Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Walmart has stopped selling M1 MacBook Air units with most models out of stock, suggesting Apple is phasing out the current budget laptop. This…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports on former Apple designer Jon Stoa’s revelation of an unreleased ‘retro iPod’ concept from 2006-2008, inspired by the 1984 Macintosh design. The proposed device would…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ClickFix campaign that abuses compromised legitimate sites to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called MIMICRAT (aka AstarionRAT).…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld discovered kernel extensions in macOS 26.3 revealing codenames for Apple’s rumored March 4 releases, including a low-cost J700 MacBook and two new Studio Display models. The…
The Hacker NewsFeb 20, 2026Cyber Insurance / Password Security With one in three cyber-attacks now involving compromised employee accounts, insurers and regulators are placing far greater emphasis on identity posture when assessing cyber risk. For…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. for his role in facilitating North Korea’s fraudulent information technology (IT) worker scheme.…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Financial Crime / Banking Security The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of an increase in ATM jackpotting incidents across the country, leading to losses of more than $20 million…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Insider Threat / Corporate Espionage Two former Google engineers and one of their husbands have been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly committing trade secret theft from the search giant and other…
In 2010, the famed security researcher Barnaby Jack spectacularly hacked into an ATM cash machine on stage at the Black Hat security conference, forcing it to spit out reams of bank notes in front of…
Last year, the phone hacking tool maker Cellebrite announced it had suspended Serbian police as customers, after human rights researchers alleged local police and intelligence agencies used its tools to hack into the phones of…