4 days left until Disrupt 2025 opens in San Francisco and ticket prices increase | Tech Crunch
The year-long wait is almost over! In just four days, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will take over San Francisco’s Moscone West and take over the future of technology. This is your last chance to join the founders, investors, and innovators shaping the future before ticket prices go up. From October 27th to 29th, connect with more […]
High-speed video documents venomous snake attack in detail for the first time
Thanks to a series of high-speed videos, scientists have finally figured out how venomous snakes sink their teeth into their prey. In a new study published Thursday (October 23) in the Journal of Experimental Biology, scientists recorded various species of snakes attacking fake prey, capturing high-resolution footage from multiple angles. The video revealed three different […]
Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean’s most flood-prone areas at risk
As the newly formed Tropical Storm Melissa rages westward across the central Caribbean, a hurricane watch has been issued for the southern coast of Haiti and a tropical storm watch has been issued for Jamaica. As of 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Melissa was located in the central Caribbean about 305 miles (490 kilometers) south of […]
Redwood Materials raises another $350 million to strengthen energy storage business
Battery recycling and cathode manufacturing company Redwood Materials has raised $350 million to grow its new energy storage business to fuel the AI data center boom. The Series E round, led by venture firm Eclipse, also includes a new strategic investment from Nvidia’s venture capital arm NVentures. The company’s valuation was not disclosed, but a […]
Protecting AI at scale and speed — learn the framework in this free webinar
October 23, 2025hacker newsArtificial intelligence/data protection AI is everywhere, and companies want it. Faster products, smarter systems, fewer bottlenecks. But when you’re in a safe environment, that excitement is often accompanied by a sinking feeling. Because while everyone else is rushing ahead, you must manage a growing web of AI agents that you didn’t create, […]
$176M Crypto Fine, Hacking Formula 1, Chromium Vulns, AI Hijack & More
Oct 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News Criminals don’t need to be clever all the time; they just follow the easiest path in: trick users, exploit stale components, or abuse trusted systems like OAuth and package registries. If your stack or habits make any of those easy, you’re already a target. This week’s ThreatsDay highlights […]
Why organizations abandon static secrets for managed identities
October 23, 2025hacker newsDevOps/Data Protection As machine identities explode across cloud environments, companies are reporting dramatic increases in productivity by eliminating static credentials. And legacy systems remain the only vulnerable part. For decades, organizations have relied on static secrets such as API keys, passwords, and tokens as unique identifiers for their workloads. Although this approach […]
‘Jingle Thief’ Hacker Abuses Cloud Infrastructure to Steal Millions of Dollars in Gift Cards
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a cybercrime group called Jingle Thief that has been observed targeting cloud environments associated with organizations in the retail and consumer services sectors for gift card fraud. “Jingle Thief attackers are using phishing and smishing to steal credentials and compromise organizations that issue gift cards,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers […]
History of Science: Scientists use ‘click chemistry’ to observe molecules in living organisms — October 23, 2007
simple facts Milestone: Scientists develop chemical recipe to observe biological molecules Date: October 23, 2007 Location: University of California, Berkeley and other laboratories Who: A team of scientists led by Carolyn Bertozzi In 2007, scientists published a paper describing a new type of biochemical recipe. This method allows scientists to see what is happening inside […]
Over 250 Magento stores hit overnight as hackers exploit new flaw in Adobe Commerce
October 23, 2025Ravi LakshmananData breach/vulnerabilities E-commerce security firm Sansec has warned that attackers have begun exploiting recently revealed security vulnerabilities in the Adobe Commerce and Magento open source platforms, with more than 250 attack attempts recorded against multiple stores in the past 24 hours. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-54236 (CVSS score: 9.1), which has […]