New York Times spends “low seven figures” to buy Wordle January 31, 2022 Game's creator will be stepping aside and handing over the reins to the NYT. https://bit.ly/3gbNgDQ Read more
Microsoft fends off record-breaking 3.47Tbps DDoS attack January 28, 2022 While a crude brute-force attack, DDoSes are growing evermore potent. https://bit.ly/3ATz3Fv Read more
macOS 12.3 will break cloud-storage features used by Dropbox and OneDrive January 27, 2022 Betas add Universal Control for macOS and FaceID support for face masks in iOS. https://bit.ly/3IMlnyO Read more
Android malware can factory-reset phones after draining bank accounts January 26, 2022 First found in 2019, Brata keeps adding new forms of malice to its toolbox. https://bit.ly/3IAtI8q Read more
A bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on every major Linux distro January 25, 2022 It's likely only a matter of time until PwnKit is exploited in the wild. https://bit.ly/32y5RHh Read more
Booby-trapped sites delivered potent new backdoor trojan to macOS users January 25, 2022 Written from scratch, DazleSpy is the latest advanced piece of Mac malware. https://bit.ly/3IFwqJI Read more
Starlink preps rugged user terminal that may avoid “thermal shutdown” problem January 25, 2022 Fixed earth station would bring Starlink to buildings in harsher environments. https://bit.ly/3qY3NSi Read more
Dark Souls servers taken down following discovery of critical vulnerability January 24, 2022 No interaction required. "I didn't even know that shit was possible," pwned player says. https://bit.ly/3rQ1VKj Read more
AT&T announces multi-gigabit fiber: $110 a month for 2Gbps, $180 for 5Gbps January 24, 2022 2Gbps and 5Gbps available to 5.2 million homes and businesses in 70+ metro areas. https://bit.ly/3fU1Obb Read more
Hactivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup January 24, 2022 If confirmed, the attack would be one of the first times ransomware has been used this way. https://bit.ly/3nWRGTD Read more
A white supremacist website got hacked, airing all its dirty laundry January 22, 2022 Patriot Front says it's aligned with American heroes. Leaks paint a darker picture. https://bit.ly/3KLF0ZF Read more
This 22-year-old builds chips in his parents’ garage January 22, 2022 Sam Zeloof's creations show what’s possible for small-scale silicon tinkerers. https://bit.ly/3KJXGZI Read more
Supply chain attack used legitimate WordPress add-ons to backdoor sites January 21, 2022 If your site is using add-ons downloaded from AccessPress Themes, it may be infected. https://bit.ly/33XfAac Read more
Red Cross implores hackers not to leak data for 515k “highly vulnerable people” January 19, 2022 Hack on Red Cross storage contractor follows a separate hacking incident last year. https://bit.ly/3fERAv9 Read more
FAA clears Boeing 777 and other planes after 5G warning halted some flights January 19, 2022 AT&T, Verizon limit C-band rollout around airports while FAA evaluates altimeters. https://bit.ly/3AfScku Read more
Safari and iOS users: Your browsing activity is being leaked in real time January 18, 2022 Unfixed bug violating the Internet's most foundational rules is easy to exploit. https://bit.ly/3AdgQSY Read more
Microsoft warns of destructive disk wiper targeting Ukraine January 17, 2022 Ukrainian authorities blame Russia for attacks as geopolitical tensions escalate. https://bit.ly/3AgHGJS Read more
North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million in crypto last year January 15, 2022 "Banner year” thanks to skyrocketing cryptocurrency values, vulnerable startups. https://bit.ly/33mMnpo Read more
Russia says it has neutralized the cutthroat REvil ransomware gang January 14, 2022 "Big-game hunter" REvil has menaced the world for 3 years with massive attacks. https://bit.ly/3ro5LdL Read more
Ukraine says government websites hit by “massive cyber attack” January 14, 2022 Kyiv has yet to assign blame for disruption to at least 70 sites. https://bit.ly/3foE8eL Read more
New Chrome security measure aims to curtail an entire class of Web attack January 13, 2022 Hackers have long used browsers as a beachhead. Google aims for PNA to change that. https://bit.ly/3nrvaSC Read more
Developer sabotages his own apps, then claims Aaron Swartz was murdered January 10, 2022 Developer throws a wrench in thousands of apps after making malicious updates. https://bit.ly/33eZpVv Read more
Patch systems vulnerable to critical Log4j flaws, UK and US officials warn January 07, 2022 One of the highest-severity vulnerabilities in years, Log4Shell remains under attack. https://bit.ly/3t20ivw Read more
5 months on, Apple has yet to fix iOS bug that sends devices into a crash spiral January 06, 2022 Denial-of-service vulnerability can be triggered by sending a malicious HomeKit invite. https://bit.ly/3HGeCOb Read more
Coming to a laptop near you: A new type of security chip from Microsoft January 04, 2022 AMD becomes the first CPU maker to integrate the Microsoft-designed chip into its wares. https://bit.ly/3eU5adT Read more
Microsoft fixes harebrained Y2K22 Exchange bug that disrupted email worldwide January 03, 2022 A rookie programming error crashed servers because they couldn't process the year 2022. https://bit.ly/3mT8fzo Read more
Noblewoman’s tomb reveals new secrets of ancient Rome’s highly durable concrete January 01, 2022 It's a combo of unique volcanic aggregate and unusual chemical interactions over millennia https://bit.ly/3mOZwOy Read more