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......»»
The M1 has a major security loophole that Apple can’t patch
MIT researchers have developed a new attack that exploits hardware on Apple's M1, bypassing the last line of defense for many software bugs......»»
NASA"s Mars helicopter Ingenuity needs a patch to keep flying after sensor failure
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has suffered a sensor failure, according to Håvard Grip, the chief helicopter pilot on the project. In a recent blog post on the NASA Science page, he described some of the challenges the tiny robot is experiencing i.....»»
Microsoft won’t say if it will patch critical Windows vulnerability under exploit
Slow to act on the code execution bug from the start, company is still in no hurry. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As hacker groups working continue to hammer a former Windows zero-day that makes it unusually easy to execute m.....»»
iOS 16 gets automatic & standalone security updates alongside Face ID in landscape
In addition to finally supporting Face ID in landscape orientation on iPhones, Apple will now push standalone security improvements to iOS 16 devices between standard software updates.This new update will allow Apple to patch known security flaws eve.....»»
iOS 16 gets automatic & standalone security updates alonside Face ID in landscape
In addition to finally supporting Face ID in landscape orientation on iPhones, Apple will now push standalone security improvements to iOS 16 devices between standard software updates.This new update will allow Apple to patch known security flaws eve.....»»
An Actively Exploited Microsoft Zero-Day Flaw Still Has No Patch
"An actively exploited Microsoft zero-day flaw still has no patch," Wired wrote Friday (in an article they've designated as "free for a limited time only.") Microsoft first received reports of the flaw on April 21st, the article points out, and re.....»»
An actively exploited Microsoft 0-day flaw still doesn’t have a patch
Microsoft downplays severity of vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows. Enlarge (credit: mturhanlar | Getty Images) Researchers warned last weekend that a flaw in Microsoft's Support Diagnostic Tool could be expl.....»»
Attackers are leveraging Follina. What can you do?
As the world is waiting for Microsoft to push out a patch for CVE-2022-30190, aka “Follina”, attackers around the world are exploiting the vulnerability in a variety of campaigns. A complex vulnerability Microsoft has described CVE-2022-3.....»»
Meeting Owl videoconference device used by govs is a security disaster
No patch yet for easy-to-hack access point that leaks data and exposes networks to hacks. Enlarge (credit: Owl Labs) The Meeting Owl Pro is a videoconference device with an array of cameras and microphones that captures 360-de.....»»
Microsoft Brings "Windows Subsystem for Linux 2" to Window Server 2022
With the latest preview patch, Windows Server 2022 now supports WSL2 Linux distros, the Register reports: The move ends an odyssey that began with the arrival of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 on Windows 10 several years ago and with users'.....»»
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 gets a new lease on life with another update
Samsung's older flagship has received the latest May software and security patch. The post Samsung Galaxy Note 9 gets a new lease on life with another update first appeared on Phandroid. Samsung has recently been doing a great job of provid.....»»
Apple rolls out emergency patch for gaping security hole in Macs, Watches
Security vulnerability in Apple Macs is being actively exploited in the wild......»»
Week in review: F5 BIG-IP RCE exploitation, URL spoofing flaws in Zoom, Google Docs
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Microsoft patches Windows LSA spoofing zero-day under active attack (CVE-2022-26925) May 2022 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has marked it by releasin.....»»
Intel reveals a whole load of hardware security issues, so patch now
Intel has announced hardware security issues which could potentially impact a range of its product lines......»»
Microsoft patches Windows LSA spoofing zero-day under active attack (CVE-2022-26925)
May 2022 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has marked it by releasing fixes for 74 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including one zero-day under active attack (CVE-2022-26925) and two publicly known vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-29972 and CVE-2022-22713).....»»
Week in review: F5 BIG-IP flaw, critical bugs in Aruba and Avaya network switches, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: May 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Look beyond just application and OS updates April Patch Tuesday provided an extensive set of operating system and applicati.....»»
May 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Look beyond just application and OS updates
April Patch Tuesday provided an extensive set of operating system and application updates after a few quiet months. Microsoft addressed 97 vulnerabilities in Windows 10, and 67 in Windows 11. Adobe updated Reader and Acrobat to fix 62 vulnerabilities.....»»
Critical F5 BIG-IP flaw allows device takeover, patch ASAP! (CVE-2022-1388)
F5 Networks‘ BIG-IP multi-purpose networking devices/modules are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution attacks via CVE-2022-1388. “This vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system.....»»
Pixel 6 finally getting a Dirty Pipe patch, one month after the Galaxy S22
Samsung somehow shipped Google's patch a month before Google. Enlarge / The Pixel 6 Pro. (credit: Google) Android's May security update is out, and that means the Pixel 6 is finally getting a patch for the Dirty Pipe vulnera.....»»
Hubble views a galactic oddity
The ultra-diffuse galaxy GAMA 526784 appears as a tenuous patch of light in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This wispy object resides in the constellation Hydra, roughly four billion light-years from Earth. Ultra-diffuse galaxies.....»»