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Google issues emergency security fix for Chrome's zero-day flaw

Google has become aware of an exploit for CVE-2024-4671 that exists in the wild. This "use after free" vulnerability in the Visuals component of the browser has been patched on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

By Ivan Franco, May 10, 2024, 11:34 AM

Security AI

Complex adversarial attacks can force generative AI services to bypass security filters and limitations

The right text strings can push chatbots to break the law or teach people how to create bombs

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 9, 2024, 12:44 PM 7 comments

Security

International cybercrime taskforce places $10 million bounty on the head of LockBit leader

The Russian hacker profited more than $100 million in ransom from US and European firms

By Cal Jeffrey, May 9, 2024, 10:34 AM

Security Electronics

Bluetooth snooping tech lets Texas cops monitor devices at borders

Even Bluetooth can be used by Big Brother against you

By Zo Ahmed, May 8, 2024, 11:32 AM

Security The Web

Ransomware criminals use children's phone numbers to coerce payments from parents

"A psychological attack against the victim"

By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2024, 2:40 PM

Tech Culture Security

Economic desperation drives 500,000 Argentinians to Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto project

Would you trade your biometric data for $50 of crypto?

By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2024, 8:41 AM 19 comments

Security The Web

Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002

All operating systems except Android are vulnerable, and the only foolproof mitigation is Linux-only

By Daniel Sims, May 7, 2024, 7:38 AM 14 comments

Gaming Security

League of Legends receives controversial Vanguard anti-cheat, Windows 11 now requires TPM 2.0

Riot denies reports of bricked PCs and clarifies its anti-cheat strategy

By Daniel Sims, May 6, 2024, 8:37 PM 16 comments

Security

FBI and NCA spoofed Lockbit's seized site for some reason

Some guess law enforcement is poking fun at the group, but the bigger burn is how fast LockBit got up and running again

By Cal Jeffrey, May 6, 2024, 5:59 PM

Security Microsoft

Microsoft's 'Zero Trust DNS' could finally rid Windows of widespread DNS vulnerabilities

A much-needed boost to Windows cybersecurity

By Zo Ahmed, May 6, 2024, 3:17 PM 12 comments

Security Tech Culture

German police hail takedown of Europe's "largest" call center scam network in operation Pandora

Ringleaders traded their headsets for handcuffs

By Zo Ahmed, May 6, 2024, 6:55 AM

Microsoft Security

For Microsoft, it's now security first and everything else second – just ask Satya

The security overhaul follows criticisms of Microsoft "inadequate" past security practices

By Zo Ahmed, May 5, 2024, 10:40 AM 15 comments

Security Google

Google says passkeys are now used by over 400 million accounts, and over a billion sign-ins

Passkeys are more popular and feature-rich than ever

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 3, 2024, 4:49 PM

Security The Web

Cybercrime doesn't pay: REvil hacker receives 13-year prison sentence and $16 million fine

He played a part in extorting $700 million from more than 2,500 victims

By Rob Thubron, May 3, 2024, 5:19 AM 19 comments

Security Hardware

Nvidia RTX 4090 can crack complex 8-character passwords in minutes

The Nvidia A100 can do it even faster

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 2, 2024, 9:59 AM 14 comments

The Web Security

Amazon S3 bucket with placeholder-like name leads to $1,300 in charges

Facepalm: Amazon S3 buckets, part of the Amazon Web Services infrastructure, are great for storing and managing huge amounts of data at scale, but they can also become a financial and security risk if used with poor default configurations.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, May 2, 2024, 9:02 AM

Software Security

Devious "Brokewell" trojan masquerades as Chrome browser update to steal your banking data

Brokewell could make you broke if it gains control of your device

By Zo Ahmed, May 1, 2024, 12:04 PM

Security Google

Google flexes security muscle, says it stopped 2.2 million rogue apps from hitting Play Store in 2023

A couple of crypto scammers also received some legal treatment

By Zo Ahmed, May 1, 2024, 6:53 AM

Mobile Industry

FCC slaps top telecom companies with $200 million in fines for selling user location data

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint continued to sell data even after warnings

By Zo Ahmed, April 30, 2024, 7:43 AM 8 comments

The Web Security

UK becomes first country to outlaw easily guessable default passwords on connected devices

Companies that ignore the law face a $12.5 million fine

By Rob Thubron, April 30, 2024, 5:19 AM 8 comments

Security The Web

WordPress plugin vulnerability poses severe security risk, allows for site takeovers

Millions of exploitation attempts were detected in under a month

By Alfonso Maruccia, April 29, 2024, 9:54 AM

Security Software

Millions of devices still vulnerable to abandoned USB worm, continues to spread globally

Researchers suspect Chinese state-sponsored hackers are responsible

By Zo Ahmed, April 29, 2024, 8:45 AM

Hardware Security

FTC distributes $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers from privacy settlement

The commission is distributing over 117,000 PayPal payments to eligible Ring owners

By Zo Ahmed, April 28, 2024, 11:40 AM 10 comments

Car Tech Security

US investigators link Tesla Autopilot to dozens of deaths and almost 1,000 crashes

Driver inattentiveness and misunderstanding of Autopilot systems are primary causes

By Daniel Sims, April 27, 2024, 9:23 AM 27 comments

Security AI

Police arrest high school athletic director for deepfaking principal's voice

The move was allegedly retaliation for being let go

By Cal Jeffrey, April 26, 2024, 4:17 PM 7 comments