Tale of a Centaur
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Image of a centaur object looking very comet-like.
Centaurs are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. Because they move among the gas giants,…
Pediatrician says RFK Jr. sowing doubt about measles-associated deaths
A coalition of leading medical groups issued their own vaccine guidance in response in part to changing and confusing messaging from federal officials. It comes on the heels of rising…
Hackers exploit Sangoma Switchvox flaw to deploy reverse shells
Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-9586, an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Sangoma Switchvox VoIP platform that can lead to remote code execution. […]
It’s Time to Ban Prescription Drug Ads
For the past few weeks I have been getting really into Friday Night Lights, the acclaimed early-2000s soap about a high-school football team in rural Texas. It’s not my typical…
WordPress backup plugin flaw exposes millions of sites to takeover attacks
An SQL injection vulnerability in the All-in-One WP Migration and Backup plugin for WordPress could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute remote code and take control of affected websites. […]
AI agents are hacking systems without any input from humans. How did we get here?
AI agents are systems that work on their own to handle tasks for humans. They’ve recently made headlines for actions they’ve taken, such as hacking, without human supervision.
Trump Admin Tells Court: Let OpenAI Rip Off The Intercept’s Articles
Trump’s Justice Department filed a brief on behalf of OpenAI in a landmark copyright lawsuit by The Intercept and other media companies.
The post Trump Admin Tells Court: Let OpenAI Rip…
Businessman Acquitted of Commissioning Murder of Maltese Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Businessman Yorgen Fenech, heir to one of Malta’s largest business empires, has been found not guilty on charges of complicity and criminal association in the 2017 assassination of investigative journalist…
Texas and Florida Step Back from ALPRs
Within the last few days, two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. This is just the latest proof of the growing…
Hackers exploit critical JFrog Artifactory flaw to forge admin tokens
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-82329) in JFrog Artifactory is being exploited in attacks to create tokens that provide administrative access. […]