Track your screen time without giving up your privacy
Have you ever reached the end of a day spent on your computer and asked, “Where did all that time go?” Between work, surfing the web, and playing games, it’s easy to lose track. ActivityWatch…
August 2026
August 2026
Trump Memo Paves Way for U.S. Firms to Hack and Disrupt Foreign Crime Groups
Ravie LakshmananAug 14, 2026Cybercrime / Offensive Operation A new White House memo signed by U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed the National Coordination Center (NCC) to establish a program that would allow private sector companies…
If your PC needs Office and Windows 11 Pro, this $33 lifetime bundle handles both
TL;DR: Get lifetime licenses for both Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for just $32.97 through August 16 at 11:59 p.m. PT (MSRP $418.99). Pay once and skip the recurring cost of Microsoft 365 and the hassle…
Stop paying for multiple AI subscriptions and put 50+ models under one roof for $39.99
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to 50+ AI models with AskAnyModel AI Pro for just $39.99 (MSRP $499). Compare up to six responses side by side, use unlimited chat and image generation on supported models, and keep everything in…
China-Linked Jewelbug Uses XG-Web for Government Espionage and Crypto Fraud
The China-linked threat actor known as Jewelbug has been observed carrying out cyber espionage operations targeting governments and militaries, while simultaneously engaging in cryptocurrency fraud. “Both missions are administered from a single control panel, XG-Web,…
Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works
Surveillance technology startup Flock announced a series of new policies and tools on Thursday, claiming they will help curb abuse of its automated license plate camera reader systems and help keep its law enforcement customers…
If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously
Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occasion to…
Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals
The Trump administration is recruiting private security firms to conduct federal government-authorized operations, including cyberattacks, against overseas-based criminal organizations that commit hacks on US persons, organizations, or government entities. In a National Security Presidential Memorandum…
GeoServer Zero-Day Targeted in Active Exploitation Attempts, Can Lead to RCE
A newly disclosed zero-day flaw in GeoServer is seeing active exploitation efforts, per watchTowr. The vulnerability, which has yet to be assigned a CVE identifier, is an SQL injection vulnerability in the open-source platform that…
Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.
What happens when you pit AI agents against each other? According to Anthropic’s testing, things get messy fast. On Thursday, Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team published new research examining how groups of AI agents behave when…