Code hidden inside PC motherboards have left millions of machines vulnerable to malicious updates, researchers revealed this week. Staff at security firm Eclypsium found code inside hundreds of motherboard models created by Taiwanese manufacturer Gigabyte that allowed one updater to download and run other software. While the system was intended to keep the motherboard up … Read more
When Aparna Pappu, vice president and general manager of Google Workspace, spoke at Google I/O on May 10, presented a vision for artificial intelligence that helps users wade through their inbox. Pappu showed how AI can whisper summaries of long email threads into your ear, pull relevant data from local files while dancing through unread … Read more
Yet another motherboard maker seems to be in trouble or rather, the people who own those motherboards might be. According to security researchers, countless Gigabyte cards may be vulnerable to dangerous cyber attacks. If you want to be more secure, there are a couple of things you can do to protect your PC. Here’s what … Read more
Researchers at Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky have issued a warning regarding what they say is an ongoing attack campaign that exploits a zero-click, zero-day iMessage vulnerability. This previously unknown vulnerability allows code execution, including, the researchers say, additional privilege escalation exploits. The malicious iMessage attachment uses a number of vulnerabilities in the iOS operating system … Read more
A sign posted in front of a Dollar General store in Vallejo, California March 17, 2022. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves at noon. Dollar General Shares fell nearly 20% after the company posted a loss in first-quarter earnings and revenue. The company also trimmed its full-year outlook, … Read more
On March 11, 2022, many observers held their breath: the Russian government had instructed Russian website operators to become independent of the world web by that date. While it soon became clear that only state-owned websites and services were separating, the idea of Russia’s decoupling from the global internet has persisted in discussions and reports. … Read more
With so much personal data circulating publicly on the internet, consumers have a legitimate interest in controlling the flow of information. Some are taking matters into their own hands, opting out of certain data collection websites or using paid removal services to scrub on their behalf. Whether to do so, and which option you choose, … Read more
Medical devices for conditions such as diabetes and sleep management, from insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors to C-PAP machines, are increasingly connected to the Internet. Insulin pumps and blood glucose meters can now be connected to smartphones via Bluetooth, while C-PAP machines can store and send data to healthcare professionals without the need for … Read more