Plus: The ransomware scourge continues, a massive botnet gets wounded, and more of the week’s top security news.
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The 17 Best Weekend Deals on Phones, Face Masks, and Keyboards
A new season is a perfect excuse to upgrade old MacBooks, earbuds, and streaming sticks.
Google, Microsoft and Oracle amassed the most cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the first half of 2021
A recent AtlasVPN report rounds up an inglorious cybersecurity top 10 of sorts, highlighting the companies that have amassed the most vulnerabilities in the first half of this year.
Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro Is Oddly Light on Pro Features
The two top-tier iPhones are better than ever, but they’re not as tantalizing as the standard iPhone 13.
Former US Intelligence Operatives Admit They Hacked for UAE
Plus: Remote learning spyware, an AT&T bribery scandal, and more of the week’s top security news.
The 14 Best Weekend Deals on Gaming, Tech, and Cycling Gear
Fall in love with a new hobby this autumn with discounts on phones, bicycle apparel, and more.
Recently reported Microsoft zero-day gaining popularity with attackers, Kaspersky says
A flaw in the MSHTML engine that lets an attacker use a malicious Office document to install malware is currently being used against the energy, industrial, banking, medical tech, and other sectors.
A New App Helps Iranians Hide Messages in Plain Sight
Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words, and it works even when the internet doesn’t.
How Fan Model Maker Jason Eaton Brought The High Republic’s Starlight Beacon to Life
Jason Eaton grew up worshipping at the altar of Joe Johnston and the wizards of Industrial Light & Magic. Eaton saw Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977 at age four, spurring a lifelong love of the galaxy far, far away — but it was the behind-the-scenes model making magic that truly captured his imagination. […]