Before you blame Windows, check your BIOS
Keep an eye on your PC when you’ve just switched it on. Usually, a screen flashes by before Windows (or Linux, for that matter) starts to boot up. This is a glimpse of the computer’s…
How AI is working to make your iPhone and Mac nearly impervious to attacks
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld explores how advanced AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos are revolutionizing cybersecurity by identifying software vulnerabilities at unprecedented scale. Major tech companies including Apple, Google, and Microsoft…
Tropic Trooper Uses Trojanized SumatraPDF and GitHub to Deploy AdaptixC2
Ravie LakshmananApr 24, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence Chinese-speaking individuals are the target of a new campaign that uses a trojanized version of SumatraPDF reader to deploy the AdaptixC2 Beacon post-exploitation agent and ultimately facilitate the…
Get a Lenovo ThinkPad i7 laptop for just $300
TL;DR: A near-mint Lenovo ThinkPad with strong specs for just $299.99 (MSRP $1,299.99). There’s something about a ThinkPad that just feels reliable. And the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 fits that vibe well—especially while on sale for $299.99 (MSRP…
LMDeploy CVE-2026-33626 Flaw Exploited Within 13 Hours of Disclosure
A high-severity security flaw in LMDeploy, an open-source toolkit for compressing, deploying, and serving LLMs, has come under active exploitation in the wild less than 13 hours after its public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as…
In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe
There is no practical benefit for Kyber developers to have chosen a PQC key-exchange algorithm. The Kyber ransom note gives victims one week to respond. Quantum computers capable of running Shor’s algorithm—the series of mathematical…
Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out
Trump’s twice-chosen pick to run the U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA has requested to withdraw from the position, leaving the agency without any clear person to lead it on a permanent basis. In a letter…
Flat-rate AI plans are cracking, and Claude Code could be the next victim
Wasn’t I just saying that flat-rate AI plans are broken? Now we’ve got more proof, this time coming from the makers of Claude. Eagled-eyed Claude users caught Anthropic tinkering with the signup page for individual…
UNC6692 Impersonates IT Helpdesk via Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware
A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a custom malware suite on compromised hosts. “As with many other intrusions in recent…
iPhone 18 Pro and Ultra details revealed in leaker’s extensive Q&A
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that dummy units for the iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, and new iPhone Ultra have surfaced, revealing design details for Apple’s late-2026 lineup. The iPhone…