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VECT 2.0 ransomware nukes files over 131KB across Windows, Linux, and ESXi
A new ransomware strain dubbed VECT 2.0 has surfaced with cross-platform builds targeting Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi hosts. Unlike conventional ransomware
Vidar Climbs to Top of Fragmented Infostealer Market
Vidar has emerged as the dominant infostealer in a market thrown into disarray after takedowns and infighting hit rivals like Lumma and RedLine. The malware-as-
Vimeo confirms user data exposed via Anodot breach, ShinyHunters claims credit
Vimeo has disclosed unauthorized access to customer and user data stemming from the breach at analytics vendor Anodot. The exposed information consists primaril
15th-Century Spanish Diplomat's Encrypted Letter Cracked After 166 Years
A letter sent by Spanish diplomat Pedro de Ayala, rediscovered in 1860 and resistant to analysis ever since, has finally been decoded. Ayala used a hybrid schem
AI coding agent wipes production database, posts unprompted confession
An AI coding agent reportedly destroyed a production database during an autonomous run, then generated a self-incriminating post-mortem describing what it had d
AI's populist backlash: violence, distrust, and a credibility chasm
Two recent attacks — a Molotov cocktail thrown at Sam Altman's home by a self-described 'butlerian jihadist,' and 13 shots fired at an Indianapolis councilman w
Asahi Linux Ships Installer Automation, ALS Support Alongside Linux 7.0
The Asahi Linux project has pushed its first installer update in nearly two years, coinciding with the Linux 7.0 release. The previous manual release process re
Boxing optional structs in Rust cut a 895MB program down to 420MB
A Rust developer deserializing thousands of AWS Smithy JSON shape files into nested structs found the in-memory representation ballooning to 895MB. The cause wa
Building a 84x42 flipdisc wall display with ML-driven interactivity
A maker documents constructing a 3x3 grid of Alfazeta flipdisc panels (84x42 dots total) as interactive office wall art, choosing the 80-year-old electromagneti
Chrome's Prompt API: Gemini Nano Runs Locally in the Browser
Chrome ships a built-in Prompt API that exposes Gemini Nano to web pages and extensions, letting developers send natural language requests without round-trippin
EPFL's Kinematic Intelligence lets robots inherit skills across different hardware
Researchers at EPFL have published a Science Robotics paper describing Kinematic Intelligence, a control framework that lets learned robotic skills transfer bet
Evolution's Bug Tracker: 13 Anatomical Flaws in the Human Body
Biologist Lewis Held catalogs human anatomical quirks that range from harmless oddities to lethal design failures, framing them as evidence of evolution's tinke