Defunct crypto platform FTX Japan leaked thousands of user records after shutting down – here’s how to stay safe
FTX shut down in 2021, but continued to generate data in the backend Contact information…
Exoplanet 40 light years from Earth may have right conditions for life
Artist’s impression of the planet TRAPPIST-1e NASA/JPL-Caltech There are promising signs that one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 star system, which lies about 40 light years from Earth, has an atmosphere capable of supporting life. But scientists will need to image it 15 times more to make sure. TRAPPIST-1 is a small red dwarf…
How Yichao “Peak” Ji became a global AI app hitmaker
In 2012, Ji launched his own company, Peak Labs, and later led the development of Magi, a search engine. The tool extracted information from across the web to answer queries—conceptually similar to today’s AI-powered search, but powered by a custom language model. Magi was briefly popular, drawing millions of users in its first month, but…
HTTP Request Signatures – SANS Internet Storm Center
This weekend, I noticed three related headers being used in requests to some of our honeypots for the first time [1]: Signature-Input Signature-Agent Signature These headers are related to a relatively new feature, HTTP Message Signatures, which was standardized in RFC 9421 in February last year [2]. First, what is the problem…
Dinosaur teeth reveal secrets of Jurassic life 150 million years ago
What did long-necked dinosaurs eat – and where did they roam to satisfy their hunger? A team of researchers has reconstructed the feeding behavior of sauropods using cutting-edge dental wear analysis. Their findings, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, show that microscopic enamel wear marks provide surprising insights into migration, environmental conditions, and niche distribution…
Autism symptoms vanish in mice after Stanford brain breakthrough
Stanford Medicine scientists investigating the neurological underpinnings of autism spectrum disorder have found that hyperactivity in a specific brain region could drive behaviors commonly associated with the disorder. Using a mouse model of the disease, the researchers identified the reticular thalamic nucleus — which serves as a gatekeeper of sensory information between the thalamus and…
Scientists finally crack the mystery of rogue waves
On New Year’s Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water crumpled steel railings and flung heavy equipment across the deck — but its biggest impact was what it left behind: hard data. It was the first time a rogue wave had ever…
8th September – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 8th September, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES A supply chain breach involving Salesloft’s Drift integration to Salesforce exposed sensitive customer data from multiple organizations, including Cloudflare, Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, and Workiva. The attackers accessed Salesforce CRM systems via…
I Hate My AI Friend
Schiffmann seems to be doing well, compared to the last times either of us spoke to him. When he first announced the Friend, he talked about how he had come up with the idea for an AI buddy while traveling alone and yearning for companionship. Schiffmann posits himself as older now, wiser, more experienced than…
ISC Stormcast For Monday, September 8th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9602
ISC Stormcast For Monday, September 8th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9602, (Mon, Sep 8th) Source link
AI has no idea what it’s doing, but it’s threatening us all
The age of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed our interactions, but threatens human dignity on a worldwide scale, according to a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). Study lead author Dr Maria Randazzo, an academic from CDU’s School of Law, found the technology was reshaping Western legal and ethical landscapes at unprecedented speed but…
