Security
The WhatsApp announced this week that users of the messaging app can now reserve their usernames. The new functionality should be available to everyone by the end of the year. The proposal is to allow people to associate their account with a username, without having to share their phone number with strangers. According to Meta, […]
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The Meta app has started the gradual release of a new feature on WhatsApp that allows users to reserve identifying names, replacing the exclusive use of phone numbers. The change changes the way people meet and interact on the platform. The novelty, which should be expanded throughout the year, is already causing concerns in different […]
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DConfidential documents and images of the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple’s next high-end model, were released on the dark web. The device should be officially presented by the company in September. According to Reuters, the leak originated from a cyber attack against Tata Electronics, Apple’s Indian supplier. The company was targeted by hackers last week. Criminals […]
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What is a true cyber recovery vault? Frontier AI is compressing the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation, and attackers are using that speed to target identity, backup administration and cloud control planes at the same time. In that environment, the question is not whether an immutable copy exists. It is whether the recovery […]
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Microsoft’s latest crypto malware research points to crypto wallets, one of several places a transaction can fail, as a key practical weakness in self-custody, A compromised Windows machine can change the address a user copies, expose a seed phrase before a transfer is signed, or send screenshots and wallet context back to an attacker. In […]
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Security researchers have published a new unpatchable SecureROM exploit for Apple’s A12 and A13 chips, extending public BootROM exploitation beyond the devices affected by checkm8. Security firm Paradigm Shift disclosed the unpatched exploit, called usbliter8, on June 18. It achieves code execution through a flaw in Apple’s USB boot process. The vulnerability affects devices powered […]
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“The Tech Chap” creator Tom Honeyands lost around £70,000 after falling into a blow of phishing by phone. Continues after advertising The fraud took place during a work trip in Tokyo and involved criminals posing as Lloyds bank. Scam used real data and bank simulation to deceive technology specialist abroad. Image: Andreus/iStock A call that […]
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(Image: Shutterstock/rafapress) The iFood application reported this Wednesday (3) that a user data leak was recorded in December 2025 that affected around 2% of its base, that is, around 1.2 million people. According to the company, the cyber attack was quickly contained. iFood stated that the event involved registration data, such as name and CPF, […]
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CrowdStrike believes that concerns about cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence (AI) should become an increasingly important factor for the company’s business in the coming quarters. The assessment was made by CEO George Kurtz during an interview with the program “Mad Money” from CNBC, on Thursday, when commenting on the market’s reaction to the company’s […]
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On this week’s episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we talk about security systems, and how they can integrate with other devices to protect your home and family. Joining as guest host for this security episode is Jimmy Lin, Vice President of Product Management at ADT. We dive into what’s new with ADT as […]
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