

Operation masquerade: FBI remotely purges Russian spyware from thousands of U.S. routers
In a rare and high-stakes digital intervention, the FBI and the Department of Justice announced on April 7, 2026, that they had successfully executed a court-authorized operation to remotely neutralize a router hijacking campaign led by Russian hackers. The operation, dubbed "Operation Masquerade," targeted thousands of compromised small-office and home-office (SOHO) routers across at least 23 U.S. states. The "AitM" Espionage Campaign The disruption focused on a campaign orc


Meta unveils muse spark: Its new proprietary AI model built for personal superintelligence
Meta has officially announced the launch of Muse Spark, the first major release from its newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Developed under the leadership of Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang, Muse Spark represents a "ground-up overhaul" of Meta’s artificial intelligence stack, prioritizing speed, multi-modal reasoning, and seamless integration across its family of apps. Editorial credit: PJ McDonnell / Shutterstock A Scientific Leap in Efficiency Unlike previous it






















































