How to fix that scary Safari malware on your Mac
I was recently visiting my parents when I got the dreaded question: I think my Mac has a virus but I thought Macs didn’t get viruses? They were obviously a little concerned and somewhat embarrassed…
Iranian MuddyWater Hackers Adopt New C2 Tool ‘DarkBeatC2’ in Latest Campaign
The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure called DarkBeatC2, becoming the latest such tool in its arsenal after SimpleHarm, MuddyC3, PhonyC2, and MuddyC2Go. “While occasionally switching…
How to pay even more safely with Apple Cash
Most credit-card and debit-card numbers are a sequence of 16 digits, with the final number in the sequence being a “checksum,” or a calculated number that was once useful in checking that a card number…
Critical Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Flaw Under Active Attack
Apr 12, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Zero-Day Palo Alto Networks is warning that a critical flaw impacting its PAN-OS software used in its GlobalProtect gateways is being exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-3400, the issue…
Sneaky Credit Card Skimmer Disguised as Harmless Facebook Tracker
Apr 12, 2024NewsroomWeb Security / WordPress Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a credit card skimmer that’s concealed within a fake Meta Pixel tracker script in an attempt to evade detection. Sucuri said that the malware is…
U.S. Federal Agencies Ordered to Hunt for Signs of Microsoft Breach and Mitigate Risks
Apr 12, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Data Breach The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday issued an emergency directive (ED 24-02) urging federal agencies to hunt for signs of compromise and enact preventive…
A Windows 11 ‘free’ upgrade pushes users to buy a new PC
Upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 10 didn’t take much effort. But Microsoft has had an uphill battle trying to convince users to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, and it appears that the…
Apple’s 35W dual-port power adapter is a steal at just $40
Your iPhone 15 finally comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable that can charge all of your devices, but you still need a power adapter—something small, portable, reliable, and fast. We’ve got the perfect one…
Intel’s “Gaudi 3” AI accelerator chip may give Nvidia’s H100 a run for its money
Enlarge / An Intel handout photo of the Gaudi 3 AI accelerator. On Tuesday, Intel revealed a new AI accelerator chip called Gaudi 3 at its Vision 2024 event in Phoenix. With strong claimed performance…
US says Russian hackers stole federal government emails during Microsoft cyberattack
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that Russian government-backed hackers stole emails from several U.S. federal agencies as a result of an ongoing cyberattack at Microsoft. In a statement published Thursday, the…