Russian hackers create 4,300 fake travel websites to steal hotel guests’ payment data
The Russian-speaking threat behind an ongoing massive phishing campaign has resulted in over 4,300 domain names being registered since the beginning of the year. According to Andrew Brandt, a security researcher at Netcraft, this activity is designed to target customers in the hospitality industry, particularly hotel guests who may have made travel reservations through spam […]
New images of Comet Another Atlas (C/2025 K1) reveal it splits apart before approaching Earth
New observations have revealed that the ‘other’ Comet Atlas has broken apart, turning into a cloud of debris spilling into space. The comet, called C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), was discovered in May by astronomers from the Asteroid Earth Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and passed through perihelion, or the closest point to the sun, on October […]
Five months later, bottles of $1,200 Besties All-In Tequila are finally starting to ship.
When the hosts of the popular podcast “All In” launched their own tequila brand at a star-studded party last June, 750 bottles of the $1,200 spirit quickly sold out. But getting these bottles into customers’ hands proved more difficult than expected. Jason Calacanis, one of the podcast’s hosts, told TechCrunch that bottles of the long-awaited […]
Defending Apple’s $230 iPhone socks
If you thought Apple’s $19 polishing cloth was ridiculous, wait until you hear about Apple’s latest offering. The limited edition iPhone Pocket is a cloth sling for your phone that retails for $149.95 in the short size and $229.95 in the long crossbody size. It seems like the item itself can be rage fodder. According […]
CISA warns federal agencies to patch flawed Cisco firewalls amid ‘active exploitation’ across US government
US cybersecurity agency CISA said federal government departments are not sufficiently patching Cisco firewalls to protect against active hacking activity targeting them. In its latest advisory released Wednesday, CISA said it is currently “actively tracking the exploitation” of two security flaws in Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software, which hardens a range of enterprise-grade firewalls […]
Firefighters suffered chemical burns at Elon Musk’s boring company construction site
Firefighters conducting safety training at one of The Boring Company’s construction sites in Las Vegas suffered burns from chemicals used in the tunneling process, according to a new report in Fortune magazine. Clark County firefighters were not advised of the potential danger beforehand and suffered permanent scarring, the report said. Employees working in The Boring […]
Mars’ 2 million black “stripes” finally have an explanation, solving a 50-year mystery
Millions of mysterious black stripes littering the surface of Mars have puzzled scientists for decades, but now researchers may finally have a good explanation. The new theory also explains why it took so long to solve this particular problem. Mars’ “slope stripes” are dark albedo features that cover the slopes of Martian terrain. They were […]
Research reveals why the brain ‘zones out’ when exhausted
We’ve all experienced the intense struggle to pay attention after a good night’s sleep. And new research shows what happens in the brain when such emotions arise. When you stay up all night focused, your brain flushes out cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which is part of the brain’s waste disposal system that surrounds the brain and […]
Sam Altman-backed Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks
When Hannan Happi started thinking about how to solve the AI power crisis, he had one number in mind: 1 cent per kilowatt-hour. “We looked at all kinds of configurations and designs,” Exowatt co-founder and CEO Happi told TechCrunch. “They all look different from each other. We tried to learn from all of them. How […]
Fake Chrome extension “Safery” uses Sui blockchain to steal Ethereum wallet seed phrases
November 13, 2025Ravi LakshmananBrowser security/threat intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Chrome extension that has the ability to steal users’ seed phrases while masquerading as a legitimate Ethereum wallet. The extension is named “Safery: Ethereum Wallet,” and the attackers describe it as “a secure wallet for managing your Ethereum cryptocurrency with flexible settings.” It […]