AI Security The US, UK and 16 other countries sign agreement for safe AI development The potential for AI to turn rogue is a major concern among developers and lawmakers By Kishalaya Kundu, November 28, 2023, 7:42 AM
Security Commercial aircraft navigation systems compromised by spoofing attacks Exposing a "fundamental flaw in avionics design" By Rob Thubron, November 21, 2023, 5:19 AM
Mobile Software Nothing Phone 2 gets iMessage support on Android, with more to come Beta available now in the US, UK, Canada, and EU By Daniel Sims, November 15, 2023, 7:33 AM
Security The Web Researchers found a new way to steal SSH encryption keys The vulnerability is a low threat because it is relatively rare, but protocol mitigations could neuter the hack By Cal Jeffrey, November 14, 2023, 5:17 AM
Apple Security Flipper Zero pranksters could cause DoS havoc on your iPhone Only iOS 17 is vulnerable for Apple, but Android and Windows are also susceptible By Cal Jeffrey, November 3, 2023, 2:26 PM 7 comments
Security The Web Citrix Bleed vulnerability is now seeing mass exploitation by ransomware groups Attacks are on the rise despite the availability of patches By Kishalaya Kundu, October 31, 2023, 8:45 AM
Security Tech Culture US-led alliance of 40+ countries pledges not to pay ransomware criminals "As long as there is money flowing to ransomware criminals, this is a problem that will continue to grow" By Rob Thubron, October 31, 2023, 8:15 AM
Security Apple New speculative execution hack can expose passwords and other sensitive data on Apple SoCs There's an "unstable" fix for macOS, but iPhones and iPads are limited to lockdown mode or disabled JavaScript By Cal Jeffrey, October 26, 2023, 4:04 PM
Google Security Hackers are using Punycode to create authentic-looking URLs in Google ads Search result ads have become a very common attack vector for malware distributors By Cal Jeffrey, October 24, 2023, 4:24 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture Security firm claims it can unlock IronKey USB drive holding 7,000 Bitcoin hostage, but owner politely declines Another team is already working on the issue By Shawn Knight, October 24, 2023, 11:25 AM
Security Researchers find backdoor in thousands of generic Android set-top boxes They seemed like a good deal at the time By Cal Jeffrey, October 9, 2023, 2:47 PM 23 comments
Security Hardware Government-sponsored Chinese hackers are "hiding" inside Cisco routers A malicious campaign targeting the biggest telecommunications manufacturer on Earth By Alfonso Maruccia, September 29, 2023, 8:08 AM 11 comments
Software Security A new pixel-stealing exploit can read usernames and passwords across websites Google and GPU vendors don't see a need to respond By Daniel Sims, September 27, 2023, 5:04 PM 7 comments
Security Tech Culture Ransomware group claims to have breached "all of Sony's networks" and is selling the data The claims remain unverified By Rob Thubron, September 25, 2023, 10:54 AM
Security International Criminal Court discloses hackers breach on IT systems Actual details about the security incident are undisclosed at this moment By Alfonso Maruccia, September 21, 2023, 10:29 AM
Security Infamous Russian hacker mocks the FBI by selling t-shirts featuring his "most wanted" poster Matveev doesn't consider himself to be a hacker, though By Rob Thubron, September 20, 2023, 6:15 AM 8 comments
Car Tech Security Ford owners using Sync 3 infotainment should turn off Wi-Fi Wi-Fi driver vulnerability allows remote code execution By Daniel Sims, August 16, 2023, 5:06 PM
Security Microsoft Researchers suspect a neglected Exchange Server zero-day likely caused one of the UK's worst hacks Microsoft is accused of dragging its feet, causing the personal information of 40 million voters to be exposed By Cal Jeffrey, August 10, 2023, 3:13 PM
Security Google Google says attackers are still using "versioning" to bypass Play Store's malware checks There is little the search giant can do aside from building an Apple-like wall By Cal Jeffrey, August 8, 2023, 6:16 PM
AI Security Researchers develop AI that can log keystrokes acoustically with 92-95 percent accuracy Even works remarkably well over Zoom and Skype By Cal Jeffrey, August 8, 2023, 2:33 PM
Car Tech Hardware Researchers jailbreak Tesla using unpatchable AMD hardware flaw for free feature upgrades TU Berlin researchers' voltage fault attack strikes again By Daniel Sims, August 4, 2023, 2:01 PM 21 comments
The Web Security New firmware vulnerabilities could allow hackers to take over millions of computers remotely Attackers could also brick devices remotely by exploiting the newly discovered flaws By Kishalaya Kundu, July 21, 2023, 8:59 AM
Tech Culture The Web Kevin Mitnick, the controversial hacker-turned-cybersecurity professional has died at age 59 A villain for some, a demigod for others By Kishalaya Kundu, July 20, 2023, 7:37 AM
Security Google Google's new defense against cyberattacks: limiting internet access for employees Extreme but effective? By Rob Thubron, July 19, 2023, 10:59 AM
Security Tech Culture Mastermind behind Uber hack and GTA 6 leak declared unfit for trial The breach cost Uber $3 million By Rob Thubron, July 17, 2023, 8:47 AM 11 comments