The company behind NortonLifeLock, Gen Digital, has issued a warning to customers about a security breach that took place in December. Hackers used a credential-stuff attack to gain access to hundreds of thousands of Norton Password Manager accounts. Gen Digital says that its own systems were not compromised, but warnsContinue Reading
An update to Microsoft Defender has deleted a bunch of users’ shortcuts A recent update to Microsoft Defender has led some Windows users to lose shortcuts to their programs. The bizarre issue resulted in Windows icons and applications shortcuts being removed from the Taskbar and Start Menu without any warning. Both WindowsContinue Reading
After refusing to add touchscreens to its Mac computers for years, Apple is finally ready to change course. This is according to a new report by Bloomberg, whose Mark Gurman claims that Apple has engineers “actively engaged” in this project and that the company is “seriously considering” producing touchscreen Macs for theContinue Reading
Starting this Tuesday, Microsoft will no longer provide extended security updates for Professional and Enterprise editions of Windows 7. Alongside this, the Redmond company encourages Windows 7 device users to upgrade to a higher Windows OS version, especially Windows 11, which is still behind the older Windows 10 system. (via BleepingContinue Reading
Imagine if someone was listening in to conversations taking place in your home. You certainly would feel vulnerable. A researcher named Matt Kunze discovered that hackers can be spying on you and your family via a Google Home smart speaker. According to BleepingComputer (via AndroidCentral), Kunze was messing around with a Nest MiniContinue Reading
A recent code change(opens in new tab) for Google Chrome has uncovered an updated feature that will see the popular web browser automatically preventing insecure downloads from HTTP sites. Formerly the norm, many HTTP sites have since been updated to use HTTPS encryption in an effort to protect extensive data that we share aboutContinue Reading
Telegram version 9.2 comes with auto-delete conversations, Aggressive Anti-Spam mode, and more Like WhatsApp, Telegram requires a phone number to sign up for the service, with your account tied to it. Privacy-conscious folks might not be comfortable with this, even though the best communication app for Android lets you hide your numberContinue Reading
Elon Musk’s Twitter has been all over the news ever since the tech entrepreneur took over the social network. Musk set out to make massive changes at the company, including a disastrous Twitter Blue verification blunder. And he did it while firing thousands of employees and contractors along the way. But one goodContinue Reading
Following its initial reminder in June, Microsoft has once again reminded users about the impending end of support for Windows 8.1 which happens early next year on January 10th. And just like with Windows 10 version 21H1, the company’s focus is once again on moving over users to Windows 11. The company hasContinue Reading
Researchers at Zimperium zLabs discovered a malicious browser extension, dubbed Cloud9, that can steal users’ private and sensitive information, and take complete control of the victim’s device. What makes Cloud9 particularly unnerving is that it steals data by tracking your keystrokes (i.e. keylogging). It spies on victims’ web browser activity, which wouldContinue Reading