The best smart home products of 2025-26
How is it possible that we’re already looking at the end of 2025? The smart home market continued to expand and become ever more mainstream this year, as manufacturers introduced new products that are easier…
Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen and its website defaced
A Russian telecom company that develops technology to allow phone and internet companies to conduct web surveillance and censorship was hacked, had its website defaced, and had data stolen from its servers, TechCrunch has learned.…
This Microsoft tool is much needed support for my antivirus software
If you think you might have a virus on your PC one of the things you can do to try and find and remove it is to run MRT.exe. MRT.exe stands for Malicious Software Removal…
Fortinet Exploited, China’s AI Hacks, PhaaS Empire Falls & More
Nov 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News This week showed just how fast things can go wrong when no one’s watching. Some attacks were silent and sneaky. Others used tools we trust every day —…
2026 Mac mini: Everything we know so far
2026 Mac mini: In summary The current M4 and M4 Pro Mac mini were released in November 2024. A report states that Apple is planning an M5 update in 2026. No design changes are expected.…
5 Reasons Why Attackers Are Phishing Over LinkedIn
Phishing attacks are no longer confined to the email inbox, with 1 in 3 phishing attacks now taking place over non-email channels like social media, search engines, and messaging apps. LinkedIn in particular has become…
10 steps every new laptop owner should take ASAP for the best setup
A new laptop feels like a fresh digital start: fast, clean, and ready for anything. But before you dive in, it’s wise to perform a quick system check, because many devices come with unnecessary software,…
Is 2025 the year that used hardware goes mainstream?
Tariffs, shortages, supply-chain issues. If you’re looking for deals on PC hardware this holiday season, you might want to consider an alternate route: buying used instead. Traditionally, we’ve recommended you buy new products for various…
The iPhone is stuck in a very successful rut
Steve Jobs took the Henry Ford approach to listening to customers, which is to say that he unashamedly didn’t listen. “If I’d asked customers what they wanted,” the carmaker is reported to have said, “they…
Dragon Breath Uses RONINGLOADER to Disable Security Tools and Deploy Gh0st RAT
The threat actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed making use of a multi-stage loader codenamed RONINGLOADER to deliver a modified variant of a remote access trojan called Gh0st RAT. The campaign, which is…