Video games have become weapons that tech titans wield to try to shape our future.
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Regulators aim to rewrite rules for big mergers.
U.S. antitrust leaders said they would focus on the tech industry’s free services as they strengthened the review process for corporate consolidation.
Microsoft fixes Patch Tuesday bug that broke VPN in Windows 10 and 11
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday updates for Windows are generally meant to fix problems, but that isn’t how it always goes. January’s updates, released last week, caused a handful of problems for businesses in particular. The most serious, especially for people still dealing with pandemic-driven remote-work setups, was a bug that broke...
Safari and iOS users: Your browsing activity is being leaked in real time
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For the past four months, Apple’s iOS and iPadOS devices and Safari browser have violated one of the Internet’s most sacrosanct security policies. The violation results from a bug that leaks user identities and browsing activity in real time. The same-origin policy is a foundational security mechanism that forbids documents, scripts,...
Microsoft warns of destructive disk wiper targeting Ukraine
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Over the past few months, geopolitical tensions have escalated as Russia amassed tens of thousands of troops along Ukraine’s border and made subtle but far-reaching threats if Ukraine and NATO don’t agree to Kremlin demands. Now, a similar dispute is playing out in cyber arenas, as unknown hackers late last week...
North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million in crypto last year
Enlarge The past year saw a breathtaking rise in the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Bitcoin gaining 60 percent in value in 2021 and Ethereum spiking 80 percent. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the relentless North Korean hackers who feed off that booming crypto economy had a very good year as...
Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts Meet Their Match: Angry Gamers
Game publishers are offering NFTs, but skeptical gamers smell a moneymaking scheme and are fighting back.
Is Interning for an Influencer Worth It?
Young fans are messaging social media creators and entrepreneurs seeking experience. But the terms of the arrangements can vary widely.
Backdoor for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected until now
Enlarge (credit: Jeremy Brooks / Flickr) Researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen backdoor written from scratch for systems running Windows, macOS, or Linux that remained undetected by virtually all malware scanning engines. Researchers from security firm Intezer said they discovered SysJoker—the name they gave the backdoor—on the Linux-based Webserver of a “leading educational institution.” As the...
North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million in crypto last year
Enlarge The past year saw a breathtaking rise in the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Bitcoin gaining 60 percent in value in 2021 and Ethereum spiking 80 percent. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the relentless North Korean hackers who feed off that booming crypto economy had a very good year as...






