Treat yourself: The best smart glasses to buy with your holiday gift money
Smart glasses have been around for a while, but the technology has improved over the years, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claiming that wearables will replace smartphones in the next decade (though, of course, many people disagree). Smart glasses are no longer just futuristic gadgets, but practical tools that people use to communicate, navigate, track […]
Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Compromise Causes $7M in Cryptocurrency Loss due to Malicious Code
December 26, 2025Ravi LakshmananCryptocurrency/Incident Response TrustWallet is urging users to update their Google Chrome extension to the latest version following what it calls a “security incident” that resulted in approximately $7 million in losses. The issue affects version 2.68, according to the multichain non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet service. According to the Chrome Web Store listing, the […]
9 Top Cybersecurity Startups in Disrupt Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest attracts thousands of applicants each year. These entries will be narrowed down to the top 200, and the top 20 will compete on the big stage to win the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000 in prize money. However, the remaining 180 startups all surprised us in their respective categories and […]
China-linked evasive panda runs DNS poisoning campaign delivering MgBot malware
A China-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group has been implicated in targeted cyber espionage operations. In this campaign, adversaries compromised domain name systems (DNS) and requested delivery of its signature MgBot backdoor in attacks targeting victims in Turkiye, China, and India. Kaspersky said the activity was observed from November 2022 to November 2024. The activity […]
10 things we learned about our ancestors in 2025
Our understanding of how our species evolved has improved dramatically since we began analyzing ancient DNA. This year, researchers made impressive discoveries spanning 3 million years of human evolution, most of which relied on DNA, genome, or proteomic analyses. Here are 10 major discoveries about human ancestors and ancient relatives that scientists will announce in […]
These are the cybersecurity stories we’ll be jealous of in 2025
It’s the end of the year. That means it’s time to celebrate the best cybersecurity stories we’ve never published before. Since 2023, TechCrunch has been collectively looking back at the year’s best articles in cybersecurity. Even for those who are not familiar with it, the concept is simple. There are currently dozens of journalists reporting […]
Winter constellations that are easy to find even for beginners
On a clear winter night, the sky looks like a starry blanket, but it’s not a blanket, it’s a map. Constellations are signposts to the stars, simple stick figures that turn randomly scattered points of light into things you can recognize, remember, and navigate. Just learn a few things and the whole winter sky will […]
Critical vulnerability in LangChain core exposes secrets via serialization injection
December 26, 2025Ravi LakshmananAI Security / DevSecOps A critical security flaw has been revealed in LangChain Core. It can also be exploited by an attacker to steal sensitive secrets and influence large-scale language model (LLM) responses through prompt injection. LangChain Core (i.e. langchain-core) is a core Python package that is part of the LangChain ecosystem […]
Flat-headed cat not seen in Thailand for 30 years rediscovered
Researchers have photographed a rare cat in Thailand that has not been seen in the country for about 30 years. And it’s so adorable. The flathead cat (Prionailurus planiceps), named for its flat forehead, is scattered across Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, but was feared to be extinct in Thailand. Researchers rediscovered the cat in Thailand’s […]
Stealth Loaders, AI Chatbot Flaws AI Exploits, Docker Hack, and 15 More Stories
Dec 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News It’s getting harder to tell where normal tech ends and malicious intent begins. Attackers are no longer just breaking in — they’re blending in, hijacking everyday tools, trusted apps, and even AI assistants. What used to feel like clear-cut “hacker stories” now looks more like a mirror of […]