Security

Google Chrome 127 introduces application-bound encryption on Windows

Meta agrees to pay $1.4 billion in Texas lawsuit for abusing facial recognition tech

Facepalm: Meta attempted to use Facebook as a giant surveillance service to profit from users' personal data. The company ultimately failed in the endeavor and is now facing significant financial penalties as a result, which includes a massive settlement due to the state of Texas over the next five years.

Can you manage your passwords? Survey shows many feel overwhelmed yet overconfident about it

Internet disruptions across France after fiber optic cables cut in suspected sabotage

Los Angeles thieves are using Wi-Fi jammers to defeat home security systems

Sensitive data published through GitHub can be accessed even after being deleted

AI can see what's on your screen by reading HDMI electromagnetic radiation

Shiver me timbers: Security researchers have demonstrated that it's possible to spy on what's visible on your screen by intercepting electromagnetic radiation from video cables with great accuracy, thanks to artificial intelligence. The team from Uruguay's University of the Republic says their AI-powered cable-tapping method is good enough that these attacks are likely already happening.

How a $36 barcode scanner sped up fixing the CrowdStrike chaos at Grant Thornton Australia

Secure Boot rendered useless, over 200 PC models from different makers are affected

WTF?! If you thought your laptop, desktop, or server was protected by Secure Boot, think again. A new vulnerability dubbed "PKfail" has left Secure Boot wide open on hundreds of PC and devices across several major tech brands. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Binarly just dropped a bombshell report showing how a leaked cryptographic key has essentially nuked the security guarantees of Secure Boot for over 200 product models.

Microsoft is working on tighter security measures for Windows after the CrowdStrike disaster

A hot potato: While still working with CrowdStrike to bring millions of botched PCs back online, Microsoft is also thinking about the future of Windows. The platform must evolve and innovate, enhancing resilience against the next faulty update coming from a third-party company.

Spyware maker gets hacked, data reveals thousands of remotely controlled devices

CrowdStrike apologizes for worldwide systems outage, offers vendors a $10 UberEats voucher

How to fix the July 2024 Windows update's reboot loop

Facepalm: Windows users who have encrypted their PCs with BitLocker might have trouble rebooting after installing a July OS update. Microsoft instructs those impacted to refer to the standard BitLocker recovery procedure. The issue is one of many that have hit the operating system in recent weeks, including the CrowdStrike disaster that caused BSODs across the globe.

A US security firm was tricked into hiring a North Korean hacker who installed malware

Cybersecurity company Wiz walks away from Google's $23 billion buyout offer

Microsoft blames EU agreement for CrowdStrike disaster, releases USB recovery tool

Another CrowdStrike-like outage could collapse cashless societies

Samsung is rushing a critical patch to all Galaxy devices amid active exploitation

CrowdStrike also broke Debian and Rocky Linux earlier this year – hackers are taking advantage of Friday's chaos

The internet reacts to the CrowdStrike IT disaster that crashed computers worldwide

Google is set to remove low-quality Android apps with "limited functionality" soon

Chrome will start showing full-page warnings for "risky" downloads soon

Traffic light vulnerability could let hackers cause massive gridlocks, study finds

Cellebrite tools can't crack iPhones running iOS 17.4 or newer; most Android devices vulnerable

In brief: Apple and CEO Tim Cook will likely be feeling quite smug following a report that Israeli company Cellebrite's widely used phone-unlocking tools are ineffective against up-to-date iPhones. On the other hand, Cellebrite's kit can break into the majority of Android phones.

Businesses around the world hit by 'Blue Screen of Death' following faulty CrowdStrike update

What just happened? The dreaded Blue Screen of Death has been hitting Windows machines across the world as they boot up, impacting banks, airlines, media outlets, food chains, and many other businesses. It's been confirmed that the problem stems from security firm CrowdStrike and an issue with its Falcon Sensor agent. There's also been an apparent separate issue with Microsoft 365 apps and services.