Safari flaw let intruders hijack cameras on iPhones and Macs If you're working on a Mac at home or reconnecting with friends on an iPhone, you'll want to be sure you have the latest security […]
YouTube will remove videos falsely linking COVID-19 to 5G The rash of bogus conspiracy theories tying the COVID-19 pandemic to 5G has led to cell tower arson and threats against engineers, and YouTube is planning […]
School districts ban Zoom over security concerns Concerns about Zoom's security are having a real impact on its use in remote education. Some US school districts, including large ones like New York City and Nevada's […]
Researcher finds two new bugs in Zoom that lets hackers take over a computer’s webcam and microphone as the video conferencing service is hit with a string of security compromises A researcher discovered two new […]
Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent ‘misleading data’ being shown to pilots The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered Boeing 787 operators to switch their aircraft off and […]
Zoom, the video conferencing service whose use has spiked amid the Covid-19 pandemic, claims to implement end-to-end encryption, widely understood as the most private form of internet communication, protecting conversations from all outside parties. In […]
Steam limits game auto-updates to manage peak demand Console makers aren't the only ones managing game service bandwidth to keep traffic flowing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Valve is scaling back game auto-updates in Steam to […]
Facebook makes it easier to see how much it knows about you Facebook will let you view and download more of the data it collects about you, the company revealed today. It's expanding the Download […]
The U.S.’s $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Has a Toilet Problem The toilets on America’s two newest carriers clog frequently, causing problems throughout the ship. The ships use a scaled-up version of airliner toilets, using vacuum […]
COVID-19: Hackers Begin Exploiting Zoom’s Overnight Success to Spread Malware As people increasingly work from home and online communication platforms such as Zoom explode in popularity in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, cybercriminals are taking […]