If your Android phone or tablet has suddenly started showing lots of ads or its browser has been popping open on its own, a rogue app called Barcode Scanner may be to blame. Malwarebytes detailed in a blog post last week how its forum users tipped off researchers about Barcode Scanner, an app that had…
Almost 3,000 operational spacecraft orbit our Earth. This number is growing constantly, thanks to cheaper materials and smaller satellites. Having this many satellites in orbit can create problems, including space junk and the way they change our view of the night sky. But satellites provide a vital service. Many people are familiar with GPS, which…
Twin cyber operations conducted by state-sponsored Iranian threat actors demonstrate their continued focus on compiling detailed dossiers on Iranian citizens that could threaten the stability of the Islamic Republic, including dissidents, opposition forces, and ISIS supporters, and Kurdish natives. Tracing the extensive espionage operations to two advanced Iranian cyber-groups Domestic Kitten (or APT-C-50) and Infy,…
The best cell phone signal boosters can really help with poor cell phone service in your home, allowing you to stay connected. And for the many people still working at home these days, a good cellular connection remains a must-have. That’s where signal boosters come in. They’re designed to locate the nearest signal and amplify…
With tech giants pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence projects, it’s hard to see how startups can find their place and create successful business models that leverage AI. However, while fiercely competitive, the AI space is also constantly causing fundamental shifts in many sectors. And this creates the perfect environment for fast-thinking and -moving startups to…
A new distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) vector has ensnared Plex Media Server systems to amplify malicious traffic against targets to take them offline. “Plex’s startup processes unintentionally expose a Plex UPnP-enabled service registration responder to the general Internet, where it can be abused to generate reflection/amplification DDoS attacks,” Netscout researchers said in a Thursday alert.…
Shopping for the best gaming laptop can be a pretty daunting process, but historically manufacturers haven’t always made it easy for consumers to compare like for like. Two different laptops from, say, Asus and MSI, could list an RTX 3060 as the GPU but have vastly different performance in the real world, thanks to differing…
TLDR: A one-year subscription to a Windscribe VPN Pro Plan offers complete online anonymity, plus a host of desktop and mobile security features that other providers don’t offer. When you’re out of the web, it’s easy to feel like you’re laid out on the beach on a blistering hot day without any sunscreen. No matter…
Google on Thursday removed The Great Suspender, a popular Chrome extension used by millions of users, from its Chrome Web Store for containing malware. It also took the unusual step of deactivating it from users’ computers. “This extension contains malware,” read a terse notification from Google, but it has since emerged that the add-on stealthily…
It’s time to watch the best Super Bowl commercials … oh and the Super Bowl live stream has also begun. The best new ads include hits from Disney Plus, Cadillac and even M&Ms. And we’re going to be adding to this story throughout the evening. And while some advertisers are sitting out this year, we’re…
