Another report claims the iPhone 18 isn’t launching until 2027
In just a couple of weeks, Apple is going to launch the iPhone 17 family of phones with a familiar set of four options: an entry-level model, two Pro models, and a fourth model priced…
August 2025
August 2025
This $9 spray will keep your iPhone and Mac as beautiful as they are at the Apple Store
Although Apple doesn’t officially promote a screen cleaner in its store, there are tons of clues online that Apple Store employees commonly use one brand to keep its many screens streak- and fingerprint-free. This was…
How to use Visual Intelligence to analyze any screenshot in iOS 26
Visual Intelligence is one of the few AI-powered feature of iOS 18 that we regularly make use of. Just hold down the Camera button on your iPhone 16 (or trigger it with Control Center on…
Malicious PyPI and npm Packages Discovered Exploiting Dependencies in Supply Chain Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that introduces malicious behavior through a dependency that allows it to establish persistence and achieve code execution. The package, named termncolor,…
The Apple Watch sensor saga is over. Did everyone lose?
Like many great empires, Apple started out, and in some ways continues to view itself, as the little guy rebelling against The Man. A couple of upstarts in a garage taking on the might of…
SSDs are fast, but not always the answer. Here’s why
SSDs offer noticeable speed advantages when booting, loading programs, and games. However, anyone storing or archiving large amounts of data will quickly hit their capacity and budget limits. Very inexpensive SSDs often only have 256…
Wazuh for Regulatory Compliance
Aug 18, 2025The Hacker NewsData Breach / Regulatory Compliance Organizations handling various forms of sensitive data or personally identifiable information (PII) require adherence to regulatory compliance standards and frameworks. These compliance standards also apply to…
ERMAC V3.0 Banking Trojan Source Code Leak Exposes Full Malware Infrastructure
Aug 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananAndroid / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of an Android banking trojan called ERMAC 3.0, uncovering serious shortcomings in the operators’ infrastructure. “The newly uncovered version 3.0 reveals a…
Russian Group EncryptHub Exploits MSC EvilTwin Vulnerability to Deploy Fickle Stealer Malware
Aug 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability The threat actor known as EncryptHub is continuing to exploit a now-patched security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to deliver malicious payloads. Trustwave SpiderLabs said it recently observed an EncryptHub…
How your solar rooftop became a national security issue
James Showalter describes a pretty specific if not entirely implausible nightmare scenario. Someone drives up to your house, cracks your Wi-Fi password, and then starts messing with the solar inverter mounted beside your garage. This…