Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occasion to alert its customers that their iPhones, iPads, or M…
Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occ… [+139 chars]
Apple now sends out push notifications to iPhone lock screens when the company identifies government spyware targeting someone's devices.
Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occ… [+2813 chars]
AI is shifting the culture, from tech CEO manifestos to 1 am job interviews. We unpack some of the latest, along with the top findings from Black Hat and Defcon, this week on “Uncanny Valley.”
Leah Feiger: I mean, from the Trump White House, which has historically been so anti-AI regulation that its very own AI czar for the first year of the Trump presidency, David Sacks was like, "We're n… [+3105 chars]
China implicated in Taiwan attack through written documentation recovered from the attack.
<ul><li>China launched a fully autonomous vulnerability hunting attack against Taiwan</li><li>The attack leveraged eight open-source AI models to hunt for new attack vectors</li><li>The attack hit Ta… [+7011 chars]
WordPress is a versatile and popular content management system (CMS) that powers millions of websites. As a result, many web hosting services offer the platform, with WP Engine devoting all its resources to it. Over my many years reviewing web …
WordPress is a versatile and popular content management system (CMS) that powers millions of websites. As a result, many web hosting services offer the platform, with WP Engine devoting all its resou… [+11408 chars]
Letting local leaders pause data center approvals to update regulations is so important that lawmakers should return early from their summer recess for a vote, Democratic state Sen. James Malone said Thursday.
Letting local leaders pause data center approvals to update regulations is so important that lawmakers should return early from their summer recess for a vote, Democratic state Sen. James Malone said… [+1727 chars]
Azure Private Link over IPv6 is a public preview that lets an IPv6 client reach selected Azure platform-as-a-service (PaaS) resources through a private endpoint. A private endpoint is a network interface with a private address in your Azure virtual network th…
PaaS and Private Link
PaaS is Azure’s model for services that Microsoft operates while you configure and use the service instead of maintaining its underlying virtual machines and operating systems.… [+6857 chars]
From the telegraph to television to TikTok, communication technologies have been suggested to access a realm beyond our senses.
Lucky girl syndrome was a TikTok trend involving the repeated mental affirmation that one is the luckiest person alive in order to make it so. Explained on social media in terms of neuroscience and s… [+7459 chars]
North Korea's economy is booming but North Koreans see few benefits. Kim Jong Un is the big winner and is taking credit for growth that Russia and China have facilitated.
TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) attend a Gala concert in Pyongyang, on… [+6939 chars]
It’s been about a month since I started my Sovereign Tech Fellowship in mid-July, and I want to give you some updates about what’s been going on before I go on summer holiday for the next two weeks. The idea behind these update posts is to highlight certain a…
It’s been about a month since I started my Sovereign Tech Fellowship in mid-July, and I want to give you some updates about what’s been going on before I go on summer holiday for the next two weeks. … [+5413 chars]
More than 40 bitcoin and crypto firms asked the biggest AI labs this week to let independent security researchers use their strongest models before public release.
In brief
<ul><li>Coinbase, Block, BitGo and 40-plus firms put their names to an open letter demanding frontier labs open trusted-access programs to qualified defenders.</li><li>The Bitcoin Policy In… [+2732 chars]
Commentary: The Pixel 11 has less RAM, gimmicky features and is more expensive.
With the Made by Google event behind us, details and hands-on with the latest Pixel 11 devices have been fully unveiled by the tech giant. You can preorder the devices right now if you want — but aft… [+5642 chars]
Hackers, start your engines! We’re opening up ticket sales for our tenth, the 2026 Hackaday Supercon, to take place Nov 6-8 in Pasadena, CA. As always, because we haven’t announced the full slate o…
Hackers, start your engines! Were opening up ticket sales for our tenth, the 2026 Hackaday Supercon, to take place Nov 6-8 in Pasadena, CA. As always, because we havent announced the full slate of ta… [+1644 chars]
Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready, including titles like Lia: Hacking Destiny, Easy Delivery Co., Star Blaster: Offline Premium, Wreckfest – Demolition Racing, Space Marshals, CloverPit, Lovecraft’s Untold Stories, and …
Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready, including titles like Lia: Hacking Destiny, Easy Delivery Co., Star Blaster: Offline Premium, Wreckfest – Demolition Racing,… [+970 chars]
A recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-59310) in VMware vCenter Syslog Server is being exploited in an active campaign to deploy a reverse SSH tool for persistence and remote access. [...]
A recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-59310) in VMware vCenter Syslog Server is being exploited in an active campaign to deploy a reverse SSH tool for persistence and remote access.
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If the thought of another exam makes you hesitant to pursue the CCNP Security certification, you aren't alone. Even our experts have felt that pressure.
You’ve already conquered the CCNA. You’ve built the foundation, know all the basics, and proven your dedication to the field of networking. But now, you find yourself staring at the CCNP Security cer… [+9139 chars]
IT admins will no longer be able to log into Microsoft Entra ID accounts using SMS-based 2FA codes starting February 1. The deadline is part of Microsoft's broader shift toward passkeys, widely considered one of the most secure login methods.Read Entire Artic…
In brief: Sending codes to users via SMS has long been discredited as the least secure multi-factor authentication method, and Microsoft will soon discontinue support for this practice altogether. Ci… [+2355 chars]
New powers the government requests for Germany’s domestic intelligence agency could undermine the separation between intelligence and policing and will face constitutional scrutiny, opposition politicians say
A sweeping overhaul of Germany’s intelligence services proposed by the government could infringe on police powers in violation of constitutional safeguards, opposition politicians have warned.
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Security researchers discovered a way to tap into the avionics of a Boeing 737 and remotely give its flight management computer erroneous data through in-flight Wi-Fi. This coin-sized device plugs into a diagnostic port in the plane's avionics bay and could e…
A group of researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Oberlin College have developed a tiny device about the size of a coin that directly attaches to an external port on a Boe… [+5355 chars]
From advanced nutritional science to data-tracking collars, writer Victoria Richards reveals the steps she's taking to help her 16-year-old pet thrive
I dont want China to ever leave us, said my nine-year-old son plaintively the other night, when we were all curled up like kittens in my bed.
China was once jet black, you see. But now that hes reac… [+5041 chars]
When we think about security threats, we generally imagine them coming from far away across the wider internet. But what if the connection between you and your ISP was the target? [Rithwik Jayasimh…
When we think about security threats, we generally imagine them coming from far away across the wider internet. But what if the connection between you and your ISP was the target? [Rithwik Jayasimha]… [+1902 chars]
AI-powered phishing attacks, deepfake impersonations and a surge of unmanaged machine identities are turning the back-to-school rush into a security blind spot CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Every fall, school districts and universities across the cou…
AI-powered phishing attacks, deepfake impersonations and a surge of unmanaged machine identities are turning the back-to-school rush into a security blind spot
CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --… [+8331 chars]
Kaspersky data shows 75 million cyberattacks blocked across APAC in the first half of 2026, including 3.4 million backdoor attacks, 2.4 million password stealers and 250,000 ransomware incident
Kaspersky data shows 75 million cyberattacks blocked across APAC in the first half of 2026, including 3.4 million backdoor attacks, 2.4 million password stealers and 250,000 ransomware incident
Indi… [+7381 chars]
Surfshark is expanding its anti-fraud arsenal with a real-time scam text protection tool designed to detect and block malicious "smishing" messages on mobile devices before they can do any harm.
<ul><li>Surfshark unveils scam text protection against SMS-based phishing</li><li>The AI-driven tool screens texts in real time on iOS and Android</li><li>The feature is available for Surfshark One a… [+3372 chars]
Taiwan says it spent part of last month fending off a hacking campaign that leaned on artificial intelligence to do the heavy lifting. The island’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, through its National Institute of Cyber Security, disclosed that government agenci…
Taiwan says it spent part of last month fending off a hacking campaign that leaned on artificial intelligence to do the heavy lifting.
The islands Ministry of Digital Affairs, through its National I… [+3697 chars]
