Predictive analytics in policing: Weighing up the pros and cons
Despite fears of surveillance state activities reminiscent of dark sci-fi stories, police hope predictive analytics developments will help them to manage tight budgets and resources,…
Month: July 2025
Why America is Falling
Oct 11, 2010 My favorite thing to do is determine why complex things happen. Some examples include why over half of American’s deny evolution, why…
Lapsed CISA contract impedes national lab’s threat-hunting operations
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Fewer experts are analyzing data from a…
US nuclear weapons agency hacked in Microsoft SharePoint attacks
Unknown threat actors have breached the National Nuclear Security Administration’s network in attacks exploiting a recently patched Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability chain. NNSA is a…
Silicon Valley Engineer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Missile Detection Data for China
A dual U.S.-China citizen and former Silicon Valley engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing critical military technology secrets designed to protect American national security interests. …
Hidden Backdoor in WordPress Plugins Grants Attackers Ongoing Access to Websites
Security researchers have discovered a concerning trend in which a highly skilled malware campaign has been targeting WordPress websites by using the frequently disregarded mu-plugins…
CMA prepares roadmap ahead of Apple and Google SMS decision
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a set of proposals and a roadmap outlining actions it will take to enable fair competition in…
Happiness, Struggle, and Options
I think a lot about why people aren’t happy. I’m reading a book now by Bertrand Russell that offers a compelling theory: Modern people are…
Authorities in Ukraine nab alleged admin of Russian-language cybercrime forum
Ukrainian authorities Tuesday arrested the alleged administrator of XSS.is, a Russian-language cybercrime forum, following a four-year investigation by the Paris public prosecutor’s office. Law enforcement…
NPM package ‘is’ with 2.8M weekly downloads infected devs with malware
The popular NPM package ‘is’ has been compromised in a supply chain attack that injected backdoor malware, giving attackers full access to compromised devices. This…
Windows 11 Gets New AI-Powered Features
Microsoft has unveiled a comprehensive suite of AI-powered enhancements for Windows 11, marking a significant leap forward in personal computing experiences. With nearly 60% of…
Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day EXPLAINED — How Hackers Got In Without a Password
Two previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server (on-premises) are being actively exploited in the wild as part of a highly coordinated espionage campaign.…