Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploited via Malicious PDFs Since December 2025
Threat actors have been exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader using maliciously crafted PDF documents since at least December 2025. The finding, detailed by EXPMON’s Haifei Li, has been described as a highly-sophisticated PDF exploit. The...
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Hybrid P2P Botnet, 13-Year-Old Apache RCE and 18 More Stories
Thursday. Another week, another batch of things that probably should’ve been caught sooner but weren’t. This one’s got some range — old vulnerabilities getting new life, a few “why was that even possible” moments, attackers leaning on platforms and tools...
The Hidden Security Risks of Shadow AI in Enterprises
As AI tools become more accessible, employees are adopting them without formal approval from IT and security teams. While these tools may boost productivity, automate tasks, or fill gaps in existing workflows, they also operate outside the visibility of security teams, bypassing...
Snailing colorectal cancer drug delivery, once and for all
Inspired by snails, a new drug delivery project has received a considerable funding boost. As any gardener can tell you, nothing possesses the ability to strike fear into your heart like the slow, remorseless march of a leaf-seeking snail, precision-targeted to the most vulnerable and delicious...
Controlling diabetes without insulin injections thanks to new implant
Original story from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA, USA). Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections, surviving in the body for at least 3 months and producing enough insulin to control blood sugar levels. Most diabetes patients must carefully monitor...
How to make cancer therapies BETter: an insight into the distinct roles of BET proteins
Original story from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (Freiburg, Germany). Understanding the distinct roles of BET proteins could unlock a more targeted approach to cancer therapy. For over a decade, a class of drugs called ‘Bromo- and Extra-Terminal domain’...Introducing Carbon Brief’s 2026 cohort of contributing editors
Carbon Brief’s editorial team is supported by an international group of academics, each specialising in various areas of climate science, biodiversity, energy and policy. As contributing editors, they help to keep Carbon Brief up-to-date with the latest scientific and policy developments, as...
Analysis: How Chinese media is covering the Iran energy crisis
As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz wreaks havoc on fossil-fuel supplies across the world, a prominent narrative in western media has been that low-carbon energy has helped mitigate the worst of the impact on China. While Chinese-language media has featured similar arguments, it has also...