Author: InfoForTech

Before the advancement of scientific data storage and collaboration via the cloud, medical investigators seeking health research breakthroughs had to overcome significant obstacles to collaboration and key clinical data gathering. Data were siloed and difficult to distribute, so those looking to undertake research had no option but to gather them themselves. This not only made research more expensive, but it was challenging to compare findings across datasets. In 1975, researchers studying arrhythmias at MIT and Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital envisioned another way: the team began collecting and digitizing electrocardiogram recordings with the intention of not only studying them, but of also making…

Most companies deploy identity access management tools and call it a day. The breach happens anyway. Here’s what the tool alone can’t fix. Here’s a stat worth sitting with. IBM’s 2025 Data Breach Report found that stolen or compromised credentials ranked among the top two attack vectors globally. Not zero-days. Not sophisticated malware. Credentials. The thing identity access management tools exist specifically to protect. So either the tools aren’t working, or the way companies deploy them isn’t working. The honest answer is usually the second one. Most organizations treat IAM as a checkbox. They deploy a tool, configure the basics,…

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a maximum-severity security flaw in Ruflo, an open-source agent meta-harness for Anthropic Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, that could result in unauthenticated remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-59726 (CVSS score: 10.0), impacts all versions of the project before version 3.16.3. It has been codenamed RufRoot by Noma Security’s research team, Noma Labs. Originally launched as Claude Flow, Ruflo is an AI multi-agent orchestration platform and harness that allows users to deploy multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. The project has more than 66,500 stars on GitHub. The crux of the…

You didn’t ask for an AI summary of your inbox or a chatbot in your camera app, but you got it anyway. The same thing is happening to the monkeys of Costa Rica’s Taboga Forest Reserve. According to a New York Times report, researchers have handed them a touchscreen system that uses artificial intelligence to study how wild capuchins think and learn without ever taking them out of their natural habitat. Even monkeys can’t escape AI now Unlike the AI features popping up across our apps, this one actually has a scientific purpose. The device, called CapuchinAI, is a portable…

Opening a Git repository in a vulnerable version of Cursor could be enough to give attackers code execution on a developer’s Windows machine. Security researchers at Mindgard discovered that Cursor would execute a malicious git.exe file planted in the root of a cloned repository, allowing attacker-controlled code to run with the logged-in user’s privileges. The company quietly patched the flaw roughly seven months after receiving a private disclosure, shortly before researchers made the vulnerability public. Seven months after the vulnerability was initially disclosed, Cursor has silently patched it, just before Mindgard’s public disclosure of the issue. Because AI coding assistants…

(Bandai Namco Image) Giant anime robots are landing in the Seattle area. Bandai Namco is opening an official Gundam Base retail store at Westfield Southcenter mall in Tukwila, Wash., this fall, giving Pacific Northwest anime and model-kit fans a permanent flagship destination for all things Gunpla. For the uninitiated, Gundam isn’t just a nostalgic cartoon; it’s a massive, multibillion-dollar global media franchise that revolutionized Japanese animation when the original “Mobile Suit Gundam” series debuted in 1979. Owned by Tokyo-based entertainment giant Bandai Namco, the IP spans decades of TV shows, video games, and movies, but its biggest cash cow is…

As I expand my writing career, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that I need to make a business website to showcase my talent and present my past projects. The problem is, although I love testing gadgets for WIRED, I’m definitely not a coder. Figuring out where to begin when building a website is daunting. How do I know the host is legit? How can I ensure my site is user-friendly? How much are annual costs, really? All of these questions and more have stopped me from taking the plunge and building my own website. That’s where Hostinger steps in to help.For…

Meta Platforms Inc. today announced plans to build an artificial intelligence data center campus in El Paso, Texas. The project is a collaboration with BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager. The two companies plan to invest $14 billion in the campus. Meta and BlackRock expect to finalize their joint venture agreement in the coming days. Upon signing, the Facebook parent will contribute $2.3 billion worth of physical assets including on-site facilities that are currently under construction. BlackRock, in turn, will invest $4.9 billion. The asset management also intends to make a $1 billion payment to Meta. BlackRock is set…

Most of us never consider how Linux determines who can view files, inspect processes, or perform administrative tasks. All of this is done automatically via integrated permission checks.Users and apps remain within their designated privileges when such checks function properly. When they don’t, attackers may gain unauthorized access. With CVE-2026-46333, that is precisely what occurred.This vulnerability revealed a weakness in the way the Linux kernel verified permissions when a process was shutting down. Even though the problem only lasted a short while, it was sufficient to give attackers access to private data and possibly elevate their privileges.CVE-2026-46333 reminds us that…

The fake package text. The too-good-to-be-true investment offer. The stranger in your DMs who quickly starts asking for money. Online scams have become a routine part of everyday internet use, and a new report estimates they may be costing Americans nearly $150 billion a year. Americans lost an estimated $148.2 billion to online scams and cybercrime in 2025, according to a new report from the Consumer Federation of America. That’s nearly 26% more than in 2024 and roughly three times the losses recorded four years earlier. The exact amount is impossible to know, and that is partly the point of the…