New information-stealing malware is being spread by fake pirate sites
"Arrr, beware of RisePro, matey"
Home Alone was the most pirated classic Christmas movie of 2022
This is my house, I have to defend it
The FBI advises users to install ad blockers
PSA: Ad blocking is perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of browsing the web today. Users agree that it declutters web pages, but they also deny ad revenue to many sites that need it (like TechSpot). However, law enforcement agencies admit that ad blocking also mitigates some security risks that online advertising introduces.
McGraw Hill breach exposed 22 terabytes of sensitive student data
Two unprotected S3 buckets contained troves of confidential information
Ransomware attacks are ongoing: a recap of major recent incidents, including this week's hit on The Guardian
What just happened? Despite IT security efforts worldwide, ransomware attacks show no sign of slowing down. Various organizations like technology manufacturers, the media, and governments have suffered major incidents this year. The latest and potentially last major attack in 2022 has struck the 201-year-old British newspaper.
The UK says sharing Netflix passwords is illegal, could be criminal fraud
But you probably shouldn't worry
Riffusion, AI-based music generation where Beethoven meets Radiohead
Stable Diffusion machine learning applied to fusion sonograms
Epic Games Store and GOG launch winter sales with deep discounts and plenty of freebies
Deals for days... weeks, even
Elon Musk's poll asks users if he should step down as Twitter CEO, 57.5% vote yes
Was the decision already made?
YouTube bans Pornhub channel for multiple policy violations
Pornhub's owner denies the claims
Apple, Google, and Mozilla collaborate on Speedometer 3 browser benchmark
Cooperation should ensure fair and accurate benchmarks across Safari, Chrome, and Firefox
Twitter suspends accounts of several journalists, blocks Mastodon following Elon Musk doxxing row
The ElonJet account suspension led to many more bans
Microsoft bans cryptomining from its cloud services to protect customers
Only customers with written permission from Microsoft can mine
Eight "influencers" charged with securities fraud in $114 million pump-and-dump scam
Each suspect faces a maximum of 300 years if convicted on all 12 counts
Epic is shutting down servers for Unreal Tournament, Rock Band, and several others
A free version of Unreal Tournament 3 with crossplay support has been teased
Netflix goes gaming: Kentucky Route Zero, Twelve Minutes and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge are heading to the service
Netflix saved its biggest gaming announcements for the end of the year
Despite Elon Musk promising not to ban it, the Twitter account following his jet has been permanently suspended
Musk: "My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account"
Posting abusive comments on YouTube could lead to a warning and 24-hour timeout
Will it make a difference? YouTube seems to think so
Google will not turn Manifest V2 off in Chrome. Ad blockers are safe, for now
A hot potato: The much debated Manifest V3 tech will not arrive in January as originally planned. Google is listening to developers' feedback, as developers have expressed concern about the short period of time the company was giving the industry to adapt to such a disruptive change.
Study shows remote workers are becoming more, not less engaged
Remote meetings are becoming shorter but more frequent
Europe's eIDAS 2.0: a threat to modern web security?
Revised European rules for digital certificates would be a downgrade
Twitter relaunches $8 p/m Twitter Blue service, costs $11 p/m on iOS
The Apple tax is likely to blame
Slew of celebrities named in lawsuit against Bored Ape Yacht Club's parent company
The suit makes claims of misleading celebrity endorsements
Cyberattack has kept an entire nation's government offline for over a month
Vanuatu's government won't say whether it was ransomware