NordVPN debuts new protocol that could make VPN connections undetectable
Reliability of connection tunneling should improve, performance not so much
Selling fear: How cybersecurity marketing uses consumer anxiety for profit
Cybercrime is evolving, but so can your approach to online security
The US Navy warns personnel against using generative AI apps such as DeepSeek
Due to "potential security and ethical concerns associated with the model's origin and usage"
Apple patches actively exploited zero-day vulnerability on iOS devices
The release also introduces new features powered by Apple Intelligence
Microsoft issues reminder that Windows Server Update Services will soon stop providing driver downloads
Cloud-based updates and servicing tools are the new way to go
UnitedHealth updates data breach impact to 190 million people, nearly doubling previous estimate
The largest healthcare data breach in US history
AMD confirms microcode vulnerability revealed in beta BIOS update
Thankfully, there is a high bar for exploitation
Subaru vulnerability exposed millions of cars to remote hacking and tracking
"You can retrieve at least a year's worth of location history for the car, where it's pinged precisely"
Tech giants urge EU to review Italy's anti-piracy measures amid overblocking concerns
In one incident, Google Drive was mistakenly blocked for three hours
Over 70 million PowerSchool records stolen in massive educational data breach
Some records date back to 1985
PSA: 7-Zip vulnerability bypasses Windows security - update now
A high-severity vulnerability in 7-Zip has been discovered, allowing attackers to bypass Windows' Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) security feature and execute malicious code during file extraction. 7-Zip lacks an auto-update function, requiring users to manually update the software.
Buffalo's latest USB stick features hardware-level antivirus security
On-board malware scanning keeps viruses from hitching a ride
World's fastest supercomputer, "El Capitan," goes online to safeguard US nuclear weapons
Featuring AMD EPYC Genoa CPUs and CDNA3 GPUs
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht given full pardon by Donald Trump
"He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous"
A Colorado police department is giving away Apple AirTags to fight car theft
AirTags, loved by law enforcement and criminals alike
JavaScript now mandatory for Google Search, Google confirms
Static pages are gone, and SEO checking tools don't seem to work anymore
Nvidia releases a critical GPU driver update to fix multiple security vulnerabilities
Nvidia has released a critical GPU driver update to address eight security flaws that could allow attackers with local access to execute malicious code. The vulnerabilities affect consumer GeForce GPUs as well as Nvidia RTX, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla products. The latest driver updates resolve all of these issues, any updates version 553.62 or newer, or 539.19 and above are good to go, depending on the driver branch you are using.
A floppy disk in the mail launched the world's first ransomware attack 35 years ago
The perpetrator managed to avoid prison after exhibiting a series of bizarre behaviors
Microsoft finally patches serious UEFI Secure Boot flaw after seven-month delay
Vulnerability could have allowed hackers to run malware during the boot process
FBI triggers self-destruction of China-backed malware infecting US computers
Command-and-control servers can also be useful to law enforcement agencies
UK could ban ransomware payments by the public sector and critical infrastructure companies
Would a ban really deter hackers?
iPhone USB-C is hackable, but users don't need to worry yet
Code execution, electromagnetic fault injection, and firmware dumping are possible
Mobile apps exploited to harvest location data on massive scale, hacked files reveal
"There's some company out there acting like a global honey badger, doing whatever it pleases with every piece of data that comes its way"
A hot potato: Thousands of popular mobile apps across Android and iOS are allegedly being exploited to harvest sensitive location data on an unprecedented scale. This data collection, occurring through the advertising ecosystem, is likely happening without the knowledge of users or even app developers themselves.
Chrome extensions are abusing Google's lousy security policies to come first in search results
Leveraging manipulative tactics to push extensions