Apple is said to be preparing to launch the first Macs powered by the company’s new M2 series processors, including next-gen MacBook Pro laptops with 14 and 16 inch displays, a new MacBook Air, and a Mac Mini. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the first Mac Pro based on Apple Silicon is also on the […]
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Lilbits: A DIY Spotify Box, Microsoft’s Surface Adaptive Kit for accessibility, Fairphone 4, and more
1 Comment on Lilbits: A DIY Spotify Box, Microsoft’s Surface Adaptive Kit for accessibility, Fairphone 4, and moreThis week Microsoft introduced new Surface tablets, a new Surface Duo 2 phone, and a new Surface Laptop Studio that are all scheduled to hit the streets soon. But the company also unveiled a new Surface Adaptive Kit that’s designed to make those devices, and many others, easier to use for people with disabilities. The […]
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Lilbits 383: Internet in the time of Coronavirus
France, Italy, and Spain are on lockdown as governments and individuals in those countries try to slow the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 and “flatten the curve” so that as the virus does spread, it does so slowly enough that it doesn’t overwhelm health care systems. Over the past week or so, the United States […]
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Oneplus to roll out fix for OnePlus 6 bootloader bypass vulnerability
If you’re the sort of person that likes to load custom ROMs on your smartphone, the ability to load system software without unlocking the bootloader might sound like a good thing. But it also means that anyone with physical access to your device might also be able to load malware. So when OnePlus was alerted […]
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Windows Defender will start treating scareware cleaner/optimizer apps as malware
Microsoft has announced that its antivirus and anti-malware software will start treating free application that try to scare you into upgrading to paid software as “unwanted software.” That means they’ll be removed by Windows Defender, just like other malware. Microsoft says it’s expanding its definition of unwanted software to include program “that display coercive messaging” […]
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Lenovo agrees to pay $3.5 million fine for Superfish, promises not to do it again
A few years after Lenovo was caught pre-installing adware on computers without informing customers, the company has reached a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission and 32 state attorneys general from across the United States. Among other things, Lenovo will pay $3.5 million, get consent from customers before installing any similar software in the […]
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Windows 10 S may be more secure, but it’s still hackable
This probably shouldn’t come as a surprise, but Windows 10 S can be hacked. ZDNet asked security researcher Matthew Hickey if he could install ransomware on a Microsoft Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S with all the latest security patches installed, and it only took him about three hours to find a way to do […]
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Attack of the evil subtitles: Update your Kodi, VLC, or other affected media players
If you use a media player that supports third-party subtitles you should probably check to see if there’s an update today. Security researchers at Check point identified a vulnerability that allowed malware to be distributed via subtitle files. The company reached out to the developers of popular media players affected by the vulnerability before disclosing […]
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Thousands of PCs infected with cryptocurrency mining software using same vulnerability as WannaCry
1 Comment on Thousands of PCs infected with cryptocurrency mining software using same vulnerability as WannaCryLast week tens of thousands of computers were infected with ransomware that took advantage of Windows security vulnerabilities first identified by the US National Security Agency and subsequently leaked to the world by a group called Shadow Brokers. While the quick work of a security researcher temporarily paused the spread of the WannaCry ransomware, it’s […]
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Wannacrypt ransomware halted (for now), Microsoft patches Windows XP and up
On Friday a ransomware attack hit tens of thousands of computers around the world before it was (at least temporarily) stopped by a security researcher who found and activated a killswitch. But it’s possible the developer of the malware could tweak the code and try again, so the best protection is to make sure your computer’s […]