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New FIDO proposal lets you securely move passkeys across platforms
The Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance has published a working draft of a new specification that aims to enable the secure transfer of passkeys between different providers.
- October 15, 2024
- 11:18 AM
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Ukraine arrests rogue VPN operator providing access to Runet
Ukraine's cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old man who operated a massive virtual private network (VPN) service, allowing people from within the country to access the Russian internet (Runet).
- October 10, 2024
- 06:13 PM
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Discord blocked in Russia and Turkey for spreading illegal content
Discord has been suddenly blocked in Russia and Turkey since yesterday due to illegal activity residing on the platform, leaving legitimate users in those countries unable to visit the website or connect to the service.
- October 09, 2024
- 09:37 AM
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Verizon outage: iPhones, Android devices stuck in SOS mode
A widespread Verizon outage is causing iPhones and Android devices to enter SOS mode, preventing them from making mobile calls unless they use WiFi calling.
- September 30, 2024
- 11:58 AM
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Mozilla accused of tracking users in Firefox without consent
European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox privacy feature (enabled without consent) to track users' online behavior.
- September 25, 2024
- 03:40 PM
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Meta halts routing via Deutsche Telekom over €20M peering fee
Meta announced that it's ending its direct peering relationship with Deutsche Telekom following a court's ruling earlier this year that would oblige the tech firm to pay the telecom €20,000,000 to continue using its network.
- September 25, 2024
- 03:29 PM
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FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff report has found that social media and video streaming companies have been engaging in widespread user surveillance, particularly of children and teens, with insufficient privacy protections and earning billions of dollars annually by monetizing their data.
- September 19, 2024
- 01:16 PM
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Cloudflare outage cuts off access to websites in some regions
A rolling Cloudflare outage is impacting access to web sites worldwide, including BleepingComputer, with sites working in some regions and not others.
- September 17, 2024
- 02:52 PM
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Microsoft removes revenge porn from Bing search using new tool
Microsoft announced today that it has partnered with StopNCII to proactively remove harmful intimate images and videos from Bing using digital hashes people create from their sensitive media.
- September 05, 2024
- 04:56 PM
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X begins training Grok AI with your posts, here's how to disable
X has quietly begun training its Grok AI chat platform using members' public posts without first alerting anyone that it is doing it by default. Here's how to block Grok from using your data.
- July 27, 2024
- 11:17 AM
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Russia forces Apple to remove dozens of VPN apps from App Store
Apple has removed 25 virtual private network (VPN) apps from the Russian App Store at the request of Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog.
- July 08, 2024
- 01:37 PM
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Xbox is down worldwide with users unable to login, play games
The Xbox Live service is currently down due to a major outage, impacting customers worldwide and preventing them from signing into their Xbox accounts and playing games.
- July 02, 2024
- 04:02 PM
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YouTube tests harder-to-block server-side ad injection in videos
YouTube reportedly now injects ads directly into video streams to make it more difficult for ad blockers to block advertisements.
- June 13, 2024
- 10:42 AM
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AWS adds passkeys support, warns root users must enable MFA
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced FIDO2 passkeys as a new method for multi-factor authentication (MFA) to enhance account security and usability.
- June 12, 2024
- 03:38 PM
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Brave says May 2024 was its biggest growth month ever
Brave browser experienced its most significant growth month ever in May 2024, now used by more than 78.95 million monthly users, up 7.3%.
- June 09, 2024
- 01:49 PM
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Verizon users report blurry photos in Android messaging apps
Verizon customers using Android phones report that they receive blurry images through text messages on different services and apps, with no response from Verizon as to why.
- June 03, 2024
- 11:37 AM
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Frustration grows over Google's AI Overviews feature, how to disable
Since Google enabled its AI-powered search feature, many people have tried and failed to disable the often incorrect AI Overviews feature in regular search results. However, there are ways to turn it off using a new "Web" search mode, which we explain in this article..
- May 19, 2024
- 01:43 PM
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AT&T delays Microsoft 365 email delivery due to spam wave
AT&T's email servers are blocking connections from Microsoft 365 due to a "high volume" spam wave originating from Microsoft's service.
- May 09, 2024
- 01:58 PM
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Stack Overflow suspends user for editing posts in OpenAI protest
A recent partnership announcement between OpenAI and Stack Overflow has some members concerned that their data is being used without permission and, when trying to remove their posts, find their accounts are suspended.
- May 08, 2024
- 03:59 PM
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FCC fines carriers $200 million for illegally sharing user location
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers almost $200 million for sharing their customers' real-time location data without their consent.
- April 29, 2024
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