Does Tor provide more benefit or harm? New paper says it depends November 30, 2020 Tor use is likely more harmful in "free countries," researchers say. Tor isn't so sure. https://bit.ly/37Cpi0b Read more
WarGames for real: How one 1983 exercise nearly triggered WWIII November 29, 2020 From the archives: Say hello to the KGB software model that forecasted mushroom clouds. https://bit.ly/33rOO73 Read more
AI can run your work meetings now November 27, 2020 "Optimizing" meetings, from automated scheduling to facial recognition to measure attention. https://bit.ly/376hnYo Read more
Comcast raising TV and Internet prices, including a big hike to hidden fees November 25, 2020 Internet prices to rise $3 a month; "Broadcast TV" hidden fee going up $4.50. https://bit.ly/2J743eo Read more
SpaceX Starlink engineers take questions in Reddit AMA—here are highlights November 24, 2020 Starlink technology and the service's future covered in Q&A on Reddit. https://bit.ly/33vwjP9 Read more
OneWeb exits bankruptcy and is ready to launch more broadband satellites November 23, 2020 OneWeb plans satellite launches in December and throughout 2021 and 2022. https://bit.ly/2V7FIb3 Read more
Comcast to enforce 1.2TB data cap in entire 39-state territory in early 2021 November 23, 2020 Data cap comes to 12 more US states over four years after everyone else got it. https://bit.ly/3pQqXrf Read more
Robots invade the construction site November 22, 2020 A new generation of machines is automating a tech-averse industry. https://bit.ly/372ybjj Read more
Abusive add-ons aren’t just a Chrome and Firefox problem. Now it’s Edge’s turn November 20, 2020 Edge users take to social media to report their Web searches are being hijacked. https://bit.ly/3fhBBSI Read more
Google is testing end-to-end encryption in Android Messages November 19, 2020 End-to-end encryption is growing in popularity. Google is getting on board. https://bit.ly/396e0TU Read more
Massive, China-state-funded hack hits companies around the world, report says November 18, 2020 Attacks are linked to Cicada, a group believed to be funded by the Chinese state. https://bit.ly/32WWJJe Read more
FCC takes spectrum from auto industry in plan to “supersize” Wi-Fi November 18, 2020 45MHz freed up in 5GHz band because automakers failed to widely deploy safety tech. https://bit.ly/3lJHQkP Read more
Cisco rolls out fix for Webex flaws that let hackers eavesdrop on meetings November 18, 2020 Security flaws found as Web conferencing spikes because of work-at-home routines. https://bit.ly/32ViAAJ Read more
Apple lets some Big Sur network traffic bypass firewalls November 17, 2020 Firewalls are "100% blind" to ~50 Apple apps and processes under undocumented change. https://bit.ly/35GnbbI Read more
Hulu raises Live TV price to $65, matching YouTube TV’s latest price hike November 17, 2020 Hulu + Live TV went from $40 to $65 since 2017; rival services raised prices, too. https://bit.ly/2UxFr0G Read more
Mac certificate check stokes fears that Apple logs every app you run November 16, 2020 Amid concern that macOS logs app usage in real time, Apple issues assurances. https://bit.ly/2UAsWkN Read more
US gov’s CISO takes leave to help Trump search for election fraud November 16, 2020 “Voter Integrity Fund” seeks evidence to back up Trump’s baseless fraud claims. https://bit.ly/3f3zlyx Read more
The old way of handing out corporate hardware doesn’t work anymore November 16, 2020 It’s no longer just about issuing a laptop—the world and our requirements have changed. https://bit.ly/3lF5lLN Read more
Hackers can use just-fixed Intel bugs to install malicious firmware on PCs November 14, 2020 Computer makers are in the process of patching Boot Guard. Have you installed it yet? https://bit.ly/3eZ7I9A Read more
Hackers sponsored by Russia and North Korea are targeting COVID-19 researchers November 13, 2020 Three nation-state sponsored groups are targeting organizations throughout the world. https://bit.ly/2UnGgsM Read more
Broadband power users explode, making data caps more profitable for ISPs November 13, 2020 Usage increase “confirms the value” of data caps for ISP revenue, vendor says. https://bit.ly/2Ir4tw9 Read more
SpaceX Starlink has some hiccups, as expected, but users are impressed November 12, 2020 "Link stability is a little rough," but Netflix works great, one user says. https://bit.ly/2Iu4A9W Read more
DNS cache poisoning, the Internet attack from 2008, is back from the dead November 12, 2020 A newly found side channel in a widely used protocol lets attackers spoof domains. https://bit.ly/32FrHVZ Read more
SITREP: Azerbaijan’s drone war expands with Reaper-like TB2 November 11, 2020 Video: Drones built by Turkey are dominating the Azerbaijani-Armenian war. https://bit.ly/3koivLC Read more
Ubuntu fixes bugs that standard users could use to become root November 10, 2020 A handful of commands was all it took for untrusted users to become all-powerful. https://bit.ly/36jFy5o Read more
Alphabet delivers wireless Internet over light beams from 20km away November 10, 2020 Wireless network in Kenya to use light beams, like fiber but without the cables. https://bit.ly/3lmNGZ2 Read more
Intel SGX defeated yet again—this time thanks to on-chip power meter November 10, 2020 New research sends chipmaker scrambling to fix side channel that exposes secret data. https://bit.ly/3eLkZT7 Read more
Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says November 09, 2020 Democrats blast FTC/Zoom settlement because users won't get compensation. https://bit.ly/3p7fG5r Read more
GitHub’s source code was leaked on GitHub last night… sort of November 05, 2020 GitHub wasn't actually compromised, despite appearances to the contrary. https://bit.ly/2JCVecd Read more
Apple patches iOS against 3 actively exploited 0-days found by Google November 05, 2020 Project Zero has reported 7 actively zerodays in the past two weeks. https://bit.ly/2JxvQVc Read more
The feds just seized Silk Road’s $1 billion stash of bitcoin November 05, 2020 Forfeiture comes two days after mystery party transferred 69,369 BTC out of wallet. https://bit.ly/3p01FWV Read more
Someone has withdrawn ~$1 billion from a bitcoin wallet dormant since 2015 November 04, 2020 Wallet is likely tied to Silk Road, the underground crime bazar shut down in 2013. https://bit.ly/3mPSFlq Read more
Google fixes two more Chrome zero-days that were under active exploit November 03, 2020 Both desktop and Android versions are affected. https://bit.ly/3mHtmC6 Read more
SpaceX Starlink users provide first impressions and unboxing pictures November 02, 2020 "It feels like it's from the future... I am amazed at how well it works." https://bit.ly/3oK4DyK Read more
Dr. Strangenet—or, how I stopped worrying and embraced the WFH IT apocalypse November 02, 2020 There's no more perimeter, everybody's Wi-Fi is broken, and yet...we're still working. https://bit.ly/2I1bYJe Read more