How to migrate away from iCloud+
In a world with ever-rising costs, some readers want to trim their budgets. iCloud+ pricing for 50GB ($0.99/ £0.99 per month) to 12TB ($59.99/£54.99 per month) of storage plus other bonuses might not seem terrible…
PyPI Halts Sign-Ups Amid Surge of Malicious Package Uploads Targeting Developers
Mar 29, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Threat Intelligence The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository briefly suspended new user sign-ups following an influx of malicious projects uploaded as part of a typosquatting campaign.…
Activision investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players
Video game giant Activision is investigating a hacking campaign that’s targeting players with the goal of stealing their credentials, TechCrunch has learned. At this point, the hackers’ specific goals — apart from stealing passwords for…
The new iPad Pro and iPad Air reportedly won’t ship until May
It’s not really possible to “delay” a product that has never been announced, but it’s hard to see the latest report of iPad shipping dates as anything else. Originally expected in March, then sliding into…
This M2 Pro MacBook Pro deal is a way smarter purchase than an M3 model
The M3 MacBook Pro is a fine laptop but for $1,599, we wish we were getting a little more for our money in the memory department. Today you can: B&H Photo is selling the 14-inch…
PyPI halted new users and projects while it fended off supply-chain attack
Enlarge / Supply-chain attacks, like the latest PyPI discovery, insert malicious code into seemingly functional software packages used by developers. They’re becoming increasingly common. Getty Images PyPI, a vital repository for open source developers, temporarily…
Samsung doesn’t want to make displays for Apple’s next iPhone SE
Every time we think the iPhone SE is dead, a new rumor comes out to remind us it’s not. This time it’s about the display—and reportedly Samsung won’t make them. According to ZDNet Korea (via…
How much RAM does my laptop need? 4GB vs. 8GB vs. 16GB, etc.
Determining the specs for a new laptop (or a laptop upgrade) can be a delicate balancing act. You want to spend enough so you won’t be miserable in the future, but not so much that…
Ubuntu will manually review Snap Store after crypto wallet scams
Enlarge / One thing you can say about this crypto wallet: You can’t confuse it for any other. Getty Images The Snap Store, where containerized Snap apps are distributed for Ubuntu’s Linux distribution, has been…
US offers $10M to help catch Change Healthcare hackers
The U.S. government said it is extending its reward seeking information on key leadership of the ALPHV/BlackCat cybercrime gang to its affiliate members, one of which last month took credit for a massive ransomware attack…