What is Zyklon? Hackers spread backdoor malware that can steal data, launch DDoS attacks and more
Hackers are using new Microsoft Office bugs to spread Zyklon in a new spam campaign targeting the telecommunications, insurance and financial services industries.
A security gaffe left Oman's stock exchange vulnerable to hackers for months
For several months, a primary router of the Muscat Securities Market has both its username and password as "admin".
Is Saturn's moon eerily similar to Earth? Nasa's Cassini finds Titan sea-levels just like our planet
A new study based on data from the Cassini spacecraft reveals that Titan's seas lie at an average elevation, like Earth's oceans.
Adult VR app leaked 20,000 users' sensitive data that could have allowed hackers to blackmail them
High-risk vulnerabilities found in SinVR app leaked personally identifiable information of customers for around five days.
Necurs: World's biggest botnet spews millions of spam emails pushing Swisscoin cryptocurrency
Swisscoin is an obscure cryptocurrency and its trading was briefly suspended after it was reported to be a ponzi scheme.
Hacker sells Exobot Android banking malware source code on cybercrime underworld and retires rich
The hacker claimed that the sale of the malware's source code made him "very rich", which experts suspect may be true.
Ancient Egypt: Archaeologists now searching for the tomb of King Tutankhamun's wife Ankhesenamun
Last year, archaeologists discovered a tomb suspected to be the resting place of King Tutankhamun's wife Ankhesenamun.
This star's bizarre behavior helped astronomers find a hidden, invisible black hole in the Milky Way
The star was found being "flung backwards and forwards" at several hundred thousand kilometer per hour speed, every 167 days.
World's biggest ever underwater cave filled with ancient Mayan artefacts has just been discovered
The over 10,000-year-old underwater cave extends over 347 kms and connects two of Earth's largest flooded tunnel networks.
Triton malware: Next-gen cyberweapon that can shut down power plants accidentally leaked online
The malware is believed to have been created by a nation-state and has reportedly been publicly available online for nearly a month.
A mini gamma ray burst was just created in a lab for the very first time
Gamma ray bursts are very challenging to study as they originate in far flung galaxies and last for short periods of time.
China claims it is still in control of Tiangong-1 space station and can decide where it will crash
China claims that the space station will crash in a deep-sea area in the South Pacific known as the "spacecraft cemetery".
World's biggest air purifier? China builds over 300 feet tall tower to combat air pollution
The experimental tower has reportedly been built in Xian, in the Shaanxi province and is currently undergoing testing.
BitTorrent critical flaw allows hackers to remotely control users' computers
The critical vulnerability in the popular Transmission BitTorrent app was exposed by Google Project Zero researchers.
Palaeontology at home: You can now 3D print a 200-million-year-old dinosaur fossil in your own home
Palaeontologists were able to digitally reconstruct every bone of the dinosaur's skull, allowing them to study features like nerves, never described before.
Physicists shocked after spotting particles wildly spinning in the 'wrong' direction
Scientists found that when spinning protons collide with a larger gold nucleus, the neutrons switch directions to the left instead of the right.
Watch: ULA kicks off 2018 by launching US spy satellite on a secret mission that no one knows about
United Launch Alliance's Delta IV rocket lifted off from the Vandenberg air force base, launching the NRO's secret spy satellite into space.
Newly-discovered earliest burial tomb of 9th century BC Scythian prince may contain hidden treasure
The ancient burial tomb may also contain a well-preserved "ice mummy" along with other treasures such as carpets, wood carvings and more.
Five new alien super-Earth exoplanets found 620 light years away by citizen scientists in a first
The new five-exoplanet system, dubbed K2-138, is located within the Aquarius constellation and is the first planetary system to be found by citizen scientists.
Is North Korea ready for another nuclear test? Satellite images spot hectic tunnelling activities
Satellite images spotted ramped up tunnelling activities at Punggye-ri's West Portal, indicating Pyongyang's continued efforts to keep the site ready for further testing.
First Android malware written in Kotlin found posing as Swift Cleaner app and stealing user data
The data-stealing malware is also capable of performing click ad frauds, remote command execution, sending SMS and more.
Scientists baffled by diamond-filled alien stone that contains materials predating Solar System
A small extraterrestrial pebble was found to contain exotic micro-mineral compounds not found anywhere on Earth or any meteorites or comets.
83 million-year-old shark that lived during dinosaur age likely the ancestor of largest ever shark
33 fossil teeth of the Cretaceous Period shark, collected over a period of 38 years, revealed a new species that was likely the ancestor of the largest known shark – megalodon.
Two ancient Dutch and British shipwrecks, sunken lighthouse discovered off the coast of Mexico
The 18th century Dutch warship, the 19th century British steamboat and the ancient lighthouse were all found on sea floor of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Will Julian Assange be forced out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London?
"A person cannot live in those conditions for ever," Ecuador's foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said.
385 million-year-old shark fossil reveals sharks and humans had a common ancestor
Scientists studied the fossilised bones of a shark that lived during the Devonian period to find that humans' ancient ancestor was also related to sharks.
The largest prime number ever has just been discovered and its a whopping 23,249,425 digits long
The new prime number was found in December 2017 by multiplying 77,232,917 twos and then subtracting one.
Watch: Elon Musk shares amazing time-lapse video of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket going vertical
The Falcon Heavy rocket is now vertical on pad 40, the same launchpad that launched the historic Apollo 11 moon rocket.
Is North Korea prepping for a new rocket test? Satellite images reveal new activities at Sohae
Satellite images reveal that Pyongyang may be preparing to conduct a new rocket engine instead of the speculated satellite launch.
Intel CEO sold $24m worth of company stock after finding out about Meltdown and Spectre bugs
The stock sale took place five months after Intel was alerted by security researchers about the critical chip vulnerabilities.
