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Feds take notice of iOS vulnerabilities exploited under mysterious circumstances

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered federal agencies to patch three critical iOS vulnerabilities that were exploited over a 10-month span in hacking campaigns conducted by three distinct groups. The hacking…

Amazon appears to be down, with over 20,000 reported problems

Based on over 20,000 reports, Amazon appears to be experiencing an outage. According to Downdetector, reports of problems started increasing at 1:41 pm ET today. By 2:26 pm, ET, Downdetector received 18,320 reports…

Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation

On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that a large collection of tech companies had signed on to what it's calling the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. By agreeing, the initial signatories—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI,…

Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service provider Accenture in $1.2B deal

IT consultant and services provider Accenture has agreed to buy Speedtest and Downdetector owner Ookla from Ziff Davis for $1.2 billion in cash. Accenture plans to integrate Ookla’s data products into its own…

LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy

Burner accounts on social media sites can increasingly be analyzed to identify the pseudonymous users who post to them using AI in research that has far-reaching consequences for privacy on the Internet, researchers…

Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 2.5kB of data into 64-byte space

Google on Friday unveiled its plan for its Chrome browser to secure HTTPS certificates against quantum computer attacks without breaking the Internet. The objective is a tall order. The quantum-resistant cryptographic data needed…

New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

It’s hard to overstate the role that Wi-Fi plays in virtually every facet of life. The organization that shepherds the wireless protocol says that more than 48 billion Wi-Fi-enabled devices have shipped since…

Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always true

Over the past 15 years, password managers have grown from a niche security tool used by the technology savvy into an indispensable security tool for the masses, with an estimated 94 million US…

Most VMware users still "actively reducing their VMware footprint," survey finds

More than two years after Broadcom took over VMware, the virtualization company’s customers are still grappling with higher prices, uncertainty, and the challenges of reducing vendor lock-in. Today, CloudBolt Software released a report,…

Retraction: After a routine code rejection, an AI agent published a hit piece on someone by name

Following additional review, Ars has determined that the story “After a routine code rejection, an AI agent published a hit piece on someone by name,” did not meet our standards. Ars Technica has…