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Oct 7, 2026Asos confirms hackers sent 'unauthorised' notification to app users - Published Asos says it is investigating "unauthorised activity" involving third-party platforms it uses after customers received a notification from its app sent by hackers. Dozens...
Oct 7, 2026Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram. The communications watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating whether the $1.9tn (£1.4tn) company infri...
Oct 7, 2026ZDNET’s key takeaways - Microsoft is ending support and updates for Office 2021. - You can upgrade to Office 2024 or subscribe to Microsoft 365. - You can also try a different, free online or desktop office suite. Microsoft continues to offer one-tim...
Oct 5, 2026If you clicked on an HBO Max ad on Reddit over the past week, you might want to check your computer for malware. These so-called “ClickFix” attacks have quickly become one of the rising cybersecurity threats of 2026, and they’re getting both sneakier...
Oct 5, 2026For the best part of a decade, abusive deepfake “pornography” websites have published thousands of nonconsensual videos depicting women, including high-profile celebrities, politicians, and public figures, into sexual situations. Now, in what is like...
Oct 5, 2026ZDNET’s key takeaways - The latest Windows update cuts off the sound on certain audio devices. - The glitch affects older USB devices such as speakers and headsets. - To temporarily fix the problem, switch the audio mode to Stereo. Microsoft’s monthl...
Oct 5, 2026Whether you're worried about the open network at your local coffee shop or want to get around geo-restrictions while traveling, NordVPN can help. A virtual private network (VPN) is like a protective tunnel, keeping your data safe from prying eyes. VP...
Oct 5, 2026Blaming a “significant rise” in AI submissions, Google has paused its open source bug bounty program until next year. Last year, TechCrunch reported that cybersecurity experts were warning of that AI slop posed a serious risk to bug bounty programs. ...
Sep 30, 2026A heap-buffer overflow vulnerability in X.509 certificate validation triggers emergency patch deployments across cloud hyperscalers and web servers.
Sep 30, 2026Federal agencies and financial institutions begin the decade-long transition away from RSA to lattice-based ML-KEM and digital signature algorithms.
Sep 30, 2026Targeting cryptocurrency developers, threat actors plant obfuscated infostealer payloads in popular open source developer package registries.
Sep 29, 2026Following the historic global outage, CrowdStrike redesigns sensor telemetry pipelines to run strictly in user mode with canary rollback rings.