A Malicious DNS Zone Could Turn Unbound Into an RCE Target
Unbound versions through 1.26.0 contain a critical DNSSEC validator heap overflow. NLnet Labs released version 1.26.1 with fixes for this and eight additional vulnerabilities.
Exein Bets $270 Million on Security for Machines That Act
The Italian cybersecurity company says its funding will support device security, acquisitions and expansion as software gains control of machines.
Nearly 100,000 Star Trek Fans Renamed NASA’s First Shuttle
On Sept. 17, 1976, NASA presented OV-101 to the public. Though it was not designed for spaceflight, Enterprise conducted atmospheric test flights that helped prepare the shuttle program for its first space missions in 1981.
JWST’s Little Red Dots May Hide the First Giant Black Holes
JWST observations and early-Universe simulations support the idea that Little Red Dots are young, overmassive black holes formed from collapsing primordial gas clouds.
A Blood Test Could Catch Breast Cancer Resistance Before Scans
Etcamah is the first breast cancer treatment approved alongside a circulating tumor DNA test designed to detect emerging ESR1 resistance mutations before disease progression appears on scans.
Apple’s Big iOS 27 Update Fixes Flaws Across Its Entire Stack
Apple’s iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate 27 releases address roughly 200 flaws across kernels, shared components and higher-level software.
The PS5 Linux Dream Ends After LLM-Assisted Bug Report
Andy Nguyen has stopped work on the Linux-on-PS5 project after researchers using LLMs identified and reported the hypervisor bug behind the exploit.
Cisco Email Gateways Are Being Turned Into Root Shells
Cisco says attackers are exploiting a Secure Email Gateway flaw that can let unauthenticated attackers execute commands as root.
EV Charging Use Is Surging—But New Chargers Can’t Keep Up
ChargePoint reports that charging sessions rose 34 percent in 2025, while new charger installations increased by 16 percent. The company also identifies 30 percent utilization as a critical threshold for workplace charging and says broader vehicle-to-grid adoption will require more AC bidirectional vehicles and industry standardization.
The Drug Data Hiding Behind AI’s Next Protein-Model Advantage
A confidential industry data pool improved a protein model, suggesting governed data access—not just compute—could shape drug AI’s next edge.
