Chinese hackers have begun exploiting newly disclosed React2Shell vulnerabilities
December 5, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities/Software Security Two Chinese-linked hacker groups were observed weaponizing a newly revealed security flaw in React Server Components (RSC) within hours of it becoming public knowledge. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-55182 (CVSS score: 10.0), also known as React2Shell, which allows unauthenticated remote code execution. This issue is addressed in React versions […]
Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in disruptive deal worth $82.7 billion
In one of the most groundbreaking deals the streaming world has ever seen, Netflix on Friday announced its acquisition of Warner Bros., valued at $82.7 billion. The deal involves both HBO Max and HBO Studios, making it one of the largest mergers in Hollywood history. With this move, Netflix will not only solidify its top […]
After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something even wilder
Six years ago at a StrictlyVC event in San Francisco, I asked Sam Altman how OpenAI, with its complicated corporate structure, would make money. He said that someday, he’d ask the AI. When everyone snickered, he added, “You can laugh. It’s all right. But it really is what I actually believe.” He wasn’t kidding. Sitting […]
New ‘physics shortcuts’ allow you to tackle quantum problems previously reserved for supercomputers and AI on your laptop
Physicists have developed a way to model quantum systems on everyday computers, making it easier to run complex simulations without relying on supercomputers or artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The new method updates the “truncated Wigner approximation” (TWA), a decades-old technique for approximating quantum behavior, into a plug-and-play shortcut for solving complex calculations. The team says […]
Intellexa leak reveals zero-day and ad-based vectors for Predator spyware distribution
A human rights lawyer in Pakistan’s Balochistan province received a suspicious link on WhatsApp from an unknown number, marking the first time a member of the country’s civil society has been targeted by Intellexa’s Predator spyware, Amnesty International said in a report. The nonprofit said the link was a “predator attack attempt based on the […]
Anti-sales guide for MSPs
Most MSPs and MSSPs know how to provide effective security. The challenge is to help prospects understand why it’s important from a business perspective. Sales conversations often stall because prospects are overwhelmed, skeptical, or fed up with fear-based messages. That’s why we created “Getting to Yes”: An anti-sales guide for MSPs. This guide helps service […]
Walmart-backed PhonePe ends Pincode app in further e-commerce setback
In its latest exit from India’s crowded online retail market, Walmart-backed fintech giant Phonepe plans to wind down its Pincode e-commerce app and shift its business to B2B services for offline sellers. Sameer Nigam, founder and group CEO of PhonePe, said on Thursday that running the consumer-facing quick commerce app was a distraction from the […]
Is it possible for aged eggs to be “rejuvenated”? New tool may help pave the way to treatments that extend fertility
Scientists have taken an important step toward understanding why human eggs become more prone to chromosomal errors as we age, and whether the decline could one day be avoided. The study, published in November in the journal Nature Aging, introduces a new tool that allows scientists to reproduce the changes seen in eggs during the […]
‘It puts the birth of our species in a broader context’: Neuroscientists explain the ‘social brain hypothesis’ of what makes us human
New York University neuroscientist Nikolai Kukushkin traces the evolution of human consciousness in his book One Hand Clapping: Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Mind (Prometheus/Swift Press, 2025). He begins his story with the first appearance of DNA on Earth and then focuses on the key evolutionary landmarks that paved the way for us, modern […]
CISA reports Chinese hackers are using BRICKSTORM for long-term access to US systems
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday released details of a backdoor called BRICKSTORM that state-sponsored attackers from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are using to maintain compromised systems for extended periods of time. “BRICKSTORM is an advanced backdoor for VMware vSphere and Windows environments,” the agency said. “BRICKSTORM enables cyber […]