Security

LG TV owners should update their firmware, webOS vulnerability found in a few models

New HTTP/2 vulnerability leaves servers in danger of devastating DoS attacks, even from a single TCP connection

Google's Find My Device network could be rolling out very soon

Former White House CIO warns the tech industry should prepare for a TikTok ban

Google sues alleged crypto scammers who uploaded fraudulent apps to the Play Store

Government review criticizes Microsoft for security lapses in "preventable" Exchange hack

Developer delves into Denuvo DRM to run Hogwarts Legacy on a secondary PC

House of Representatives bans the use of Copilot over security concerns

AT&T confirms data leak affecting 73 million customers - after spending two weeks denying it

Linux could have been brought down by backdoor found in widely used utility

Why it matters: By happenstance Microsoft researcher Andres Freund found malicious code that could break sshd authentication. If it hadn't been discovered it could have posed a grave threat to Linux. The open source community has reacted to the incident, acknowledging the fortuitous nature of the discovery and how it was fortunately caught early before it could pose a significant risk to the broader Linux community.

Activision Blizzard investigates hacking campaign linked to cheat software

New variant of "TheMoon" malware enslaves thousands of insecure Asus routers into a malicious proxy

Apple "Find My" app led a Missouri SWAT team to raid an innocent family's home, lawsuit pending

Google's AI-powered search can recommend malicious sites, including scams and malware

Unpatchable Apple Silicon vulnerability could leak encryption keys

In brief: Hardware-based security flaws have become more frequent over the last several years but have mostly affected Intel and AMD processors. Now, Apple joins those ranks with a recently discovered vulnerability that causes Mac M-series CPUs to expose encryption keys. Since it is hardware-based, there is little users can do besides keeping macOS updated.

Ethical hackers show how to open millions of hotel keycard locks

In a nutshell: Over three million hotel room locks in 13,000 buildings in 131 countries are vulnerable to an exploit that lets attackers forge master keys for any door. Although the manufacturer of the affected locks is rolling out a fix, it's unclear when or if every impacted hotel will upgrade its systems.

TSA fail: Man arrested for stealing boarding pass QR codes with his phone's camera

White House warns of cyberattacks targeting critical US water systems

Denuvo now provides a watermarking solution to track sources of game build leaks

Apex Legends tournament postponed after players hacked mid-match

LockBit ransomware group member sentenced to four years for infecting over 1,000 systems

Hackers can access your private, encrypted AI assistant chats

Google Chrome gets real-time phishing and malware protection with upgraded Safe Browsing feature

International organization Cybercrime Atlas wants to disrupt cybercrime on a global scale

In a nutshell: The biggest security threats active today work on the international stage, which means an effective attempt to disrupt them should be global as well. Members of the Cybercrime Atlas are trying to do just that, starting with a shared intelligence on cybercrime gangs and their operations.