Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled
Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad…
DuckDuckGo blocked in Indonesia over porn, gambling search results
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been blocked in Indonesia by its government after citizens reportedly complained about pornographic and online…
New Android malware wipes your device after draining bank accounts
A new Android malware that researchers call 'BingoMod' can wipe devices after successfully stealing money from the victims' bank accounts using…
Massive SMS stealer campaign infects Android devices in 113 countries
A malicious campaign targeting Android devices worldwide utilizes thousands of Telegram bots to infect devices with SMS-stealing malware and steal…
Meta settles with Texas for $1.4 billion for unauthorized capture of biometric data in record settlement
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, had agreed to a record…
Google Chrome adds app-bound encryption to block infostealer malware
Google Chrome now comes with better cookie protection on Windows systems, with the addition of app-bound encryption, which improves defenses…
Android spyware ‘Mandrake’ hidden in apps on Google Play since 2022
A new version of the Android spyware 'Mandrake' has been found in five applications downloaded 32,000 times from Google Play,…
The Other Lesson from the XZ Utils Supply-Chain Attack
“The best supply chain attack execution ever seen” might sound like yet another hyperbole designed to attract attention, except in…
Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence frenzy: a bubble full of problems, bound to burst?
Vast piles of cash are pouring into generative artificial intelligence, the Bay Area-born technology that...
Crooks Bypassed Google’s Email Verification to Create Workspace Accounts, Access 3rd-Party Services
Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent email verification needed to create a Google Workspace…