Weekly insights on evolving cyber threats, scams, and digital risks — explained clearly and focused on what really matters.

The China-based APT group Flax Typhoon used a function within ArcGIS' legitimate geo-mapping software to create a webshell ...

W indows has reinvented itself multiple times, yet somehow, a handful of programs keep sneaking their way into every version. These old apps have seen everything: the XP glow, the Vista glass, the ...

OpenAI has introduced a new feature that gives ChatGPT users more control over how quickly GPT-5 with Thinking responds. The update, announced on X on September 18, allows Plus, Pro and Business ...

Instagram has grown to 3 billion monthly active users, according to announcements by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri. This is a notable milestone for the Meta-owned platform, ...

Brave browser reached 101 million monthly active users and 42 million daily active users this September, marking a new record in the project’s history. At the same time, Brave Search, the project’s ...

Ubuntu 25.10 is almost ready for the market. Although an interim release, the beta includes plenty of new features. The biggest change is Dracut replacing initramfs-tools. With Ubuntu 25.10 on the ...

WSJ dives into how to spot an AI video and the ways it could shape the future of content creation. Photo illustration: OpenAI/Preston Jessee OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora ...

The company hopes to win over more active traders with what it says is a more powerful and easier to use trading platform. Fidelity is launching a new trading platform for active traders and investors ...

A civilian employee with the Navy admitted Wednesday to falsely reporting an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. Base emergency protocols were activated, and law ...

The Python Software Foundation has warned victims of a new wave of phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website to reset credentials. Accessible at pypi.org, PyPI is the default ...