SolarWinds Hackers Are After the Global IT Supply Chain Again
The hackers' main techniques this time include phishing emails and brute-forcing password logins.
Adam is a writer at Tech.co and has worked as a tech writer, blogger and copy editor for more than a decade. He was a Forbes Contributor on the publishing industry, for which he was named a Digital Book World 2018 award finalist. His work has appeared in publications including Popular Mechanics and IDG Connect, and his art history book on 1970s sci-fi, 'Worlds Beyond Time,' is out from Abrams Books in July 2023. In the meantime, he's hunting down the latest news on VPNs, POS systems, and the future of tech.
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Game Platform Roblox Is Cracking Down on VPN Use
Can you use Roblox with a VPN if you play it safe? Roblox's new guidelines leave some wiggle room.
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Google Will Not Launch Mobile-First Bank Account Service ‘Plex’
A Google executive who championed the Plex bank account project left the company in April.
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Turns Out Zoom Is Not Acquiring Five9 After All
It would have been an all-stock deal valued at around $14.7 billion, but that valuation has dropped.
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Microsoft Teams Update Lets Users Hide Their Own Face
The new update will let users hide their own video feeds from themselves, but not other participants.
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Study: 91.5% of All Malware Arrives Over HTTPS-Encrypted Connections
Across Q2 2021, malware passed through encryption nine out of ten times. It's a dramatic increase over the previous quarter.
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iOS Features Offer ‘False Sense of Privacy,’ Says Former Apple Engineer
A new study shows that Apple's App Tracking Transparency features won't stop apps from tracking your activity.
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Bots Are Impersonating Twitter Users for PayPal and Venmo Scams
Internet scam bots are cloning Twitter accounts to steal small donations at scale. Here's how to spot the scam.
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Cloudflare Launches Two New Email Security Tools
The tools are free and will work with top email providers like Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo.
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California Law Makes Amazon Disclose Worker Productivity Algorithms
The law goes into effect starting January 1st, and aims to protect workers from poor safety practices.
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Top Tech Giants Pledge Billions Towards Cybersecurity
Here's what Microsoft, Google and others are promising, to help fix US vulnerabilities in the wake of a White House summit.
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An Email Scammer Stole 620K Photos From iCloud Accounts
The phishing attackers stole more than 620,000 photos and 9,000 videos, all while avoiding Apple's security measures.
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PayPal’s Cryptocurrency Service Is Expanding Into the UK
It's the first international expansion of Paypal's cryptocurrency feature, which debuted in the US last year.
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Judge Rules Gig Worker Law Proposition 22 Is Unconstitutional
The measure improperly limits the state's ability to protect its workers.
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Facebook Shelved a Report, Allegedly Feared It Made Them Look Bad
Facebook held the report because they wanted to make "key fixes to the system," a spokesperson holds.
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Microsoft Power Apps Snafu Exposes 38M Records
The more than a thousand affected companies include big names like American Airlines and Ford.
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Sendinblue Pricing: As Good As It Sounds?
Plans, tiers, billing, and paid add-ons – we explain what you'll really spend on Sendinblue's email marketing platform
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How to Not Get Distracted at Work
Modern technology can keep distractions from derailing your day. Which is ironic, because they're often the source of them.
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Samsung Tab S7 FE Tablet Arrives in the US, Starts at $529
The 5G model is available to order today, while the WiFi model arrives in September.
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Data Breaches Exposed 18 Billion Records In First Half Of 2021
1,767 reported breaches in six months is a huge number... but it's actually down from previous years.
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How Google Drive’s New Security Change Can Lead to Link Rot
Google wants more security. The new update will lead to more broken links across the internet than ever.