LinkedIn secretely scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data

A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan ...

Hackers slipped a trojan into the code library behind most of the internet. Your team is probably affected

Attackers stole a long-lived npm token from the lead axios maintainer and published two poisoned versions that drop a ...
PCMag

Hacker Tries to Spread Malware to Millions by Hitting 'Axios NPM' Software

Axios functions as pre-built software that a developer can easily incorporate into a JavaScript project. However, a hacker ...
timesnownews

Why Removing Encryption From Instagram DMs Is A Risky Move

As AI is now being incorporated into almost all social media platforms and end-to-end encryption is becoming the need of the hour, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to think otherwise. The company ...
CNN

Inside Trump’s most difficult war decision yet: whether to put boots on the ground in Iran

In near-daily briefings with top military officials at the White House, President Donald Trump has reviewed options that include sending American troops into Iran. The decision whether to go ahead is ...
Wired

The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide. Crucially, few companies ...
Yahoo

The Turing Award Goes To Scientist Duo Behind Quantum Encryption

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Turing Award has made its way to computing. In a landmark moment, scientists Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard were ...
Electropages

Researchers Create Encryption To Protect Against Quantum Computers

It cannot be understated the sheer amount of hype that quantum computing has received for the past decade. Engineers around the world have constantly been telling consumers how quantum computers will ...
Newstalk

Tech Takeover: Instagram scrapping end-to-end encryption

For this week’s Tech Takeover, Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent joins Shane to discuss Instagram’s decision to scrap end-to-end encryption with its private message service… ...
Android Police

Meta sabotaged Instagram's end-to-end encryption rollout to justify killing it

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Task & Purpose

VA announces plan to put some veterans in guardianships

Add Task & Purpose (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The Trump ...
The Verge

Instagram is getting rid of end-to-end encrypted DMs that ‘very few’ people used

If you still want end-to-end encrypted messaging, you should use WhatsApp, according to Meta. If you still want end-to-end encrypted messaging, you should use WhatsApp, according to Meta. is a news ...