Stolen passwords are exposing America’s water providers to hackers

TechCrunch - Sep 22, 2026

Researchers say another looming threat hangs over some of America's most important critical infrastructure.

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Microsoft Takes Down EvilTokens Device-Code Phishing Service Tied to 12,000 Inbox Compromises

Sep 22, 2026

Microsoft Takes Down EvilTokens Device-Code Phishing Service Tied to 12,000 Inbox Compromises

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the takedown of the EvilTokens device code phishing service that it said used artificial intelligence (AI) "at every step of the attack chain." The action, carried out with authorization from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, involved the efforts of Health-ISAC, alongside Cloudflare, Coinbase, OpenAI, Railway, SpyCloud, The Shadowserver

Critical Bifrost AI Gateway Flaw Lets Attackers Run Commands Without Credentials

Sep 22, 2026

Critical Bifrost AI Gateway Flaw Lets Attackers Run Commands Without Credentials

A critical vulnerability in Bifrost, an open-source AI gateway that routes requests to more than 20 LLM providers, allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary commands on the gateway server with a single HTTP request. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-90898 (CVSS score: 9.8), affects all versions of the Bifrost HTTP transport before 2.1.0 when management authentication is

The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I.

Sep 22, 2026

The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I.

Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation.

Sea turtle laying eggs at Huntington Beach is first known instance of nesting on West Coast

Sep 22, 2026

Sea turtle laying eggs at Huntington Beach is first known instance of nesting on West Coast

At least one olive ridley sea turtle has laid its eggs on the sand in Huntington Beach.

Researcher Drops BigDiskBuster Zero-Day PoC That Blocks Microsoft Defender Updates

Sep 22, 2026

Researcher Drops BigDiskBuster Zero-Day PoC That Blocks Microsoft Defender Updates

A zero-day proof-of-concept tool that stops Microsoft Defender from installing platform and signature updates by filling all available disk space was published on GitHub on September 19. The tool, called BigDiskBuster, has no patch, no CVE, and no Microsoft advisory. Its author, Abdelhamid Naceri, is a former Microsoft security researcher whose earlier Defender exploits were used in

An A.I. Image of Trump Kissing a Woman Was Fake. It Spread Anyway.

Sep 22, 2026

An A.I. Image of Trump Kissing a Woman Was Fake. It Spread Anyway.

Advances in artificial intelligence and the myriad ways content is shared online have made establishing authenticity even more difficult for users of social media.

I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away

Sep 22, 2026

I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away

Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.

An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content

Sep 22, 2026

An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content

Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.

C.T.E. Can’t Be Detected in the Living. New Brain Research Offers Hope.

Sep 22, 2026

C.T.E. Can’t Be Detected in the Living. New Brain Research Offers Hope.

Scientists are developing imaging techniques and blood tests that one day may enable doctors to identify the disease definitively in living patients.

Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.

Sep 22, 2026

Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.

In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress.

Man vs robot: Influencer takes on 6ft humanoid in a terrifying cage fight - and it doesn't end well for him

Sep 22, 2026

Man vs robot: Influencer takes on 6ft humanoid in a terrifying cage fight - and it doesn't end well for him

It might sound like the plot of a bonkers sci-fi film, but the world has now witnessed the very first human vs robot boxing match.

Gen Z are in a sex RECESSION, study reveals - with a fifth reporting they've never had a partner

Sep 22, 2026

Gen Z are in a sex RECESSION, study reveals - with a fifth reporting they've never had a partner

Despite being the generation that grew up with Tinder, Hinge and Bumble at their fingertips, a study has revealed Gen Z is in a sex recession.

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Anthropic Releases a New A.I. Model, Opus 5.5, Amid Safety Debate

Sep 22, 2026

Anthropic Releases a New A.I. Model, Opus 5.5, Amid Safety Debate

The company released a cheaper, faster model that it said was the strongest performer on its most rigorous internal safety tests to date.

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