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Sep 3
2025

Tiny 3D-Printed Device Supercharges Tissue Engineering With Unprecedented Precision

The device is compact enough to rest on a fingertip and is compatible with current tissue-engineering technology. A newly developed 3D-printed device offers scientists the ability to build human tissue models with far greater precision and complexity. The tool, created by an interdisciplinary tea

Sep 3
2025

Canada Is at Risk: Scientists Uncover Hidden Megathrust That Could Trigger Massive Earthquakes

Scientists used advanced hydrophone technology to image the Queen Charlotte fault, confirming its potential for destructive megathrust earthquakes. New research on the Queen Charlotte fault system has produced the first images of its subsurface structure off the coast of Haida Gwaii, confirming t

Sep 3
2025

A Simple Spark That May Explain How Life Began

A breakthrough experiment shows how RNA and amino acids might have joined to spark the first steps toward life.

Sep 3
2025

Scientists Build Quantum Computer That Snaps Together Like LEGOs

A modular quantum processor design shows ~99% fidelity. It paves the way for scalable quantum computing. What do children’s building blocks and quantum computing have in common? The answer is modularity. Constructing a quantum computer as a single, unified device proves extremely difficult. Th

Sep 3
2025

Silver Fox Exploits Microsoft-Signed WatchDog Driver to Deploy ValleyRAT Malware

Silver Fox exploited a Microsoft-signed WatchDog driver in May 2025 to bypass defenses, deploy ValleyRAT, and enable fraud.

Sep 3
2025

CISA Adds TP-Link and WhatsApp Flaws to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation

CISA adds TP-Link CVE-2020–24363 and WhatsApp CVE-2025–55177 to KEV; mitigations required by Sept 23, 2025.

Sep 3
2025

Lazarus Group Expands Malware Arsenal With PondRAT, ThemeForestRAT, and RemotePE

Lazarus Group used PondRAT, ThemeForestRAT, and RemotePE in a 2024 DeFi attack, likely via Chrome zero-day.

Sep 3
2025

Researchers Warn of MystRodX Backdoor Using DNS and ICMP Triggers for Stealthy Control

MystRodX backdoor, active since Jan 2024, uses encrypted payloads and DNS/ICMP triggers for stealthy C2 control.

Sep 3
2025

Shadow AI Discovery: A Critical Part of Enterprise AI Governance

MITs State of AI in Business report revealed that while 40% of organizations have purchased enterprise LLM subscriptions, over 90% of employees are actively using AI tools in their daily work. Similarly, research from Harmonic Security found that 45.4% of sensitive AI interactions are coming from personal email accounts, where employees are bypassing corporate controls entirely.

This has, understandably, led to plenty of concerns around a growing “Shadow AI Economy”. But what does that mean and how can security and AI governance teams overcome these challenges?

Contact Harmonic Security to learn more about Shadow AI discovery and enforcing your AI usage policy.

Sep 3
2025

Ukrainian Network FDN3 Launches Massive Brute-Force Attacks on SSL VPN and RDP Devices

FDN3 brute-force attacks peaked July 6–8, 2025, tied to Seychelles bulletproof hosts enabling ransomware entry.