Seeding opportunities for Black atmospheric scientists Article Date 23 December 2025 Summary Vernon Morris, a leading atmospheric scientist, has spent decades creating pathways for Black and other under-represented students into…
A Good Year for North Korean Cybercriminals Summary North Korean state-linked cybercriminal groups saw an exceptionally profitable 2025, driven largely by large-scale cryptocurrency thefts. Chainalysis attributes at least $2.02 billion…
Legal protection for ethical hacking under Computer Misuse Act is only the first step Summary The UK is updating the Computer Misuse Act to provide legal protection for ethical hackers.…
Grant cuts, arrests, lay-offs: Trump made 2025 a tumultuous year for science Summary In the opening weeks of Donald Trump’s second presidency, his administration took a series of actions that…
This science sleuth revealed a retraction crisis at Indian universities Summary Achal Agrawal, a former university researcher turned freelance data scientist, has exposed widespread research-integrity problems at Indian higher-education institutions.…
The top US health director who stood up for science — and was fired Article Meta Article Date: 08 December 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03838-3 Article Image: Portrait of Susan Monarez…
UK intelligence warns AI ‘prompt injection’ attacks might never go away Summary The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that “prompt injection” — attacks that manipulate large language models…
A Tale of Two CISOs: Why An Engineering-Focused CISO Can Be a Liability Summary David Schwed distinguishes two CISO archetypes: the engineering-focused CISO who treats security primarily as an engineering…
Maryland man sentenced for N. Korea IT worker scheme involving US government contracts Summary A 40-year-old Maryland man, Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and…
Twins who hacked State Dept hired to work for gov again, now charged with deleting databases Summary Federal contractors Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, both 34 and previously convicted in 2015…
