The iPhone 16’s biggest competitor is the other version of itself
One of Apple’s greatest fears has come to pass: fragmentation has come for the iPhone and iPad. By the end of the year, users in part of the world will be able to harness the…
BlackByte Ransomware Exploits VMware ESXi Flaw in Latest Attack Wave
The threat actors behind the BlackByte ransomware group have been observed likely exploiting a recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors, while also leveraging various vulnerable drivers to disarm security protections. “The BlackByte ransomware…
New QR Code Phishing Campaign Exploits Microsoft Sway to Steal Credentials
Aug 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananPhishing Attack / Data Breach Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new QR code phishing (aka quishing) campaign that leverages Microsoft Sway infrastructure to host fake pages, once again highlighting the…
CISA Flags Critical Apache OFBiz Flaw Amid Active Exploitation Reports
Aug 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw affecting the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to its Known…
Critical WPML Plugin Flaw Exposes WordPress Sites to Remote Code Execution
Aug 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananWordPress Security / Website Protection A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the WPML WordPress multilingual plugin that could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code remotely under certain circumstances. The…
“Exploitative” IT firm has been delaying 2,000 recruits’ onboarding for years
Indian IT firm Infosys has been accused of being “exploitative” after allegedly sending job offers to thousands of engineering graduates but still not onboarding any of them after as long as two years. The recent…
Debate over “open source AI” term brings new push to formalize definition
Enlarge / A man peers over a glass partition, seeking transparency. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) recently unveiled its latest draft definition for “open source AI,” aiming to clarify the ambiguous use of the term…
Windows 11 Start menu moves toward Windows 10 with Categories view
If you’ve resisted moving to Windows 11 because you hate the Start menu…well, it appears that it may get slightly better. Keen-eyed code hounds digging into recent Windows betas have unearthed a “category” view that…
This tiny 4TB Samsung portable SSD just hit its best-ever price again
When it comes to important files, it’s best practice to keep offline backups in case of emergency. If you have a lot of data to store, you might want a 4TB drive… if only they…
Windows on Arm’s strongest selling point finally ships
A key application for the Windows on Arm ecosystem, Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve video editor, has exited beta and is now available for download in both X86 and Windows on Arm versions. For months, Qualcomm has…