RondoDox botnet exploits React2Shell flaw to breach Next.js servers

The RondoDox botnet has been observed exploiting the critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to infect vulnerable Next.js ...
eWeek

LangChain AI Vulnerability Exposes Millions of Apps

A critical LangChain AI vulnerability exposes millions of apps to theft and code injection, prompting urgent patching and ...

Exploited MongoBleed flaw leaks MongoDB secrets, 87K servers exposed

A severe vulnerability affecting multiple MongoDB versions, dubbed MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847), is being actively exploited ...
The Conversation

The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens

Anne P. DePrince has received funding from the Department of Justice, National Institutes of Health, State of Colorado, and University of Denver. She has received honoraria for giving presentations ...
Communications of the ACM

Guardians of the Agents

A more advanced solution involves adding guardrails by actively monitoring logs in real time and aborting an agent’s ongoing ...
Quanta Magazine

String Theory Inspires a Brilliant, Baffling New Math Proof

In August, a team of mathematicians posted a paper claiming to solve a major problem in algebraic geometry — using entirely alien techniques. It instantly captivated the field, stoking excitement in ...
MLive

Developer likens massive office to apartment project to ‘building the plane while it’s flying’

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A transformation is underway inside the Fifth Third Building in downtown Grand Rapids, where seven floors of offices that sat vacant for years are being turned into 140 sleek, ...
The New York Times

America Wants to Build Again. If You Squint, You’ll See Hopeful Signs.

Crumbling highways. A housing shortage. Broken infrastructure. America is stuck. But the pendulum may be ready to swing. Video illustration by Nico Krijno Supported by Crumbling highways. A housing ...
Orange County Register

The secret to building UCI’s new hospital? Details, details and more details

A month out from opening day at UCI Health – Irvine, Jess Langerud trekked through the 350,000 square-foot, 144-bed hospital and peeled protective stickers off of medical equipment. “I’m pulling all ...
SlashGear

What Is 'Pixnapping'? How To Protect Yourself From The Latest Android Exploit

Like any other computer, smartphones are prone to some nasty malware, and the latest exploit discovered in Android is equal parts ingenious and horrifying. The last thing most Android users worry ...
National Geographic news

'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus discovered, is finally going home

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...
The New York Times

18,000 Reasons It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in America

The transformation of Phoenix into a semiconductor hub by Taiwan’s TSMC illustrates the difficulties of large-scale projects in the United States. Supported by The transformation of Phoenix into a ...