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Apple regularly kills off products in silence, simply yanking it from stores without so much as a notice. That’s how its super expensive gold Edition watches and even something as big as the iPod Classic went the way of the dodo. This time, Apple has killed the Modern Buckle Apple Watch band, which was one […]
Rahman Roslan/Getty Images Air Canada and Malaysia Airlines have altered references to Taiwan on their websites, indicating China’s claim over the self-ruled island. The shift comes weeks after China demanded 36 airlines stop listing Taiwan as a separate country, a move the White House called “Orwellian nonsense.” But Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, and British Airways […]
In the wake of revelations that companies including Grayshift and Cellebrite have developed tricks to extract data from encrypted iPhones, Apple has quietly added an additional protection to the beta version of iOS 11.4: USB Restricted Mode. Discovered by security researchers Elcomsoft, the new feature is said to be “aimed squarely at law enf…Read More
The US Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the tech company Huawei on accusations of breaching sanctions on Iran. The investigation, which sources say has been running since 2016, could anger China. Last week the US slapped restrictions on another Chinese smartphone maker, ZTE, for numerous infractions including breaching Iran sanctions. But China appears to […]
A guide for British intelligence officers on how to avoid breaching the human rights of detainees is being secretly rewritten by government, according to reports. The guide is being redrafted without the help of rights groups, despite a clear recommendation from the intelligence services commissioner to this effect; leading UK activists to worry if the […]
The skyrocketing price of bitcoin gave rise to ethereum, ripple and other altcoins. However, the bullish market, which has spawned over 1,500 cryptocurrencies, has turned bearish, and some cryptos are imploding. Bittrex, a major US-based cryptocurrency exchange, said it would remove a total of 82 altcoins from its listings by March 30. The majority of […]
Security experts have warned of a serious new nation-state developed malware threat, dubbed Slingshot. Kaspersky Labs researchers identified the new malware, which infects an internet router, before stealing data from computers connected to the network. Researcher say the malware is so sophisticated, it can only have been developed by a nation-state. In a report on […]
Lucas Jackson/Reuters With a lack of leadership from the federal government, New York is one of the first states to implement new cyber regulations. The state is quietly working to prevent a major cyber attack that could bring down Wall Street’s financial system. But even with the strictest cybersecurity regulations in the country, experts warn […]
SpaceX/Flickr SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is launching a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday morning. In addition to a Spanish company’s radar satellite, the launch is expected to send up two experimental SpaceX satellites. The two satellites may test aspects of Starlink, a project to bathe Earth in high-speed internet access. The Starlink plan calls […]
The threat of someone hijacking your phone’s camera to spy on you unawares is sometimes overstated, but it’s definitely a possibility. Enough so, in fact, that Google is determined to do something about it. Recently discovered code submissions show that Android P should prevent idle apps from using both the camera and microphone. If an […]
