Apple TV+ has lost the plot
Weird thing happened last week (no, not that). Apparently, Apple woke up one day and realized it was spending a mess of money on TV shows. Time to kill off some characters! The company seemingly…
Which cloud gaming service is right for you? A quick comparison
Cloud gaming is fascinating on paper. By streaming games from remote servers, cloud gaming services allow you to play high-end games even if you don’t have a high-end PC or console. All you have to…
New SideWinder Cyber Attacks Target Maritime Facilities in Multiple Countries
Jul 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The nation-state threat actor known as SideWinder has been attributed to a new cyber espionage campaign targeting ports and maritime facilities in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.…
OneDrive Phishing Scam Tricks Users into Running Malicious PowerShell Script
Jul 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Email Security Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new phishing campaign that targets Microsoft OneDrive users with the aim of executing a malicious PowerShell script. “This campaign heavily relies on…
VMware ESXi Flaw Exploited by Ransomware Groups for Admin Access
A recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors has been actively exploited by “several” ransomware groups to gain elevated permissions and deploy file-encrypting malware. The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score: 6.8),…
Hackers exploit VMware vulnerability that gives them hypervisor admin
Getty Images Microsoft is urging users of VMware’s ESXi hypervisor to take immediate action to ward off ongoing attacks by ransomware groups that give them full administrative control of the servers the product runs on.…
From sci-fi to state law: California’s plan to prevent AI catastrophe
Enlarge / The California State Capitol Building in Sacramento. California’s “Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act” (a.k.a. SB-1047) has led to a flurry of headlines and debate concerning the overall “safety”…
iOS 18.1 brings the first set of Apple Intelligence features
Typically, Apple would start testing the x.1 version of a new iOS release right after the main release. We expected the iOS 18 beta to continue through the summer until its release in September, followed…
Chrome’s password manager recently swallowed over 15 million passwords
It hasn’t been a good year for Google. Last week, there was a glitch in Google Chrome that caused over 15 million passwords to simply disappear, forcing the global tech company to publicly apologize. Due…
How to opt out of facial recognition at airports (if you’re American)
U.S. airports are rolling out facial recognition technology to scan the faces of travelers before they board their flight. Americans, at least, get to opt out. More than 230 U.S. airports have already rolled out…