Over 100,000 websites compromised after Polyfill.io gets exploited by Chinese company
A worldwide cordon sanitaire has been built around the alleged Chinese threat
Microsoft subsidiary Nuance blamed for data-stealing incident caused by a former employee
The speech recognition company didn't cut the former staffer out of its systems in time
ISP accused of installing malware on 600,000 customer PCs to interfere with torrent traffic
When throttling just isn't enough
Deepfaking it: GenAI is more likely to be misused to influence your vote than to steal your money
Expect to see more deepfake videos this political season
Researchers say 280 million people have installed malware-infected Chrome extensions in the last 3 years
Google claims less than 1% of all installs include malware
Firefox users are unhappy with privacy tweaks in the browser's latest version
The Firefox 127 release is facing plenty of criticism
New Phoenix UEFI firmware flaw threatens numerous Intel chips, echoing BlackLotus concerns
A new worry for Team Blue with any "Lake" CPU
Threat actor Intelbroker now claims it hacked Apple along with AMD
The cybercriminal says it has stolen Apple's source code for internal tools
Microsoft releases patch to fix critical Wi-Fi flaw in Windows, Windows Server
The Wi-Fi vulnerability is dangerous for anyone who works on their computer in a public space
Biden administration bans Kaspersky software in the US over national security concerns
The Moscow-based company has vowed to fight back
Microsoft ignored months-old security bug in Outlook that allowed email spoofing
So much for putting "security first"
AMD investigates claims of breach after group offers stolen company data for sale
The stolen sensitive information includes unreleased product details
AMD's Strix Point chip could boost handheld PC gaming performance by over 30%
One of the first Ryzen AI 300 devices could come in the form of GPD's foldable laptop
Researchers crack Arm's memory safety mechanism, achieve 95% bypass rate
Shockingly effective
Cameras using Amazon AI analyzed emotions of train travelers in the UK
A huge privacy risk
Clearview AI wants to pay Americans pennies in company equity for violating their privacy
WTF?! The endlessly beleaguered facial recognition company Clearview AI is making news again. However, it's not over the startup's image scraping practices, which are questionable at best. This time, the company is attempting to keep itself out of bankruptcy by offering millions of plaintiffs in a privacy class action a stake in the company worth about 30 cents per claimant after lawyer fees.
VLC player fixes vulnerability that could allow remote code execution
VLC 3.0.21 has addressed a critical vulnerability that could allow malicious attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. Users are strongly advised to update to this version.
Disgruntled ex-employee deletes 180 test servers, costing company nearly $680,000
Go to jail, go directly to jail
Microsoft's latest security update fixes a nasty remote code execution bug in Windows Wi-Fi driver
June's Patch Tuesday is mandatory for users travelling with their Windows PCs
A homemade cell tower allowed fraudsters in the UK to bombard people with scam texts
Two suspects were arrested
Apple set to launch Passwords app, taking on LastPass and 1Password
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Nvidia releases GeForce security driver update for Windows 7 and 8
A new security update display driver for GeForce GPUs on Windows 7 and 8 is now available. This is separate from the regular Game Ready driver releases that no longer support legacy OS. Critical updates will be available until September 2024.
The FBI has over 7,000 decryption keys to help LockBit ransomware victims
Operation Cronos was a "huge success," although no cyber-criminal has been arrested yet
London hospitals forced to cancel operations following ransomware attack
A pathology service provider was attacked, bringing the NHS into "critical" mode