Lazarus Group uses Medusa ransomware in Middle East and US healthcare attacks
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 24, 2026Threat Intelligence/Healthcare The North Korean-linked Lazarus Group (also known as Diamond Sleet and Pompilus) was observed using Medusa ransomware in attacks targeting anonymous organizations in the Middle East, according to a new report by Symantec and the Carbon Black Threat Hunters team. Broadcom’s threat intelligence division also announced that it has identified […]
Blood Moon 2026: Where to live stream next week’s total lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in parts of North America from March 2nd to 3rd, but not everyone is guaranteed to see it. In some locations, visibility may be obscured by sunlight or clouds. The moon’s low position relative to the horizon during a solar eclipse can also cause problems. Thankfully, no matter […]
UnsolicitedBooker targets Central Asian telecom companies with LuciDoor and MarsSnake backdoors
A cluster of threat activity known as UnsolicitedBooker has been observed targeting telecommunications companies in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, marking a change from previous attacks targeting Saudi companies. According to a report published last week by Positive Technologies, the attack involved the deployment of two different backdoors, codenamed LuciDoor and MarsSnake. “The group used some unique […]
Incomplete remains of world’s ‘youngest’ impact crater found hiding in Chinese forests — Earth seen from space
simple facts Where is it? Yilan Crater, Heilongjiang Province, China [46.38232967, 129.31209278] What is in the photo? Unfinished ruins of the world’s youngest impact structure Which satellite took the photo?Landsat 8 When was the photo taken? October 8, 2021 This impressive satellite photo shows a recently discovered meteor crater in China. It is probably the […]
Anthropic says Chinese AI company used 16 million Claude queries to copy model
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 24, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Humanity Anthropic announced on Monday that it had identified an “industrial-scale campaign” in which three artificial intelligence (AI) companies, Deep Seek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax, illegally extracted Claude’s abilities to improve their models. This distillation attack resulted in more than 16 million interactions with its large-scale language model (LLM) […]
Meta AI security researcher said OpenClaw agent is rampant in inboxes
At first glance, the much-talked about meta-AI security researcher Summer Yue’s X post reads like satire. She instructed the OpenClaw AI agent to review her overcrowded email inbox and suggest what to delete or archive. The agent continued his rampage. Ignoring the cease and desist orders from my phone, I began “speedrunning” deleting all of […]
The battle between Tesla and the California Department of Transportation is far from over.
Tesla filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation to overturn the agency’s decision. The state DMV has ruled that Tesla violated state law by using deceptive marketing to exaggerate the self-driving capabilities of its vehicles. The lawsuit reopens an issue that appeared to be resolved last week when the DMV announced it would […]
With the advent of AI, investor loyalty is (almost) gone. At least 12 OpenAI VCs also back Anthropic
With OpenAI closing on another $100 billion in funding and Anthropic just closing on a massive $30 billion of its own, one thing is clear: the concept of investor “loyalty” is hanging on by one thread. Earlier this month, at least 12 direct investors in OpenAI were announced as backers of Anthropic’s $30 billion raise, […]
Former Apple team launches Acme Weather, a new take on weather forecasting
The creator of Dark Sky, who sold his popular weather app to Apple in March 2020, is back with a new take on weather forecasting. The team recently announced the release of a new app, Acme Weather. The app claims to provide better and more reliable forecasts than the one I was using with Dark […]
Anthropic accuses Chinese AI lab of mining Claude as US debates exporting AI chips
Anthropic has accused three Chinese AI companies of setting up more than 24,000 fake accounts using its Claude AI model to improve its own models. DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax laboratories are said to have generated more than 16 million interactions with Claude through these accounts using a technique called “distillation.” Anthropic said the institute […]