Security AI FBI warns China is using AI to sharpen cyberattacks on US infrastructure Federal authorities are beginning to see AI signs in every step of an attack chain By Skye Jacobs, April 29, 2025, 5:27 PM 12 comments
Security Google Widespread cyberattack targets Google Chrome extensions, compromises 2.6 million devices The incident highlights the often overlooked security risks associated with browser extensions By Skye Jacobs, January 5, 2025, 1:39 PM 13 comments
Hardware Security Researchers say future Intel, AMD and Arm chips at risk from SLAM attack Chip makers believe that their current systems are adept enough to protect users By Erika Morphy, December 9, 2023, 3:35 PM
Security Researchers have discovered seven new Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities Don't worry: existing patches should defend against them By Isaiah Mayersen, November 18, 2018, 9:04 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Venezuelan president survives alleged drone assassination attempt, blames US-based backers, Colombia Should anti-drone defenses be mandatory for high-profile events? By Rob Thubron, August 5, 2018, 9:27 AM 37 comments
The Web Australia stuffs up online census, blames DDoS attack By Tim Schiesser, August 10, 2016, 9:45 AM
Mobile Security Vulnerabilities found in Qualcomm chips could leave 900 million Android devices open to attack By Rob Thubron, August 8, 2016, 8:30 AM
Security Ransomware attacks on the rise, U.S. firms less likely to pay up By Jose Vilches, August 3, 2016, 4:00 PM
Security One in five franchise-operated Wendy's locations hit with malware that stole payment card data By Shawn Knight, July 7, 2016, 3:00 PM 20 comments
The Web Tech Culture Family of student killed in Paris attacks sues Facebook, Twitter, Google By Rob Thubron, June 17, 2016, 8:30 AM 12 comments
Science Watch electromagnets force soda cans to rip themselves in half By Shawn Knight, June 16, 2016, 7:30 AM
The Web Science Watch ArcAttack rock out, use Tesla coils as musical instruments By Shawn Knight, May 18, 2016, 12:15 PM
Security The Web Children's toy maker VTech hacked, data on millions of families compromised By Shawn Knight, November 28, 2015, 11:15 AM
The Web Mobile Facebook will activate Safety Check feature for "more human disasters" following Paris attacks By Rob Thubron, November 16, 2015, 11:00 AM
Security 13 million plaintext passwords stolen from free webhost go public By Shawn Knight, October 29, 2015, 2:15 PM
Mobile Security Code exploiting Android's Stagefright vulnerability is now in the wild By Tim Schiesser, September 10, 2015, 8:00 AM
Gaming Security Valve's $18 million Dota 2 tournament disrupted by crippling DDoS attack By Tim Schiesser, August 4, 2015, 10:00 PM 10 comments
Security Hardware BIOS write protection flaw discovered, here's everything you need to know By Shawn Knight, July 31, 2015, 3:00 PM
Security Electronics Researcher claims popular drug pumps can be remotely hacked to administer fatal dose By Shawn Knight, June 9, 2015, 4:00 PM
Security Criminals steal 100,000 taxpayer records from IRS systems By Tim Schiesser, May 27, 2015, 10:30 AM
Security The Web Venom vulnerability more dangerous than Heartbleed, targets most virtual machines By Shawn Knight, May 13, 2015, 12:15 PM
Security Industry Security breaches cost the US healthcare system $6 billion each year By Shawn Knight, May 11, 2015, 12:15 PM
The Web Security Chinese government blamed for massive GitHub DDoS attack By Tim Schiesser, April 1, 2015, 11:15 AM
Security The Web GitHub still recovering from huge DDoS attack that started late last week By Shawn Knight, March 30, 2015, 6:45 AM
Security Gaming New crypto-ransomware attack holds your PC games hostage unless you cough up $500 By Jose Vilches, March 23, 2015, 1:00 PM 17 comments