MacBook won’t turn on? Here’s how to fix a Mac that won’t start
There are lots of reasons why you might find that your MacBook won’t turn on, or your Mac won’t start up, but you probably just want to get it working again. We’ll run through the…
Where is Apple Intelligence on my Mac?
Apple Intelligence arrived on the Mac in October 2024, and if you’ve been looking for it on your Mac and can’t find it, you’re probably not alone. It’s not as if there’s an app called…
How Satori Secures Sensitive Data From Production to AI
Every week seems to bring news of another data breach, and it’s no surprise why: securing sensitive data has become harder than ever. And it’s not just because companies are dealing with orders of magnitude…
Unlike most AI, Apple Intelligence is already making everything better
Unlike Sir Keir Starmer (who, rather ominously, says he wants to mainline the technology into Britain’s veins) I’m broadly pessimistic about AI. We may not be talking existential doom—if you ask me, the chances of…
Hackers Deploy Malicious npm Packages to Steal Solana Wallet Keys via Gmail SMTP
Jan 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain Attack / Solana Cybersecurity researchers have identified three sets of malicious packages across the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that come with capabilities to steal data and even…
Employees of failed startups are at special risk of stolen personal data through old Google logins
As if losing your job when the startup you work for collapses isn’t bad enough, now a security researcher has found that employees at failed startups are at particular risk of having their data stolen.…
TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025
Jan 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananSocial Media / Data Privacy Popular video-sharing social network TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States, 2025, as a federal ban on the app comes into effect on January 19,…
DOJ confirms arrested US Army soldier is linked to AT&T and Verizon hacks
U.S. prosecutors have formally linked the arrest of a serving U.S. Army soldier in December to a massive theft of U.S. phone records from AT&T and Verizon last year. Authorities arrested Cameron John Wagenius, a…
How victims of PowerSchool’s data breach helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack
On January 7, at 11:10 p.m. in Dubai, Romy Backus received an email from education technology giant PowerSchool notifying her that the school she works at was one of the victims of a data breach…
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their alleged links to the Salt Typhoon group and the recent…