Tesla Hack Gives Thieves Their Own Personal Key
Tesla’s 2021 update that made its vehicles easier to start once unlocked using their NFC key cards can be exploited to steal cars. This was recently demonstrated by a researcher who studied the said vulnerability. Initially, drivers who used their Tesla NFC key card to unlock their cars need to place the card on the […]
Microsoft Might Soon Require SSDs For New PCs
In a recent report from Tom’s Hardware, Microsoft is said to be planning to make PC makers ship solid-state boot drives in all Windows PCs beginning 2023 or 2024, ending the era of spinning hard drives for most of the PCs that still have them. A closer look at Dell’s and HP’s websites as well […]
Twitter Refuses To Provide Internal Slack Messages To The January 6 House Committee
Twitter has declined a request to send its Slack messages about how it moderates content about the attack on the Capitol to the House committee, according to a new Rolling Stone report. According to the Rolling Stone report, Twitter is invoking First Amendment privilege in response to the request. The committee’s request was necessary because […]
NSA, FBI Warn Of Bugs Attackers Used To Target VPN And Network Devices
The NSA, FBI and CISA have warned of 16 vulnerabilities in network software from 10 brands, including Cisco, Fortinet, Netgear, MikroTik, Pulse Secure and Citrix. Most of the vulnerabilities are classified as critical and were made public between 2018 and 2021. The warning includes exploitation of bugs affecting small business routers, network attached storage (NAS) […]
How Employers Benefit From New Remote Working Cultures
Employers noted a 67% improvement in employee morale (67%) and productivity (63%) after they updated their benefit packages. Also, 43% of employers and 58% of employees noted an improvement in workplace diversity since the switch to remote work. The survey was conducted by Paychex, a company that provides payroll and human resources services to small […]
U.S. Senate To Pass Bill That Prevents Tech Companies From Using Favorable Searches
U.S. lawmakers now have the necessary vote in the Senate to pass legislation that will prevent large technology companies from favoring their own companies in search results and other ways. The bill aims to curtail the powers of four tech giants, Meta’s Facebook, Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Amazon. Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and Republican Senator […]
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Apple Of Selling Phones With Flaws
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Apple of defrauding customers by selling iPhones and iPads with two cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Apple’s customers filed the lawsuit after the company and several other tech companies disclosed the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in 2018, which allow attackers to access computer devices and steal their memory […]
Users manipulate Apple’s iOS 16 “Edit Message” feature
One of the notable features that Apple brings with the iOS 16 update is the message editing feature, which allows iPhone users to edit and even unsend their texts. “Users can edit or recall recently sent messages, recover recently deleted messages and mark conversations as unread, so they can come back to them later,” Apple’s […]
New Data Rules In India Force VPN Providers To Flee
Several VPN providers are withdrawing from the Indian market under new data rules from the Indian government. The policy requires VPN, Virtual Private Server (VPS) and cloud service providers to store customers’ names, email addresses, IP addresses, know-your-customer records, and financial transactions for five years. It is part of the Indian government’s attempts to regulate […]
