Mitochondria are tiny structures inside cells that generate the energy required for the body to move, grow, and maintain health. Because energy needs change continuously, mitochondria must constantly fine-tune their activity to keep up. This adaptability depends in part on the nutrients available to the cell. Yet until recently, scientists did not fully understand how…
XWiki describes itself as “The Advanced Open-Source Enterprise Wiki” and considers itself an alternative to Confluence and MediaWiki. In February, XWiki released an advisory (and patch) for an arbitrary remote code execution vulnerability. Affected was the SolrSearch component, which any user, even with minimal “Guest” privileges, can use. The advisory included PoC code, so it is…
Research by: Alexey Bukhteyev Key takeaways XLoader remains one of the most challenging malware families to analyze. Its code decrypts only at runtime and is protected by multiple layers of encryption, each locked with a different key hidden somewhere else in the binary. Even sandboxes are no help: evasions block malicious branches, and the real…
Published November 3, 2025 Rare Beauty and BÉIS have joined forces to release a limited-edition “Beauty On-the-Go” collection, announced across their verified Instagram and TikTok pages. The collaboration unites founders Selena Gomez and Shay Mitchell, longtime friends who expressed their excitement online, emphasizing their shared passion for beauty and travel. Selena Gomez and Shay Mitchell…
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 3rd November, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks impacting AT&T, Dublin Airport, and Air Arabia. The ransomware gang exfiltrated sensitive data including 576,000 AT&T applicant records, 1.5 million…
As I browse the web in 2025, I rarely encounter captchas anymore. There’s no slanted text to discern. No image grid of stoplights to identify. And on the rare occasion that I am asked to complete some bot-deterring task, the experience almost always feels surreal. A colleague shared recent tests where they were presented with…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published November 3, 2025 French Economy Minister Roland Lescure said on Monday that he would block access to Shein in France if the online retailer resumed selling child-like sex dolls — products the Asian e-commerce company says it has already removed from its site. Roland Lescure – AFP “If such…
Artist’s impression of Population III stars as they would have appeared a 100 million years after the big bang NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani We may have finally seen the first generation of stars. Astronomers have been looking for these primordial behemoths, called Population III stars, for decades. Now they have found what may be the…
Published November 3, 2025 Coach has been upping its sustainability credentials in recent periods, from its Coachtopia brand to its collabs with Beyond Retro’s parent company Bank & Vogue. Coach x Bank & Vogue Earlier this year that partnership moved into clothing and the two have just extended their link-up with a move back to…
Getty Images Some high-street clinics are putting lives at risk by allowing unqualified non-specialists to carry out baby scans, the Society of Radiographers (SoR) has warned. The trade union says its members have seen examples of pregnant women being incorrectly diagnosed with serious health conditions and given dangerous advice. Other expectant mums have been sent…
