Tech Culture Gaming 18-year-old hacker behind GTA VI leak sentenced to life in secure hospital facility The hacker is determined to carry out more cybercrimes By Rob Thubron, December 22, 2023, 8:15 AM 21 comments
Security Gaming Insomniac Games hackers leak Wolverine footage, Spider-Man 2 details, 12-year release schedule A data dump to rival the GTA VI leak By Rob Thubron, December 19, 2023, 11:06 AM
Security Software Use Rust or C#, abandon C++: Five Eyes agencies warn about memory safety in programming languages Software developers need to step up their secure-by-design game, and fast By Alfonso Maruccia, December 7, 2023, 9:14 AM 8 comments
Security Mobile Google fixes critical Android flaw that could be exploited to hack your phone remotely A total of 85 security vulnerabilities were patched in the December 2023 Android security bulletin By Kishalaya Kundu, December 6, 2023, 8:53 AM
Download of the Week Software Kali Linux 2023.4 adds Raspberry Pi 5 support Kali Linux's last release for the year adds Vagrant offerings to Hyper-V, Raspberry Pi 5 support, an updated UI to GNOME 45, and various new network tools. By Erik Orejuela, December 5, 2023, 5:35 PM
Security 23andMe says hackers accessed ancestry data of nearly 7 million users Another cautionary web security tale By Shawn Knight, December 5, 2023, 1:00 PM
Apple Security Take those iOS 17 NameDrop warnings with a grain of salt Some law enforcement agencies say the functionality is a security risk but clearly don't understand how it works By Cal Jeffrey, November 28, 2023, 3:21 PM
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