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■The popular PC cleanup tool, CCleaner, has been hacked. Its users have been advised to update their software immediately, after researchers discovered criminal hackers had installed a backdoor in certain versions of the tool. Anyone who downloaded or updated the software between mid-August to mid-September also downloaded malware without realizing it. "We confirmed that this malicious version of CCleaner was being hosted directly on CCleaner "s download server as recently as September 11, 2017, ... |
9/20/2017 3:06:02 AM |
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■The world "s most popular torrent website The Pirate Bay hijacked its users " CPUs to mine digital currency. TPB s visitors recently discovered JavaScript code on the website which revealed that a cryptocurrency miner was embedded on the site. And this was happening without the user "s knowledge, of course.This code makes use of visitor "s processors to mine Monero digital coins. It "s not a constant occurrence on the website, but just a test for now. The website was testing a cryptocurrency miner as a way ... |
9/18/2017 9:38:30 PM |
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■Google will prevent website videos with sound from auto playing in the new version of its Chrome browser. Auto video playback will only be allowed if sound isn "t played or if the user has shown interest in the clip. The company wants the way audio and video is delivered on web pages to be "more consistent with user expectations.When Chrome 64 is pushed out as an automatic update in January, it won "t allow audio to start playing automatically. Autoplay videos won "t be exempted, either. If ... |
9/16/2017 4:14:20 AM |
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■Sprint officially starts selling in its stores the Essential Phone PH-1, developed by Android founder Andy Rubin "s new startup. This makes Sprint the only carrier in the US that is giving people a chance to play with the phone in person before buying it, the company says, though preorders are available online now. Essential Phone, the sleek Android handset with an edge-to-edge display, titanium and ceramic construction, and minimalist design, will be available through Sprint for $14.58/month during the ... |
9/15/2017 3:56:17 AM |
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■As expected, Apple announced new devices during a special event at its new headquarters. Along with the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the company unveiled the iPhone X (pronounced "ten, " not "ex ").The handset marks the 10th anniversary of the very first iPhone in 2007, and makes some bold design choices, like removing that home button and making your face the key to unlocking the phone. (The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus keep their home buttons.)At 5.8 inches, the X "s ... |
9/14/2017 12:28:45 AM |
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■More than 5.3 billion devices featuring Bluetooth are vulnerable to attacks. Security researchers have discovered eight vulnerabilities affecting the technology, called "BlueBorne ".The flaws found by security firm Armis are particularly dangerous because they can be exploited over the air without any type of authentication or device pairing. Simply having Bluetooth enabled on a device is enough to make it vulnerable if patches for these issues are not installed. Researchers say ... |
9/12/2017 10:36:15 PM |
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■Electronics retailer Best Buy has announced that it is pulling Kaspersky Lab "s antivirus software from its stores. The action was taken due to concerns over Kaspersky "s alleged links to the Russian government.According to people familiar with the matter, Best Buy felt there were "too many unanswered questions " and so decided to discontinue selling the antivirus products. Kaspersky, which has denied ties with any government, confirmed last week the companies had suspended their ties. ... |
9/11/2017 8:22:29 PM |
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■Sensitive information of up to 143 million Americans has been exposed as part of a massive security breach atcredit reporting company Equifax. The data includes Social Security numbers and addresses. The company acknowledged that criminals exploited a vulnerability on its website from mid-may through July. Equifax officials discovered the hack on July 29.As many as 143 million people in the United States were hit. That "s about 44 percent of the country "s population. Others in the U.K. and Canada were ... |
9/9/2017 2:28:13 AM |
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■SpaceX successfully launched the Air Force "s secretive X37-B "space plane " from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday morning, just a few days before Hurricane Irma is expected to shut down the Cape Canaveral spaceport. The Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane arrived in orbit shortly after liftoff to complete SpaceX "s 13th mission of the year.It "s not clear yet what the plane is going to do in the space. The mission is slated to last 270 days, but the Air Force warned in a statement ... |
9/8/2017 3:51:38 AM |
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■In an attempt to gain more subscribers in the highly competitive U.S. wireless market, T-Mobile will offer a free subscription to video streaming service Netflix with its unlimited data family plans. This comes as part of an exclusive, long-term agreement that the company struck with Netflix. The primary beneficiaries of the new initiative will be subscribers to T-Mobile "s "One " unlimited data plans, who have two or more lines. They will get a standard Netflix subscription, normally ... |
9/7/2017 2:35:32 AM |
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■The most popular stream ripping site - YouTube-MP3.org will soon shut down. Record labels have reached a deal with the site, whereby the site "s owner will pay a fine and hand over the domain to one of the labels, effectively killing it.The studios, including Sony and Warner Bros, sued YouTube-MP3 (which is not related to YouTube) in 2016, accusing it of violating the copyrights they hold in the recordings of popular artists like Bruno Mars, Kesha, and Beyonce.In a proposed settlement filed on September 1 ... |
9/6/2017 3:56:00 AM |
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■Online retailer Amazon has won a U.S. patent for drones that can emit and receive audio messages. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will reportedly scan their surroundings during deliveries, detecting and noting any damaged or dangerous infrastructure below, in order to notify the owners.For example, a drone might be on its way to deliver diapers when (using sensors) it notices someone rudely standing in the designated drop-off zone. It "may produce speech in order to warn or instruct the ... |
9/5/2017 4:15:43 AM |
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■Samsung has been awarded a license in the state of California to test autonomous vehicles. The giant has already gotten the green light to test self-driving vehicles in South Korea, but its California license means the tech giant is likely looking to start testing its technology stateside as well.In a statement, a company spokesperson confirmed that it "s participating in California "s Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program. However, he clarified that the Korean conglomerate still has "no plans to ... |
9/1/2017 8:20:32 PM |
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■Netgear, Inc., is introducing Nighthawk X6S AC3000 Tri-band WiFi Range Extender with FastLane3 and Smart Roaming (EX8000). The Nighthawk X6S Range Extender transforms any existing WiFi into an expanded WiFi system, eliminating dead zones and boosting WiFi speeds in the farthest corners of the house. Netgear "s patented FastLane3 Technology is made up of three critical components: (1) Tri-band WiFi, (2) a dedicated WiFi link from the extender to your router, and (3) optimized antenna designs in the ... |
9/1/2017 4:22:41 AM |
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■Apple will reportedly announce its new iPhones and, probably, a new Apple Watch and Apple TV on Sept. 12. The event will probably take place in Cupertino, where Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 7S, iPhone 7S Plus, Apple Watch 3 and a 4K Apple TV alongside the iPhone 8, plus reveal the public release date of iOS 11. Rumors claim the iPhone 8 will ditch the home button in favor of gesture controls. Instead of pressing the home button to perform functions such as calling up Siri and viewing app screens, ... |
8/31/2017 5:24:54 AM |
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■Researchers have discovered a botnet that ran on more than 100,000 Android devices and used their internet connections to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.The botnet, called WireX was used to launch distributed denial of service attacks by spamming out HTTP GET requests until website connections crumbled under the load. It included around 120,000 IP addresses across 100 different countries.Researchers from Akamai, Cloudflare, Flashpoint, Google, Oracle Dyn, RiskIQ, Team Cymru, and others ... |
8/30/2017 1:21:08 AM |
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■Nearly half of Japan lost access to the internet for a couple of hours on Friday, because of an error made by Google. According to investigations conducted by Internet service providers, information concerning Internet connection routes, which was delivered by Google, contained incorrect settings due to erroneous operations. That caused the poor connectivity.Shortly after the faulty rerouting request went through, numerous users of internet providers NTT Communications and KDDI Corp. were unable to connect ... |
8/28/2017 11:50:39 PM |
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■A group of three Cleveland women filed a complaint against AT&T with the Federal Communications Commission over what it says is discriminatory practices with the company "s high-speed internet services.According to them, the telecommunications company is denying poor, black neighborhoods in Cleveland the same high-speed internet services that it provides to more well-off parts of the city and surrounding suburbs.The three women claim to pay for premium broadband internet but receive much slower ... |
8/26/2017 4:04:37 AM |
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■According to famous leaker Evan Blass, Google is set to announce its Pixel 2 generation of devices on October 5th, 2017. The original Pixel devices were unveiled on October 4th last year, and went on sale the same month. It is highly possible that the giant will hold a dedicated hardware event on the day, where additional products like a new Chromebook Pixel and a smaller, cheaper Google Home smart speaker may also be introduced.Google is set to launch two phones in October: Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2. The ... |
8/25/2017 4:53:27 AM |
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■Linksys today announced at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, the upcoming availability of the new Linksys WRT gaming edition router the WRT32X. This first of its kind collaboration, Linksys and Rivet Networks teamed to incorporate the Killer Prioritization Engine (KPE) to provide serious online gamers the only router optimized for high-speed gaming for users with Killer-enabled gaming PCs. The KPE optimizes traffic for low latency and less lag and ensures that the Killer-enabled PC "s gaming, audio, and ... |
8/23/2017 7:17:09 PM |
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