Month: September 2020
Suspected ransomware attack hits one of the largest hospital networks in the US
One of the US’s largest healthcare providers has been hit by what looks like a highly coordinated ransomware attack (via NBC News). Over the weekend, hospitals in the US operated by Universal Health Services started to notice problems with their IT s… Source
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Nasty Instagram vulnerability could have given hackers the keys to the kingdom Instagram dark mode
After auditing the security of Instagram’s apps for Android and iOS, security researchers from Check Point have discovered a critical vulnerability that could be used to perform remote code execution on a victim’s smartphone. The security firm began its investigation into the popular social media app with the aim of…
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PS5 game install sizes revealed – you’re going to need a bigger SSD PS5
Game download sizes grow with every console generation. With the PS5 storage confirmed to be at 825GB SSD, we’ve wondered how much space the PS5 launch lineup would take up, not to mention Sony’s ample lineup of future PS5 games. Now, Sony has begun to display some game install sizes…
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Nvidia might fight AMD Big Navi with an RTX 3060 Ti RTX 2060
AMD Big Navi is just about a month away at this point, as Team Red prepares to unveil its next-generation graphics cards on October 28. However, it doesn’t look like it’s going to be able to launch its cards without a significant battle at the mid-range. We’ve already seen the…
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New Google ChromeOS updates cause 100% CPU usage, could set you on fire null
ChromeOS users are reporting that a new series of updates which cause a Google Play Store service to utilize 100 percent of their CPUs is making their devices hot and leading to performance issues. As reported by BleepingComputer, after upgrading their devices to ChromeOS version 85.0.4183.108 and later users have…
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Android 12 will make it easier to install apps from third-party stores
When Google releases Android 12 sometime next year, the company says it will make it easier for Android users to install new software through third-party app stores on their devices. Google said it's making the change in response to developer feedbac… Source
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