Bob Diachenko, a cybersecurity researcher at Comparitech, discovered and reported a data leak affecting 42 million Iranian Telegram users. The leak, which included usernames and phone numbers without password protection, was made public around ten days after its discovery on March 21. The data was posted by a group named 'Hunting System' on an anonymous cloud server and was confirmed to have been offered for sale by at least one hacker on an internet forum. The Iranian IT organization confirmed the leak and had previously warned about the use of unofficial Telegram applications. Diachenko found the data during a routine search on the internet and reported it to the hosting service provider, leading to the data being removed on March 25 and the server being shut down on March 31 after communication with the Iranian cybersecurity center 'MAHER'. The interview also touched on the increase in cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, which Diachenko attributes to hackers exploiting public fear and changing targets rather than an increase in the number of hackers.

A recent news story about a potentially dangerous asteroid approximately 4 kilometers in diameter, which NASA has classified as a 'potentially hazardous object' for Earth, has sparked reactions among social media users. However, experts clarify that this asteroid is not a rare phenomenon and is at a safe distance from Earth. Dr. Hamed Pourkhorsandi, a geologist and meteorite specialist from the University of Brussels, and Dara Sabahi, a senior project manager for Mars rover landings at NASA's JPL, along with science journalist Pouria Nazemi, discuss the importance of tracking such asteroids and the scenarios for dealing with them. They emphasize that the probability of this asteroid hitting Earth in the next hundred years is zero and that there is no threat from it. The article also explores the challenges of deflecting or destroying dangerous asteroids and the importance of international cooperation and funding for such planetary defense initiatives.