Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has revealed that its ongoing investigation into the agentic cyber attack targeting its systems also exposed names, usernames, password hashes and live tokens for all users. "While we investigated, we removed access to Reactor and Data Solutions," the company said. "At this time we continue to have no evidence that any investigations data has been accessed

The sweeping midterm election victory by US Democrats has triggered warnings from analysts that an impending regulatory clampdown could derail the nation’s multi-trillion-dollar artificial intelligence data centre buildout. Wall Street forecasters slashed their projections for Big Tech infrastructure spending hours after the vote, cautioning that a wave of proposed project moratoria and tighter oversight could stall up to 30 per cent of planned US facilities and force developers to downscale...

A backdoor has been found hiding in the web server that runs Control Web Panel (CWP), a free panel for managing Linux hosting servers, researchers at QiAnXin's XLab said this week. The backdoored web server executes commands that attackers send via web requests, and those requests never appear in its access logs. Installing it takes root access, so the attackers must already control the server.

Two flaws in Barracuda's Email Security Gateway, an email-filtering appliance, can be chained to run commands on it as root, its highest level of access, with no login required. The company released patches on Monday, and the security firm watchTowr detailed the attack chain on Thursday. One flaw, CVE-2026-116606, is an authorization bypass. An unauthenticated attacker can use it to restore a

Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund, the war chest used to defend the local currency, reported a 74 per cent tumble in third-quarter earnings amid pervasive market uncertainty, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Friday. Earnings totalled HK$18.6 billion (US$2.4 billion) in the quarter, plunging from HK$70.8 billion a year earlier. For the first nine months of 2026, total earnings slid 39.6 per cent from a year earlier to HK$171.9 billion. The Exchange Fund’s Hong Kong equities portfolio...

Meta, Google and TikTok have sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta, challenging a new law that restricts autoplay videos and personalised feeds for users under 16. The law, scheduled to take effect in January 2027, could impose fines of up to $50,000 per affected minor for non-compliance.

China is now both a global production hub and a key source of global demand, with a growing capacity to absorb goods from around the world, according to a report released on Thursday in Shanghai in east China.

No single country owns the high seas. So who protects the life in them? The BBNJ Agreement, which entered into force in January 2026, gives countries a way to establish marine protected areas in international waters.

Inside Jiaolong: A simulated dive into China's deep-sea exploration

3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million

The artificial intelligence company pledged to be more collaborative with the communities where it is building its data centers.

Chinese scientists have cooled a cloud of rubidium atoms aboard China's space station to an equivalent temperature of 9.7 trillionths of a degree above absolute zero, a record low according to the research team.

China launched a group of remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday.

The New York Times reported last week that Mr. Huang had a close relationship with an executive that U.S. officials determined was funneling information to Chinese intelligence.

Meta, TikTok and Google filed separate lawsuits against California over a new law seeking to tighten restrictions on child social media usage, arguing the legislation violates the companies’ First Amendment rights.  California’s bipartisan “Digital Age Assurance Act,” which goes into effect Jan. 1, bans social media platforms in the Sunshine State from providing “an addictive...

Many donated money to President Trump’s favored causes and became his allies. Now that political alignment may be a liability.

Investment has surged into the making of jet turbine blades - an extremely difficult component to make.

The market has been reacting to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry following the US midterms

An exceptionally strong El Niño could drive CO2 levels in the atmosphere to record highs in 2027, the Met Office has warned.

Some call him a doomer. Others see him as a responsible technologist. Here’s how the Anthropic chief executive’s thinking on artificial intelligence was shaped.

Stocks nosedived Thursday, one day after rallying on the heels of Democrats’ resounding midterm victories. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 2,100 points from the opening bell and closed down by 1,833 points relative to the end of trading Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 were respectively down by roughly 1,422...

The Delhi government has announced a four-month winter action plan, but experts say that won't be enough.

Republican Reps. John Moolenaar (Mich.), Brian Mast (Fla.) and Rick Crawford (Ark.) sent a letter to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday, following reports he sent intelligence to China. The GOP lawmakers requested that the CEO appear in a joint, closed-door briefing on Nov. 18 to address concerns regarding Nvidia’s “security protocols against foreign adversary...

Parents are suing technology giant Google, alleging the AI Gemini chatbot offered on school Chromebooks helped a young teen prepare plans for a suicide attempt and her funeral. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in California Superior Court and claims a 13-year-old girl —dubbed “Emma” — chatted with Gemini over the course of several months, prompting...

The proposal could deepen Wall Street's financial bloodbath, devastate Americans' retirement savings, drive up inflation, slash wages and leave the nation exposed to attacks.

Separate lawsuits were filed by Google, Meta and TikTok, which have been battling a flood of claims that their services are addictive.

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is safely back inside the International Space Station after successfully completing his second spacewalk in two weeks.

The Boeing E-4B known as the 'Doomsday Plane,' serves as a survivable airborne command post from which senior leaders can direct US forces during a national emergency.

A glimpse into the world of the incredibly tiny

Airport security made a shocking find after uncovering thousands of spiders inside three suitcases moments before an international flight.