Tag: security
Online giant Temu is under fire in Europe as millions of users face high risk of encountering illegal products on platform
The European Union accused Chinese-founded online shopping giant Temu on Monday of breaking the bloc’s digital rules by not “properly” assessing the risks of...
VPNs are booming in the UK after age restriction laws, but free options carry big risks
The United Kingdom's Online Safety Act took effect on July 25th. Among other provisions, the new law makes websites responsible for protecting UK children...
Proton VPN review 2025: A nonprofit service with premium performance
Proton VPN stands out for two main reasons: it's one of the only virtual private networks (VPNs) to include a free plan with no...
Surfshark VPN review: A fast VPN for casual users
Surfshark is one of the youngest major VPNs, but it's grown rapidly over the last seven years. Since 2018, it's expanded its network to...
A Premium Luggage Service’s Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User—Including Diplomats
An airline leaving all of its passengers' travel records vulnerable to hackers would make an attractive target for espionage. Less obvious, but perhaps even...
At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds
When, one year ago today, a buggy update to software sold by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike took down millions of computers around the world...
If Amazon Ring staff want a promotion, they must now prove they’ve used AI
Amazon’s smart home business will now require employees seeking promotions to prove AI use and ask managers to demonstrate better efficiency using the technology...
How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyber Spies
Topsec and Venustech were two firms alleged to have assisted these efforts. Topsec employed a number of former Honkers, including the founder of the...
Amazon Ring’s founder is back as CEO with a hard pivot to AI. How Jamie Siminoff went from ‘Shark Tank’ reject to $1 billion brand
Few major success stories come without a bout of rejection. Take Amazon’s Ring.
The popular home-security brand first came into the limelight when founder Jamie...
Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records
Hackers are stashing malware in a place that’s largely out of the reach of most defenses—inside domain name system (DNS) records that map domain...