New Android malware can capture private messages, researchers warn Summary Researchers at ThreatFabric have identified a new Android banking trojan called Sturnus. The malware can intercept and capture content from…
FCC spikes Biden-era cyber regulations prompted by Salt Typhoon telecom breaches Summary The Federal Communications Commission, in a party-line vote, has rescinded a January declaratory ruling that would have required…
Education boards left gates wide open for PowerSchool mega-breach, say watchdogs Summary Canadian privacy commissioners in Ontario and Alberta have concluded that the December 2024 PowerSchool intrusion was worsened by…
WhatsApp ‘Eternidade’ Trojan Self-Propagates Through Brazil Summary A new infostealer called “Eternidade” is actively spreading through WhatsApp in Brazil. Researchers at LevelBlue infiltrated the malware’s C2 infrastructure and found roughly…
Samourai Wallet crypto mixer’s co-founders sentenced to prison Summary Two co-founders of the cryptocurrency mixing service Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, have been sentenced in New York…
Education boards left gates wide open for PowerSchool mega-breach, say watchdogs Summary Ontario and Alberta privacy commissioners conclude that the December 2024 PowerSchool intrusion was not just due to bad…
Google and Westinghouse lean on AI to speed US nuclear plant builds Summary Google and Westinghouse have teamed up to apply AI and digital-twin technology to nuclear reactor construction and…
US Creates ‘Strike Force’ to Take Out SE Asian Scam Centres Summary The US has launched a multi-agency “Scam Centre Strike Force” to target organised cybercrime syndicates operating scam centres…
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order Summary A draft executive order obtained by WIRED would direct the US Department of Justice to form an “AI…
How to fix genetic ‘nonsense’: versatile gene-editing tool could tackle a host of diseases Summary Researchers describe PERT, a new approach that combines prime editing with engineered suppressor transfer RNAs…
