Swati KhandelwalJun 22, 2026IoT Security / Vulnerability A new malware family is turning forgotten home routers into a distributed reconnaissance and proxy network, not the DDoS botnet these devices usually end up in. QiAnXin’s XLab calls it…
Ravie LakshmananJun 22, 2026Cybercrime / Artificial Intelligence A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a “dramatic increase” in cybercrime in Asia and the South Pacific, fueled by rapid digitalization, internet penetration, new technologies, organized criminal…
Apple discontinued the Mac Pro earlier this year, and it’s not hard to imagine why: the flagship computer was simply too high-end and too expensive for its own good. As if to demonstrate this, Apple…
Apple’s MacBook Pro M5 14-inch is down to $1,519 right now at B&H, a $200 savings off its regular price. This isn’t just a great price for a laptop with a solid configuration, but also…
TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 (reg. $199) through StackSocial’s Deal Days sale, running through June 28. Windows 10 isn’t getting any safer to use, and the longer you wait to move on, the more…
TL;DR: Get a one-year Transfr Pro subscription for $39.99 (reg. $179) through StackSocial’s Deal Days sale, running through June 28. Sending a large video file or design folder usually means fighting with size limits, slow uploads, or a…
Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” Whittaker made those comments…
Ravie LakshmananJun 20, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security Threat actors are exploiting a recently patched security flaw impacting Gravity SMTP, a WordPress plugin that’s installed on about 100,000 sites. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-4020 (CVSS score:…
TL;DR: A lifetime license for UPDF, an all-in-one PDF editor for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, is on sale for $64.97 (reg. $149.99) during Deal Days. Adobe Acrobat charges a subscription for the privilege of editing a…
TL;DR: The PC Transfer Kit Bundle gives you three apps to migrate software, back up your PC, and securely wipe old drives, all for $34.99 (reg. $129.85) through June 28. Setting up a new computer usually means hours…