Google launches new device protection program called Pixel Care+
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Google says Pixel Care+ provides a "higher level of coverage, service and peace of mind for Google hardware owners."
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Microsoft Locks Down Building After Protesters Breach President’s Office
Lucas Ropek / gizmodo - The activism against Microsoft's partnership with Israel is heating up.
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 13175 / 4 stories in 6 months
Microsoft headquarters go into lockdown after activists take over Brad Smith’s office
Connie Loizos / techcrunch - The incident is the latest escalation by current and former employees who are demanding the company end its cloud contracts with Israel.
Back to Top / Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 13159 / 9 stories in 6 months
Level Lock Pro review: The original invisible smart lock gets even better
appleinsider - The new flagship Level Lock Pro is hugely upgraded from the original, especially for Apple Home users who want to tap to enter their homes.Level Lock Pro review: The new flagship smart lock for Apple usersThe first Level Lock Plus shipped in 2022. The 202…
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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps
Mariella Moon / engadget - Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps. The company said that it made the decision after recent analysis found "over 50 times more malw…
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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year
Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport.
Back to Top / Monday, August 25, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 13053 / 4 stories in 6 months
Brave: Perplexity’s Comet obeyed hidden prompts, exposing logged-in accounts
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Brave discovered Perplexity's AI browser executes hidden malicious commands from web pages, bypassing decades of security protections. As every major browser adds AI agents, enterprises rush to buy secure alternatives.
Back to Top / Monday, August 25, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 13017 / 5 stories in 6 months
Developer jailed for taking down employer's network with kill switch malware
Iain Thomson / theregister - Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.…
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Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
Joseph Cox / 404media - “Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,” one person in the reverse engineering community said.
Back to Top / Thursday, August 21, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 12803 / 3 stories in 6 months
Apple issues emergency update to fix zero-day exploit in iPhone and macOS
techspot - According to Apple, the issue lies within Image I/O, the company's framework for handling a wide range of image file formats. If a device processes a specially crafted image, it can trigger memory corruption. While Apple has not disclosed what specific ou…
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Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - There have been more border device searches than ever before, per new data, despite the constitutionality of whether these searches are legal.
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 12744 / 2 stories in 6 months
Update Now: iOS 18.6.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple today released new iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 updates, and the software addresses a security vulnerability that is known to have been actively exploited.According to Apple's security support documents, memory corruption coul…
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 12727 / 18 stories in 6 months
Bomb Squad Investigates Suspicious Package in Times Square
New York City authorities have urged pedestrians to steer clear of Times Square amid an active investigation into a suspicious package. Law enforcement is meticulously combing the area to rule out any threat, leaving the usual hustle in one of the world’s busiest spots tinged with an ironic pause as residents and visitors wait for answers.
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Apple Developing Ring-Like Home Security Camera
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple is still working on a Ring-like home security camera that will integrate into the Home app, reports Bloomberg. It's unclear when the camera might launch, but it could come alongside or after the smart home hub that's expected in 2026.The camera will…
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U.S. authorities allegedly placed secret tracking devices in AI chip shipments to China — report claims targeted shipments from Dell and Super Micro containing Nvidia and AMD chips had trackers in packaging and servers themselves
tomshardware - Several anonymous sources claim that U.S. authorities sometimes implant trackers on AI servers that are bound for export to see where they end up.
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China tells Alibaba, ByteDance to justify purchases of Nvidia AI chips
Zijing Wu and Eleanor Olcott, Financial Times / arstechnica - Move comes after negotiating an export agreement with the US.
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Details emerge on WinRAR zero-day attacks that infected PCs with malware
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Researchers have released a report detailing how a recent WinRAR path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was exploited in zero-day attacks by the Russian 'RomCom' hacking group to drop different malware payloads. [...]
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Hyundai tells Ioniq 5 owners it will fix keyless security flaw – for a $65 "contribution"
techspot - Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis EVs have been targeted by thieves in the UK and other locations in recent times who use a handheld emulation device disguised to look like a Game Boy. It features radio transmission components that crack the wireless protocols us…
Back to Top / Monday, August 11, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 12057 / 2 stories in 6 months
Cheaters Already Spotted in Battlefield 6 Open Beta, Despite Secure Boot Requirement
Vikki Blake / ign - Battlefield 6 isn't even out yet, but cheaters have already infiltrated the Open Beta on PC. That's despite requiring players to enable Secure Boot to access the playtest.
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Air France and KLM disclose data breaches impacting customers
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Air France and KLM announced on Wednesday that attackers had breached a customer service platform and stolen the data of an undisclosed number of customers. [...]
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