovered some […]
A single protein could dramatically change the trajectory of Alzheimer’s disease
We now know why a single genetic mutation can protect against Alzheimer’s disease in people destined to develop it at a very young age. The genetic mutation affects a protein called Reelin, which tells brain cells to shred toxic amyloid plaques and tau tangles that may be responsible for the disease. This mutation makes Reelin […]
Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legal technology boom continues
Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D set to fuel growth in the US. This is despite increasing competition from rival Harvey, as well as from Microsoft Copilot and generalist large language models (LLMs). When Anthropic announced a legal plugin for Claude, the stock […]
Meta acquired Moltbook, a social network of AI agents that went viral with fake posts.
Meta acquired Moltbook, a Reddit-like “social network” that allows AI agents using OpenClaw to communicate with each other. The news was first reported by Axios and later confirmed to TechCrunch. Moltbook will join Meta Superintelligence Labs, a Meta spokesperson said. Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr will join the team as part of the […]
YouTube extends AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists
YouTube announced Tuesday that it will expand its similarity detection technology that identifies AI-generated deepfakes to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists. Members of the pilot group will have access to tools that will allow them to detect abusive AI-generated content and request removal if they believe it violates YouTube’s policies. […]
Fallen meteorite punches a hole in the roof of a German house after a spectacular ‘fireball’ explosion over Europe
A fireball meteor exploded spectacularly over Europe, then rained fiery debris onto buildings in a German town, blowing holes in the roofs of houses and bedrooms below, according to reports. On Sunday (March 8), at around 6:55pm local time, a meteor crossed the atmosphere over Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate state before suddenly exploding, creating a bright flash […]
New ‘LeakyLooker’ flaw in Google Looker Studio could allow cross-tenant SQL queries
Ravi LakshmananMarch 10, 2026Database security/vulnerabilities Cybersecurity researchers have revealed nine cross-tenant vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries against a victim’s database, potentially exposing sensitive data within an organization’s Google Cloud environment. Tenable collectively refers to these shortcomings as LeakyLooker. There is no evidence that this […]