Artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning capabilities determine whether models can handle complex, real-world tasks beyond simple pattern matching. With strong reasoning, models can identify problems …
Zero Trust helps organizations shrink their attack surface and respond to threats faster, but many still struggle to implement it because their security tools don’t share signals reliably. 88% …
Google on Monday announced a set of new security features in Chrome, following the company’s addition of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to the web browser. To that end, the …
** Dec 09, 2025 ** Ravie Lakshmanan Ransomware / Endpoint Security The threat actor known as Storm-0249 is likely shifting from its role as an initial access broker to adopt a combination of more …
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have likely become the latest to exploit the recently disclosed critical security React2Shell flaw in React Server Components (RSC) to deliver a previously …
** Dec 09, 2025 ** Ravie Lakshmanan Cybersecurity / Malware Four distinct threat activity clusters have been observed leveraging a malware loader known as CastleLoader , strengthening the previous …
Canadian organizations have emerged as the focus of a targeted cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat activity cluster known as STAC6565 . Cybersecurity company Sophos said it investigated almost 40 …
** Dec 09, 2025 ** Ravie Lakshmanan Malware / Threat Analysis Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new extensions on Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace that are designed to …
Two current MIT affiliates and seven additional alumni are among those named to the 2025 cohort of AI2050 Fellows . Zongyi Li , a postdoc in the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, …
Insurance underwriting requires analyzing multiple data sources, evaluating risks, and making decisions that meet regulatory requirements. The underwriters face three core challenges: Siloed data …
AgentCore Gateway now supports API GatewayAs organizations explore the possibilities of agentic applications, they continue to navigate challenges of using enterprise data as context in invocation …
Today, we are pleased to announce a new integration between Amazon Quick Research and S&P Global. This integration brings both S&P Global Energy news, research, and insights and S&P Global …
When critical services depend on quick action, from the safety of vulnerable children to environmental protection, you need working AI solutions in weeks, not years. Amazon recently announced an …
Substitution Cipher Based on The Voynich Manuscript Here’s a fun paper: “ The Naibbe cipher: a substitution cipher that encrypts Latin and Italian as Voynich Manuscript-like ciphertext “: Abstract: In …
** Dec 08, 2025 ** The Hacker News Cybersecurity / Password Security The holiday season compresses risk into a short, high-stakes window. Systems run hot, teams run lean, and attackers time automated …
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JS#SMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a distribution vector for a remote access trojan named …
** Dec 08, 2025 ** Ravie Lakshmanan Hacking News / Cybersecurity It’s been a week of chaos in code and calm in headlines. A bug that broke the internet’s favorite framework, hackers …
A critical security flaw in the Sneeit Framework plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited in the wild, per data from Wordfence. The remote code execution vulnerability in question is …
** Dec 08, 2025 ** Ravie Lakshmanan Network Security / Vulnerability The Iranian hacking group known as MuddyWater has been observed leveraging a new backdoor dubbed UDPGangster that uses the User …
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two new Android malware families dubbed FvncBot and SeedSnatcher , as another upgraded version of ClayRat has been spotted in the wild. The findings …
What is the Damascus Dossier investigation? The Damascus Dossier is a cross-border investigation revealing harrowing new details about one of the most brutal state-run killing systems of the 21st …
VIDEO WATCH: Damascus Dossier exposes the Assad regime’s killing machine Journalists from around the world have joined forces to uncover harrowing new details about one of the most brutal state-run …
J ournalists from around the world have joined forces to uncover harrowing new details about one of the most brutal state-run killing systems of the 21st century: the regime of former Syrian president …
H idden within a drab Damascus shopping center, at the end of an unlit fourth-floor hallway, is the unmarked office of Shorouk for Protection, Guarding and Security Services. A sign informs visitors …
A man lies on a metal surface — emaciated, dead. He is photographed at multiple angles: up close, his chipped, yellow teeth glowing; from the side, his cloudy eyes like frosted glass; from afar, his …
