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150-Million-Year-Old Fish Fossil Found with Squid Lodged in Throat
A newly described fossil from the Jurassic period captures a fish mid-choke on a belemnite rostrum — the mineralized internal shell of an extinct cephalopod rel
Autonomous AI Agents Are Creating Attack Surfaces Faster Than Security Can Follow
A new class of autonomous AI agents — typified by OpenClaw, an open-source tool that proactively manages email, executes code, browses the web, and integrates w
Exchange Online Mailbox Outage Drags Into Fourth Week Despite Microsoft's Fix Claims
Microsoft prematurely closed a three-week-old Exchange Online incident (EX1256020) on April 1, only to reopen it under a new tracking ID (EX1268771) after affec
Iran-Linked Handala Hackers Wipe 200K Stryker Devices via Microsoft Intune
A MOIS-affiliated hacktivist group called Handala claimed a destructive wiper attack against medical device giant Stryker, forcing the company to send home over
LinkedIn Fingerprints 6,000+ Chrome Extensions, Builds Device Profiles on Users
LinkedIn injects a randomized-filename JavaScript file into user sessions that probes for over 6,236 Chrome extensions by attempting to fetch static resources t
Microsoft March 2026 Patch Tuesday: 77 Fixes, AI-Discovered CVE Marks New Era
Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 77 vulnerabilities with no active zero-days, but several patches warrant urgent attention. A publicly disclosed S
Qilin Ransomware Hits German Left Party, Claims Political Motive
The Qilin ransomware group breached Die Linke, a German democratic socialist party with 64 Bundestag seats and 123,000 members, exfiltrating internal organizati
Ransomware's Multi-Extortion Evolution Hits Healthcare and Finance Hard
Ransomware has moved well beyond simple file encryption. The double-extortion model—exfiltrate data first, then encrypt—renders backup-only defenses obsolete, s
ShinyHunters Breached Hims & Hers via Okta SSO → Zendesk Chain
Telehealth company Hims & Hers disclosed a data breach stemming from unauthorized access to its Zendesk customer service instance between February 4–7, 2026. At
TeamPCP Deploys Iran-Targeted Wiper via Trivy Supply Chain Compromise
A cloud-focused cybercrime group called TeamPCP escalated from financial extortion to geopolitically targeted destruction, deploying a wiper payload that destro
US Bans Foreign-Made Consumer Routers, Requires FCC Approval for Imports
An Executive Branch determination has effectively banned new foreign-manufactured consumer routers from the US market, citing supply chain vulnerabilities and c
US, Canada, Germany Dismantle Four IoT Botnets Behind Record DDoS Campaigns
A joint operation across three countries seized infrastructure supporting four interconnected IoT botnets — Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad — collectively