eScan Antivirus Update Servers Compromised to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware

The update infrastructure for eScan antivirus, a security solution developed by Indian cybersecurity company MicroWorld Technologies, has been compromised by unknown attackers to deliver a persistent downloader to enterprise and consumer systems. “Malicious updates were distributed through eScan’s legitimate update infrastructure, resulting in the deployment of multi-stage malware to enterprise and consumer endpoints globally,” Morphisec […]

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Links 2/1/2026 | naked capitalism

This 3D floor in Thailand tricks your senses into feeling movement while you stay still. 📹Daniyanizami11 pic.twitter.com/Og6hDPrkfz — Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 30, 2026 Bezos’s Blue Origin to ‘pause’ space tourism to focus on moon efforts Phys.org The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain Futurism Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To […]

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Former Google engineer convicted of stealing GPU and TPU trade secrets for ‘Chinese interests’ — tried to raise funding for his own start-up

A federal jury in San Francisco has convicted a former Google engineer of stealing confidential AI infrastructure data and transferring it to benefit Chinese interests, closing one of the highest-profile trade secret cases to date involving AI systems. The defendant, Linwei Ding, was found guilty on 14 counts, including economic espionage and theft of trade […]

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