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Prolific cybercrime gang now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

Cybersecurity firms are warning that the prolific hacking group known as Scattered Spider is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector. Executives from Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant and Palo Alto Networks’ security research division Unit 42 say they have observed cyberattacks targeting the aviation industry resembling Scattered Spider. Scattered Spider is a collective of mostly English-speaking hackers, typically teenagers and young adults, who are financially motivated to st

Scattered Spider hackers shift focus to aviation, transportation firms

Hackers associated with "Scattered Spider" tactics have expanded their targeting to the aviation and transportation industries after previously attacking insurance and retail sectors These threat actors have employed a sector-by-sector approach, initially targeting retail companies, such as M&S and Co-op, in the United Kingdom and the United States and subsequently shifting their focus to insurance companies. While the threat actors were not officially named as responsible for insurance sector

This lesser-known T-Mobile discount may be on its way out the door eventually

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is phasing out its Philo and YouTube TV discount perk, though it might remain available for up to two more years. Customers will now pay Philo directly but receive reimbursement as a T-Mobile account credit. Those affected should monitor future communications from T-Mobile closely, as the offer might end earlier. If you’ve been with T-Mobile for a while, you might recall that it initially tried to break into the TV market with its TVision service

Stop putting your phone face up on the table - here's why

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET A friend of mine recently told me, "I always keep my phone on silent mode… which doesn't matter because I compulsively look at it every three minutes anyway." He's not the only one. From becoming a text addict to having full-blown smartphone dependency, the urge to look at and interact with our "flat things" has been deeply ingrained into our collective behavior for some time now. Also: I ditched my phone for this E Ink handset for two weeks - here's my buying advice now

These 7 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested (2025)

Another We Tested Photograph: Molly Higgins Oneisall Cordless WiFi Automatic Cat Feeder for $60: I had high hopes for this cordless feeder that boasts a rechargeable battery with a 100-day life and an integrated app, but it's just too unreliable. Through the app, you can program up to 10 daily meals (in 1-12 portions each), monitor pets' eating habits, and customize meal calls. Unlike other apps, you're not able to choose portion size, but instead have to multiply the number of servings. The a

One UI 8 beta introduces a shape-shifting lock screen clock design

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR The latest One UI 8 beta brings a clock widget for the lock screen. Similar to iOS’ depth effect for the clock, Samsung’s clock automatically wraps around faces in real or animated images. The clock can also be moved around the lock screen, where its text adjusts to the available space. Samsung has already begun beta testing its upcoming interface, One UI 8, and is speculated to release it alongside the Galaxy Z Fold and Flip 7 phones in July. Unlike the

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The best E Ink tablets for 2025

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . E Ink tablets have always been intriguing to me because I’m a longtime lover of pen and paper. I’ve had probably hundreds of notebooks over the years, serving as repositories for my story ideas, to-do lists, meeting notes and everything in between. However, I turned away from physical

Calculating the Fibonacci numbers on GPU

Calculating the fibonacci numbers on GPU 21 Jun, 2025 In this blogpost we will show how to perform very fast calculation of the Fibonacci sequence using GPU programming. In this blogpost we will employ Thrust an NVIDIA library which uses concepts from modern C++ to make GPU programming easy. Introduction Scan is one of the fundamental examples for parallelizable algorithms. If you are interested in the foundations of the algorithm I refer you to a previous blogpost where I implemented scan i

Microsoft Officially Retires 'Blue Screen of Death' After 40 Years of Frowny-Faces

Another 1980s icon is gone, like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" will be going away. But not to worry -- a black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit without the sad emoticon face. The infamous "blue screen of death" has been around since the very first version of Windows in 1985. Named for its bright blue color, it's a critical error screen that pops up on comput

Microsoft Officially Retires 'Blue Screen of Death' After 40 Frowny-Face Years

Another 1980s icon is gone, like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" will be going away. But not to worry -- a black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit without the sad emoticon face. The infamous "blue screen of death" has been around since the very first version of Windows in 1985. Named for its bright blue color, it's a critical error screen that pops up on comput

Kea 3.0, our first LTS version

ISC is excited to announce the release of Kea 3.0.0! This is a major release, and is the first Long-Term Support (LTS) version of Kea. The software and release notes can be downloaded from our website at https://www.isc.org/download/#Kea. More Open, with Longer-term Support With this release, we are ending maintenance of Kea 2.4 and opensourcing TWELVE Kea hooks that were previously under a commercial license. Now, Kea open source users should be able to use all the features of Stork, includi

Core Scientific shares surge 33% on report of buyout talks with CoreWeave

Core Scientific shares surged 35% on Thursday following a report from The Wall Street Journal that artificial intelligence infrastructure vendor CoreWeave is in talks to acquire the bitcoin mining and hosting provider. The company's stock was briefly halted after the report, and then proceeded to have its second-sharpest rally since Core Scientific returned to the Nasdaq in January 2024 after completing a reorganization. Its biggest one-day gain came last June, when the shares popped 40% on new

The time is right for a DOM templating API

TL;DR: I want to propose adding a declarative templating API to the web platform. Here's why... The web platform is the most successful application runtime of all time. While the largest reason for this is the web's reach, it wouldn't be possible without the DOM API, which turns a mostly static document viewer into a highly dynamic and expressive runtime. For as much hate as the DOM sometimes receives (some of that deserved, but some really not!) the DOM is undeniably a very powerful API. This

Windows killed the Blue Screen of Death

You’re laughing. Windows killed the Blue Screen of Death and you’re laughing. Yes, the iconic Windows error screen is getting a makeover nearly 40 years after its debut in the first version of Windows. Now, the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) will become the Black Screen of Death (BSOD). This change is related to other updates that Windows is making in the wake of the CrowdStrike outage last year, which affected 8.5 million Windows devices and took businesses, airports, TV stations, and government

Microsoft says goodbye to the Windows blue screen of death

Digital boards are seen due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cyber security services to US technology company Microsoft, it was observed that some digital billboards in Times Square in New York City, United States, displayed a blue screen and some screens went completely black on July on 19, 2024. It's a bittersweet day for Windows users. Microsoft is scrapping its iconic "blue screen of death," known for appearing during unexpected restarts on Windows

Our Group Text Will Send the Hottest July 4th and Prime Day Deals Directly to Your Phone

There are quite a few sales events popping up soon, including those celebrating the Fourth of July and the highly anticipated Prime Day. With the influx of deals, deciding which discounts are a must can be overwhelming. That's why our experts search the internet for price reductions worth the buzz. We know you don't want to miss discounts on smartphones like the new iPhone 16 lineup or the Galaxy Z Fold 6, or even bigger ticket items like MacBooks. So, having the latest deals sent to your phone

Windows is finally kicking the Blue Screen of Death to the curb

The notorious Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is finally heading to a junkyard upstate. This error message has been a key part of the Windows experience for almost 40 years. Microsoft has been teasing this change for years , but now we know the crash screen will be removed in an update to Windows 11 that's coming later this summer . Windows computers are still going to crash , so there needs to be some sort of error screen. Microsoft is transitioning to a Black Screen of Death instead. This new cra

I switched to LED bulbs and saved hundreds of dollars - but 5 other benefits made it truly worth it

Nitat Termmee/Getty Images As a kid, I was inspired by the decorative lighting in my grandparents' finished basement. They had festooned the place with multicolored C9 string lights (aka old-school Christmas lights) from wall to wall, beneath the built-in wet bar, around hanging mirrors, and anywhere else they could add an ambient accent for the parties they hosted down there year-round. Since then, I've festooned every home I've lived in with decorative lighting, whether in a sequestered man

Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for nearly 40 years, but that’s about to change. Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it was overhauling its BSOD error message in Windows 11, and the company has now confirmed that it will soon be known as the Black Screen of Death. The new design drops the traditional blue color, frowning face, and QR code in fav

Cisco warns of max severity RCE flaws in Identity Services Engine

Cisco has published a bulletin to warn about two critical, unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and the Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). The flaws, tracked under CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20282, are rated with max severity (CVSS score: 10.0). The first impacts ISE and ISE-PIC versions 3.4 and 3.3, while the second affects only version 3.4. The root cause of CVE-2025-20281 is an insufficient validation of user-supplied

3 key takeaways from the Scattered Spider attacks on insurance firms

Scattered Spider continues to dominate the headlines, with the latest news linking the hackers to attacks on U.S. insurance giant Aflac, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, and Erie Insurance, disclosed through SEC Form 8-K filings which indicate the theft of sensitive customer data and operational disruption. This comes at the same time that Google Threat Intelligence Group shared that it “is now aware of multiple intrusions in the U.S. which bear the hallmarks of Scattered Spider activity”, spe

Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TechCrunch All Stage

Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is what’s really holding them back? At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures (and former president of Tesla and COO of Lyft), will take the Scale Stage to flip the script on conventional startup growth advice. His session, “The Operator’s Playbook for Building and Scaling Sustainable Companies,” explores why the next generat

Best Meat Delivery Services for 2025

We did the math and some services can save you money versus the supermarket. Some services send frozen meat while others serve it up fresh. Online butchers in 2024 sell far more than just steak. Prefer to pick your meats each month or be surprised? CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Can’t find great meat at your local grocery store? You’re not alone. Premium c

We Tested the Switch 2 Display - Is It Really That Slow?

In recent weeks, the Nintendo Switch 2's display has come under fire. Digital Foundry and other outlets in the gaming community have criticized its lackluster motion performance and questionable HDR credentials, despite Nintendo marketing it as an HDR-capable panel. That criticism piqued our interest. We've tested hundreds of PC gaming monitors over the years and have the tools capable – and the curiosity – to take a closer look. We also happen to own both a Switch 2 and the original Switch 1 w

We Tested the Switch 2 Display - Is It Really That Slow?

In recent weeks, the Nintendo Switch 2's display has come under fire. Digital Foundry and other outlets in the gaming community have criticized its lackluster motion performance and questionable HDR credentials, despite Nintendo marketing it as an HDR-capable panel. That criticism piqued our interest. We've tested hundreds of PC gaming monitors over the years and have the tools capable – and the curiosity – to take a closer look. We also happen to own both a Switch 2 and the original Switch 1 w

Pixel setup could soon include a key step to keep scammers off your phone calls (APK teardown)

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google seems to be planning to integrate Scam Detection and Call Screen features into the Pixel device setup process. Currently, these protective features need to be manually enabled by users, so there’s a fair chance many people don’t know these features exist on their phones in the first place. This change could thus increase user adoption of these crucial security features. Google announced Scam Detection features for Pixel devices through the Goog

Why this electric screwdriver is one of the best investments I've made for my home

ZDNET's key takeaways The new Bosch Go is on sale for $100. It features USB-C charging, a vast improvement on the old microUSB port, plus there's a bigger battery and a ring light on the front to illuminate the workspace. The screwdriver comes in a handy carry case with a selection of bits, so you have everything to do the job in hand. $99.98 at Amazon Two years ago, I got myself a Bosch Go electric screwdriver. The thing was amazing; it's been on my best electric screwdrivers list ever since

Mixed DPI in X11

I'm writing this article because I'm getting tired of repeating the same concepts every time someone makes misinformed statements about the (lack of) support for mixed-DPI configurations in X11. It is my hope that anybody looking for information on the subject may be directed here, to get the facts about the actual possibilities offered by the protocol, avoiding the biased misinformation available from other sources. If you only care about “how to do it”, jump straight to The RANDR way, otherwi

Pixel phones might finally be getting this highly requested feature in India (APK teardown)

Andy Walker / Android Authority Pixel 8a TL;DR Google might be getting ready to introduce Call Screening on Pixel phones in India. The feature lets users identify callers and their reasons for calling before answering the phone, helping thwart spam calls. India might get the manual version of Call Screening instead of the automatic version available in the US. India has over a billion cellphone users and is one of the most affected countries in the world when it comes to spam calls. Hundreds

'Cyber plague': Experts warn of growing infostealer threat after billions of login details exposed

"Someone, somewhere is having data exfiltrated from their machines as we speak," says Volodymyr Diachenko, co-founder of the cybersecurity consultancy SecurityDiscovery. Cybercriminals have intensified their efforts to steal and sell online passwords, experts warn. The alarm comes after the discovery of online datasets containing billions of exposed account credentials. The 30 datasets comprised a whopping 16 billion login credentials across multiple platforms, including Apple, Google and Face