“Clickless” iOS exploits infect Kaspersky iPhones with never-before-seen malware

Enlarge Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky has been hit by an advanced cyberattack that used clickless exploits…

Current and ex-employees: Meta staff generally aren’t using the Quest 3, especially for meetings, and even those in the VR unit don’t use it regularly for work (Aisha Counts/Bloomberg)

Aisha Counts / Bloomberg: Current and ex-employees: Meta staff generally aren’t using the Quest 3, especially…

Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor

Enlarge (credit: BeeBright/Getty Images) Hiding malicious programs in a computer’s UEFI firmware, the deep-seated code that…

As ASML reaches a ~€275B market cap, twice that of Intel, a look at the fundamental limits on making ever-smaller chips, which could finally end Moore’s Law (Financial Times)

Financial Times: As ASML reaches a ~€275B market cap, twice that of Intel, a look at…

Critical Barracuda 0-day was used to backdoor networks for 8 months

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A critical vulnerability patched 10 days ago in widely used email software…

Monzo reports £356M in FY2023 revenue, up from £154M in FY2022, and a £116M net loss, down from £119M YoY; CEO TS Anil says an IPO is “some ways down the road” (Iain Withers/Reuters)

Iain Withers / Reuters: Monzo reports £356M in FY2023 revenue, up from £154M in FY2022, and…

OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

Enlarge / Worldcoin’s “Orb,” a device that scans your eyeballs to verify that you’re a real…

Analysis: of 460 companies that did SPAC deals, insiders at 232 sold $22B in shares in well-timed trades; Chamath Palihapitiya made $310M selling Virgin stock (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Analysis: of 460 companies that did SPAC deals, insiders at 232 sold $22B…

Unearthed: CosmicEnergy, malware for causing Kremlin-style power disruptions

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have uncovered malware designed to disrupt electric power transmission that may…

South Korea’s Naver plans to offer versions of its ChatGPT-like AI model to governments worried about US data controls, addressing political and cultural issues (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)

Song Jung-a / Financial Times: South Korea’s Naver plans to offer versions of its ChatGPT-like AI…