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Two-for-Tuesday vulnerabilities send Windows and Linux users scrambling

Enlarge The world woke up on Tuesday to two new vulnerabilities—one in Windows and the other in Linux—that allow hackers with a toehold in a vulnerable system to bypass OS security restrictions and…

Lyft ditches Google Maps for Here, partners with Argo AI

Enlarge / Lyft will switch its map provider from Google to Here. (credit: Lyft) The ride-hailing company Lyft is changing up its search data and places provider, which until now have been powered…

US warns China over state-sponsored hacking, citing mass attacks on Exchange

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | cbarnesphotography) The US government blamed the Chinese government on Monday for attacks on thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers. China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) "has fostered an ecosystem…

Dish switching network to AT&T after calling T-Mobile anticompetitive

Enlarge (credit: Dish Network) Dish Network has agreed to pay AT&T at least $5 billion over 10 years for network access amid a feud between Dish and T-Mobile. Dish is in the early…

“Clickless” exploits from Israeli firm hacked activists’ fully updated iPhones

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Smartphones belonging to more than three dozen journalists, human rights activists, and business executives have been infected with powerful spyware that an Israeli firm sells, purportedly to catch terrorists…

Apple under pressure over iPhone security after NSO spyware claims

Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto | Getty Images) Apple has come under pressure to collaborate with its Silicon Valley rivals to fend off the common threat of surveillance technology after a report alleged that NSO…

Our AI headline experiment continues: Did we break the machine?

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) We're in phase three of our machine-learning project now—that is, we've gotten past denial and anger, and we're now sliding into bargaining and depression. I've been…

Hackers got past Windows Hello by tricking a webcam

Clearly the quickest way to bypass Microsoft facial recognition, no? Biometric authentication is a key piece of the tech industry's plans to make the world password-less. But a new method for duping Microsoft's…

Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts to lock down the Windows print spooler, as the software maker warned customers on Thursday to disable the service to contain…

Facebook catches Iranian spies catfishing US military targets

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) If you’re a member of the US military who's gotten friendly Facebook messages from private-sector recruiters for months on end, suggesting a lucrative future in the aerospace or defense…