Month: September 2023
Top ASUS routers have serious security flaws that could let hackers hijack your device
Cybersecurity researchers discovered three major vulnerabilities in some high-end ASUS routers, which could be used to hijack endpoints, disrupt connectivity, and deploy malware and ransomware. The routers in question are ASUS RT-AX55, RT-AX56U_V2, and RT-AC86U – all high-end devices used by gamers and other individuals with high-performance demands. The vulnerabilities…
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Slack’s AI tool that can recap channels and threads starts testing this winter
One of the features that Slack AI will offer is channel recaps, which can automatically generate summaries of messages sent on a particular channel. This could likely help you sift through unrelated chatter and catch up on important conversations you might’ve missed. The tool will be able to summarize threads,…
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YouTube’s new games and UI changes might improve your video consumption life
Even as YouTube cracks down on third-party apps and raises YouTube Premium prices, the video streaming and hosting site has been making plenty of changes to improve the user experience. Two more such changes are being tested out right now: adding playable games and updating its sharing menu for desktop…
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How to get started with Cinebench 2024
In early September, Maxon announced the release of a major update to its Cinebench benchmark, Cinebench 2024. The big change is that that the new Cinebench tests GPU power in addition to CPU power, whereas the previous version was CPU-only. If you’d like to see how your PC performs on…
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This top CMS has a major security flaw that could affect millions of websites
PHPFusion, a top open-source content management system (CMS), carries multiple vulnerabilities that could put countless websites at risk, experts have warned. A report from researchers at Synopsys, who discovered the flaws, described one of the vulnerabilities as an authenticated local file inclusion flaw, which is now tracked as CVE-2023-2453. It…
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Atlas VPN security flaw leaked users’ real IP address
Security experts have discovered a major zero-day flaw in Atlas VPN’s Linux client that basically renders the entire service useless. A researcher going by the alias “Educational-Map-8145” posted a new thread on Reddit, in which they explain a bug in the Atlas VPN client for Linux which allows those that…
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