Meta pauses mobile port tracking tech on Android after researchers cry foul
Security researchers say Meta and Yandex used native Android apps to listen on localhost ports, allowing them to link web browsing data to user identities and bypass typical privacy protections.…
You say Cozy Bear, I say Midnight Blizzard, Voodoo Bear, APT29 …
Opinion Microsoft and CrowdStrike made a lot of noise on Monday about teaming up with other threat-intel outfits to "bring clarity to threat-actor naming."…
Meta just saved an Illinois nuclear plant that was set to be mothballed
Meta has signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to keep the lights on at an Illinois nuke plant that was facing an uncertain future once state subsidies dry up in 2027. …
Google quietly pushes emergency fix for Chrome 0-day as exploit runs wild
Google revealed Monday that it had quietly deployed a configuration change last week to block active exploitation of a Chrome zero-day.…
Microsoft will stop pestering Windows users about Edge in EU
Microsoft has announced more tweaks to Windows in a bid to stay on the right side of Europe's Digital Markets Act, including a promise that Edge will only nag users to become their default browser if they open it first.…
X's new 'encrypted' XChat feature seems no more secure than the failure that came before it
Elon Musk's X social media platform is rolling out a new version of its direct messaging feature that the platform owner said had a "whole new architecture," but as with many a Muskian proclamation, there's reason to doubt what's been said. …
Crooks fleece The North Face accounts with recycled logins
Joining the long queue of retailers dealing with cyber mishaps is outdoorsy fashion brand The North Face, which says crooks broke into some customer accounts using login creds pinched from breaches elsewhere.…
AWS forms EU-based cloud unit as customers fret about Trump 2.0
In a nod to European customers' growing mistrust of American hyperscalers, Amazon Web Services says it is establishing a new organization in the region "backed by strong technical controls, sovereign assurances, and legal protections."…
Windows 11 market share stalls ahead of Windows 10 cutoff
User adoption of Windows 11 is slowing down, with the operating system still lagging behind Windows 10 as end of support nears.…
Engineers bring Psyche's thrusters back online
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is back in business after engineers successfully switched to a backup fuel line in an impressive piece of remote maintenance.…
Microsoft patches the patch that put Windows 11 in a coma
Microsoft is patching another patch that dumped some PCs into recovery mode with an unhelpful error code.…
Schneider Electric says US grid will be less stable by 2030 as datacenter demand rises
The US electricity grid is likely to be highly constrained and less stable by 2030, and datacenters aren't helping.…
Illicit crypto-miners pouncing on lazy DevOps configs that leave clouds vulnerable
Up to a quarter of all cloud users are at risk of having their computing resources stolen and used to illicitly mine for cryptocurrency, after crims cooked up a campaign that targets publicly accessible DevOps tools.…
Workday promises to grow workforce slowly and differently after shedding 1,750 jobs
Workday has promised to rehire the 1,750 jobs it chopped earlier in the year, but in no particular timeframe and with a focus on investments in AI, the CFO has said.…
Bling slinger Cartier tells customers to be wary of phishing attacks after intrusion
Global jewelry giant Cartier is writing to customers to confirm their data was exposed to cybercriminals that broke into its systems.…
AI hype fuels pay rise – but only if you're in the right gig
Sectors in which AI can be readily used for some tasks – including the software industry – have seen higher productivity and wage growth than others, according to research by PwC.…
What will UK government workers do with an extra 26 minutes a day?
The United Kingdom's Government Digital Service (GDS) has found that giving civil service employees access to Microsoft 365 Copilot saved them an average 26 minutes per day on office tasks.…
Regulator sues product comparison site alleged to only compare products on which it earned commission
Australia’s Securities & Investments Commission has sued a product comparison website that it alleges only considered products from a related company.…
Atlassian tweaks licenses to reward those who buy more, but gets its sums wrong
Atlassian has notified its customers of a new “maximum quantity billing” scheme that is good news for those who want more of its wares, but less fun for others.…
IBM Cloud login breaks for second time in a fortnight
IBM’s Cloud has experienced a second Severity One incident in a fortnight. Both meant users could not log in to the Big Blue Cloud, and therefore were prevented from controlling or creating resources.…
