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Security Holes Opened Back Door To TCL Android Smart TVs

Michael York Reading, PA Syndicated Stories, The Security Ledger

A report by independent researchers warns that TCL brand Android smart TVs contained serious and exploitable security holes. It also raises questions about the China-based electronics firm’s ability to remotely access and control deployed devices.

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Join Intel on Wednesday, March 10, at SecurityWeek’s Supply Chain Security Summit, where industry leaders will examine the current state of supply chain attacks. Hear Intel’s experts discuss the need for transparency and integrity across the complete product lifecycle, from build to retire. [...]

GitHub Hires Former Cisco Executive Mike Hanley as Chief Security Officer

24 February 2021

Software development platform GitHub announced on Wednesday that it has hired Mike Hanley as its new Chief Security Officer (CSO). [...]

Reddit Names Allison Miller as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

23 February 2021

Social news community site Reddit announced has hired Allison Miller as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and VP of Trust. [...]

SecurityWeek Names Ryan Naraine as Editor-at-Large

19 January 2021

SecurityWeek has named Ryan Naraine as Editor-at-Large, adding a veteran cybersecurity journalist and podcaster to its editorial team. [...]

Why Cyber Security Should Be at the Top of Your Christmas List

17 December 2020

To take advantage of emerging trends in both technology and cyberspace, businesses need to manage risks in ways beyond those traditionally handled by the information security function. [...]

United States Federal Government’s Shift to Identity-Centric Security

17 December 2020

Governments are increasingly facing new legislation, standards, frameworks, and policies to protect critical and sensitive information. [...]

How Extreme Weather Will Create Chaos on Infrastructure

21 October 2020

Extreme weather events will soon become more frequent and widespread, devastating areas of the world that typically don’t experience them and amplifying the destruction in areas that do. [...]

I just watched McDonald's new AI drive-thru and I've lost my appetite

19 June 2021

You'd think new technology would work hard at making you feel welcome at the drive-thru. Not necessarily. And now, oh, a McDonald's customer is suing the company for alleged breach of privacy laws. Yes, at the robot drive-thru. [...]

The free and easy way to send files to any device you should be using

19 June 2021

iPhone, Android, Mac, PC, Linux… even a Kindle! No problem! [...]

How to build business credit

19 June 2021

Business credit is vital for businesses that need to borrow money to grow. Building business credit is not impossible; it just takes time and dedication. here's our guide on all you need to know about building business credit. [...]

Amazon's Fire HD 10 Productivity Bundle review: This isn’t the work tablet you’re looking for

18 June 2021

Amazon is offering a productivity bundle for its latest Fire HD 10 tablet, and, well, it's anything but productive. [...]

Lydsto R1 robot vacuum review: An affordable sweeping and mopping workhorse for your home or office

18 June 2021

The Lydsto R1 sweeping and mopping robot is a well-built, multi-function robot with an auto-empty station, spare mops and dust bags. [...]

Most Brazilian museums struggle with digital collections

18 June 2021

Only 25% of cultural institutions in the country have managed to make their collections available to the public online despite advances in catalog digitization, a new study has found. [...]

Bullitt Group announces Cat S62 rugged smartphone, available from T-Mobile

18 June 2021

Cat phones are some of the best ultra-rugged phones available today and the new S62 is built to withstand just about any field work you can throw at it. It will be available exclusively at T-Mobile for just $498. [...]

Social impact app ImpactWayv aims to connect people for good causes and CSR

18 June 2021

ImpactWayv has released its app that connects users and socially responsible brands that want to do good. [...]

Microsoft just resorted to honesty in a quite brilliant way

18 June 2021

There's not too much honesty in the world these days. So when a giant corporation laughs at its own shortcomings, it can be quite glorious. [...]

Windows 11: A glorified theme pack we can all live with

18 June 2021

Microsoft's decision to dial up the version number has little to do with Windows and everything to do with the pandemic. Can you live with that? Can I live with that? Can businesses and enterprises live with that? Sure we can. [...]

Data is Wealth: Data Security is Wealth Protection

18 June 2021

In 2021 alone, humanity (and a few robots) will create 79 sextillion bytes of data. That’s nearly 10 million times the estimated number of grains of sand on Earth. And those 79 sextillion bytes of data are in addition to all the data we already have. So today, organizations everywhere are not just swimming in data; […] The post Data is Wealth: Data Security is Wealth Protection appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

The Art and Strategy of Becoming More Cyber Resilient

18 June 2021

In the military, the art of strategy is key. It teaches how to win a war through a series of battles, campaigns and tactics. In the cybersecurity world, we have been on the defensive side for as long as we can remember. We focus on frameworks and tactics such as Defense in Depth, the onion […] The post The Art and Strategy of Becoming More Cyber Resilient appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

Why a Phishing Attack Is Still Profitable — And How To Stop One

16 June 2021

As the business world continues to grapple with an expanding definition of new normal, the phishing attack remains a common tactic for attackers. Why are phishing attacks still happening? How can we prevent them? We spoke to a threat analyst who has the answers. In May 2020, X-Force research uncovered a precision-targeting (or spear phishing) […] The post Why a Phishing Attack Is Still Profitable — And How To Stop One appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

The Hottest Cybersecurity Must-Reads for the Busy Security Practitioner

16 June 2021

You’re busy. We get that. Let’s suppose you’re like most of your colleagues in security. In that case, it’s almost like Groundhog Day. It starts with chasing the latest threat and protecting your company or agency from attacks. It ends with you wondering where the last eight (or more) hours went. This leaves you little […] The post The Hottest Cybersecurity Must-Reads for the Busy Security Practitioner appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

Learning the Building Blocks for Your CIAM Framework Part 3: Manage

15 June 2021

Imagine being able to manage hundreds of millions of IDs and process billions of logins and other transactions per day. That’s what you can achieve for your organization by using consumer identity and access management, or CIAM. At the same time, your users can manage their data themselves by having a CIAM system ready to […] The post Learning the Building Blocks for Your CIAM Framework Part 3: Manage appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

Surge of New Digital Accounts During the Pandemic Leads to Lingering Security Side Effects

15 June 2021

How many online accounts did you open during the pandemic? A new survey examines the impact of this digital surge on risk to consumers and businesses alike. The unexpected nature of a global pandemic that washed over the entire world left everyone scrambling to maintain their daily activities and work as best they could. With […] The post Surge of New Digital Accounts During the Pandemic Leads to Lingering Security Side Effects appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

Cybersecurity Certifications: Take Your Career to the Next Level

15 June 2021

As I help my two teenagers figure out what to do after high school, I wonder when a certification is better than a four-year degree. I’ve seen firsthand the pressure among their friends to invest a very large amount of money in college. Meanwhile, the teenager doesn’t really know what they want to do for […] The post Cybersecurity Certifications: Take Your Career to the Next Level appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

The OSI Model and You Part 4: Stopping Threats at the OSI Transport Layer

14 June 2021

As we’ve talked about in the rest of this series, there are several ways to use the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) seven layers of networking model to help us secure our networks and make them more resilient. Now, we’ve reached the first of the ‘host’ layers, the OSI transport layer. Previously, we described ‘what’ allows data […] The post The OSI Model and You Part 4: Stopping Threats at the OSI Transport Layer appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

Educating the Educators: Protecting Student Data

11 June 2021

I found my 17-year-old son happily playing video games last year when he was supposed to be in virtual school. But after a few questions, I learned he wasn’t skipping school. His class had been canceled after his teacher fell for a phishing attack, and their computer was infected with a virus. This isn’t an […] The post Educating the Educators: Protecting Student Data appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

Everyone Wants to Build a Cyber Range: Should You? Part 2

11 June 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way we work, and a large variety of teams have either gone virtual or hybrid, working remotely in some capacity, including IT and security teams. In a pandemic or other crisis, security teams that wish to stay sharp and continue to work on their incident response capabilities should consider […] The post Everyone Wants to Build a Cyber Range: Should You? Part 2 appeared first on Security Intelligence. [...]

Major Cyberattack on Poland Came from Russian Territory: Kaczynski

19 June 2021

A recent "large scale" cyberattack targeting top Polish politicians was launched from Russia, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland's governing right-wing party, said on Friday. read more [...]

Vulnerabilities in Open Design Alliance SDK Impact Siemens, Other Vendors

18 June 2021

Eight vulnerabilities discovered in the Drawings software development kit (SDK) made by Open Design Alliance (ODA) impact products from Siemens and likely other vendors. read more [...]

Researcher Finds Several Vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business Switches

18 June 2021

A researcher has identified several vulnerabilities, including ones that have been rated high severity, in Cisco’s Small Business 220 series smart switches. The networking giant this week informed customers about the availability of patches for these flaws. read more [...]

NSA Releases Guidance for Securing Enterprise Communication Systems

18 June 2021

The NSA on Thursday released guidance to help organizations secure their communication systems, specifically Unified Communications (UC) and Voice and Video over IP (VVoIP). UC and VVoIP are call-processing systems that are used for communications and collaboration by many enterprises, including government agencies and their contractors. read more [...]

Cruise Giant Carnival Says Customers Affected by Breach

18 June 2021

Carnival Corp. said Thursday that a data breach in March might have exposed personal information about customers and employees on Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises. read more [...]

Akamai Blames Outage on DDoS Protection Service

18 June 2021

CDN, cybersecurity and cloud services provider Akamai has blamed an outage that occurred on Thursday on an issue with its Prolexic DDoS attack protection service. Akamai’s Prolexic Routed is a fully managed service designed to protect an organization’s online assets against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. read more [...]

Google Confirms Sixth Zero-Day Chrome Attack in 2021

17 June 2021

Google’s ongoing struggles with in-the-wild zero-day attacks against its flagship Chrome browser isn’t going away anytime soon. read more [...]

Google Intros SLSA Framework to Enforce Supply Chain Integrity

17 June 2021

Google wants to bring “salsa” to drive enforcement at the software supply chain security party. read more [...]

UK Law Firm Gateley Discloses Data Breach

17 June 2021

Gateley, a legal and professional services group in the UK, on Wednesday revealed that it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the exposure of some data, including client information. read more [...]

Biden Sets Red Line for Putin Over Ransomware Attacks

17 June 2021

US President Joe Biden delivered a stern warning Wednesday to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over ransomware attacks emanating from Russia, saying he was prepared to retaliate against any more cyber assaults on American infrastructure. read more [...]

Investors say Eindhoven poised to become Netherlands’ No. 2 tech hub

19 June 2021

Our survey respondents said Eindhoven might not immediately spring to mind as a high-tech hub, but the Netherlands city is keen to position itself as a center for deep tech in Europe. [...]

Daily Crunch: Spotify and Ford make acquisitions

18 June 2021

Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. [...]

Extra Crunch roundup: influencer marketing 101, spotting future unicorns, Apple AirTags teardown

18 June 2021

We're off today to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. I hope you have a safe and relaxing weekend. [...]

Perspectives on tackling Big Tech’s market power

18 June 2021

The need for markets-focused competition watchdogs and consumer-centric privacy regulators to think outside their respective ‘legal silos’ and find creative ways to work together to tackle the challenge of big tech market power was the impetus for a couple of fascinating panel discussions organized by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), which were livestreamed […] [...]

Mediflash is a freelancer marketplace for health professionals

18 June 2021

Meet Mediflash, a new French startup that wants to improve temp staffing in healthcare facilities, such as nursing homes, clinics and mental health facilities. The company positions itself as an alternative to traditional temp staffing agencies. They claim to offer better terms for both caregivers and institutions. “It costs a small fortune to health facilities […] [...]

Owning the paycheck is the key to fintech success

18 June 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week, Natasha and Danny, otherwise known as your two new favorite Book influencers (inside joke, you’ll get if you listen to the show), hopped on the mics to take everyone through the news, with Grace and […] [...]

Tiger Global in talks to back BharatPe at $2.5 billion valuation

18 June 2021

Indian fintech startup BharatPe is in advanced stages of talks to raise about $250 million in a new financing round led by Tiger Global, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The new round, a Series E, is giving the three-year-old New Delhi-headquartered firm a pre-money valuation of $2.5 billion, sources said, requesting anonymity […] [...]

UK’s ICO warns over ‘Big Data’ surveillance threat of live facial recognition in public

18 June 2021

The UK’s chief data protection regulator has warned over reckless and inappropriate use of live facial recognition (LFR) in public places. Publishing an opinion today on the use of this biometric surveillance in public — to set out what is dubbed as the “rules of engagement” — the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, also noted that […] [...]

Ford acquires Electriphi as it prepares to woo EV fleet customers

17 June 2021

Ford has two electric vehicles in the pipeline — the E-Transit cargo van and F-150 Lighting Pro —aimed at commercial customers. Now, the automaker is rounding out its future EV commercial business with the acquisition of battery management and fleet monitoring software startup Electriphi. Terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. Ford is betting that the […] [...]

Delivery service Gopuff acquires rideOS for $115 million

17 June 2021

On-demand goods, food and alcohol delivery service Gopuff has acquired fleet management platform rideOS for $115 million, sources familiar with the deal say. This acquisition comes just a few months after the Philadelphia-based startup announced a $1.15 billion funding round at a $8.9 billion valuation, up from $3.9 billion in October. Last fall, the company […] [...]

North Korea Exploited VPN Flaw to Hack South's Nuclear Research Institute

19 June 2021

South Korea's state-run Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) on Friday disclosed that its internal network was infiltrated by suspected attackers operating out of its northern counterpart. The intrusion is said to have taken place on May 14 through a vulnerability in an unnamed virtual private network (VPN) vendor and involved a total of 13 IP addresses, one of which — "27.102.114[.]89 [...]

Cyber espionage by Chinese hackers in neighbouring nations is on the rise

19 June 2021

A string of cyber espionage campaigns dating all the way back to 2014 and focused on gathering military intelligence from neighbouring countries have been linked to a Chinese military-intelligence apparatus. In a wide-ranging report published by Massachusetts-headquartered Recorded Future this week, the cybersecurity firm's Insikt Group said it identified ties between a group it tracks as " [...]

Russia bans VyprVPN, Opera VPN services for not complying with blacklist request

19 June 2021

Russia's telecommunications and media regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) on Thursday introduced restrictions on the operation of VyprVPN and Opera VPN services in the country. "In accordance with the regulation on responding to threats to circumvent restrictions on access to child pornography, suicidal, pro-narcotic and other prohibited content, restrictions on the use of VPN services VyprVPN and [...]

Google Releases New Framework to Prevent Software Supply Chain Attacks

18 June 2021

As software supply chain attacks emerge as a point of concern in the wake of SolarWinds and Codecov security incidents, Google is proposing a solution to ensure the integrity of software packages and prevent unauthorized modifications. Called "Supply chain Levels for Software Artifacts" (SLSA, and pronounced "salsa"), the end-to-end framework aims to secure the software development and [...]

[eBook] 7 Signs You Might Need a New Detection and Response Tool

18 June 2021

It's natural to get complacent with the status quo when things seem to be working. The familiar is comfortable, and even if something better comes along, it brings with it many unknowns. In cybersecurity, this tendency is countered by the fast pace of innovation and how quickly technology becomes obsolete, often overnight. This combination usually results in one of two things – organizations [...]

Update‌ ‌Your Chrome Browser to Patch Yet Another 0-Day Exploit‌ed ‌in‌-the‌-Wild

18 June 2021

Google has rolled out yet another update to Chrome browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux to fix four security vulnerabilities, including one zero-day flaw that's being exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2021-30554, the high severity flaw concerns a use after free vulnerability in WebGL (aka Web Graphics Library), a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 2D and 3D graphics within the browser. [...]

Molerats Hackers Return With New Attacks Targeting Middle Eastern Governments

18 June 2021

A Middle Eastern advanced persistent threat (APT) group has resurfaced after a two-month hiatus to target government institutions in the Middle East and global government entities associated with geopolitics in the region in a rash of new campaigns observed earlier this month. Sunnyvale-based enterprise security firm Proofpoint attributed the activity to a politically motivated threat actor it [...]

A New Spyware is Targeting Telegram and Psiphon VPN Users in Iran

17 June 2021

Threat actors with suspected ties to Iran have been found to leverage instant messaging and VPN apps like Telegram and Psiphon to install a Windows remote access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing sensitive information from targets' devices since at least 2015. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which pieced together the activity, attributed the campaign to an advanced persistent threat (APT) [...]

Strengthen Your Password Policy With GDPR Compliance

17 June 2021

A solid password policy is the first line of defense for your corporate network. Protecting your systems from unauthorized users may sound easy on the surface, but it can actually be quite complicated. You have to balance password security with usability, while also following various regulatory requirements. Companies in the EU must have password policies that are compliant with the General Data [...]

Researchers Uncover 'Process Ghosting' — A New Malware Evasion Technique

17 June 2021

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new executable image tampering attack dubbed "Process Ghosting" that could be potentially abused by an attacker to circumvent protections and stealthily run malicious code on a Windows system. "With this technique, an attacker can write a piece of malware to disk in such a way that it's difficult to scan or delete it — and where it then executes the [...]

Episode 217: What Fighting Pirates Teaches Us About Ransomware

17 June 2021

Criminal gangs swoop in on unsuspecting merchants to seize their goods. Behind the scenes, rival nations turn a blind eye or offer them safe harbor, in exchange for cooperation. Sound familiar? It should. The post Episode 217: What Fighting Pirates Teaches Us About Ransomware appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts. Related StoriesEpisode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of RansomwareEpisode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain SecurityEpisode 212: China’s Stolen Data Economy (And Why We Should Care) [...]

Episode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain Security

10 June 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#216) we talk with Brian Trzupek, Digicert’s Vice President of Product, about the growing urgency of securing software supply chains, and how digital code signing can help prevent compromises like the recent hack of the firm SolarWinds. The post Episode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain...Read the whole entry... » Related StoriesWhat SolarWinds Tells Us About Securing the Software Development Supply ChainEpisode 210: Moving The Goal Posts On Vendor Transparency: A Conversation With Intel’s Suzy GreenbergEpisode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of Ransomware [...]

What SolarWinds Tells Us About Securing the Software Development Supply Chain

7 June 2021

The recent SolarWinds attack highlights an Achilles heel for enterprises: software updates for critical enterprise applications. Digital signing of code is one solution, but organizations need to modernize their code signing processes to prioritize security and integrity and align with DevOps best practices, writes Brian Trzupek the Senior Vice...Read the whole entry... »Related StoriesEpisode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain SecurityEpisode 210: Moving The Goal Posts On Vendor Transparency: A Conversation With Intel’s Suzy GreenbergWant To Prevent Another SolarWinds? Start With Developers [...]

Episode 215-2: Leave the Gun, Take the McFlurry

1 June 2021

In part II of our interview with Jeremy O’Sullivan of the IoT startup Kytch. We hear about how what Kytch revealed about Taylor’s soft ice cream hardware put him at odds with the company and its long-time partner: McDonald’s. The post Episode 215-2: Leave the Gun, Take the McFlurry appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts. Related StoriesEpisode 215-1: Jeremy O’Sullivan of Kytch On The Tech Serving McDonald’s Ice Cream MonopolyEpisode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain SecurityEpisode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of Ransomware [...]

The SOC Hop Needs to be a Relic of the Past

27 May 2021

Overworked, understaffed teams constantly jumping from one fire to the next - exhausted and reactive to events and alerts. The “SOC hop” is not sustainable. The post The SOC Hop Needs to be a Relic of the Past appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts. Related StoriesWhat SolarWinds Tells Us About Securing the Software Development Supply ChainFutility or Fruition?Rethinking Common Approaches To CybersecurityDeere John: Researcher Warns Ag Giant’s Site Provides a Map to Customers, Equipment [...]

Episode 215-1: Jeremy O’Sullivan of Kytch On The Tech Serving McDonald’s Ice Cream Monopoly

25 May 2021

Jeremy O’Sullivan, co-founder of the IoT analytics company, Kytch brings us the cautionary tale of his company’s travails with the commercial ice cream machine manufacturer, Taylor, whose equipment is used by the likes of Burger King and McDonalds. The post Episode 215-1: Jeremy O’Sullivan of Kytch On The Tech Serving McDonald’s Ice Cream...Read the whole entry... » Related StoriesEpisode 215-2: Leave the Gun, Take the McFlurryEpisode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain SecurityEpisode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of Ransomware [...]

Episode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of Ransomware

15 May 2021

Intel 471 CISO Brandon Hoffman joins us to to discuss Darkside, the ransomware group that attacked the Colonial Pipeline, why the crew may have bitten off more than it can chew and what the attack says about the state of America's Critical Infrastructure. The post Episode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of...Read the whole entry... » Related StoriesEpisode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain SecurityEpisode 217: What Fighting Pirates Teaches Us About RansomwareDeere John: Researcher Warns Ag Giant’s Site Provides a Map to Customers, Equipment [...]

Want To Prevent Another SolarWinds? Start With Developers

14 May 2021

An all-star roundtable of security experts tackles the question of how to prevent another SolarWinds. The post Want To Prevent Another SolarWinds? Start With Developers appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts. Related StoriesEpisode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain SecurityWhat SolarWinds Tells Us About Securing the Software Development Supply ChainDispute Over Data Leak Highlights Legal Risks for UK Researchers [...]

Dispute Over Data Leak Highlights Legal Risks for UK Researchers

13 May 2021

An expensive, months-long legal tussle between a UK engineer and a healthcare non-profit is spurring calls for reform to the country’s 30 year-old Computer Misuse Act, which Dyke and others contend criminalizes the work of ‘Good Samaritan’ security researchers acting in the public interest. The post Dispute Over Data Leak Highlights Legal...Read the whole entry... »Related StoriesEpisode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain SecurityDeere John: Researcher Warns Ag Giant’s Site Provides a Map to Customers, EquipmentEpisode 210: Moving The Goal Posts On Vendor Transparency: A Conversation With Intel’s Suzy Greenberg [...]

Seeds of Destruction: Cyber Risk Is Growing in Agriculture

4 May 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#213): Molly Jahn of DARPA and University of Wisconsin joins us to talk about the growing cyber risk to the Food and Agriculture sector, as industry consolidation and precision agriculture combine to increase the chances of cyber disruption of food production. The post Seeds of Destruction: Cyber Risk Is Growing in...Read the whole entry... » Related StoriesEpisode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of RansomwareEpisode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain SecurityEpisode 215-1: Jeremy O’Sullivan of Kytch On The Tech Serving McDonald’s Ice Cream Monopoly [...]

The slow transitions of a lingering pandemic

19 June 2021

Pedestrians walk through NYC on June 16, the day before COVID-19 restrictions lifted in the state. | Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress With COVID-19 restrictions lifting in some places and outbreaks popping up in others, the pandemic has officially entered the weird zone. Okay, there’s nothing official about it, but the entire world is in a strange transition time right now — and likely will be for a while. Unlike the jump-cut into the pandemic, or even the suspenseful vaccine ramp-up, this time is more hopeful, less frantic, but also stretched out in an uneven mess. Places, populations, and even industries… [...]

The best pre-Prime Day deals for Father’s Day weekend

19 June 2021

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Next week is when Prime Day 2021 begins. We’ll be here early on Monday and continue scouring deals through Tuesday night, bringing you the best deals on the tech we know you’ll like. However, before that, on Sunday, is Father’s Day. If you’ve already gotten a gift for the dad in your life, hopefully you‘ll be able to celebrate together in some manner. But, if you haven’t yet, it’s never too late to get one through our thoughtfully-curated gift guide. Get $150 off Apple’s Magic Keyboard for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro Best Buy… [...]

PayPal raising merchant fees on some of its transactions

19 June 2021

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge PayPal said Friday it is raising fees for some of its newer products “to better align our pricing with the value that our products and services provide,” according to a blog post by senior vice president Dan Leberman. The changes will affect how much PayPal merchants pay per transaction, and take effect August 2nd. “PayPal has become more than just a button or payment processor to be a full commerce platform capable of driving growth for businesses,” according to the blog post. “Consumers are nearly three times more likely to complete their purchase… [...]

Mark Mothersbaugh on composing music you won’t tire of in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

19 June 2021

Photo by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for BMI If you’ve spent some time playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, you might feel like you’re playing a blockbuster family-friendly action movie — and that’s not just because of the game’s many perfectly timed set pieces. Rift Apart is also backed by a sweeping score composed by the legendary musician Mark Mothersbaugh. You might recognize Mothersbaugh as the co-founder of the band Devo or as the composer of Nickelodeon’s Rugrats. But I suggest you also scroll through his IMDb page. He’s been a jaw-droppingly prolific composer with work stretching back to… [...]

Google may be working on an answer to Apple’s device-locating network

18 June 2021

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google may be working on turning Android phones into a hivemind capable of finding lost devices, similar to Apple’s Find My network, according to analysis done by 9to5Google. A toggle for the feature showed up in a beta of Google Play Services, with code referencing the ability for phones to help locate other devices, potentially signaling that Android phones could soon become easier to find. According to Google’s support page, the current Find My Device system can only find phones that are powered on, have a data or Wi-Fi signal, and have location… [...]

YouTube will bring picture-in-picture to iPhones and iPads

18 June 2021

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The YouTube app on iOS will be getting picture-in-picture support, allowing all users to watch videos while doing other things on their iPhones and iPads. A YouTube spokesperson told The Verge that the feature is currently rolling out to Premium subscribers, and that a launch for all iOS users (including the free ones) in the US is in the works. Apple added support for picture-in-picture video for iPads with iOS 9, and brought it to iPhones with iOS 14. Since then, YouTube’s support for the feature on iPhones and iPads has been spotty… [...]

We may have our first look at Ring’s Car Cam

18 June 2021

Image: ZatzNotFunny We may have gotten our first look at Ring’s dashcam, courtesy of The Tape Drive, which posted an image of a Ring-branded camera that looks like it’s made to fit on a car’s dashboard. Based on a support article which Zats Not Funny discovered (and claims may have been published inadvertently) Ring’s Car Cam will have Alexa integration and the ability to start recording if you tell it you’ve been pulled over. The Car Cam was originally announced by the Amazon-owned company in September as a dashboard-mounted device which would record both the inside and outside of the… [...]

How to get a Tesla Model S Plaid to go from 0 to 60 in under 2 seconds

18 June 2021

Tesla’s been talking up its Model S Plaid as “the quickest production car ever” claiming it can go from 0-60 in a blistering 1.99 seconds. It’s a claim that’s drawn a lot of raised eyebrows from car enthusiasts and experts. Can it really go that fast? Turns out, it can. But only under some incredibly specific Tesla-dictated conditions. That’s what Motor Trend found when it got an exclusive chance to test out the Model S Plaid. Instead of letting the publication put the car through its paces on its usual test track, Tesla’s PR insisted that their drivers use a… [...]

PSA: If you enrolled in an energy saver program, your smart thermostat may adjust itself

18 June 2021

The Nest Thermostat | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Texas’ energy grid, which failed spectacularly over the winter during a stretch of historically cold weather, will be put to the test again this weekend, as temperatures across much of the state are forecast to be in the upper 90s. Despite assurances from Gov. Greg Abbott that “everything that needed to be done was done to fix the power grid in Texas,” earlier this week the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) urged customers to adjust thermostats to 78 degrees or higher and cut back on electricity use for… [...]

Earth has been trapping heat at an alarming new rate, study finds

18 June 2021

A fountain in Leipzig, Germany on June 18, 2021 | Photo by Sebastian Willnow/picture alliance via Getty Images The amount of heat trapped by Earth’s land, ocean, and atmosphere doubled over the course of just 14 years, a new study shows. To figure out how much heat the earth was trapping, researchers looked at NASA satellite measurements that tracked how much of the Sun’s energy was entering Earth’s atmosphere and how much was being bounced back into space. They compared this with data from NOAA buoys that tracked ocean temperatures — which gives them an idea of how much heat… [...]

A Bug in the Android Google App Put Privacy at Risk

19 June 2021

Plus: Airbnb's safety squad, a fake pharmacy crackdown, and more of the week's top security news. [...]

Your TV Sounds Terrible. A Soundbar Can Fix That

19 June 2021

Every television deserves a dedicated row of speakers to call its own. These are our favorites. [...]

Let Users Own the Tech Companies They Help Build

19 June 2021

Startups typically either go public or get acquired. But a more sustainable, accountable option would be to give the user base a stake. [...]

M.O.D.O.K. Is How Marvel Can Master the Multiverse

19 June 2021

By untethering from the main canon, Hulu's madcap stop-motion spectacle can be as weird as it wants. [...]

Samsung’s New Galaxy A52 5G Is a Reliable Droid

19 June 2021

The new $500 handset does everything a phone needs to do, though it's plagued by the same flaws as its predecessor. [...]

What's With All This Ooey, Gooey Sea Snot?

19 June 2021

A phlegmy film is coating the coast around Istanbul—and warmer water could be to blame. [...]

These Are Our Favorite Smart Displays Right Now

19 June 2021

Ever wish you could smash a tablet and smart speaker together? These devices try to offer the best of both worlds. [...]

Games Don't Just Let You Escape. They Also Help You Remember

19 June 2021

Video games aren't unique in the way they make us nostalgic, but those memories do seem to persist more than other forms of entertainment. Here's why. [...]

The US Government Is Finally Moving at the Speed of Tech

19 June 2021

Lina Khan’s ascendance to the top of the FTC, and a set of bipartisan antitrust proposals, shows just how much has changed in Washington—and how suddenly. [...]

This Low-Tech Habit Kept Me Connected in the Lonely Pandemic

19 June 2021

Going on my runs just wasn't the same in a locked-down city. It was time to phone a friend. [...]

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