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Badger, badger, badger, coin theft, coin theft!
02 Dec 2021 22:58 | 20
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Software
Amazon Appstore melts over Android 12 'Snow Cone'
Running the latest version of Android? Appstore apps no longer work
02 Dec 2021 06:30 | 15
Off-Prem
Meta won't migrate future acquisitions out of AWS
The Artist Formerly Known as Facebook and the cloud colossus become best cloudy buds – especially around PyTorch
02 Dec 2021 03:55 |
Software
Could we use an LLVM-based cross-compiler to build apps for quantum computers? This alliance says yes
Microsoft, Linux Foundation-backed QIR has a chance to make QC source code portable across different systems
01 Dec 2021 12:16 | 11
Security
Web trust dies in darkness: Hidden Certificate Authorities undermine public crypto infrastructure
Boffins measure the black hole of dubious certs and find it troubling
19 Nov 2021 04:00 | 101
Security
Boffins find way to use a standard smartphone to find hidden spy cams
Smartphones now have lasers so we're gonna use them to find voyeurs
18 Nov 2021 22:43 | 62
OSes
Is your Apple Mac running macOS Monterey leaking memory? It may be due to mouse cursor customization
Sleuthing leads to suspected RAM-gobbling culprit
17 Nov 2021 00:17 | 33
Security
The inside story of ransomware repeatedly masquerading as a popular JS library for Roblox gamers
Ongoing typosquatting attacks target kids as Discord drags its feet
16 Nov 2021 21:46 | 12
Security
When the world ends, all that will be left are cockroaches and new Rowhammer attacks: RAM defenses broken again
Blacksmith is latest hammer horror
15 Nov 2021 21:46 | 18
On-Prem
He called himself the King of Fraud. Now this bot lord will reign in prison for years
Thousands of servers, hundreds of thousands of IP addresses used by scammer to drum up $7m in fake web advert impressions
13 Nov 2021 00:39 | 58
Applications
Apps made with Google's Flutter may fritter away CPU cycles. Here's what the web giant intends to do about it
Chocolate Factory's cross-platform framework seems to struggle to craft efficient desktop software
12 Nov 2021 01:44 | 40
Security
Malicious Chrome extensions are bad. But what about nice ones that can be hijacked? This new tool spots them
DoubleX static analyzer is doubleplusgood
11 Nov 2021 08:36 | 5
Applications
Here's a couple who deserve each other: Facebook links Workplace enterprise offering to Microsoft Teams
Group communication app integration breaks down barriers and whatever
10 Nov 2021 21:43 | 4
Patch Tuesday
Let us give thanks that this November, Microsoft has given us just 55 security fixes, two of which are for actively exploited flaws
Light load has infosec bods wondering what awaits next month
09 Nov 2021 21:07 | 16
Security
Ukrainian cuffed, faces extradition to US for allegedly orchestrating Kaseya ransomware infection
American, European officials announce raft of arrests, indictments, sanctions, rewards
08 Nov 2021 22:04 |
Software
NASA advised to study up on what open source, free software, and permissive licenses actually mean
Turns out making code public with the right fine-print is harder than rocket science
05 Nov 2021 23:57 | 41
Exclusive
Red Hat forced to hire cheaper, less senior engineers amid budget freeze
Email tells bosses to down-level open positions to control costs
05 Nov 2021 00:57 | 61
Personal Tech
There, that wasn't so hard, was it? South Korea makes Google allow rival payment systems in Play store apps
All right, which country's next?
04 Nov 2021 23:28 | 12
Security
FYI: Code compiled to WebAssembly may lack standard security defenses
Mechanisms taken for granted on x86 vanish in WASM land, says trio
04 Nov 2021 12:14 | 20
Updated
US Dept of Commerce sanctions NSO Group, Positive Technologies, other makers of snoopware
Yeah, that ought to do the trick
03 Nov 2021 20:50 | 24
Software
Judge tosses NEC's claim that Oracle salespeople tricked it into using the wrong software license prior to audit
Big Red, for now, has the upper hand in battle over agreements
02 Nov 2021 23:37 | 12
Updated
Apple's macOS Monterey upgrades some people's laptops to doorstops
Reports of bricked computers suggest it may be worth waiting for better-behaving code
01 Nov 2021 20:36 | 65
Offbeat
Microsoft surpasses Apple as world's most valuable biz, by stock price at least
iBiz sunk by scarce chips and Microsoft's Azure cloud cash faucet
29 Oct 2021 20:00 | 11
Personal Tech
In latest DMCA review, US Copyright Office eases rules on computer security research, right to repair
Game console fixes are limited – and there's no allowance for exploit tools
29 Oct 2021 00:07 | 12
Security
Yet again, Cream Finance skimmed by crooks: $130m in crypto assets stolen
Third time's the unlucky charm for loan outfit
28 Oct 2021 19:59 | 16
Security
NPM packages disguised as Roblox API code caught carrying ransomware
Subverted libraries likely intended as a prank but should be taken seriously, say security researchers
27 Oct 2021 20:43 | 7
Devops
It's that time of the year again when GitHub does its show'n'tell of features – some new and others kinda new
Universe event reveals iterative improvements but no big bang
27 Oct 2021 15:30 | 5
Security
These couldn't wait for Patch Tuesday: Adobe issues bonus fixes for 92 security holes in 14 products
It's 2021 and of course code with classic buffer overflows is still shipping
26 Oct 2021 19:57 | 14
On-Prem
Non-profit's IT manager accused of embezzling $400k by buying gear, services from his own fake companies
Boss used org's credit card to buy stuff from Amazon, Square accounts he set up, say prosecutors
25 Oct 2021 20:10 | 23
Security
How your phone, laptop, or watch can be tracked by their Bluetooth transmissions
Unique fingerprints lurk in radio signals more often than not, it seems
22 Oct 2021 06:50 | 21
Software
Google trims the cut its Play Store takes from digital subscriptions, ebooks, music streaming
But with 97 per cent of Android devs offering free software, web giant's share of mobile ad spend matters more
21 Oct 2021 20:33 | 4
Security
Uncle Sam to clip wings of Pegasus-like spyware – sorry, 'intrusion software' – with proposed export controls
Surveillance tech faces trade limits as America syncs policy with treaty obligations
20 Oct 2021 22:09 | 18
Personal Tech
Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro Android 12 smartphone launch marred by shopping cart crashes
Chocolate Factory talks up Tensor mobile SoC, Titan M2 security ... for those who can get them
19 Oct 2021 21:31 | 24
Software
If your apps or gadgets break down on Sunday, this may be why: Gpsd bug to roll back clocks to 2002
Alternative headline: Yet another widely used project maintained thanklessly by 'some random person in Nebraska'
19 Oct 2021 10:43 | 61
Software
Computer scientists at University of Edinburgh contemplate courses without 'Alice' and 'Bob'
Academics advised to consider excluding certain terminology for the sake of inclusivity
15 Oct 2021 20:56 | 291
Security
Client-side content scanning as an unworkable, insecure disaster for democracy
Hopefully we're still listening to experts
15 Oct 2021 00:35 | 62
Analysis
Apple warns sideloading iOS apps will ruin everything
Opening the iOS ecosystem to competition would harm security and privacy, company says
14 Oct 2021 01:03 | 132
Updated
Android OS vendor variants transmit data with no opt-out
Study finds privacy gaps in Android implementations from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Realme, and LineageOS
13 Oct 2021 00:36 | 62
Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday bug harvest festival comes to town
With 71 new CVEs, there are patches enough for everyone
12 Oct 2021 20:12 | 8
Software
Google's Privacy Budget doesn't add up, says Mozilla CTO - amazingly enough
Chocolate Factory says its fingerprinting spec is unfinished
11 Oct 2021 20:56 | 15
Updated
Revealed: How to steal money from victims' contactless Apple Pay wallets
Boffins devise tricks to dupe stolen or nearby iPhones into paying out when in transit mode and using Visa
30 Sep 2021 23:38 | 57
Applications
What do iOS and Android have in common? Their apps suck at privacy, boffins say
Plus 'widespread potential violations of US, EU, UK privacy law' as an added bonus
30 Sep 2021 22:01 | 21
Security
Don't look a GriftHorse in the mouth: Trojan trampled 10 million Android devices
Pushy code pressured people to sign up for premium services, netted 'millions of euros'
29 Sep 2021 22:27 | 9
Personal Tech
Tobacco giants don't get to decide who does research on smoking. Why does Facebook get to dictate studies?
Boffins tell US lawmakers social media titans cannot be trusted to police themselves
29 Sep 2021 01:43 | 26
Software
As Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
From January 2023, add-ons built with Manifest V2 API will fail
27 Sep 2021 20:51 | 55
Security
Frustrated dev drops three zero-day vulns affecting Apple iOS 15 after six-month wait
Security Bounty program slammed over 'broken promises'
24 Sep 2021 19:43 | 41
Security
Apple tried to patch this security hole in macOS Finder but didn't consider upper and lowercase characters
file:// is blocked? Oh OK, we'll just use File:// or fiLE://...
22 Sep 2021 23:07 | 38
Security
Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover protocol found leaking hundreds of thousands of credentials
Email clients fail over to unexpected domains if they can't find the right resources
22 Sep 2021 13:00 | 58
Security
Suex to be you: Feds sanction cryptocurrency exchange for handling payments from 8+ ransomware variants
Russia-based biz targeted in Uncle Sam's crack down on cyber-extortion
21 Sep 2021 19:59 | 9
Security
Apache OpenOffice can be hijacked by malicious documents, fix still in beta
If you need another reason to try an alternative software suite
20 Sep 2021 20:52 | 34
Applications
Google extends right-to-be-forgotten to app permissions on older Android devices
Software unused after a few months will lose access to sensitive features unless exempted
17 Sep 2021 22:58 | 13
Devops
Stressed-out IT workers, software devs – we're not being funny but have you tried rebooting your breathing?
Forget productivity, find a way to unplug and recover
17 Sep 2021 11:22 | 27
Personal Tech
Apple's M1 MacBook screens are stunning – stunningly fragile and defective, that is, lawsuits allege
Latest laptops prone to cracking, distortions, owners complain
16 Sep 2021 22:38 | 53
Analysis
Oracle sets its own JDK free, sort of, for a while
Welcome to the No-Fee Terms and Conditions, which makes the Java dev kit a bit more appealing
16 Sep 2021 06:57 | 17
Devops
Travis CI quietly fixed a bug that exposed secret keys
For at least a week, cloning a public repo made upstream environmental variables accessible
15 Sep 2021 21:58 |
Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's end-of-summer software security cleanse crushes more than 80 bugs
Hole in Azure Linux guest agent, MSHTML exploit tackled, and much more – Plus: Adobe and SAP issue updates
15 Sep 2021 00:00 | 3
Personal Tech
Apple debuts iPhone 13 with 1TB option, two iPad models, Series 7 Watch
Come for superlatives and executive enthusiasm, stay for the photographic enhancements
14 Sep 2021 20:35 | 59
Updated
Apple emergency patches fix zero-click iMessage bug used to inject NSO spyware
Separate flaw in WebKit also under attack squashed, too – and two zero-days in Chrome, as well
13 Sep 2021 23:06 | 55
Security
How a glitch in the Matrix led to apps potentially exposing encrypted chats
Forget Agent Smith, we want to see Neo fighting implementation bugs
13 Sep 2021 20:22 | 7
Analysis
Sort-of Epic win as judge kills Apple ban on apps linking to outside payment systems
Games maker weakens iGiant's control over iOS, loses its antitrust claims
10 Sep 2021 20:48 | 37
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