Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers
Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.
Dan Goodin
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Biz & IT // Informed technology
Broadcom ends business with VMware’s lowest-tier channel partners
Broadcom claims many eliminated partners weren't doing any VMware business.
Scharon Harding
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Ransomware kingpin “Stern” apparently IDed by German law enforcement
BSA names Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev is "Stern," the leader of Trickbot.
WIRED
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AI video just took a startling leap in realism. Are we doomed?
Google's Veo 3 delivers AI videos of realistic people with sound and music. We put it to the test.
Benj Edwards
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Thousands of Asus routers are being hit with stealthy, persistent backdoors
Backdoor giving full administrative control can survive reboots and firmware updates.
Dan Goodin
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Where hyperscale hardware goes to retire: Ars visits a very big ITAD site
Watching memory DIMMs get sorted like Wonka children inside SK TES' facility.
Kevin Purdy
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Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spying
An example of how a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.
WIRED
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Researchers cause GitLab AI developer assistant to turn safe code malicious
AI assistants can't be trusted to produce safe code.
Dan Goodin
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Most Read
Google’s Will Smith double is better at eating AI spaghetti … but it’s crunchy?
Veo 3 is a major leap in AI video synthesis, but the sound effects need more cooking time.
Benj Edwards
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Destructive malware available in NPM repo went unnoticed for 2 years
Payloads were set to spontaneously detonate on specific dates with no warning.
Dan Goodin
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Report calls for regulation of “legally and ethically flawed” VMware
"Broadcom is unlikely to make any voluntary changes to its new commercial terms."
Scharon Harding
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59
New Claude 4 AI model refactored code for 7 hours straight
Anthropic says Claude 4 beats Gemini on coding benchmarks; works autonomously for hours.
Benj Edwards
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Authorities carry out global takedown of infostealer used by cybercriminals
Authorities, along with tech companies including Microsoft and Cloudflare, say they’ve disrupted Lumma.
WIRED
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“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
Even after its refurbishing, Recall provides few ways to exclude specific apps.
Dan Goodin
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Apple legend Jony Ive takes control of OpenAI’s design future
$6.5B acquisition of Ive's firm puts him in charge of moving OpenAI "beyond screens."
Benj Edwards
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Windows 11’s most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography. Here’s why.
For the first time, new quantum-safe algorithms can be invoked using standard Windows APIs.
Dan Goodin
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Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books
Reading list in advertorial supplement contains 66% made up books with real author names.
Benj Edwards
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297
The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs
Fortnite AI voice trained on James Earl Jones spoke curse words and insults before patch.
Benj Edwards
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Spies hack high-value mail servers using an exploit from yesteryear
Attacks spilled contacts and emails from targeted accounts.
Dan Goodin
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OpenAI adds GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT amid complaints over confusing model lineup
Two new AI models join 7 others, leaving some paid users wondering which one is best.
Benj Edwards
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Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users
A single flip of a settings button enables a host of defenses against hacking.
Dan Goodin
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GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
Sweeping provision would halt all local oversight of AI by US states.
Benj Edwards
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New attack can steal cryptocurrency by planting false memories in AI chatbots
Malicious "context manipulation" technique causes bot to send payments to attacker's wallet.
Dan Goodin
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New pope chose his name based on AI’s threats to “human dignity”
Pope Leo XIV warns AI could threaten workers as industrial revolution did in the 1800s.
Benj Edwards
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New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life
Carnegie Mellon "LegoGPT" system uses physics checks to ensure models don't collapse.
Benj Edwards
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AI use damages professional reputation, study suggests
New Duke study says workers judge others for AI use—and hide its use, fearing stigma.
Benj Edwards
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Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications
Simo will oversee business operations while Altman focuses on research and compute.
Benj Edwards
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DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware
The presence of credentials in leaked "stealer logs" indicates his device was infected.
Dan Goodin
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151
Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions
Officials call previous framework "unenforceable" as May 15 deadline looms.
Benj Edwards
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WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages
The weakness creates the possibility of an insider or hacker adding rogue members.
Dan Goodin
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61
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
Broadcom says it may audit VMware users.
Scharon Harding
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167
Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users
The verdict is a major victory for opponents of exploit sellers.
Dan Goodin
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Data centers say Trump’s crackdown on renewables bad for business, AI
Without renewables, it's nearly impossible to meet growing power demand from AI.
Financial Times
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Man pleads guilty to using malicious AI software to hack Disney employee
Fake image-generating app allowed man to download 1.1TB of Disney-owned data.
Dan Goodin
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Signal clone used by Trump official stops operations after report it was hacked
Mike Waltz needs to find a new app.
Jon Brodkin
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OpenAI scraps controversial plan to become for-profit after mounting pressure
The nonprofit board will retain control, but now investor billions hang in the balance.
Benj Edwards
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