Continue Reading Quest Diagnostics confirms patient information accessed in cyberattack, systems temporarily shut down

Quest Diagnostics confirms patient information accessed in cyberattack, systems temporarily shut down

Quest says core operations remain unaffected and expects to restore full system access as soon as Friday…

Continue Reading 333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email

333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email

For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data…

Continue Reading AMD just gave your old Radeon GPU a new lease on life

AMD just gave your old Radeon GPU a new lease on life

FSR 4.1 is coming to Radeon RX 6000 GPUs way ahead of schedule, along with Ryzen laptops, gaming handhelds, and Xbox consoles…

Continue Reading Hackers are hijacking Plex servers to mine crypto. Update ASAP

Hackers are hijacking Plex servers to mine crypto. Update ASAP

A chain of four Plex vulnerabilities lets attackers run malicious code on unpatched Plex servers without logging in…

Continue Reading Starlink Tips a Holiday Sales Push for Newest Dish Models

Starlink Tips a Holiday Sales Push for Newest Dish Models

During today’s earnings call, SpaceX’s CFO mentioned shipping more Starlink units to retailers for the holiday season, several months after the company teased a new Mini dish model…

Continue Reading Android Auto Gets Gemini Personal Intelligence: Here’s How It Can Help

Android Auto Gets Gemini Personal Intelligence: Here’s How It Can Help

Personal Intelligence can help Gemini provide tailored responses instead of generic ones, and it’s now available on Android Auto for users aged 18 or older…

Continue Reading Windows 11’s October update blocks Smart App Control. Here’s the fix

Windows 11’s October update blocks Smart App Control. Here’s the fix

Microsoft has no permanent fix yet for the Smart App Control bug in update KB5127648. Until then, here’s how to get it working…

Continue Reading Check your Windows Secure Boot status now. Later could be too late

Check your Windows Secure Boot status now. Later could be too late

If your Windows PC’s Secure Boot certificates are out of date, your system is vulnerable to malware like rootkits…

Continue Reading ‘I Was Down the Rabbit Hole’: How Scammers Stole $400K From a Retired Nurse

‘I Was Down the Rabbit Hole’: How Scammers Stole $400K From a Retired Nurse

Americans 60 and older lost more than $7.7 billion to scams last year, and AI is making the cons harder to spot…

Continue Reading Windows 11 PCs just got better Bluetooth and a remappable Copilot key

Windows 11 PCs just got better Bluetooth and a remappable Copilot key

The October Windows 11 update promises Bluetooth audio fixes, restores file previews, and lets you remap the Copilot key…

Continue Reading Forget Viruses: 62% of Americans Think AI-Fueled Scams Are the Bigger Threat

Forget Viruses: 62% of Americans Think AI-Fueled Scams Are the Bigger Threat

Our survey of 1,000 people reveals that more than half of them are more terrified of fake texts and impersonation fraud than computer malware…

Continue Reading Scam Fatigue Is Real: Our Survey Says 80% of Americans Get Fake Texts or Emails Every Week

Scam Fatigue Is Real: Our Survey Says 80% of Americans Get Fake Texts or Emails Every Week

And nearly 60% say they were hit by a scam in the past year. Constant vetting is creating a burnout crisis that leaves us vulnerable to sophisticated AI scams. Here’s how to stay vigilant…