China-aligned threat group uses Windows Group Policy to deploy espionage malware
December 18, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Cloud Security A previously undocumented Chinese-aligned threat cluster called “LongNosed Goblin” is believed to have resulted from a series of cyberattacks targeting government agencies in Southeast Asia and Japan. Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said in a report released today that the ultimate goal of these attacks is cyber espionage. The threat activity […]
Trump Media to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in deal worth more than $6 billion
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), President Donald Trump’s social media company, announced Thursday that it will merge with TAE Technologies, a Southern California-based company that has been chasing the dream of fusion power for nearly 30 years. The all-stock deal, valued at more than $6 billion, expands Trump Media’s presence into the nascent fusion […]
UK NHS technology provider confirms data breach
DXS International, a UK-based company that provides healthcare technology to the UK National Health Service (NHS), disclosed the cyberattack in a statement on Thursday. In a filing to the London Stock Exchange, the company said it had experienced a “security incident impacting its office servers” that was discovered on December 14. The company said it […]
Rivian rolls out new “universal hands-free” driving feature
Rivian’s new second-generation R1 EV receives an update today that introduces new “universal hands-free” driving software. This was announced by the company last week at its first Autonomy & AI Day. The company says this new feature allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel on more than 3.5 million miles of roadways in […]
DNA analysis of 3,700-year-old human bones in Italy reveals first evidence of father-daughter incest
New genetic research reveals that excavations in Italy have unearthed the oldest known evidence of father-daughter incest in the archaeological record. Researchers found genetic clues to this incest in the remains of a teenage boy buried in a Bronze Age cemetery in southern Italy. The cave ruins of Grotta della Monaca in Calabria, the “toe” […]
HPE OneView flaw assessed CVSS 10.0 allows unauthenticated remote code execution
December 18, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / Enterprise Security Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has resolved a maximum-severity security flaw in its OneView software that could allow remote code execution if successfully exploited. This critical vulnerability has been assigned CVE identifier CVE-2025-37164 and has a CVSS score of 10.0. HPE OneView is an IT infrastructure management software that […]
Vibe coding startup Lovable raises $330 million at $6.6 billion valuation
Swedish vibecoding startup Lovable has more than tripled its valuation in just five months. Stockholm-based Lovable announced Thursday that it has raised $330 million in a Series B funding round led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures at a valuation of $6.6 billion. Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Databricks Ventures also participated, as well as other […]
WhatsApp Hijacks, MCP Leaks, AI Recon, React2Shell Exploit and 15 More Stories
Dec 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News This week’s ThreatsDay Bulletin tracks how attackers keep reshaping old tools and finding new angles in familiar systems. Small changes in tactics are stacking up fast, and each one hints at where the next big breach could come from. From shifting infrastructures to clever social hooks, the week’s […]
A rare 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with a menorah found near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a rare 1,300-year-old lead medallion decorated on both sides with images of a seven-branched menorah, a ceremonial menorah unique to the Second Temple. Researchers believe the medallion was placed on a necklace by Jews in the late 6th or early 7th century, when the city and surrounding area were under […]
Dynamic AI-SaaS security case study as co-pilot scales
Over the past year, artificial intelligence co-pilots and agents have quietly infiltrated the SaaS applications that enterprises use every day. Tools like Zoom, Slack, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and ServiceNow have built-in AI assistant or agent-like features. Virtually all major SaaS vendors are rushing to incorporate AI into their products. The result is an explosion of […]