The Hacker NewsJan 22, 2026Email Security / SaaS Security Security teams at agile, fast-growing companies often have the same mandate: secure the business without slowing it down. Most teams inherit a tech stack optimized for…
Ravie LakshmananJan 22, 2026Cryptojacking / Malware A new malicious package discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been found to impersonate a popular library for symbolic mathematics to deploy malicious payloads, including a cryptocurrency…
Ravie LakshmananJan 22, 2026Vulnerability / Email Security A new security flaw in SmarterTools SmarterMail email software has come under active exploitation in the wild, two days after the release of a patch. The vulnerability, which…
The MacBook Pro is celebrating its 20th anniversary, so on this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we’re taking a look at its beginnings, its current state, and its future. This is episode 967 with Michael Simon, Jason Cross, and Roman Loyola. Watch episode 967…
Ravie LakshmananJan 22, 2026Network Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf has warned of a “new cluster of automated malicious activity” that involves unauthorized firewall configuration changes on Fortinet FortiGate devices. The activity, it said,…
Ravie LakshmananJan 22, 2026Vulnerability / Zero-Day Cisco has released fresh patches to address what it described as a “critical” security vulnerability impacting multiple Unified Communications (CM) products and Webex Calling Dedicated Instance that it has…
“We argue that these attacks are straightforward to test, verify, and execute at scale,” the researchers, from the universities of New Mexico, Arizona, Louisiana, and the firm Circle, wrote. “The threat model can be realized…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple is developing an AI wearable pin, potentially launching in 2025 to compete with OpenAI’s similar device designed by Jony Ive. The AirTag-sized device…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple is transforming Siri into a comprehensive AI chatbot, starting with iOS 26.4’s Google Gemini-based foundation and culminating in iOS 27’s advanced “Campos” version.…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports the iPhone 18 is expected to feature significantly brighter displays than current models, which offer 1,000 nits typical and 3,000 nits peak brightness. Apple’s demanding…