Termite ransomware breaches linked to ClickFix CastleRAT attacks

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.
PCMag

Phony Claude Code Install Guides Trick Vibe Coders Into Installing Malware

Dubbed InstallFix by Push Security, the scheme inserts instructions to download malware during the Claude Code install process on cloned websites.
How-To Geek on MSN

Why 27 lines of Python is all you need for an inspiring Linux Mint desktop

Why settle for a static Linux Mint desktop when you can jazz it up with this Conky daily quote generator desklet?
AOL

Trump says he's declassifying files about aliens and UFOs. That's going to make some longtime betters on Polymarket very rich.

President Donald Trump says he is directing federal agencies to declassify UFO files. For traders betting on aliens, that could mean a very earthly payday. "Based on the tremendous interest shown, I ...
The New York Times

How The Times Is Digging Into Millions of Pages of Epstein Files

Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case. Interview by Patrick Healy With Steve ...
CNN

This company is sending a factory into space to make materials for semiconductors

A British company is developing a space-based “factory” to produce materials for quantum computers, AI data centers and defense infrastructure. Space Forge, located in Cardiff, Wales, has reached a ...
The Guardian

House members seek inquiry into DoJ’s tracking of their Epstein files research

US attorney general displayed records of Congress members’ searches into Epstein files during House hearing Members of Congress are calling for investigations after discovering the Department of ...
NPR

How to turn an acquaintance into a friend — and make the friendship stick

Sometimes you meet a person and just know: You. I want to be friends with you. The conversation flows. They make you laugh. You want to know more about them. So you say, "Hey, we should get together ...
Engadget

Anthropic beefs up Claude's free tier as OpenAI prepares to stuff ads into ChatGPT's

Anthropic is upgrading Claude's free tier, apparently to capitalize on OpenAI's planned integration of ads into ChatGPT. On Wednesday, Anthropic said free Claude users can now create files, connect to ...
Hindustan Times

Epstein files make it to Super Bowl; Pam Bondi, Trump, Musk targeted with emotional message - Watch

Epstein survivors have a message for President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi, and it will be displayed in front of thousands of NFL fans at the Super Bowl on Sunday. A 33-second clip of ...
TwinCities.com

A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public

For much of two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what they ...