Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors May 29, 2021 Amazon's experiment wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs. https://bit.ly/3clLUVV Read more
Covert channel in Apple’s M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting May 28, 2021 Technically, it's a vulnerability, but there's not much an attacker can do with it. https://bit.ly/3oXbO7a Read more
SolarWinds hackers are back with a new mass campaign, Microsoft says May 28, 2021 Kremlin-backed group uses hacked account to impersonate US aid agency. https://bit.ly/3vwDkuK Read more
Charter charges more money for slower Internet on streets with no competition May 27, 2021 Spectrum costs $30 for 400Mbps on one street, $50 for half the speed on another. https://bit.ly/3c1DUZY Read more
No, it doesn’t just crash Safari. Apple has yet to fix exploitable flaw May 26, 2021 WebKit bug that was fixed upstream has yet to find its way into Apple products. https://bit.ly/3wBUjfn Read more
Amazon to buy MGM for $8 billion in major boost to Prime Video library May 26, 2021 Amazon announces purchase, promises "greater access" to historic studio's films. https://bit.ly/3uqxqtZ Read more
Vulnerability in VMware product has severity rating of 9.8 out of 10 May 25, 2021 Remote code execution flaw in vCenter Server poses "serious" risk to data centers. https://bit.ly/3bVJTiL Read more
It’s ransomware, or maybe a disk wiper, and it’s striking targets in Israel May 25, 2021 Dubbed Apostle, never-before-seen wiper masquerades as ransomware. https://bit.ly/3oMkoWm Read more
Actively exploited macOS 0day let hackers take screenshots of infected Macs May 24, 2021 Apple patches vulnerability that malware used to bypass macOS privacy protections. https://bit.ly/3hRs1cS Read more
Hear ye, DarkSide! This honorable ransomware court is now in session May 22, 2021 Colonial Pipeline hackers have cashed in spectacularly. Now, they're feeling the heat. https://bit.ly/3yt8NQu Read more
Vulnerabilities in billions of Wi-Fi devices let hackers bypass firewalls May 21, 2021 FragAttacks let hackers inject malicious code or commands into encrypted Wi-Fi traffic. https://bit.ly/3v7PbPK Read more
4 vulnerabilities under attack give hackers full control of Android devices May 19, 2021 Google updates a 2-week-old security bulletin to say some vulnerabilities were 0-days. https://bit.ly/3f4pH0i Read more
Florida water plant compromise came hours after worker visited malicious site May 18, 2021 Researchers find watering-hole attack targeting water utilities. https://bit.ly/2QuIFDL Read more
AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia, basically admitting giant merger was a mistake May 17, 2021 WarnerMedia and Discovery to merge, and standalone AT&T will focus on broadband. https://bit.ly/3onAFAO Read more
Colonial Pipeline paid a $5 million ransom—and kept a vicious cycle turning May 15, 2021 Stopping payments would go a long way to stopping ransomware. https://bit.ly/3btuCpc Read more
Pipeline attacker Darkside suddenly goes dark—here’s what we know May 14, 2021 The closure may mean the group is ceasing or altering ops—or pulling an exit scam. https://bit.ly/3ojlNUj Read more
Ireland’s health care system taken down after ransomware attack May 14, 2021 Doctors left unable to access patient records after "very sophisticated" attack. https://bit.ly/3hq2Y04 Read more
Biden signs executive order to strengthen US cybersecurity May 13, 2021 Move comes after high-profile hacks, including attack on crucial fuel pipeline. https://bit.ly/2R8XXys Read more
Colonial Pipeline resumes operations after ransomware prompted closure May 12, 2021 Closure prompted panic buying, price hikes, and other disruptions in East Coast states. https://bit.ly/3ocTfvl Read more
Ransomware crooks post cops’ psych evaluations after talks with DC police stall May 12, 2021 Babuk demands $4 million, Metropolitan Police Department offers $100,000. https://bit.ly/33BL42a Read more
Amazon “seized and destroyed” 2 million counterfeit products in 2020 May 10, 2021 Counterfeit products sent to Amazon warehouses are destroyed to prevent resale. https://bit.ly/3o5wlpQ Read more
Security researcher successfully jailbreaks an Apple AirTag May 10, 2021 Successful jailbreak increases existing AirTag security and privacy concerns. https://bit.ly/3f2yoqA Read more
Major ransomware attack cripples gas pipeline on US East Coast May 10, 2021 The attack paralyzed a pipeline that moves 2.5 million barrels per day. https://bit.ly/3bgI4fW Read more
Apple brass discussed disclosing 128-million iPhone hack, then decided not to May 08, 2021 Emails entered into Epic Games lawsuit show execs contradicting Apple talking points. https://bit.ly/3uy49OD Read more
Ajit Pai promised cheaper Internet—real prices rose 19 percent instead May 07, 2021 Home-Internet prices rose four times faster than inflation in Trump era. https://bit.ly/3nXf6a8 Read more
US physics lab Fermilab exposes proprietary data for all to see May 06, 2021 Exposed systems paved way for researchers to access code, messages, passwords, and more. https://bit.ly/3y3byrE Read more
Dell patches a 12-year-old privilege escalation vulnerability May 05, 2021 Dell firmware update driver 2.3 can be exploited to gain kernel-level privilege. https://bit.ly/3ePsDw8 Read more
Twitter’s latest robo-nag will flag “harmful” language before you post May 05, 2021 Follows Twitter's effort to make you read the news before you share it. https://bit.ly/3uq2Z7M Read more
Data leak makes Peloton’s Horrible, No-Good, Really Bad Day even worse May 05, 2021 Faulty API let anyone grab users’ private data, including weight and gender. https://bit.ly/3eknjBV Read more
Netflix IT exec forced employees to use products from vendors that bribed him May 04, 2021 Jury finds ex-Netflix VP guilty of awarding tech contracts in exchange for bribes. https://bit.ly/3nKvfQc Read more
New Spectre attack once again sends Intel and AMD scrambling for a fix May 04, 2021 A new transient execution variant is the first exploit micro-ops caches. https://bit.ly/3eTXCY7 Read more
Frontier exits bankruptcy, claims it will double fiber-to-the-home footprint May 04, 2021 Frontier plans 3 million new fiber lines—but 8M others would be stuck on copper. https://bit.ly/33cUKQP Read more
Apple reports 2 iOS 0-days that let hackers compromise fully patched devices May 03, 2021 Webkit flaws in just-released iOS 14.5 lets attackers execute malicious code. https://bit.ly/3efp9UF Read more
Verizon agrees to sell Yahoo and AOL to private-equity firm for $5 billion May 03, 2021 Apollo to buy Yahoo/AOL for $5B, didn't have much competition from other bidders. https://bit.ly/33cr8mo Read more
An ambitious plan to tackle ransomware faces long odds May 01, 2021 Heavyweight task force proposes framework to tackle a major cybersecurity problem. https://bit.ly/3uclfBz Read more
Ford’s ever-smarter robots are speeding up the assembly line May 01, 2021 A transmission factory shows how AI may gradually creep into industrial processes https://bit.ly/3te2sEx Read more