Mini PCs sold on Amazon contained factory-installed spyware
The manufacturer claims newer PC shipments are malware-free
Microsoft BitLocker encryption cracked in just 43 seconds with a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico
BitLocker is available in Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions
Hackers could have enslaved 3 million toothbrushes for DDoS attack
Or is it just a theoretical incident?
Palworld hits 19 million players on PC and Xbox within two weeks of launch
The success is also giving rise to fraudulent mobile apps with similar names and images
Hackers used Ars Technica and Vimeo to deliver malware using obfuscated binary instructions in a URL
Researchers say they have never seen this technique before now
Mercedes-Benz accidentally shared its source code and business secrets with the whole world
A perplexing human error put the German carmaker's IT security at risk
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that hackers could cause breakdown in world order, calls for digital Geneva Convention
After Microsoft admitted it was hacked by a Russian group
Microsoft Edge under fire for stealing Chrome browser tabs
In context: Microsoft Edge is accused of stealing data from rival browser Chrome without users' consent. This raises privacy and security concerns, as well as some questions about Microsoft's tactics to gain market share. Is it just a bug or is there something more sinister at play?
Apple rejects UK's attempt to block security software updates on a global scale
Is London trying to turn private companies into arms of its overreaching surveillance state?
Aircraft GPS spoofing problem grows as aviation industry fails to agree on a solution
Better training for pilots could be the only near-term answer
Russia managed to illegally import $1.7B worth of US and European chips last year
The sanctions process is one of the ways the US is helping Ukraine fight the way but it is inefficient
23andMe confirms last year's massive data breach went unnoticed for five months, hackers stole raw genotype data
The company previously blamed customers for reusing passwords
Unclassified letter reveals NSA's warrantless purchase of Americans' internet browsing data
Senator Ron Wyden wants the practice to stop
X/Twitter iPhone app adds passkey support for more secure logins
Passkeys are more secure than passwords, but developer support has so far been limited
Massive leak exposes 26 billion records in mother of all breaches
It includes data from Twitter, Dropbox, and LinkedIn
Brave browser is abandoning its Strict fingerprinting protection mode
Stronger security measures aren't always the right answer to the public web's problems
Russian hackers accessed Microsoft's corporate network for a month
Poor secure configuration exposed the software and AI giant to information exfiltration
Facepalm: Even though they can now choose from a remarkably long list of attacks against corporate networks, cybercriminals often resort to "simpler" methods like brute-force password guessing. No one is safe from insecure email accounts, after all.
Healthcare experienced more cyberattacks than any other sector in 2023
Putting patients' lives at risk can mean a more lucrative payout for cybercriminals
Massive data dump containing millions of passwords sparks security alert: Is your data safe?
The dataset contains 71 million credentials and 25 million never-before-seen passwords
A new vulnerability affecting Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs could expose AI data
Some affected devices have already been patched, but many more are still vulnerable
Apple ignored warnings that AirDrop had a vulnerability that China learned to exploit
Some members of Capitol Hill are angry about Apple's inaction
Capcom caught adding Enigma DRM to older titles, for no good reason
Patch for Resident Evil Revelations adds anti-tamper executable, negatively impacts performance
AI-generated bug reports are becoming a big waste of time for developers
Better sounding crap is still hallucinated crap, curl project creator states
Russia and China successfully transmit two images over satellite using quantum communication
There are still technical hurdles to overcome but advances are being made