With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware July 31, 2021 With a valid TLS certificate, faux Bravė.com could fool even security-savvy people. https://bit.ly/37gzv2c Read more
Software downloaded 30,000 times from PyPI ransacked developers’ machines July 30, 2021 Expect to see more of these "Frankenstein" malware packages, researchers warn. https://bit.ly/2WBO1jg Read more
New bank-fraud malware called Vultur infects thousands of devices July 30, 2021 Screen sharing courtesy of VNC mirrors device screens to attacker-controlled servers. https://bit.ly/2Wt1JEU Read more
Feds list the top 30 most exploited vulnerabilities. Many are years old July 29, 2021 Hackers continue to exploit publicly known—and often dated—software vulnerabilities. https://bit.ly/2WyeluB Read more
Biden warns cyber attacks could lead to a “real shooting war” July 28, 2021 US president's remarks follow breaches that paralyzed critical services. https://bit.ly/3i70lAm Read more
Haron and BlackMatter are the latest groups to crash the ransomware party July 28, 2021 The additions come as the number of high-severity ransomware attacks ratchet up. https://bit.ly/3f5kQLG Read more
VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted July 26, 2021 Company says it's in the process of overhauling its VPN offerings to better secure them. https://bit.ly/3zvzR1g Read more
UK worries Starlink and OneWeb may interfere with each other, plans new rules July 26, 2021 Ofcom says complexity of giant satellite networks raises interference concerns. https://bit.ly/2UQd2GQ Read more
Sean Gallagher and an AI expert break down our crazy machine-learning adventure July 26, 2021 Join our headline experiment post-mortem on Wednesday, July 28, at 1 pm Eastern time! https://bit.ly/3eUbmCP Read more
Venmo gets more private—but it’s still not fully safe July 25, 2021 Until it offers privacy by default, it remains a liability for many of its users. https://bit.ly/3i1swk0 Read more
An explosive spyware report shows limits of iOS, Android security July 24, 2021 Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool. https://bit.ly/3x37B4u Read more
Kaseya gets master decryptor to help customers still suffering from REvil attack July 22, 2021 REvil ransomware struck as many as 1,500 networks, but a master key is now available. https://bit.ly/3iTRpxx Read more
Saudi Aramco confirms data leak after $50 million cyber ransom demand July 22, 2021 World’s largest oil producer says some company files were compromised. https://bit.ly/3kIynfN Read more
Ars AI headline experiment finale—we came, we saw, we used a lot of compute time July 22, 2021 Turns out it's really hard to make a machine-learning model to evaluate headlines. https://bit.ly/36SFn1B Read more
Home and office Routers come under attack by China state hackers, France warns July 21, 2021 Compromised routers give the hackers anonymity in ongoing large-scale attacks. https://bit.ly/2TqLWp0 Read more
Lyft ditches Google Maps for Here, partners with Argo AI July 21, 2021 Argo and Ford will deploy driverless cars on Lyft's network in Miami and Austin. https://bit.ly/36Y06kt Read more
Two-for-Tuesday vulnerabilities send Windows and Linux users scrambling July 20, 2021 Both OSes have flaws that allow attackers with a toehold to elevate access. https://bit.ly/3zgXZ7E Read more
Dish to pay AT&T $5 billion for network access amid feud with T-Mobile July 19, 2021 10-year deal will make AT&T the primary network provider for Dish MVNO business. https://bit.ly/3hQHpFP Read more
“Clickless” exploits from Israeli firm hacked activists’ fully updated iPhones July 19, 2021 NSO Group says its spyware targets only criminals and terrorists. Critics disagree. https://bit.ly/2UZolwc Read more
US warns China over state-sponsored hacking, citing mass attacks on Exchange July 19, 2021 US: Chinese state-backed hackers perpetrated "massive cyber espionage operation." https://bit.ly/36ObeAp Read more
Hackers got past Windows Hello by tricking a webcam July 18, 2021 Researchers used infrared photos and third-party hardware to best facial-recognition tech. https://bit.ly/3hNXNa5 Read more
Facebook catches Iranian spies catfishing US military targets July 17, 2021 Hackers posed as recruiters, journalists, and hospitality workers to lure their victims. https://bit.ly/3hIBjXU Read more
Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers July 16, 2021 The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning. https://bit.ly/36VKePP Read more
For years, a backdoor in popular KiwiSDR product gave root to project developer July 15, 2021 Users are rattled after learning their devices and networks were exposed. https://bit.ly/2TcTfAv Read more
Feeding the machine: We give an AI some headlines and see what it does July 15, 2021 In part two of our series, we attempt to learn the ways of the machine. https://bit.ly/2U7uxlO Read more
Amazon bought Facebook’s satellite team to help build its Starlink competitor July 14, 2021 Amazon's Project Kuiper got some new employees as Facebook ended satellite project. https://bit.ly/36zw5HN Read more
iOS zero-day let SolarWinds hackers compromise fully updated iPhones July 14, 2021 Flaw was exploited when government officials clicked on links in LinkedIn messages. https://bit.ly/3i4t4EE Read more
SolarWinds 0-day gave Chinese hackers privileged access to customer servers July 13, 2021 Hackers IDed as DEV-0322 have a fondness for defense contractors and software makers. https://bit.ly/3xA0UI6 Read more
AT&T will let unlimited-data customers pay more to avoid the slow lane July 13, 2021 AT&T says users can soon "stay in the fast lane" on its priciest unlimited plan. https://bit.ly/3i7IAiV Read more
Is our machine learning? Ars takes a dip into artificial intelligence July 13, 2021 In the first part of a new series, we look at matching the problem to the tool. https://bit.ly/2Vsvjd9 Read more
Microsoft discovers critical SolarWinds zero-day under active attack July 12, 2021 Flaws allow attackers to run malicious code on machines hosting Serv-U products. https://bit.ly/2T5pyBo Read more
Feds indict “The Bull” for allegedly selling insider stock info on the dark web July 09, 2021 Data allegedly sold individually or through weekly or monthly subscriptions. https://bit.ly/3jYYsXL Read more
Morgan Stanley discloses data breach that resulted from Accellion FTA hacks July 08, 2021 Financial services firm says data was stolen by exploiting flaws discovered in December. https://bit.ly/3jW34xF Read more
Microsoft’s emergency patch fails to fix critical “PrintNightmare” vulnerability July 07, 2021 Game-over code-execution attacks are still possible even after fix is installed. https://bit.ly/2VdgcUN Read more
Why the password isn’t dead quite yet July 07, 2021 Everyone hates the old ways of authentication. But change comes with its own drawbacks. https://bit.ly/36rflSJ Read more
Up to 1,500 businesses infected in one of the worst ransomware attacks ever July 06, 2021 Mass compromise is having cascading effects around the world. https://bit.ly/3ysuj6Z Read more
The rumor is true: Rimac is taking over Bugatti with Porsche’s help July 05, 2021 Ars spoke to CEOs Oliver Blume and Mate Rimac about the hypercar deal. https://bit.ly/3AuJVZw Read more
Old school: I work in DOS for an entire day July 05, 2021 From the archives: Open source MS-DOS alternative lives—but using it nearly killed me. https://bit.ly/3yqnRxC Read more
Wimbledon: The tech behind the world’s top tennis tournament July 03, 2021 From the archives: There's a surprising amount of cool tech for a 140-year-old event. https://bit.ly/3dFplvR Read more
Apps with 5.8 million Google Play downloads stole users’ Facebook passwords July 02, 2021 Researchers uncovered 9 apps that used a sneaking method to pilfer credentials. https://bit.ly/367rn3x Read more
Thinking about selling your Echo Dot—or any IoT device? Read this first July 02, 2021 Deleting data from Echo Dots—and other IoT devices from Amazon and elsewhere—is hard. https://bit.ly/3qFqTes Read more