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World’s Largest Space Camera Takes First Images, Begins Cosmos Discovery
The Vera C. Rubin Rubin Observatory’s LSST (Large Synoptic Survey Telescope) camera, the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy, has captured its first images. Designed to scan the night sky repeatedly over the next decade, this state-of-the-art instrument aims to uncover the universe’s most elusive secrets and significantly advance our understanding of the cosmos.…
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Research Shows Risks of AWS Credential Exposure Through Overprivileged Containers in Amazon EKS
Recent security research has uncovered significant risks associated with misconfigured or overly privileged containers running in Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). These misconfigurations can expose sensitive AWS credentials, leading to potential privilege escalation, data breaches, and unauthorized access within cloud environments. Overprivileged Containers Kubernetes has become the backbone of modern cloud applications, enabling automation in…
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Critical Vulnerability in Meshtastic Mesh Networks Allows Private Message Decryption
A significant cryptographic flaw has been uncovered in Meshtastic, a widely used open-source project that enables secure, off-grid communication through LoRa mesh networks. This vulnerability exposes affected devices to potential decryption of private messages, unauthorized node control, and network hijacking. Meshtastic is designed to facilitate decentralized, private communication in environments where traditional networks are unavailable—such…
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OpenVPN Driver Vulnerability Poses Denial-of-Service Risk to Windows Systems
A newly discovered security vulnerability in OpenVPN’s Windows driver has raised alarms within the tech community. The flaw exposes systems running certain versions of OpenVPN to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, potentially causing affected Windows machines to crash. The vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-50054, exists within OpenVPN’s ovpn-dco-win driver, a component responsible for handling the VPN’s data channel…
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CoinMarketCap Hit by Supply Chain Attack, Crypto Wallets Compromised
CoinMarketCap, a leading cryptocurrency price tracking site, was recently targeted in a supply chain attack that exposed visitors to a wallet-drainer scam. The attack tricked users into connecting their cryptocurrency wallets, leading to the theft of funds. Earlier this year in January, visitors to CoinMarketCap’s homepage began seeing pop-up prompts asking them to connect their…
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New MIT Study Reveals Possible Cognitive Effects of Reliance on AI
Is AI Making Us Smarter or Dumber? New Research Raises Important Questions In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Claude have become part of our daily lives—from helping us with everyday tasks like drafting emails, brainstorming or answering complex questions. While these technologies promise convenience and efficiency, emerging research suggests that they…
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NFC Technology to Receive Major Upgrade with Release 15
The NFC Forum, a community organization consisting of hundreds of orgs, has just announced NFC Release 15, a significant update that promises to change the way we interact with NFC (Near Field Communication)-enabled devices. This new release boosts the range of NFC contactless connections by up to 4x, making it quicker, more reliable, and easier…
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