Department of Justice seizes $61 million in Tether linked to pig slaughtering crypto scam
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 27, 2026Financial crime/social engineering The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced this week that it had seized $61 million worth of Tether allegedly linked to a fake cryptocurrency scheme known as Pig Butchering. The agency added that the seized funds were traced to a cryptocurrency address used to launder criminal proceeds stolen from […]
Ongoing web shell attack compromises over 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 27, 2026Network security/vulnerabilities The Shadowserver Foundation revealed that more than 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances remain infected with web shells as part of an attack that exploits a command injection vulnerability starting in December 2025. Of these, 401 are in the United States, followed by 51 in Brazil, 43 in Canada, 40 in Germany, […]
Apple and Netflix partner to broadcast F1 Canadian Grand Prix
Apple and Netflix have entered into a partnership to co-broadcast the Canadian Grand Prix, Apple’s senior vice president of services Eddie Cue announced on Thursday. For the first time, F1 fans in the US will be able to watch live races on both Apple TV and Netflix at the same time. Netflix subscribers will be […]
The sun just celebrated its first “clean day” in four years, but we still don’t know for sure.
After nearly four years of being covered in dark spots like an acne-covered teenager, Sun’s face suddenly becomes smoother day after day, suggesting that solar activity is decreasing. But while this stunning “unspotted” scene is a sign of things to come, experts warn it’s too early to let our guard down. On Sunday (February 22), […]
Perplexity’s new computer is another bet where users will need a lot of AI models
Starting this week, Perplexity subscribers will have new agent tools at their disposal. In the company’s words, Perplexity Computer “integrates all of today’s AI capabilities into one system.” Specifically, Perplexity says it is a computer user agent that can independently run complex workflows using 19 different AI models, and can also create subagents to handle […]
Google and OpenAI employees support Anthropic’s Department of Defense position in open letter
Anthropic has entered a standoff with the U.S. Department of the Army over the military’s request for unrestricted access to the AI company’s technology. But as the Pentagon’s Friday afternoon compliance deadline for Anthropic approaches, more than 300 Google employees and more than 60 OpenAI employees have signed an open letter urging their leaders to […]
Inherited diseases don’t work like we thought they did
For decades, scientists have delved into the genetic causes of disease by studying patients with those diseases and their families, picking through their genomes in search of genetic mutations that could be the cause. It’s a method that has turned up hundreds of mutations, many thought to be responsible for diseases in almost 100% of […]
CISA replaces acting administrator after a disappointing year on the job
This week, it was reported that the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in dire straits after a year of cuts, layoffs, and furloughs under the Trump administration. The agency has now replaced its top deputy, a CISA spokesperson told TechCrunch. After a tumultuous year at the head of CISA, an agency under the […]
Malicious Go crypto module steals passwords and deploys Rekoobe backdoor
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 27, 2026Malware / Linux Security Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details of a malicious Go module designed to harvest passwords, create persistent access via SSH, and distribute a Linux backdoor named Rekoobe. Go module, github[.]com/xinfeisoft/crypto impersonates the legitimate “golang.org/x/crypto” codebase, but injects malicious code into the remote endpoint that is responsible for leaking secrets […]
“I’m not lying. So who are you?”: What happens when a DNA test shows that a woman is not the mother of the child she gave birth to?
DNA is considered the ultimate indicator of our identity. This is a surefire way to determine our origins and connections to our parents and previous generations of our family. But in this excerpt from Hidden Guests: Migrated Cells and How the New Science of Microchimerism Is Redefining Human Identity (Greystone Books, 2025), author and science […]