New RCEs, Darknet Busts, Kernel Bugs & 25+ More Stories
Ravie LakshmananJan 29, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking News This week’s updates show how small changes can create real problems. Not loud incidents, but quiet shifts that are easy to miss until they add up. The kind that affects systems people rely on every day. Many of the stories point to the same trend: familiar tools being […]
Drones could achieve ‘infinite flight’ after engineers develop a laser-based wireless power system that charges from the ground
Wireless Power Beaming: Unleashing the Power of Autonomy at Scale – YouTube watch on New technology fires laser beams at drones to charge them mid-air, unlocking the potential for “infinite flight.” Powerlight Technologies representatives said the system works by combining a ground-based transmitter with a receiver on a drone, also known as an unmanned aircraft […]
Waymo robot taxi hits child near Santa Monica elementary school
According to the company, a Waymo robot taxi hit a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica on January 23. Waymo told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the child, whose age and identity are not currently being released, suffered minor injuries. NHTSA has begun an investigation into the accident, and Waymo […]
Discover the critical moment when El Nino started eroding Russia’s Arctic sea ice
Scientists have identified a tipping point that amplifies El Niño’s impact on Arctic sea ice loss. Researchers have known for years about the feedback loop linking El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and high-latitude sea ice. However, in a new study, researchers found that starting around 2000, the transition between ENSO phases became faster and had […]
The Romans used human feces as medicine 1,900 years ago and used thyme to mask the smell.
A dark brown flake found inside a 1,900-year-old Roman glass bottle is the first direct evidence that human faeces was used for medical purposes, new chemical analysis has revealed. Faeces were mixed with thyme to mask the odor, and the concoction may have been used to treat inflammation and infection. “While working in the archives […]
Study of 100+ Energy Systems Reveals Critical Gaps in OT Cybersecurity
OMICRON’s investigation reveals widespread cybersecurity gaps in operational technology (OT) networks in substations, power plants, and control centers around the world. Based on data from more than 100 installations, this analysis highlights recurring technical, organizational, and functional issues that leave critical energy infrastructure vulnerable to cyberthreats. The findings are based on several years of implementing […]
AI tool reveals hundreds of ‘anomalies’ in Hubble telescope archive – some defy classification
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have discovered more than 1,000 strange cosmic objects in the Hubble Space Telescope image archive, some of which cannot be explained by science. After just two days of searching with the tool, researchers discovered 1,300 strange objects, including chaotic merging galaxies, gas-trawl stars, and even objects that have yet to be […]
3 decisions CISOs must make to prevent downtime risk in 2026
hacker newsJanuary 29, 2026Threat intelligence/incident response In addition to the direct impact of a cyberattack, businesses suffer from a secondary but potentially even more costly risk: operational downtime, no matter how much it occurs, leading to very real damage. Therefore, it is important for CISOs to prioritize decisions that reduce dwell time and protect the […]
SolarWinds fixes four critical web help desk flaws related to unauthenticated RCE and authentication bypass
Ravi LakshmananJanuary 29, 2026Vulnerabilities/Software Security SolarWinds has released a security update that addresses multiple security vulnerabilities impacting the SolarWinds Web Help Desk, including four critical vulnerabilities that could lead to authentication bypass and remote code execution (RCE). Here is the list of vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-40536 (CVSS Score: 8.1) – Security control bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated […]
Google disrupts IPIDEA, one of the world’s largest residential proxy networks
Google announced Wednesday that it has joined forces with other partners to disrupt IPIDEA. IPIDEA is one of the world’s largest residential proxy networks, the company says. To this end, the company said it has taken legal action to suspend dozens of domains used to control devices and proxy traffic passing through them. At the […]