'Millions' of Dell PCs will grant malware, rogue users admin-level access if asked nicely
Five vulnerabilities lay undetected for almost a dozen years in Windows driver code
04 May 2021 | 48
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Apple patches iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, kitchen-sinkOS bugs said to be exploited in the wild
In Brief Plus: Micro-op CPU caches abused to leak data, and more
04 May 2021 | 19
Philanthropist and ex-Microsoft manager Melinda Gates and her husband Bill split after 27 years of marriage
We know the pandemic has been tough on relationships but...
03 May 2021 | 114
Michael Collins, once the world's 'loneliest man,' is dead. If that name means little or nothing to you, read this
Obit Buzz Aldrin sole remaining survivor of Apollo 11 Moon landing
28 Apr 2021 | 72
A trip to the dole queue: CEO of $2bn Bay Area tech biz says he was fired for taking LSD before company meeting
Micro-dosing among Cali techies ... suddenly it's all starting to make sense
28 Apr 2021 | 76
Cloudflare offers $100,000 for prior art to nuke networking patents a troll has accused it of ripping off
Picking intellectual property fights with internet backbone biz seldom ends well
26 Apr 2021 | 23
Homebrew fixes Cask repo GitHub Actions bug that would have let anyone sneak malicious code onto machines
In Brief Plus: America creates task force to tackle ransomware crims
26 Apr 2021 | 2
Computer security world in mourning over death of Dan Kaminsky, aged 42
Obit DEF CON hails 'an icon in all the positive ways'
25 Apr 2021 | 20
We admire your MOXIE, Earthlings: Perseverance rover gizmo produces oxygen for first time on Mars
First, COVID vaccinations, now atmosphere generators for an alien world? We're really cooking on gas now
23 Apr 2021 | 35
Apple, you've AirDrop'd the ball: Academics detail ways to leak contact info of nearby iThings for spear-phishing
Too bad there's no suggested solution... oh, wait
22 Apr 2021 | 21
Lock up your Peloton smart treadmills, watchdog warns families following one death, numerous injuries
Trendy exercise gear 'poses serious risks to children', says CPSC
19 Apr 2021 | 54
Sysadmin for FIN7 criminal cracking group gets 10 years in US prison for managing card slurping malware scam
In Brief Plus Pwn2Own faces fire and update Chrome immediately
19 Apr 2021 | 3
Elon Musk's SpaceX bags $3bn NASA contract to, fingers crossed, land first woman on the Moon
And the 13th guy
16 Apr 2021 | 54
CyberBattleSim: Microsoft's open-source Holodeck in which autonomous attackers, defenders battle it out
Very 2021 to have AI bots fight in simulated networks for our entertainment (and science)
09 Apr 2021 | 2
Belgian police seize 28 tons of cocaine after 'cracking' Sky ECC's chat app encryption
Euro cops take $1.65bn of blow off the streets after poring over messages
08 Apr 2021 | 84
Remember AMD, Xilinx were merging? Shareholders give thumbs up to $35bn deal
Let's see what the regulators say
08 Apr 2021 | 3
'Anomalous surge in DNS queries' knocked Microsoft's cloud off the web last week
in Brief Plus: Top universities hit by data-stealing extortionists
06 Apr 2021 | 5
Patch alert for Apple fans: Cybercrooks have already been exploiting this flaw in iPhones, iPads, and watches
In brief Plus: Did Google expose a Western spying op? Who cares? You're safer
29 Mar 2021 | 11
Teenage Twitter hijacker gets three years in the clink over celeb Bitcoin scamming
In Brief Plus: Exchange and SolarWinds autopatch tools and shocking news!
22 Mar 2021 | 10
Exchange flaws could be much worse than thought: Six hacking groups suspected of using the zero days pre-patch
In brief Plus: Verkada flaw finder cuffed and Apple boss may have leaked secrets
15 Mar 2021 | 11
SolarWinds just keeps getting worse: New strain of backdoor malware found in probe
In brief Plus: McAfee's in serious trouble over claimed cryptocurrency scam
08 Mar 2021 | 23
Mobile spyware fan Saudi Crown Prince accused by US intel of Khashoggi death
In Brief Plus: Critical Cisco flaw, NSA advice, and someone hacked Gab?
01 Mar 2021 | 21
Brave browser leaks visited Tor .onion addresses in DNS traffic, fix released after bug hunter raises alarm
In brief Plus: IBM's lawyers hacked, Kia denies ransomware hit, France declares war on hackers, and more
22 Feb 2021 | 12
Citibank accidentally wired $500m back to lenders in user-interface super-gaffe – and judge says it can't be undone
Press space or click mouse to continue ...wait, not yet, doh!
19 Feb 2021 | 138
