Rivian pays $250 million to settle lawsuit over R1 price hike
Rivian has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a shareholder class action lawsuit brought after the company abruptly increased the prices of its 2022 R1 pickup truck and SUV. The lawsuit alleges that Rivian included misleading statements and numbers about the costs involved in manufacturing the R1 EV in regulatory filings for its 2021 […]
APT36 targets Indian government with Golang-based DeskRAT malware campaign
October 24, 2025Ravi LakshmananCyber espionage/malware Pakistan-linked attackers were observed targeting Indian government agencies as part of a spear-phishing attack aimed at delivering Golang-based malware known as DeskRAT. The activity, which Sekoia observed in August and September 2025, is believed to be the work of Transparent Tribe (also known as APT36), a state-sponsored hacking group known […]
Can steroids combat population collapse? Enhanced Games wants to know.
The Enhanced Games, a new sporting competition designed to explicitly permit the use of performance-enhancing drugs, look like a techno-macho-era publicity stunt. Olympic athletes using steroids compete for millions of dollars in prize money in Las Vegas. But co-founder Aaron D’Souza is pitching the company to governments struggling with an aging population, with a 90% […]
Eternal Flame Falls: A small waterfall in New York that hides a cave filled with immortal fire
simple facts Name: Chestnut Ridge Falls, or “Falls of Eternal Flame” Location: Chestnut Ridge Park, Erie County, New York Coordinates: 42.70158, -78.75113 Why it’s unbelievable: The waterfall is filled with natural gas, which allows it to burn uninterrupted. Eternal Flame Falls is one of the few waterfalls in New York state with a natural “eternal” […]
Why do managers and practitioners view risk differently?
October 24, 2025hacker newsCyber resilience/data protection Is your organization suffering from a cybersecurity awareness gap? The results of the Bitdefender 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment suggest the answer is probably yes, but many leaders may not be aware of it. This disconnect is important. Small differences in perception today can develop into large blind spots tomorrow. After […]
Large-scale ghost network operation exposes 3,000 YouTube videos as malware traps
October 24, 2025Rabi LakshmananMalware/Hacking News Malicious networks of YouTube accounts have been observed publishing and promoting videos that lead to malware downloads, essentially exploiting the popularity and trust associated with video hosting platforms to propagate malicious payloads. The network, which has been active since 2021, has published more than 3,000 malicious videos to date, with […]
Research reveals that the strange half-comet “Chiron”, a half-asteroid that has surpassed Saturn, is currently growing its own ring system
In a universe where change typically unfolds over many years, astronomers have a rare front-row seat to watch a small icy world beyond Saturn build a brand new set of rings in real time. A team of Brazil-based astronomers has discovered that the band of material orbiting Chiron (2060), a 125-mile-wide (200-kilometer-wide) object that orbits […]
Self-spreading ‘GlassWorm’ infects VS Code extensions, triggering widespread supply chain attacks
October 24, 2025Rabi LakshmananDevOps/Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a self-propagating worm that spreads through the Open VSX Registry and Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions on the Microsoft Extension Marketplace. This highlights how developers are a prime target for attacks. This advanced threat, codenamed GlassWorm by Koi Security, is the second such supply chain attack […]
Big tech companies are paying for Trump’s White House banquet hall
Although the U.S. government remains in limbo under shutdown, the White House grounds have been buzzing with activity this week. Construction crews have begun demolishing the East Wing of the White House, and in its place will be built a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that is estimated to be able to accommodate up to 1,000 people. Taxpayers […]
Intel’s foundry business is in the spotlight as Intel’s recovery progresses
Intel Corp.’s third-quarter profit on Thursday beat Wall Street expectations, a performance buoyed by higher revenue combined with deep cuts and multiple big investments in the past two months as CEO Lip Vu Tan seeks to turn around the struggling semiconductor giant. Intel’s revenue performance and $4.1 billion net income paint a much brighter picture […]