Security - Technology Tangle

January 09, 2026

Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal

Spying doesn't become legal just because "cheaters" are the targets. ...

January 06, 2026

The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin

Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete their data. ...

December 31, 2025

Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025

The past year has seen plenty of hacks and outages. Here are the ones topping the list. ...

December 18, 2025

Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations

The extensions, available for Chromium browsers, harvest full AI conversations over months. ...

December 17, 2025

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Google says the reports lacked "helpful next steps." ...

December 16, 2025

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades. ...

December 04, 2025

Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln

Open source React executes malicious code with malformed HTML - no authentication needed. ...

November 22, 2025

This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system

Organizers had a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue - even before they arrived. ...

November 22, 2025

How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use. ...

November 22, 2025

Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost." ...

November 19, 2025

Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data

Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long? ...

November 18, 2025

Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds

Bitcoin mining hardware exec falls for sophisticated crypto scam to tune of $200k ...

Security Articles

Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal

The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin

Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025

Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln

This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system

How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data

Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds