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Instead of a hard cutoff, the messaging app will gradually degrade and eventually cease to function if you don’t accept the changes.
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DarkSide Hit Colonial Pipeline—and Created an Unholy Mess
As the White House gets involved in the response, the group behind the malware is scrambling.
Apple Execs Chose to Keep a Hack of 128 Million iPhones Quiet
Emails from the Epic Games lawsuit show Apple brass discussing how to handle a 2015 iOS hack. The company never directly notified affected users.
ISPs Funded 8.5 Million Fake Comments Opposing Net Neutrality
The secret campaign, backed by major broadband companies, used real people’s names without their consent.
Quiz: Which Star Wars Mom Are You?
Quizzes + Polls // MAY 7, 2021 Are you a kind but fair ruler or a rebel with a cause? StarWars.com Team Star Wars is filled with powerful leaders and skilled pilots who also happen to be moms to some of the most significant characters in a galaxy far, far away. From queen-turned-senator Padmé Amidala […]
How a Former Netflix Exec Built a Brazen Bribery Scheme
The company’s ex-vice president of IT faces 20 years in prison for creating a pay-to-play environment with technology vendors.
On the Comlink: What Does Star Wars Mean to You?
On the Comlink is a feature in which StarWars.com writers hop on a call (virtual or old fashioned) and discuss a specific Star Wars topic. In this installment to celebrate Star Wars Day, Dan Brooks, Kristin Baver, Katie Barnes, Dustin Diehl, and Bria LaVorgna discuss how they first became Star Wars fans and what has kept them […]
Windows 10: This new tool makes it easier to manage remote workers in the cloud
As organisations prepare for the future of hybrid and remote work, they’re looking for a simpler way to follow best practice for managing Windows and devices.
Don’t Buy Into Facebook’s Ad-Tracking Pressure on iOS 14.5
The company tells Apple users that tracking helps keep those platforms “free of charge,” but opting out now doesn’t mean paying up later.
An Ambitious Plan to Tackle Ransomware Faces Long Odds
A task force counting Amazon, Cisco, and the FBI among its members has proposed a framework to solve one of cybersecurity’s biggest problems. Good luck.