Tech & Science
Stanford Report: Humanoid Robots Fail 88% of Household Tasks
STANFORD, Calif. — Humanoid robots currently succeed in only 12% of real-world household tasks, indicating an 88% failure rate in practical home deployment, according to Stanford University's 2026 AI ...
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an urgent advisory Thursday warning that a high-severity vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ is being actively exploited...
German Industrial Supplier Hit by Phishing Campaign Using Compromised Vietnamese Domain
BERLIN — A German industrial supplier was targeted in a sophisticated phishing attack on April 17, 2026, involving a compromised Vietnamese logistics company domain and a malicious remote access tool....
Microsoft Warns of macOS Attack Using Fake Job Interviews
Microsoft has issued a security alert regarding a targeted attack campaign against macOS users that exploits fake job interview scenarios to deliver AppleScript malware. The technology giant warned t...
Security Firm Identifies Critical Vulnerability Chain in Cursor AI Affecting macOS Developers
SAN FRANCISCO — A cybersecurity firm named Straiker has identified a critical vulnerability chain within Cursor AI, an artificial intelligence-powered code editor, that could allow attackers to hijack...
Hackers Target Israeli Water Infrastructure with New ZionSiphon Malware
JERUSALEM — A new strain of malware designed to disrupt Israel's water treatment and desalination infrastructure has been identified by cybersecurity researchers. The malicious software, dubbed ZionSi...
Microsoft Warns of Windows Domain Controller Restart Loops Following April 2026 Update
Microsoft issued a global alert on April 17, 2026, warning that certain Windows domain controllers are entering restart loops after installing the company's April 2026 security updates. The issue affe...
Russia Launches Soyuz Rocket with Military Satellites from Plesetsk
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry announced Thursday that a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying military satellites was successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The laun...
Researcher Releases Proof-of-Concept for Microsoft Defender Zero-Day Vulnerability
WASHINGTON (April 16, 2026) — A cybersecurity researcher operating under the pseudonym Chaotic Eclipse released a proof-of-concept exploit Wednesday for a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender,...
UK Authorities Issue Urgent Warning on Escalating AI-Driven Cyber Threats
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom government and its National Cyber Security Centre issued an urgent open letter Wednesday warning businesses that artificial intelligence is rapidly amplifying cyber se...
Cisco Talos Discloses Vulnerabilities in Foxit Reader, LibRaw Software
SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Talos disclosed critical security vulnerabilities in Foxit Reader and LibRaw file reader software on Wednesday, alerting users to potential risks in widely used document and imag...
AI-Driven Impersonation Expands Global Cyber Threat Landscape, Expert Warns
LONDON (AP) — The digital threat landscape has fundamentally shifted, with individual faces and online identities now recognized as primary targets for cyberattacks, security expert Sarah Armstrong-Sm...
New PowMix Botnet Targets Czech Workforce with Phishing Campaign
PRAGUE — A newly identified botnet named PowMix has been actively targeting corporate networks across the Czech Republic since December 2025, cybersecurity researchers announced Tuesday. The campaign ...
Hackers Exploit Marimo Vulnerability to Deploy NKAbuse Malware Variant
LONDON, April 16 (AP) — Cybercriminals exploited a critical vulnerability in the Marimo notebook environment to deploy a new variant of NKAbuse malware, targeting users for credential theft and unauth...
North Korean Cyber Group Targets macOS Users in Cryptocurrency Theft Campaign
SEOUL — Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a new cyber espionage campaign by the North Korean state-sponsored group Sapphire Sleet, which is targeting macOS users with social engineering tac...
Ransomware Attack on Tennessee Hospital Exposes Data of 337,000
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — A ransomware attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center has compromised the personal and medical information of more than 337,000 individuals, the hospital announced Thursday. Th...
Cybersecurity Startup Artemis Emerges from Stealth with $70 Million Funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — Artemis, a U.S. cybersecurity startup, emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with $70 million in combined seed and Series A funding to deploy an AI-based platform for threat detecti...
Carahsoft Partners with Red Sky Alliance to Deliver Cyber Intelligence to U.S. Public Sector
WASHINGTON (AP) — Carahsoft Technology Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Red Sky Alliance on Wednesday, positioning itself as the Master Government Aggregator for the cybersecurity fi...
Ukraine Hospitals and Local Governments Hit by Phishing Campaign
KYIV, Ukraine — A coordinated cyberattack targeting Ukrainian hospitals, local government entities, and FPV drone operators has been detected, involving the deployment of AGINGFLY malware through phis...
Splunk Issues Security Patches for Critical Vulnerabilities Across Enterprise Products
SAN FRANCISCO — Splunk Inc. released security patches on Wednesday addressing multiple vulnerabilities across its Enterprise, Cloud Platform, and MCP Server products, including a high-severity remote ...
Threat Actors Exploit Obsidian Plugin Ecosystem to Target Finance Sector
LONDON (Reuters) — Cyber threat actors have launched a targeted social engineering campaign exploiting the community plugin ecosystem of the Obsidian note-taking application to distribute remote acces...
Cisco Issues Patches for 15 Vulnerabilities in Webex, ISE
SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday released security patches to address 15 vulnerabilities across its product portfolio, including critical-severity flaws in its Webex collaboration platf...
Humans Lower Strategic Bids Against AI Opponents, Study Finds
NEW YORK (AP) — Humans playing strategic games against artificial intelligence opponents tend to choose lower numerical values than when competing against other people, driven by perceptions of the ma...
Researchers Disclose 'Comment and Control' Attack Compromising AI Coding Agents
SAN FRANCISCO — A new class of cybersecurity vulnerability known as "Comment and Control" has been disclosed by researchers, exposing a method to hijack AI-powered coding agents from major technology ...
Global Enterprises Shift Cybersecurity Focus to Identity Intelligence Amid Rising Threats
LONDON (Reuters) - Security leaders and enterprises worldwide are fundamentally re-architecting their cybersecurity frameworks around identity visibility and intelligence to counter a converging wave ...
Cyber-enabled fraud overtakes ransomware as top risk for executives
GENEVA — Cyber-enabled fraud has surpassed ransomware as the primary cybersecurity concern for corporate leadership, marking a significant shift in the global threat landscape. The World Economic Foru...
Tesla Unveils 'Hey Grok' Voice Assistant Feature for Vehicle Integration
Tesla Inc. announced the rollout of a new voice-activated feature called 'Hey Grok,' designed to integrate artificial intelligence capabilities directly into its vehicle infotainment systems. The upda...
Ukraine Cyber Unit Identifies New Malware Targeting Local Authorities and Hospitals
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new family of malware dubbed AgingFly has been deployed in cyberattacks against local government offices and hospitals across Ukraine, according to the country's Computer Emerge...
NIST Narrows CVE Analysis Scope to Address Backlog
WASHINGTON — The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced Monday that it is narrowing the scope of its Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures analysis to prioritize critical government s...
Malicious Code Found in Over 30 WordPress Plugins in EssentialPlugin Package
LONDON (April 15, 2026) — A widespread security breach affecting the global WordPress ecosystem has been identified after malicious code was discovered in more than 30 plugins within the EssentialPlug...