RondoDox Botnet Expands Scope With React2Shell Exploitation Summary Researchers report that the RondoDox botnet is exploiting the React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to target Next.js Server Actions and achieve remote code execution.…
US Cyber Pros Plead Guilty Over BlackCat Ransomware Activity Summary Two US-based cybersecurity professionals — Ryan Goldberg (formerly of Sygnia) and Kevin Martin (formerly of DigitalMint) — pleaded guilty to…
Sunyaev–Zeldovich detection of hot intracluster gas at redshift 4.3 Summary This Nature paper reports a Sunyaev–Zeldovich (tSZ) detection of hot intracluster medium (ICM) gas in the protocluster SPT2349−56 at redshift…
EU looking ‘very seriously’ at taking action against X over Grok Summary The European Commission is investigating X after its AI tool Grok generated sexually explicit images that included outputs…
These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognise them Summary Nature reviews the anthology Women in the History of Quantum Physics (edited by Patrick Charbonneau et…
Your smart TV is watching you and nobody’s stopping it Summary Rupert Goodwins argues that smart TVs have evolved into powerful surveillance devices. Lawsuits filed by the Texas Attorney General…
New Zealand orders review into ManageMyHealth cyberattack Summary New Zealand’s health minister has ordered a formal review after a cyberattack on ManageMyHealth, a private platform used by medical facilities that…
Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026’s biggest insider threat Summary Palo Alto Networks’ Chief Security Intel Officer Wendi Whitmore warns that task-specific AI agents will be 2026’s…
Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture Summary Within minutes of former President Donald Trump announcing that US forces had captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, social…
The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees Summary WIRED reports on a dramatic early-January incident in Caracas — explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported and US officials…
