New Android malware hiding in streaming apps to spy on users’ personal notes Summary Researchers at ThreatFabric have discovered a new Android trojan called Perseus that is being disguised as…
Interlock ransomware gang exploited Cisco firewall zero-day weeks before disclosure: Amazon Summary Amazon Integrated Security’s CISO CJ Moses has published findings showing the Interlock ransomware group exploited a critical zero-day…
Mathematician who reshaped number theory wins prestigious Abel prize Summary Gerd Faltings, a number theorist at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, has been awarded the 2026 Abel…
C2 Implant ‘SnappyClient’ Targets Crypto Wallets Summary Technical analysis by Zscaler ThreatLabz reveals a C++ command-and-control implant dubbed “SnappyClient” that surfaced in December 2025. The implant provides persistent, stealthy remote…
DarkSword: iPhone Exploit Kit Serves Spies & Thieves Alike Summary Researchers from Google, iVerify and Lookout have disclosed “DarkSword”, a full-chain iOS exploit kit used since at least November 2025…
Amazon security boss says crims abused max-security Cisco firewall flaw weeks before disclosure Summary Amazon Integrated Security’s CISO CJ Moses reported that ransomware operators linked to the Interlock group exploited…
Our microbial ancestors were probably oxygen-tolerant Summary Genomic analyses of Asgard archaea — the group most closely related to the ancestor of eukaryotic cells — reveal genes for oxygen metabolism.…
Russia-linked hackers use advanced iPhone exploit to target Ukrainians Summary A likely Russia-linked group, tracked as UNC6353, has been using a sophisticated iPhone exploit kit called DarkSword to compromise devices…
Quirky base pairing attracts rule-breaking enzymes to destroy microRNAs Article Date: 18 March 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00632-7 Article Image: https://media.nature.com/lw100/magazine-assets/d41586-026-00632-7/d41586-026-00632-7_52182150.jpg Summary MicroRNAs are short non-coding RNAs that tune gene expression…
The E3 ubiquitin ligase mechanism specifying targeted microRNA degradation Summary This Nature paper dissects how the ZSWIM8–CUL3 E3 ligase recognises and polyubiquitylates Argonaute (AGO) proteins bound to specific “trigger” RNAs,…
