Security firm runZero has disclosed seven vulnerabilities in FatFs, a small filesystem library that lets a device read and write the FAT and exFAT formats used on USB drives and SD cards. The flaws matter because FatFs is…
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon that’s distributed by means of a multi-stage phishing chain capable of bypassing traditional security controls. Avalon combines credential collection, lateral movement, remote access,…
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been linked to a fresh set of malicious npm packages that masquerade as Rollup polyfill tooling to facilitate remote access and data theft. According to JFrog, the…
A good USB-C cable can be hard to find if you don’t want to spend an arm and a leg to get one. Today, our favorite Apple-made cable is on sale for as low as…
A previously undocumented threat actor known as Armored Likho has been attributed to cyber attacks targeting government agencies and the electric power sector across Russia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan. “Armored Likho blends financially motivated campaigns targeting…
This is the eighth year running that I’ve written a roundup of the best new games for low-power PCs. And before now, I felt like it might be losing its relevance. After all, the Steam…
Now that live TV streaming service Fubo is bringing NBC channels back, the bill for those channels is coming due. The Disney-owned Fubu has quietly announced sweeping price hikes in a support document on its…
I’ve never seen the core components of a good PC cost more than they do right now, but I’m still excited to build a new machine. That was something of a revelation for me this…
From ChatGPT Plus to Claude Max and Gemini AI Pro, it’s long been clear that flat-rate AI subscription plans are, to put it plainly, untenable. Doing the math, AI users have realized that flat-rate plans…