Malicious hackers can take over control of vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs to spy on their owners using the devices’ cameras and microphones, new research has found. Security researchers Dennis Giese and…
Aug 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Microsoft on Thursday disclosed four medium-severity security flaws in the open-source OpenVPN software that could be chained to achieve remote code execution (RCE) and local privilege escalation (LPE).…
Earlier this year, an international coalition of law enforcement agencies took control of the dark web site of the notorious ransomware gang LockBit, replacing its content with the now-familiar message from the authorities: “This site…
Apple might have stopped selling the 9th-gen iPad, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still one of the best tablets for browsing, games, and streaming. The original MSRP was $329 and it’s usually on sale…
On Thursday, OpenAI released the “system card” for ChatGPT’s new GPT-4o AI model that details model limitations and safety testing procedures. Among other examples, the document reveals that in rare occurrences during testing, the model’s…
Microsoft is currently testing a revised Microsoft Store for Windows 11, which is available to Windows Insiders on the Canary and Dev channels. The new version of the Microsoft Store has a new download area,…
As a lifelong PC fanboy and a former professional Android blogger, it hurts me to say this: Apple’s iPad really is the best tablet on the market, and it’s been true for a while. That’s…
In Intel’s statement released on Friday, it says that its own recent tests of the microcode patches being rolled out to customers — for the voltage issue impacting 13th- and 14th-gen Core processors — basically…
Most people on the internet use the Chrome browser, and most Americans are using ad blockers. And even though advertising puts food on my table, I can’t blame them — because I block ads, too.…
Enlarge / This is one method of burning a disc. 1001slide / Getty Images We noted earlier this week that time seems to have run out for Apple’s venerable SuperDrive, which was the last (OEM)…