Microsoft Finds New Worm That Spreads via USB and Steals Crypto Through Tor
Microsoft has discovered a new self-propagating worm that spreads through USB drives, hunts for cryptocurrency credentials, and sends stolen data…
June 23, 2026
NASA Is Trying to Save a $500 Million Satellite — in Record Time
Ten months ago, NASA asked three companies a question nobody had answered before: can you build and launch a satellite…
Scientists Hunt for Coral Reefs That Can Survive a Warming Planet
Anne Cohen spent years studying coral reefs from a distance. Now she’s standing on the bow of an aluminum landing…
Trump Sets 2031 Deadline for Federal Systems to Migrate to Post-Quantum Cryptography
President Trump has signed an executive order setting a hard deadline of the end of 2031 for all federal high-value…
Trump Signs Two Executive Orders Pushing Quantum Computing and Post-Quantum Security
President Trump signed two executive orders on Monday aimed at accelerating US quantum computing development and preparing the country’s cryptography…
Crypto Lobby Groups Push Congress to Pass Staking Tax Bill Unchanged
Three major crypto lobbying organizations are telling Congress: pass the staking and mining tax bill as-is, no amendments needed. The…
CFTC Bans Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky From Trading — Permanently
The CFTC has closed its 2023 enforcement action against Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky with a permanent trading ban. He can’t…
Rocket Report: Blue Origin Rebuilds Its Launch Pad, Relativity Eyes Mars
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 could happen as soon as next month, according to president Gwynne Shotwell. But don’t hold your…
The UK Will Scan Asylum Seekers’ Faces to Guess Their Age — Despite Knowing the Tech Gets It Wrong
Starting next year, the UK government plans to use AI-powered facial age estimation on asylum seekers arriving at the border….
There’s Now a Search Engine for Stolen Credentials — and It’s Thriving
Attackers don’t need to wade through massive credential dumps anymore. They can just pay someone else to find exactly what…