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Pi-hole discloses data breach triggered by WordPress plugin flaw

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:13:01

Pi-hole, a popular network-level ad-blocker, has disclosed that donor names and email addresses were exposed through a security vulnerability in the GiveWP WordPress donation plugin. Pi-hole acts as a DNS sinkhole, filtering out unwanted content before it reaches the users' devices. While initially designed to run on Raspberry Pi single-board computers, it now supports various Linux systems on dedicated hardware or virtual machines. The organization stated that they first learned of the incide

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Reddit pauses its paywall plans

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-16 22:04:07

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Reddit is pausing its plans to let people make subreddits with content behind a paywall, CEO Steve Huffman said as part of Thursday’s earnings. The company is making the change as part of a shift in how it’s prioritizing its resources. Huffman said last year that the company was looking i

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Samsung TV glitch locks users out of apps worldwide (Update: Resolved)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 08:07:51

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung TV users around the world are reporting that they are unable to load any apps. The company has reportedly acknowledged a potential service disruption. Some users report that holding down the power button to fully restart the TV might help resolve the issue. Update, August 1, 2025 (10:07 AM ET): Samsung has reached out to us regarding this incident, and the company confirms that everything should be back to normal: Our TV service was affected f

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Instagram now requires users to have at least 1,000 followers to go live

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-17 08:00:43

Instagram users now need a public account with a minimum of 1,000 followers to go live on the platform, the social network confirmed to TechCrunch. Until now, Instagram has allowed anyone to go live, regardless of their follower count or whether their account is public or private. The move will be a blow to smaller creators on the platform who fall under the 1,000 followers requirement, as well as regular users who just liked to go live with their friends for fun. Users who don’t have public a

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Truecaller’s call recording feature won’t work on iPhones from Sept. 30

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-12-17 08:36:07

Truecaller is discontinuing its call recording function on iOS — just over two years after the feature was launched — as the Swedish company opts to focus on its core offering: fighting spam calls. On Friday, the company confirmed to TechCrunch that its call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messaging apps, or switch their storage preference to iCloud

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How did Facebook intercept competitor's encrypted mobile app traffic? (2014)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 10:54:06

A technical investigation into information uncovered in a class action lawsuit that Facebook had intercepted encrypted traffic from user's devices running the Onavo Protect app in order to gain competitive insights. There is a current class action lawsuit against Meta in which court documents note* that the the company may have breached the Wiretap Act. The analysis made in this post is based on content court documents and reverse engineering sections of archived Onavo Protect app packages for

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Samsung TV glitch locks users out of apps worldwide

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-18 00:15:51

Samsung TVs seem to be facing a widespread issue where apps won’t load properly. The problem appears to be affecting users globally. A Reddit thread with over 700 comments shows that many Samsung TV owners are unable to use any apps on their TVs. According to users, most apps, including popular ones like Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video, are visible in the menu but won’t open. Instead, they show a “202 error” message, which usually points to an internet issue. However, affected users sa

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How Hyper Built a 1m-Accurate Indoor GPS

news.ycombinator.com Andrew Hart 2025-12-14 18:01:17

To @AndrewHartAR: “Our app is shit and we know it’s shit”. My life changed forever when a senior exec from one of the world’s largest retailers messaged me on Twitter. This was back in 2017. My outdoor AR navigation demos had just gone viral, and my new open-source project for Apple had elevated me to be the top trending iOS developer on GitHub. Every developer meet-up I went to, everyone now seemed to know who I was. I was on top of the world. I agreed to meet the exec for coffee in London, a

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Samsung TVs are coming back online after apps stopped working

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-12-18 04:02:38

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Samsung smart TVs appear to be functioning normally again after experiencing a global outage yesterday. Users across Reddit and Samsung’s community forum started reporting issues with their TVs at around 5PM ET on Thursday, finding themselves unable to open apps like YouTube, Apple TV, Hulu, and Prime Video. While apps were still visible on the Samsung TV menu, attempting to open them would display a variet

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OpenAI removes ChatGPT feature after private conversations leak to Google search

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-12-18 03:49:25

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI made a rare about-face Thursday, abruptly discontinuing a feature that allowed ChatGPT users to make their conversations discoverable through Google and other search engines. The decision came within hours of widespread social media criticism and represents a striking example of how quickly privacy concerns can derail even well-inten

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YouTube’s selfie collection, AI age checks are concerning, privacy experts say

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-18 17:27:34

Privacy experts are demanding transparency after YouTube announced it would test using AI to estimate user ages in the US ahead of a wider rollout of the age check system. Throughout the first half of August, YouTube will begin interpreting "a variety of signals" to determine if certain users are under 18. No new user data will be collected, but those signals could include things like "the types of videos a user is searching for, the categories of videos they have watched, or the longevity of t

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Reddit wants to be a search engine now

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-18 17:01:14

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Reddit knows that it has valuable data from actual people — it’s already reached deals with big AI companies like OpenAI and Google to share its data with them. But Reddit is also investing in improving its own search capabilities, and in its latest note to investors, CEO Steve Huffman says that the company is “concentrating our resources on the areas that will drive results f

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Meta faces antitrust investigation over AI chatbot integration in WhatsApp

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-19 06:31:00

In brief: Meta began integrating its AI chatbot into WhatsApp in 2024, offering users easy access to its large language model service. This move may have breached Europe's antitrust laws, and Italian authorities are now weighing whether to impose a substantial fine on the US company. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) recently launched an antitrust investigation into Meta AI's integration within WhatsApp. In March 2025, Meta began pre-installing its AI chatbot in the messaging app, which

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Proton launches free and open-source Authenticator app to take on Google and Microsoft

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-12-19 08:20:00

What just happened? Swiss technology company Proton has expanded its privacy-focused software lineup with the launch of Proton Authenticator, a free and open-source two-factor authentication app. Best known for its encrypted webmail service, Proton also offers a VPN, password manager, cloud storage, and an online document editor. Proton Authenticator is positioned as a privacy-focused alternative to authentication apps from Google, Microsoft, Authy, and Duo. It replaces legacy SMS-based verific

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Google Home is still a mess, but at least it’s fixed one of its most annoying camera issues

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-19 12:48:05

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google has released a number of bug fixes for the Home app. Nest Cam users should see fewer “no video available” errors. The company also fixed an issue where turning a camera on and off during a livestream would cause a “Camera Unavailable” error. Google Home has become a point of frustration for many users, especially recently, with numerous reports of declining reliability. Despite those issues, things should be getting at least a little better for

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Google is experimenting with machine learning-powered age-estimation tech in the US

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-19 14:05:39

Google is testing a machine learning-powered tech in the U.S. to determine the age of users and filter content across all its products accordingly. The company said it will consider data from Google accounts, including types of details users have searched for or categories of videos they have watched on YouTube, to determine the age. If the company’s tool decides that a user is under 18, they would get an email with details about how Google products might change for them. For these users, Goog

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Inside a Real Clickfix Attack: How This Social Engineering Hack Unfolds

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-20 03:05:15

An inside look at a ClickFix campaign and a real-world attack, its next iteration (FileFix), and how to prevent it in its tracks, before device compromise. ClickFix: Silent Copying to Clipboard ClickFix, a deceptive social engineering tactic, is used by threat actors to manipulate unsuspecting users into unwittingly allowing a web page to silently populate the clipboard. Ultimately, the attacker is attempting to get a user to (unknowingly) execute malicious code, gathered from the browser and

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Google is experimenting with machine-learning powered age estimation tech in the U.S.

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-20 08:05:39

Google is testing a machine-learning-powered tech in the U.S. to determine the age of users and filter content across all its products accordingly. The company said it will consider data from Google accounts, including types of details users have searched for or categories of videos they have watched on YouTube, to determine the age. If the company’s tool decides that a user is under 18, they would get an email with details about how Google products might change for them. For these users, Goog

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Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-20 22:00:00

Privacy-focused productivity tool company Proton released a new authenticator app today, allowing users to log in to services using dynamically generated two-factor authentication codes. The free app is available on all platforms starting today, including iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. The app allows users to sync codes and accounts across devices. The company said that just like its other products, Proton Authenticator is open source and uses end-to-end encryption to protect user dat

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Anthropic Users Melt Down After Company Institutes New Rate Limits

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-21 02:31:42

Anthropic is changing its usage limits — and its fanbase is already pointing fingers. In a post on X, the OpenAI rival announced that it's introducing new weekly rate limits to paid subscribers after it says a small handful of users abused their privileges and, essentially, ruined it for everyone else. "Claude Code has seen unprecedented demand, especially as part of our Max plans," Anthropic explained, referencing its highest subscription tier that runs $100 to $200 per month, depending on us

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Spotify now requires face scans to access age-restricted content in the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-21 12:07:40

Spotify is introducing new requirements to confirm the ages of users in the UK trying to access explicit content. The streaming platform is implementing a facial scan process in partnership with Yoti, which also provides its services to Instagram . UK Spotify users may be prompted to perform this age check when they try to view or listen to age-restricted content. This type of approach to checking ages can sometimes yield wrong results. If the facial scan based on a photo of the user determines

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Security Bite: iPhone users are more reckless online, new study finds

9to5mac.com Arin Waichulis 2025-12-22 03:28:19

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Appl

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Dropbox is pulling the plug on its password manager

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-22 03:47:20

Dropbox is saying goodbye to its password manager after five years of service. This leaves current customers in a lurch, as the company has also announced that users only have a few months to extract all of their data. This discontinuation will happen in phases, but October 28 is the day Dropbox Passwords will be entirely shuttered. On August 28, the platform will become view-only in both the mobile app and browser extension. The autofill functionality also deactivates on that date. On Septemb

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Hackers target Python devs in phishing attacks using fake PyPI site

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-22 03:57:50

The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website. PyPI is a repository for Python packages, accessible at pypi.org, that offers a centralized platform for developers to distribute and install third-party software libraries. It hosts hundreds of thousands of packages and is the default source for Python's package management tools. "PyPI has not been hacked, but user

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YouTube is using AI to verify your age now - and if it's wrong, that's on you to fix

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-12-22 00:27:04

5./15 WEST / Getty Images AI age verification is coming to YouTube, and it's almost certainly going to be a frustrating process for some people. Also: How to download YouTube videos for free - 2 ways, including my favorite In an announcement yesterday, the streaming video service says it's "extending our built-in protections" by letting AI predict your age. If the system thinks you're under 18 based on your actions, your account will automatically receive age restrictions. Variety of signals

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Germ brings end-to-end encrypted messages to Bluesky

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-22 03:25:03

A new startup called Germ is bringing end-to-end encrypted messaging to the Bluesky social network, allowing its users to have a more secure option for chats than Bluesky’s existing DMs. After over two years of development, the service is launching its encrypted DMs for Bluesky into beta this week, with plans to gradually onboard new testers ahead of a public launch. In time, the technology that Germ is building, much of which is open sourced, could allow Bluesky to introduce encrypted messagin

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Hackers actively exploit critical RCE in WordPress Alone theme

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-22 08:40:44

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the WordPress theme 'Alone,' to achieve remote code execution and perform a full site takeover. Wordfence is reporting the malicious activity, saying it has blocked over 120,000 exploitation attempts targeting its customers. The WordPress security firm also reports that the attacks started several days before public disclosure of the flaw, indicating that threat actors are monitoring changel

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Show HN: An AI agent that learns your product and guides your users

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-22 03:24:50

Hey HN! My name is Christian, and I’m the co-founder of https://frigade.ai . We’ve built a powerful AI agent that automatically learns how to use any web-based product, and in turn guides users directly in the UI, automatically generates documentation, and even takes actions on a user’s behalf. Think of it as Clippy from the old MS Office. But on steroids. And actually helpful. You can see the agent and tool-calling SDK in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPe0t3A1Vpg How is this di

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Google is using AI age checks to lock down user accounts

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-22 08:20:43

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google will soon cast an even wider net with its AI age estimation technology. After announcing plans to find and restrict underage users on YouTube, the company now says it will start detecting whether Google users based in the US are under 18. Age estimation is rolling out over the next few weeks and will only impact a “small set” of users to sta

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Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-22 12:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. On July 25th, the UK became one of the first countries to widely implement age verification. Its Online Safety Act requires sites hosting porn and other content deemed “harmful” — including Reddit, Discord, Grindr, X, and Bluesky — to verify that users are over the age of 18. The early results have been chaotic. While many services have complied, so

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Google is experimenting with machine-learning powered age estimation tech in the U.S.

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