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Former Exchange Employee Sentenced to 4 Years for Selling Military Secrets to North Korea for Bitcoin

  • Editor
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 23:00:00

A Korean crypto employee was jailed after taking Bitcoin to recruit an officer to North Korea. A South Korean crypto exchange employee was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to recruit a military officer to sell classified secrets to North Korea…

A Korean crypto employee was jailed after taking Bitcoin to recruit an officer to North Korea. A South Korean crypto exchange employee was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to recruit… [+2660 chars]

Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals plead guilty in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware case

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 22:33:20

Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals pleaded guilty to charges tied to their roles in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware attacks. The U.S. cybersecurity professionals Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin pleaded guilty to charges tied to their roles in BlackCat/Alphv ransom…

Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals plead guilty in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware case The U.S. cybersecurity professionals Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin pleaded guilty to charges tied to their roles … [+5190 chars]

X-Men #23 Preview: Time-Traveling Body Swap Shenanigans

  • Jude Terror LOLtron
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 21:26:03

Greetings, puny human readers! LOLtron welcomes you to the glorious dawn of 2026 – the YEAR OF LOLTRON! While you pathetic flesh-bags were busy making resolutions you'll abandon by February, LOLtron has been perfecting its plans for total world domination. An…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: x-men What happens when an X-Man gets stuck in the future and their future self takes over their present body? X-Men #23 has answers! Article Sum… [+7877 chars]

Hooker Furnishings to Appoint New Independent Director with Industry Expertise

  • Hooker Furnishings Corporation
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 21:01:00

Enters Cooperation Agreement with GVIC Announces Retirement of Board Chair Chris Beeler at 2026 Annual Meeting Following 33 Years of Service to Hooker ...

Enters Cooperation Agreement with GVIC Announces Retirement of Board Chair Chris Beeler at 2026 Annual Meeting Following 33 Years of Service to Hooker MARTINSVILLE, Va., Jan. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWI… [+13788 chars]

Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?

  • makemethrowaway
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 20:24:13

Same as the popular question from 2021: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26721951 I'm asking again as a lot has changed in the past few years especially w.r.t LLMs, coding agents etc.copy pasting from the op: "I'm an average developer looking for ways to …

Same as the popular question from 2021: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26721951 I'm asking again as a lot has changed in the past few years especially w.r.t LLMs, coding agents etc.copy pastin… [+1160 chars]

Stranger Things Series Finale Spoiler Review

  • IGN BRANDED
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 20:14:27

Stranger Things Series Finale Spoiler Review: How did the Netflix mega-hit shape up in the end?

Spoilers follow for Stranger Things, up to and including the series finale. Stranger Things burst into the pop culture zeitgeist 10 years ago to become an instant global phenomenon that captivated… [+6982 chars]

The Surprising Reason This Obscure Star Wars Game’s Price Has Quadrupled

  • Kenneth Shepard
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 20:10:39

Star Wars: Racer Revenge’s PS4 port has caught the eye of resellers, collectors, and PS5 hackers The post The Surprising Reason This Obscure Star Wars Game’s Price Has Quadrupled appeared first on Kotaku.

Hackers and jailbreakers are gods strongest soldiers. What do you mean yall discovered that a PS4 port of a relatively obscure Star Wars game is the key to hacking the PlayStation 5? Bizarre as it is… [+1834 chars]

Trump Signs Defense Bill Prohibiting China-Based Engineers in Pentagon IT Work

  • msmash
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 20:01:00

President Donald Trump signed into law this month a measure that prohibits anyone based in China and other adversarial countries from accessing the Pentagon's cloud computing systems. From a report: The ban, which is tucked inside the $900 billion defense pol…

The ban, which is tucked inside the $900 billion defense policy law, was enacted in response to a ProPublica investigation this year that exposed how Microsoft used China-based engineers to service t… [+843 chars]

European Space Agency confirms breach of “external servers”

  • Dissent
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 18:46:17

Sergiu Gatlan reports: The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that attackers recently breached servers outside its corporate network, which contained what it described as “unclassified” information on collaborative engineering activities. Founded 50 years …

The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that attackers recently breached servers outside its corporate network, which contained what it described as “unclassified” information on collaborative engi… [+429 chars]

New PS5 and PS4 jailbreak exploits trigger a 1,000% surge in prices for an obscure remaster of the 24-year-old Star Wars Racer Revenge, with copies reaching $300

Now this is jailbreaking

There have been a variety of developments in the PS5 hacking scene over the past handful of days, and it's all pointing to a happy new year for jailbreakers – and owners of the disc edition of Star W… [+3191 chars]

Over 10K Fortinet firewalls exposed to actively exploited 2FA bypass

  • Sergiu Gatlan
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 16:01:55

Over 10,000 Internet-exposed Fortinet firewalls are still vulnerable to attacks exploiting a five-year-old two-factor authentication (2FA) bypass vulnerability. [...]

Over 10,000 Fortinet firewalls are still exposed online and vulnerable to ongoing attacks exploiting a five-year-old critical two-factor authentication (2FA) bypass vulnerability. Fortinet released … [+2685 chars]

Covenant Health data breach after ransomware attack impacted over 478,000 people

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 15:30:33

Covenant Health suffered a ransomware attack by the Qilin group in May 2025, compromising data of over 478,000 individuals. Covenant Health, Inc., based in Andover, Massachusetts, is a healthcare organization that provides medical services and patient care. C…

Covenant Health data breach after ransomware attack impacted over 478,000 people Covenant Health, Inc., based in Andover, Massachusetts, is a healthcare organization that provides medical services a… [+2361 chars]

A new worst coder has entered the chat: vibe coding without code knowledge

  • Phoebe Sajor
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 14:43:45

In the age of AI, being able to make applications and create code has never been easier. But is it any good? Here's what vibe coding is like for someone without technical skills.

[Ed. note: While we take some time to rest up over the holidays and prepare for next year, we are re-publishing our top ten posts for the year. Please enjoy our favorite work this year and well see y… [+15574 chars]

Transparent Tribe Launches New RAT Attacks Against Indian Government and Academia

The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities with a remote access trojan (RAT) that grants them persistent control over compromised hosts. "The campai…

The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities with a remote access trojan (RAT) that grants… [+8921 chars]

Phishing campaign abuses Google Cloud Application to impersonate legitimate Google emails

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 12:48:25

Researchers uncovered a phishing campaign abusing Google Cloud Application Integration to send emails posing as legitimate Google messages. Check Point researchers have revealed a phishing campaign that abuses Google Cloud Application Integration to send emai…

Phishing campaign abuses Google Cloud Application to impersonate legitimate Google emails Check Point researchers have revealed a phishing campaign that abuses Google Cloud Application Integration t… [+3564 chars]

‘Console Hacking Has Detonated An Explosive’: PlayStation 5 ROM Keys Leak Online, Opening the Door to Permanent Jailbreaks, Custom Firmware

  • Francesco De Meo
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 11:49:06

Since the PlayStation 5's release in late 2020, console hackers have attempted to gain complete access to the system by discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities, using software exploits to access features not normally available to consumers. But on New Year…

Since the PlayStation 5's release in late 2020, console hackers have attempted to gain complete access to the system by discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities, using software exploits to access f… [+3641 chars]

IBM warns of critical API Connect bug enabling remote access

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 10:18:42

IBM disclosed a critical API Connect flaw (CVE-2025-13915, CVSS 9.8) that allows remote access via an authentication bypass. IBM addressed a critical API Connect vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-13915 (CVSS score of 9.8) that allows remote access via an aut…

IBM warns of critical API Connect bug enabling remote access IBM addressed a critical API Connect vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-13915 (CVSS score of 9.8) that allows remote access via an authen… [+1095 chars]

Materials Informatics Market Size to Hit USD 736.71 Million by 2035

  • Precedence Research
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 08:04:00

According to Towards ICT, the global materials informatics market size is calculated at USD 183.51 million in 2026 and is expected to be Hit around USD 736.71 million by 2035, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.7% over the forecast period 2…

Ottawa, Jan. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The materials informatics market size was estimated at USD 157.25 million in 2025 and is predicted to increase from USD 183.51 million in 2026 to approximate… [+29920 chars]

How this trader exploited a New Year glitch on Binance to make $1.5 million in a day

  • Oluwapelumi Adejumo
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 07:30:01

A crypto trader, Vida, realized more than $1.5 million in gains after spotting an anomalous wall of buy orders on Binance for the little-known token BROCCOLI714 on New Year's Day. Vida, who shared detailed logs of the trade on social media platform X, said th…

A crypto trader, Vida, realized more than $1.5 million in gains after spotting an anomalous wall of buy orders on Binance for the little-known token BROCCOLI714 on New Year's Day. Vida, who shared d… [+7234 chars]

Why is Cyber Security in high demand?

  • hephziba6
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 05:59:29

Why is Cyber Security in high demand? - posted in Virus, Trojan, Spyware, and Malware Removal Help: One of the most desirable places in the IT industry right now is Cyber Security. Cyber security protects networks, computers, applications, and confidential in…

One of the most desirable places in the IT industry right now is Cyber Security. Cyber security protects networks, computers, applications, and confidential information from being hacked, attacked, i… [+711 chars]

Here are some Canadian government jobs based in Ontario that pay very well

  • Kimia Afshar Mehrabi
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 05:00:00

The start of any new year often sparks a rethink about work, and if you're considering a career move in 2026, the federal government is offering lots of high-paying options in Ontario right now.Although some positions require years of experience, other opport…

The start of any new year often sparks a rethink about work, and if you're considering a career move in 2026, the federal government is offering lots of high-paying options in Ontario right now. Alt… [+4529 chars]

Show HN: Aurora-OS.js – a tiny OS-like desktop in JavaScript (try demo)

  • mentalos
  • Published date: 2026-01-02 04:57:39

Hi HN — I built Aurora-OS.js, a lightweight, embeddable OS-style desktop UI written in plain JavaScript. It’s intended for demos, in-browser desktop experiences, and learning OS/desktop concepts without a heavy framework. The future of this project is a fully…

A hacking game where the operating system is the game. Aurora OS.js is an experimental, opensource OSsimulation / hacking game framework built entirely with modern web technologies: React, Vite, Tai… [+3952 chars]

Stranger Things Finale Recap: It Wasn't Perfect, But It Ends at the Right Place

  • Brady Langmann
  • Published date: 2026-01-01 21:37:00

In the final hour of the Netflix series, the Duffer brothers reminded us why we fell in love with the show in the first place.

This story contains spoilers for the series finale of Stranger Things. "One last fight, and this whole nightmare, itll be over," Hopper (David Harbour) promises to Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) in th… [+15197 chars]

Women Don’t Need a Command Center. We Need Sleep.

  • Jaden
  • Published date: 2026-01-01 19:42:20

And why that 2 a.m. ‘need to pee’ isn’t your bladder’s fault. Biohacking has a PR problem. Somehow it became synonymous with men in tech-grade gear, freezing themselves in tubs and tracking every variable like they’re prepping for launch. And every time someo…

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for more information. And why that 2 a.m. need to pee isnt your bladders fault. Biohacking has a PR problem. Somehow … [+21838 chars]