New Shai-Hulud attack trojanizes 19 science-focused PyPI packages

Hackers compromised 19 packages on the PyPI, collectively downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, in a new Shai-Hulud ...

Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers

According to security firm Cloudsmith and community-driven malware analysis site OpenSourceMalware, which were some of the ...
WFMZ-TV

What the Tech? How passkeys, password managers can make password management a lot easier

Most people know their passwords are bad. They reuse them. Make them too short. Use birthdays, pet names, or the same password with tiny changes across dozens of websites. And hackers know it too.
Android

Meta’s AI Support Agent Accidentally Became the Internet's Easiest Instagram Hacking Tool

A severe security flaw in Meta’s automated AI support assistant allowed hackers to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts via basic prompt injection. Attackers spoofed target locations via a VPN and ...
Business Insider

Google wants me to use emojis in email. I'm delighted about this.

Yup. That's me, in 2026. Out loud and proud. The caveat — of course, there's a caveat — is that my emoji love is very specific: I love using emojis to modify messages in a text chat. This feels dumb ...
Lifehacker

I Refused to Use Passkeys Until Apple Added This Feature to Its Passwords App

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. I'm strongly in favor of using password ...
The Verge

Gmail is going to start talking to you

To help find something in your inbox, you can just ask a question with your voice. To help find something in your inbox, you can just ask a question with your voice. is a senior reporter covering ...
The New York Times

Tired of Hacked Passwords? Help Is on the Way.

Apps from Apple, Google and others can assist in making your online accounts more secure, even as new ways of logging in continue to take off. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to ...
Wired

Use Gmail’s ‘Manage Subscriptions’ Tool to Cut Down on Inbox Clutter

The majority of us have learned to live with overflowing inboxes stuffed with hundreds or thousands of unread emails. If that's not your experience, consider yourself lucky. Over the years, Gmail has ...
The New York Times

Passkeys Are the New Passwords. You Should Start Using Them Now.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...
Bleeping Computer

Is a $30,000 GPU Good at Password Cracking?

Compute power is growing at an extraordinary pace. The AI surge has driven massive investment in GPUs and specialized ‘accelerators’, with vendors building increasingly powerful hardware to train ...