Chinese APT deploys new malware to keep access to hacked networks

A Chinese espionage group tracked as UNC5221 has been accessing Microsoft 365 environments using the Brickstorm backdoor and ...
The Next Web

A Chinese state-linked botnet has grown to 1,500 hacked routers and is mapping vulnerable targets within hours of disclosure

The JDY botnet, linked to China's Volt Typhoon, has doubled in size and now scans for newly disclosed vulnerabilities within hours. Most nodes are in the US.

Protected bike lanes, not painted lanes, lift NYC bikeshare ridership, analysis shows

Protected bike lanes increase Citi Bike ridership in New York City, but painted bike lanes and sharrows do not show a ...
Gadget Review on MSN

DeFlock maps hidden surveillance cameras so you can drive around them

DeFlock maps 12,000 surveillance cameras worldwide and generates privacy-optimized driving routes to help you avoid license ...
International Business Times

Chinese Threat Group Hid Inside Microsoft 365 Networks for 18 Months Using Secret Malware Arsenal

Chinese hacking group UNC5221 secretly accessed Microsoft 365 environments for 18 months using Brickstorm, Plenet and AgentPSD malware, researchers found. Freepik A sophisticated Chinese ...
Grist

This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green

Spanning 110 quadrillion kilometers, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi transport an enormous amount of planet-warming carbon.
Scientific American

See the hidden fungal network so big it could stretch to Proxima Centauri and back

Researchers have created the first high-resolution global map of the extent of one of Earth’s largest—and least ...

68 Quadrillion Underground Miles of Fungi

With machine learning and a high-resolution imaging robot, scientists measured and mapped the extent of Earth’s carbon ...

Fungi take up more mass than people—see how they stretch across the Earth

Scientists created the first-ever map of this vast underground fungal network and found it could stretch to the sun and back ...

'Cool Routes' finds cooler walking paths with hourly forecasts and street-level shade data

The Arizona sunshine hits like a blowtorch. The pavement radiates heat like a stove burner. To make hot-weather walking less ...
KXAN

MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2026?

This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, ...