E-Cigarettes Could Be the New Nicotine Patch
England will allow doctors to prescribe vaping devices to people who want to quit smoking—if manufacturers can develop a product that works......»»
August 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Software security improvements
The continued onslaught of phishing attacks, ransomware deployment, and other exploitation is forcing the community to pay closer attention to early identification, as well as fast response, to vulnerabilities in their software. In July alone Microso.....»»
It’s a hot 0-day summer for Apple, Google, and Microsoft security fixes
July saw two high-severity bugs in Firefox, while Oracle patched over 500 vulnerabilities. Enlarge (credit: WIRED staff) The summer patch cycle shows no signs of slowing down, with tech giants Apple, Google, and Microsof.....»»
North Atlantic Oscillation contributes to "cold blob" in Atlantic Ocean
A patch of ocean in the North Atlantic is stubbornly cooling while much of the planet warms. This anomaly—dubbed the "cold blob"—has been linked to changes in ocean circulation, but a new study found changes in large-scale atmospheric patterns ma.....»»
Diablo 4 Sorcerer and Barbarian buffs are coming, says Blizzard
In yet another fireside chat with senior members of the Diablo 4 development team, the group covers the biggest issues arising from Patch 1.1.0......»»
Sony"s WF-1000XM5 and WH-1000XM5 audio device gain a performance boost
The firmware patch adds multiple upgrades like head tracking to the XM5 headphones and LE audio for the XM5 earbuds......»»
Hyundai stages mobile service center to speed up anti-theft software update
Hyundai Motor Co. wants to expedite completion rates of a software patch meant to protect its vehicles from theft following a national social media-driven crime wave......»»
Diablo 4 team concedes that latest patch "is not fun"
Diablo 4's development team used the latest Campfire Chat to apologize for their alleged mistakes with the latest patch......»»
Zyxel users still getting hacked by DDoS botnet emerge as public nuisance No. 1
12 weeks after critical vulnerability was patched, devices are still being wrangled. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Organizations that have yet to patch a 9.8-severity vulnerability in network devices ma.....»»
7 recently acclaimed films that were box office bombs
The film industry has gone through a rough patch lately, and these seven films are arguably the best ones to come out in recent years that bombed the hardest......»»
New Security Patch Arrives for Galaxy S20 FE
The update is now available for several countries, and comes with the July 2023 security patch. Samsung has been keeping up with its software update schedule, allowing more of its devices to receive timely updates which (hopefully) provide.....»»
Citrix NetScaler zero-day exploited in the wild, patch is available (CVE-2023-3519)
Citrix has patched three vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-3519, CVE-2023-3466, CVE-2023-3467) in NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway), one of which is a zero-day being exploited by attackers. A zero-day patched.....»»
Exploited 0-days, an incomplete fix, and a botched disclosure: Infosec snafu reigns
The exploited code-execution flaws are the kind coveted by ransomware and nation-state hackers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Organizations big and small are once again scrambling to patch critical vulnerabilities that.....»»
Apple re-releases Rapid Security Response iOS 16.5.1 to patch security exploit
After a rocky start, Apple has released a Rapid Security Response update to iOS 16.5.1 and macOS Ventura 13.4.1. more… The post Apple re-releases Rapid Security Response iOS 16.5.1 to patch security exploit appeared first on 9to5Mac......»»
Samsung Rolls out Galaxy A52s Update to More Regions
A new update has finally arrived for Indian versions of the Samsung Galaxy A52s, which features the latest July 2023 software patch. A few days ago, Samsung finally launched its latest Galaxy A52s software update for users in European regio.....»»
Microsoft patches four exploited zero-days, but lags with fixes for a fifth (CVE-2023-36884)
For July 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered 130 patches; among them are four for vulnerabilites actively exploited by attackers, but no patch for CVE-2023-36884, an Office and Windows HTML RCE vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks aime.....»»
Apple releases, quickly pulls Rapid Security Response update for 0-day WebKit bug
Update for iOS 16, macOS Ventura can be uninstalled if you're having problems. Enlarge (credit: Apple) Yesterday, Apple published a new Rapid Security Response update for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura to patch ye.....»»
July 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: A month of instability and uncertainty
We’re halfway through 2023 already and moving into our seventh Patch Tuesday of the year next week. There’s been a lot of activity with Microsoft this month which may impact updates we’ll see. But first taking a quick look back at June, we had.....»»
Counting Africa"s largest bat colony with AI
Once a year, a small forest in Zambia becomes the site of one of the world's greatest natural spectacles. In November, straw-colored fruit bats migrate from across the African continent to a patch of trees in Kasanka National Park. For reasons not ye.....»»
336,000 servers remain unpatched against critical Fortigate vulnerability
69 percent of devices have yet to receive patch for flaw allowing remote code execution. Enlarge Researchers say that nearly 336,000 devices exposed to the Internet remain vulnerable to a critical vulnerability in firew.....»»
If you have an Asus router, you need to patch it now or risk being hacked
Nine CVEs are addressed in one heavy-hitting Asus router security update, including one from 2018, so make sure you patch now......»»