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There's a Tea app for men, and it also has security problems

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 05:44:35

Tea bills itself as a safety dating app for women, allowing users to anonymously share details about men they have met. A new app called TeaOnHer has emerged that attempts to flip the script, with men sharing information about women they date. And while Tea drew scrutiny last month after a data breach revealed user information, including potentially identifying details such as phone numbers and personal anecdotes, the copycat app seems to be suffering from the same problem. TechCrunch discovere

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Researchers hacked Google Gemini to take control of a smart home

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:19:26

Wired reported on new cybersecurity research that demonstrated a hack of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant. The researchers were able to control connected smart home devices through the use of indirect prompt injections in Google Calendar invites. When a user requested a summary of their calendar and thanked Gemini for the results, the malicious prompt ordered Google's Home AI agent to take actions such as opening windows or turning lights off, as demonstrated in the video abov

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Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 will both require Secure Boot on Windows

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-06 23:00:00

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. To better protect against cheaters, Activision says that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players on PC will need to use hardware with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and have Windows’ Secure Boot feature turned on when the game is available later this year. Ahead of that, Activision is doing

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Anthropic ships automated security reviews for Claude Code as AI-generated vulnerabilities surge

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-12-07 10:00:00

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 Anthropic launched automated security review capabilities for its Claude Code platform on Wednesday, introducing tools that can scan code for vulnerabilities and suggest fixes as artificial intelligence dramatically accelerates software development across the industry. The new features arrive as companies increasingly rely on AI to write c

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Claude Code makes it easy to trigger a code check now with this simple command

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-07 10:00:18

Anthropic / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Automated security reviews in Claude Code help ensure code safety. Spot and fix vulnerabilities before your code reaches production. Run the /security-review command in the terminal or via GitHub Action. Claude Code became generally available in May, and since then, it has become popular among developers for its coding assistance, available right in the terminal or integrated development environments (IDEs). Now, new features ar

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This USB-C accessory gave my Android and iPhone an ingenious emergency tool

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-12-07 15:04:00

Heat It Smartphone-Powered Insect Bite Healer ZDNET's key takeaways The Heat It is available on Amazon for $40. It heats up from your smartphone and reduces swelling and itchiness from bug bites. While its power consumption is modest, it will take some charge from your phone. $39.95 at Amazon As someone who spends a lot of time outdoors (and someone who got hit with Lyme disease), it's astonishing how often I forget to apply insect repellent. Just the other night, I spent the last half of a f

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Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-12-07 15:01:00

The director of Citizen Lab, one of the most prominent organizations investigating government spyware abuses, is sounding the alarm to the cybersecurity community and asking them to step up and join the fight against authoritarianism. On Wednesday, Ron Deibert will deliver a keynote at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, one of the largest gatherings of information security professionals of the year. Ahead of his talk, Deibert told TechCrunch that he plans to speak about what

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Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-07 15:29:39

Several sections of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution appear to have been removed from the official U.S. government website, as pointed out by sleuths on the internet and as seen by TechCrunch. The changes were made in the past month, according to the Wayback Machine, which shows the full original text on Congress’ website as of July 17. Several Reddit threads identified the changes in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution: large parts of Section 8 have been removed, and Sections 9 and 10 have b

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Firefox Focus won me over in just 10 mins - why it's my new default mobile browser

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-08 00:37:15

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Firefox Focus is a security and privacy-focused mobile browser. This browser offers a minimal UI and maximum privacy features. Firefox Focus is available for both Android and iOS. I've run the gamut of web browsers on Android, and every time I think I've found "the one," I discover a reason not to use it. That reason might be a cluttered UI, a lack of options, or not enough security. Recently, however, I came across a browser

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Best Home Security Cameras Without Subscriptions in 2025: Save on Safety

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-08 04:00:00

Does the camera have the ability to listen to audio and initiate a two-way conversation using the app? Does the camera have night vision that can cover the space you have in mind? Is the app easy to understand, control and use to change settings? Does the camera work with your existing home security system or your preferred voice assistant? Can video be stored without fees? Is it local storage under your control or cloud storage? Do you have to purchase your own storage device? Can you share

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Trend Micro warns of Apex One zero-day exploited in attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-08 15:06:01

Trend Micro has warned customers to immediately secure their systems against an actively exploited remote code execution vulnerability in its Apex One endpoint security platform. Apex One is an endpoint security platform designed to automatically detect and respond to threats, including malicious tools, malware, and vulnerabilities. This critical security flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-54948 and CVE-2025-54987 depending on the CPU architecture) is due to a command injection weakness in the Apex One

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ReVault flaws let hackers bypass Windows login on Dell laptops

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-08 16:58:07

ControlVault3 firmware vulnerabilities impacting over 100 Dell laptop models can allow attackers to bypass Windows login and install malware that persists across system reinstalls. Dell ControlVault is a hardware-based security solution that stores passwords, biometric data, and security codes within firmware on a dedicated daughterboard, known as the Unified Security Hub (USH). The five vulnerabilities, reported by Cisco's Talos security division and dubbed "ReVault," affect both the ControlV

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Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-08 15:30:33

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Researchers have already found a critical vulnerability in the new NLWeb protocol Microsoft made a big deal about just just a few months ago at Build. It’s a protocol that’s supposed to be “HTML for the Agentic Web,” offering ChatGPT-like search to any website or app. Discovery of the embar

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Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making Tuesday One of the Shortest Days Ever

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-08 14:35:00

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also haven't gone unnoticed by science. Tuesday, Aug. 5 is the next date when Earth's rotation is expected to speed up, shortening the day by between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds. According to Time and Date, the current prediction is set by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service and

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Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making Today One of the Shortest Days Ever

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-08 18:14:00

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also haven't gone unnoticed by science. Tuesday, Aug. 5 is the next date when Earth's rotation is expected to speed up, shortening the day by between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds. According to Time and Date, the current prediction is set by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service and

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Nvidia says its AI chips don't have a 'kill switch' after Chinese accusation

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-12-09 20:07:22

Nvidia on Tuesday rejected Chinese accusations that its data center GPUs for artificial intelligence include a hardware function that could remotely deactivate the chips, which is commonly called a "kill switch." "NVIDIA GPUs do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors," wrote Nvidia's Chief Security Officer David Reber in a blog post on Tuesday. The blog post comes after the Cyberspace Administration of China said last week that it needed Nvidia to provide documents about what it c

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Axon jumps 16% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-10 00:56:20

Axon Enterprise 's stock popped 16% after the TASER maker surpassed Wall Street's estimates and boosted its guidance due to robust demand for its security solutions. "Demand for new technology from our customers is accelerating, and it's outpacing even my most optimistic expectations," said CEO Rick Smith on an earnings call with analysts. "There's now one breakout product driving conversations. It's everything." The security solutions company also hiked guidance for the year, saying it now ex

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Axon jumps 14% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-10 05:37:26

Axon Enterprise 's stock popped 14% after the TASER maker surpassed Wall Street's estimates and boosted its guidance due to robust demand for its security solutions. "Demand for new technology from our customers is accelerating, and it's outpacing even my most optimistic expectations," said CEO Rick Smith on an earnings call with analysts. "There's now one breakout product driving conversations. It's everything." The security solutions company also hiked guidance for the year, saying it now ex

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The Heat Wasn't Just Outside: Cyber Attacks Spiked in Summer 2025

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-10 15:02:12

Summer 2025 wasn't just hot; it was relentless. Ransomware hammered hospitals, retail giants suffered data breaches, insurance firms were hit by phishing, and nation-state actors launched disruptive campaigns. From stealthy PowerShell loaders to zero-day SharePoint exploits, attackers kept defenders on their heels. This report breaks down the season's most high-impact incidents and what security teams need to do before the next wave hits. Summer Expose Healthcare's Growing Ransomware Risk H

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Knowing these 7 rules helped me optimize my home security camera for the best footage

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-10 15:33:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET If you're a subscriber to the Nextdoor app, you've seen plenty of footage of prowling ne'er-do-wells caught in the eye of a video doorbell or home security camera. Hopefully, you don't have your own first-hand experience with suspicious characters milling around your front porch, or far worse. Also: Unplugging these 7 common household devices helped reduce my electricity bills For good reason, security cameras continue to grow in popularity, and we can expect them to become e

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TSMC launches legal action against former employees for allegedly trying to leak 2nm trade secrets

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-10 20:29:00

What just happened? TSMC says has taken strict disciplinary action and launched legal proceedings against a number of employees over potential trade secret leaks. The world's largest chipmaker said that the discovery was made after it detected unauthorized activities on its network during routine monitoring. TSMC said in a statement that its comprehensive and robust monitoring mechanisms allowed it to identify the potential crime early. It started an internal investigation, which led to discipl

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SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-10 20:48:43

Enterprise security company SonicWall is urging its customers to disable a core feature of its most recent line-up of firewall devices after security researchers reported an uptick in ransomware incidents targeting SonicWall customers. In a statement this week, SonicWall said it had observed a “notable increase” of security incidents targeting its Generation 7 firewalls where customers have its VPN enabled. The company said it is “actively investigating these incidents to determine whether they

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Microsoft increases Zero Day Quest prize pool to $5 million

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-11 09:46:08

Microsoft will offer up to $5 million in bounty awards at this year's Zero Day Quest hacking contest, which the company describes as the "largest hacking event in history." Last year's Zero Day Quest has also generated significant participation from the security community, following Microsoft's offer of $4 million in rewards for vulnerabilities in cloud and AI products and platforms. After the November hacking competition concluded, Microsoft announced that it had paid $1.6 million, having rece

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Android gets patches for Qualcomm flaws exploited in attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-11 10:31:32

Google has released security patches for six vulnerabilities in Android's August 2025 security update, including two Qualcomm flaws exploited in targeted attacks. The two security bugs, tracked as CVE-2025-21479 and CVE-2025-27038, were reported through the Google Android Security team in late January 2025. The first is a Graphics framework incorrect authorization weakness that can lead to memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in the GPU micronode while executing a specific s

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Proton fixes Authenticator bug leaking TOTP secrets in logs

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-12 10:09:48

Proton fixed a bug in its new Authenticator app for iOS that logged users' sensitive TOTP secrets in plaintext, potentially exposing multi-factor authentication codes if the logs were shared. Last week, Proton released a new Proton Authenticator app, which is a free standalone two-factor authentication (2FA) application for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. The app is used to store multi-factor authentication TOTP secrets that can be used to generate one-time passcodes for authenticatio

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Battlefield 6 anti-cheat system requires Secure Boot, shutting out Linux and legacy PCs

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-13 00:44:00

In a nutshell: Electronic Arts is preparing to launch the next chapter in the Battlefield saga and expects players to fully embrace the new FPS experience. However, many potential buyers may be disappointed by the game's lack of support for Linux-based platforms. Battlefield 6 will include a powerful anti-cheat system that requires players to enable Secure Boot on their Windows PCs. Battlefield Wire confirmed the news on X, stating that EA's anti-cheat technology will run at the kernel level on

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These protocols will help AI agents navigate our messy lives

technologyreview.com Peter Hall 2025-12-13 05:00:13

What should these protocols say about security? Researchers and developers still don’t really understand how AI models work, and new vulnerabilities are being discovered all the time. For chatbot-style AI applications, malicious attacks can cause models to do all sorts of bad things, including regurgitating training data and spouting slurs. But for AI agents, which interact with the world on someone’s behalf, the possibilities are far riskier. For example, one AI agent, made to read and send e

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Ransomware gangs join attacks targeting Microsoft SharePoint servers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-14 06:26:49

Ransomware gangs have recently joined ongoing attacks targeting a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability chain, part of a broader exploitation campaign that has already led to the breach of at least 148 organizations worldwide. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 have discovered a 4L4MD4R ransomware variant, based on open-source Mauri870 code, while analyzing incidents involving this SharePoint exploit chain (dubbed "ToolShell"). The ransomware was detected on July 27 after discove

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The SEC Shifts Gears on Crypto

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-12-13 23:00:21

The Securities and Exchange Commission made its biggest pro-crypto move yet this week. On Thursday, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins launched “Project Crypto,” an overarching roadmap of the Commission’s approach to regulating cryptocurrency. The aim of the project, according to Atkins, is to make the United States “the crypto capital of the world” by onshoring crypto asset distributions. Atkins hopes to do so by updating the Commission’s rules and regulations regarding on-chain software systems, encou

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12 Best Outdoor Security Cameras (2025): Battery-Powered, LTE, No Subscription

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-12-14 00:30:00

Compare These Security Cameras Best MicroSD Cards Photograph: Amazon Some security cameras support local storage, enabling you to record videos on the camera or a linked hub. A few hubs have built-in storage, and some provide slots for hard drives, but most rely on microSD cards. This is a quick guide on what to look for (plus some recommendations). The microSD card you choose should have fast read and write speeds so you can record high-quality video and play it back without delay. I recomm

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Latest Tech News

There's a Tea app for men, and it also has security problems

Researchers hacked Google Gemini to take control of a smart home

Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 will both require Secure Boot on Windows

Anthropic ships automated security reviews for Claude Code as AI-generated vulnerabilities surge

Claude Code makes it easy to trigger a code check now with this simple command

This USB-C accessory gave my Android and iPhone an ingenious emergency tool

Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent

Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website

Firefox Focus won me over in just 10 mins - why it's my new default mobile browser

Best Home Security Cameras Without Subscriptions in 2025: Save on Safety

Trend Micro warns of Apex One zero-day exploited in attacks

ReVault flaws let hackers bypass Windows login on Dell laptops

Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw

Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making Tuesday One of the Shortest Days Ever

Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making Today One of the Shortest Days Ever

Nvidia says its AI chips don't have a 'kill switch' after Chinese accusation

Axon jumps 16% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

Axon jumps 14% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

The Heat Wasn't Just Outside: Cyber Attacks Spiked in Summer 2025

Knowing these 7 rules helped me optimize my home security camera for the best footage

TSMC launches legal action against former employees for allegedly trying to leak 2nm trade secrets

SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks

Microsoft increases Zero Day Quest prize pool to $5 million

Android gets patches for Qualcomm flaws exploited in attacks

Proton fixes Authenticator bug leaking TOTP secrets in logs

Battlefield 6 anti-cheat system requires Secure Boot, shutting out Linux and legacy PCs

These protocols will help AI agents navigate our messy lives

Ransomware gangs join attacks targeting Microsoft SharePoint servers

The SEC Shifts Gears on Crypto

12 Best Outdoor Security Cameras (2025): Battery-Powered, LTE, No Subscription

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