New Open Source Bugs Leave Thousands of iOS Apps Vulnerable to Hijacking
A series of newly discovered vulnerabilities in a widely used open source software utility could spell big trouble for large parts of the iOS and MacOS ecosystems. The bugs in…
Apple Updates iMessage With a New ‘Post-Quantum’ Encryption Protocol
Apple has rolled out an update to iMessage encryption, the likes of which includes post-quantum protections that the company calls the “most significant cryptographic security upgrade” in the messenger’s history.…
Tesla Says Massive Data Breach Was an Inside Job
Tesla’s data breach in May, which affected more than 75,000 people, was an inside job, the company said in a notice released to its customers on Friday. According to the…
Can AI Fix America’s Cybersecurity Woes? The White House Thinks So.
The White House has announced a contest incentivizing the development of new artificial intelligence systems designed to hunt for software vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. The “AI Cyber Challenge” will be…
The Worst Internet Bills of 2023, So Far
Photo: Samuel Corum (AP) Republican lawmakers have yelped about banning TikTok nationally over supposed national security threats for years now but the increasingly prescient policy issue finally gained bipartisan political…
Apple Warns the UK’s Online Safety Bill Threatens Citizens’ Privacy and Security
Apple has joined WhatsApp, Signal, and other messaging companies, by raising concerns that end-to-end encryption would be threatened if the United Kingdom passes the “Online Safety Bill.” The bill moved…
Miami’s Bitcoin Mayor Wants to Be America’s Bitcoin President
What about crypto? One area notably absent from Suarez’s announcement video, however, was his embrace of cryptocurrency. Suarez was among the most vocal US politicians in 2021 singing crypto’s praises,…
Google Rolls Out Passkeys to (Eventually) Kill Passwords
Google has announced what it calls the “beginning of the end” for passwords, rolling out a new security mechanism that it says will ultimately come to replace PWs in the…
Proton Expands Its Privacy Ecosystem With a Password Manager
Encrypted email company Proton has announced one of the biggest new additions to its growing suite of privacy-focused apps: Proton Pass, an end-to-end encrypted password manager. TikTok Bans Are Dumb…
Matt Walsh’s Twitter Hacker Says He Was Just ‘Stirring Up Some Drama’
Turns out spewing conservative vitriol across your social media platforms can make you a few enemies. Right-wing personality Matt Walsh’s Twitter account was hacked, and the alleged culprit has now…