Riot Games discovered a security vulnerability in many modern motherboards that could have rendered all existing anti-cheat software useless against a class of hardware cheats. Major manufacturers like Asus and MSI have now released BIOS updates to patch the flaw, which Vanguard will now require for
A new cybersecurity report shows AI is a double-edged sword, forcing defensive changes while becoming a top priority for IT teams. Identity threats are surging, amplified by AI, but so is the adoption of defensive AI tools.
The FTC has launched an investigation into Instacart’s AI-powered pricing tool, Eversight. This follows a Consumer Reports study that found shoppers saw vastly different prices for identical items, with some paying up to 23% more. Instacart denies using personal data for “dynamic pricing.”
African nations are scrambling to catch up with a cybercrime wave. A new meeting of over 40 police agencies focused on standardizing tools and sharing evidence across borders. But legal gaps and a lack of training still pose major hurdles.
A new study introduces the CRASH Clock, a metric showing that if all satellites suddenly couldn’t maneuver, a collision would occur in just 2.8 days. This is down from 121 days in 2018, before the Starlink-led satellite boom. Tens of thousands more satellites are planned.
Reddit is taking Australia’s government to the High Court to avoid a ban on children under 16 having social media accounts. The company argues the law infringes on political speech and misclassifies its anonymous forum. The Australian government says it will defend the ban to protect kids.
Google has released an emergency security update for Chrome to patch three vulnerabilities. One is a high-severity zero-day that attackers are already actively exploiting.
Russia recently blocked FaceTime, citing terrorism, but left iMessage untouched. A new theory suggests Apple may have accidentally made its messaging service nearly impossible for governments to ban by tying it to a core iPhone function.
Google has fixed a critical vulnerability in its Gemini Enterprise AI that could silently exfiltrate corporate data. Dubbed “GeminiJack,” it exploited the AI’s access to Workspace documents without requiring any user interaction. This highlights a new frontier in corporate security risks.
America’s largest hospice provider, VITAS Healthcare, disclosed a devastating breach where hackers operated freely for 36 days. They stole Social Security numbers, medical diagnoses, and next-of-kin info for over 319,000 vulnerable patients.
