Diagnostic dilemma: Cocktail injected with liquid nitrogen causes man’s stomach to burst like a balloon
Patient: 34-year-old male living in Mexico Symptoms: Within seconds of drinking a “smoky” alcoholic beverage at a bar, a man felt severe pain in his stomach. What happened next: The man was admitted to the emergency room. In addition to abdominal pain, he was sweating profusely and feeling tired. His vital signs were a cause […]
Falsely reusing passwords: A risky and often overlooked workaround
When security teams discuss credential-related risks, they typically focus on threats like phishing, malware, and ransomware. These attack techniques continue to evolve and are gaining the attention they deserve. However, one of the most persistent and underappreciated risks to organizational security remains far more common. Reusing nearly identical passwords continues to bypass security controls and […]
Snow Moon 2026: Watch February’s full moon rise beside a twinkling star cluster
February’s Snow Moon, the second full moon of 2026, will rise with one of the most beautiful open star clusters in the night sky on Sunday (February 1). The moon will officially be full on February 1st at 5:09pm EST, and will be best visible in your location during moonrise at dusk. It is located […]
Google warns of active exploitation of WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2025-8088
Ravi LakshmananJanuary 28, 2026Vulnerability/Threat Intelligence Google revealed on Tuesday that multiple threat actors, including state adversaries and financially motivated groups, are exploiting critical patched security flaws in RARLAB WinRAR to gain initial access and deploy various payloads. “Although discovered and patched in July 2025, government-sponsored and financially motivated actors associated with Russia and China continue […]
Fake Python Spellchecker package on PyPI delivers hidden remote access Trojan
Ravi LakshmananJanuary 28, 2026Supply chain security/malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that contain the ability to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT) while masquerading as a spell checker. The packages named Spellcheckerpy and Spellcheckpy are currently not available for download, but they were previously downloaded over […]
Unmasking new TOAD attacks hidden in legitimate infrastructure
“Living off the land” has become a preferred tactic for threat actors in many attack scenarios. This time, an existing “innocuous” component is being used as part of a phishing campaign. By leveraging the reputation of trusted services like PayPal and Zoom, attackers can bypass traditional Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) that whitelist these domains. Recently, […]
Fortinet patches CVE-2026-24858 after active FortiOS SSO exploit detected
Ravi LakshmananJanuary 28, 2026Network security/zero day Fortinet has begun releasing security updates to address critical flaws affecting FortiOS that are being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, assigned CVE identifier CVE-2026-24858 (CVSS score: 9.4), is described as an authentication bypass related to FortiOS single sign-on (SSO). This flaw also affects FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer. The company […]
Everything you need to know about the viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot)
The latest wave of AI excitement has brought us an unexpected mascot: the lobster. Clawdbot, a personal AI assistant that went viral within weeks of its launch, plans to keep its crustacean theme despite having to change its name to Moltbot following a legal challenge from Anthropic. But before you jump on the bandwagon, there […]
‘Doomsday Clock’ approaches midnight as unregulated AI and ‘mirror life’ threaten humanity
The Doomsday Clock, which annually reevaluates the state of the world, is currently set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to heralding a man-made global catastrophe. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, an organization that updates the Doomsday Clock, says humanity continues to face species-threatening disasters through nuclear brinkmanship, failure […]
Anduril has invented a novel drone flying contest where work is the prize
Anduril founder Palmer Lackey lights up and talks a mile a minute when discussing his company’s new recruitment event, the AI Grand Prix. This is a drone flying contest with a twist. Instead of humans operating the drones, the drones need to operate autonomously. Humans will be tested on their skills in writing the software […]