Jaguar Land Rover Shuts Down in Scramble to Secure ‘Cyber Incident’
Jaguar Land Rover Shuts Down in Scramble to Secure ‘Cyber Incident’ Summary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) confirmed it shut down parts of its IT systems after a reported “cyber incident”…
UAE to Implement Cyber Education Initiative
Summary The UAE Ministry of Education will introduce compulsory cybersecurity lessons for students in Grades 1–12 starting in the 2025–2026 academic year. The programme will provide age-appropriate teaching guides in…
Amazon Stymies APT29 Credential Theft Campaign
Amazon Stymies APT29 Credential Theft Campaign Summary Amazon’s security team detected and disrupted a watering-hole credential theft campaign attributed to APT29 (aka Midnight Blizzard/Cozy Bear), a group linked to Russia’s…
WordPress Woes Continue Amid ClickFix Attacks, TDS Threats
WordPress Woes Continue Amid ClickFix Attacks, TDS Threats Summary Recent reports show renewed large-scale campaigns targeting WordPress sites. Israel’s National Digital Agency flagged a ClickFix/”ShadowCaptcha” campaign that presents fake Google/Cloudflare…
WhatsApp Bug Anchors Targeted Zero-Click iPhone Attacks
WhatsApp Bug Anchors Targeted Zero-Click iPhone Attacks Summary A newly disclosed WhatsApp vulnerability (CVE-2025-55177, CVSS 5.4) has been used in a targeted “zero-click” campaign against specific Apple users, possibly to…
Varonis Acquires Email Security Provider SlashNext to Enhance BEC Defenses
Varonis Acquires Email Security Provider SlashNext to Enhance BEC Defences Summary Varonis has bought email-security specialist SlashNext to fold advanced phishing, business-email-compromise (BEC) and social-engineering protections into its Data Security…
How the brain’s amygdala reacts when making decisions to avoid losses
How the brain’s amygdala reacts when making decisions to avoid losses Summary Humans explore unfamiliar options more when deciding how to avoid losses than when seeking gains. Reitich-Stolero et al.…
Liquid-crystal specs refocus with the push of a button
Liquid-crystal specs refocus with the push of a button Summary Researchers have developed prototype bifocal spectacles that let wearers switch optical power electronically by pressing a button on the frame.…
Hacked Routers Linger on the Internet for Years, Data Shows
Hacked Routers Linger on the Internet for Years Summary Researchers at Censys, led by Emily Austin, discovered several hundred Ubiquiti routers still showing “hacked” banners when scanning the Internet. The…
A way to determine how partial charges of atoms in a molecule are distributed
A way to determine how partial charges of atoms in a molecule are distributed Summary Atomic partial charges are subtle variations in electron distribution across atoms in a molecule. Mahmoudi…