April 2026

Hidden virtual machines allow attackers to bypass endpoint security and go undetected The attackers used trusted virtualization tools and embedded software to hide malicious activity. Sophos links campaigns using QEMU to ransomware deployment and long-term network access Attackers are increasingly hiding malicious tools in virtual machines to bypass security controls. Sophos analysts say the approach […]

Complete hepatitis D genome encoded in a quantum processor as a proof-of-concept step Researchers target future 100x speedups for complex human pangenome analysis tasks Scientists warn that practical quantum genomics still faces limitations in scaling and hardware Scientists have loaded a complete genome onto a quantum computer for the first time, taking a first step

US targets processing bottleneck rather than searching for new rare earth deposits Parallel mining concept seeks profitability despite higher national and environmental labor costs Distributed processing model attempts to reduce reliance on single vulnerable mining sites China is responsible for much of the world’s rare earth refining capacity, giving it control of supply chains in