USB flash drives are going extinct. Use these better alternatives instead
When was the last time you used a USB flash drive? I had to think for a moment myself — and to be honest, I can’t remember exactly. For years, the USB stick was the…
I swapped my $1,000 desktop for a $300 mini PC and regret nothing
Earlier this year, I impulse-bought a tiny, inexpensive desktop PC for research purposes. I didn’t expect it to change my entire computing setup. But here I am now, using the $319 Beelink SER5 Mini PC as my…
Students, freelancers, and small teams can lock in a full office suite for $29.99 for life
TL;DR: Create, analyze, present, and organize in a single suite with a lifetime license — MobiOffice Premium is on sale for $29.99 (MSRP $119.97) for a limited time. Juggling four different apps just to get through a school…
It’s the last day to get a Microsoft Office Pro 2021 lifetime license for just $40
TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for just $39.97 (MSRP $219.99) — but hurry, this deal ends today at 11:59 p.m. PT. For today only, you can score a lifetime license to…
Europol Dismantles SIM Farm Network Powering 49 Million Fake Accounts Worldwide
Oct 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananSIM Swapping / Cryptocurrency Europol on Friday announced the disruption of a sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) platform that operated a SIM farm and enabled its customers to carry out a broad spectrum of…
Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp
A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that…
13 nifty USB-C gadgets you didn’t know you needed
I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since…
NASA supercomputers calculated when life will end on Earth. Here’s our deadline
In collaboration with researchers from Toho University in Japan, NASA researchers have used supercomputers to model and determine how long life will remain possible on Earth. The calculated end date for all life on Earth…
Buying a laptop? Wait! A mini PC may actually be better for you
For most people, a laptop is the default option when shopping for a new computer. It can work at home, it can work on the go, and it has everything built right into it: a…
New .NET CAPI Backdoor Targets Russian Auto and E-Commerce Firms via Phishing ZIPs
Oct 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new campaign that has likely targeted the Russian automobile and e-commerce sectors with a previously undocumented .NET malware dubbed CAPI Backdoor.…