Month: December 2021
Spidey senses tingling? That Spider-Man: No Way Home torrent is probably full of malware
Audio player loading… Cybercriminals are attempting to exploit the popularity of the Marvel franchise to distribute crypto mining malware, a new report suggests. Researchers from security firm ReasonLabs have warned that a malicious torrent file is doing the rounds, masquerading as the new Spider-Man: No Way Home movie. Downloading the…
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Intel Arc GPUs could have a seriously neat trick for the future
Audio player loading… Intel’s Raja Koduri has been talking about the firm’s incoming Arc Alchemist GPUs, letting us know that the cards are now in the final stages of bug squashing, and also imparting some interesting info about future capabilities (plus, aside from this, a leaked game benchmark has recently…
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TikTok sued by former content moderator for allegedly failing to protect her mental health
A former content moderator for TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the platform, alleging that parent company ByteDance provides inadequate safeguards to protect moderators’ mental health against a near-constant onslaught of traumatic footage. In a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in the California Central District Court, Candie Frazier says she spent…
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The Morning After: Is it time for lickable TVs?
I joked about LG’s unusual TVs earlier this week, but I'll take it back. Those were fine. Sensible, even. That’s because a Meiji University professor in Japan has unveiled a prototype screen called “Taste the TV”. The prototype sends electrical signals to 10 flavor canisters that spray flavors on a…
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Apple patches nasty macOS exploit that bypasses security protections
Audio player loading… Apple has patched a nasty macOS bug that could have allowed malicious applications to circumvent the operating system’s in-built security protections. As reported by Bleeping Computer, the flaw was first discovered by Gordon Long, Offensive Security Engineer at Box. According to Long, the vulnerability could allow a…
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Tesla update lets drivers turn their cars into megaphones
As part of its annual holiday software update, Tesla has released a new feature that lets drivers turn their cars into megaphones. The update was spotted by Electrek, which reports that it’s only available in newer Tesla models (2019 or later). This is because the feature uses external speakers that…
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