(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsWordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows PasswordsCybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomware groups. According to findings from Gen Digital, WordlistLoader is being used to deliver Amatera Stealer (aka ACR Stealer or AcridRain Stealer) via ClearFake campaigns, which employ the ClickFix (aka FakeCaptcha) (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)AxiosHow new cooling technologies could cut AC electricity demandAmerica's answer to hotter summers has overwhelmingly been more air conditioning, and engineers are now looking for ways to keep people cool without driving up electricity demand.Why it matters: The need for cooling is surging. The issue isn't just how to generate more electricity — it's how to use less of it and ease dem (opens original source in a new tab)Rebecca Falconer·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryUPI completes 10 years, clocks nearly 13,000-fold rise in transaction volumeTransactions on the UPI platforms which now hosts 703 banks crossed Rs 24,162 crore in FY26 rising from the level of Rs 1.78 crore in FY17 (opens original source in a new tab)24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskStrategy raises $2 billion through MSTR sales and creates new USD Cash poolThe company sold 18.26 million MSTR shares, increased its USD Reserve to $5.1 billion and repurchased another $136.4 million of STRC. (opens original source in a new tab)James Van Straten·24 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)ScienceDailyA ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matterA faint ribbon of stars around a distant galaxy has become the first globular cluster stellar stream ever identified beyond the Milky Way. Because the stars trace the galaxy’s gravity, researchers used the stream to estimate how much invisible dark matter surrounds it and how that matter is distributed. The breakthrough offers astronomers a promising new way to investigate one of the universe’s greatest mysteries. (opens original source in a new tab)24 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)ScienceDailyA tiny “rainbow on a chip” could help supercharge 6G networksResearchers have created a tiny chip that produces a stable “rainbow” of light capable of generating multiple high-frequency signals at once, potentially boosting the speed and capacity of future 6G networks. Its extreme precision could also make it valuable for quantum timing, navigation, radar, and even space-based technologies. (opens original source in a new tab)24 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)AGBIAbu Dhabi and Qatar get F1 green lightThe Formula 1 season, a blue riband event in the Gulf, is due to finish as planned in Qatar and Abu Dhabi at the end of the year despite geopolitical tensions across the region. The season finale at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in December had been under scrutiny after the US-Iran conflict […] (opens original source in a new tab)Gavin Gibbon·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Startup DailyGalileo Ventures looks to the stars with the first close of Fund IIGalileo Ventures — a firm boasting offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and San Francisco — has closed its second major fund ‘Expansion’ with Innovation Victoria signing up as a flagship local... (opens original source in a new tab)Startup Daily·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostChina and Switzerland have a new tariff-scrapping trade deal. How will the EU react?China and Switzerland have concluded negotiations on the scrapping of tariffs on 99.8 per cent of Swiss exports, with analysts saying the deal carries more symbolic than economic weight amid growing trade tensions between China and the European Union. The agreement was announced by the Swiss side on Thursday after a meeting in Bern between Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Swiss President Guy Parmelin. It will upgrade a 2014 free-trade agreement (FTA) under which only about half of Swiss exports (opens original source in a new tab)Huizhao Huang·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: FDA pauses Regenxbio gene therapy trial again due to safety concernsThe FDA put a hold on a Regenxbio gene therapy trial again after new safety concerns emerged. (opens original source in a new tab)Jason Mast·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsCritical Keycloak Password Reset Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Take Over Any AccountRed Hat and the Keycloak project have released patches to address a critical security flaw in the open-source identity and access management server that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to take over any user account by forcing a password reset. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-18963, is rated 9.1 on the CVSS scoring system by Red Hat, which acts as (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·24 August 2026
