Colt Telecommunications Struggles in Wake of Cyber Incident Summary UK-based Colt Technology Services confirmed a “cyber incident” after customers experienced service disruptions that began on 12 August. The company says…
New Crypto24 Ransomware Attacks Bypass EDR Summary Trend Micro researchers report a notable escalation from the Crypto24 ransomware group: attackers are using a customised variant of the open‑source RealBlindingEDR tool…
RealDefense Opens $10M Fund to Help OEMs Monetise Installs With SmartScan Cybersecurity SDK Summary RealDefense has launched a $10 million SmartScan Prepay Fund to accelerate integrations of its SmartScan SDK…
Summary This Nature Briefing (14 August 2025) collects short rundowns of several recent research stories. The lead item describes a trio of robots that autonomously map and abseil into underground…
Watch a human embryo implant itself — with brute force Summary A time-lapse film captures a human embryo actively burrowing into a synthetic model of the uterine lining. Researchers at…
Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility Summary This Nature editorial argues that the US federal government’s decision to cancel 22 mRNA research grants (worth nearly US$500 million) is a…
AI helps assemble ‘brain’ of future quantum computer Summary Artificial-intelligence tools were used to compute laser patterns (holograms) that rapidly rearrange neutral rubidium atoms into precise 2D and 3D arrays…
Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanises scientists into action Summary The US Department of Energy released a report concluding that global warming is “less damaging economically than commonly believed.”…
Scammers turn to ‘ghost-tapping’ retail fraud to launder funds Summary Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has documented a rising retail-fraud laundering technique called “ghost-tapping”, used by organised Chinese criminal groups in…
UK telecom provider Colt says outages were due to cyber incident Summary London-based Colt Technology Services confirmed it is recovering from a cyberattack that earlier this week caused outages to…
