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Intel revealed a new speculative execution attack that would allow malicious actors to obtain sensitive information that would otherwise be protected by the processor. The flaw could affect system performance. Intel Recommends Disabling Hyper-Threading as it Reveals New Spectre Attack : Read more

U.S. DOJ said a grand jury indicted a member of a China-based hacking group that had previously stolen the personal data of 78.8 million Anthem users. US Indicts Chinese Hacking Group Member Behind Anthem Data Breach : Read more

The NSA may have inadvertently leaked its own tools a year during an attack whose traffic was captured by the Buckeye espionage group. The NSA May Have Leaked Its Own Exploit Tools to China : Read more

Huawei announced plans to build an R&D chip plant in the UK following allegations that the company's equipment can't be trusted. Huawei To Open Chip Plant In UK, Following Backdoor Allegations : Read more

With FIDO certification and cross-browser support, Microsoft is taking Windows Hello one step closer to a world without passwords. Windows Hello Gets FIDO2 Certification, Cross-Browser Support : Read more

Hello all! First I want to preface that I'm ultimately not a fan of Epic business practices (or Tencent for that matter) and that I am mostly interested in learning exactly what the truth behind a lot of the BS is. So, I'm liking how Borderlands 3 is shaping up. I have friends that are going...

After reports about Chinese backdoor chips being built into its motherboards, Super Micro will stop purchasing server components made in China. Report: Super Micro Dropping China-Made Components After Backdoor Reports : Read more

Vodafone revealed that in 2011 and 2012 it found backdoors in the network equipment its Italian division purchased from Huawei. Report: Huawei Failed to Remove Backdoors Vodafone Discovered in 2011, 2012 : Read more

Security researchers have found a way to detect hardware-level attacks that can usually evade operating system-level anti-malware solutions by tracking the power fluctuations within systems. Researchers Detect Hardware-Level Malware Via Power Anomalies : Read more

A group of cyber criminals has created another highly-effective cryptojacking malware that targets enterprises with the help of NSA's DoublePulsar and EternalBlue malware. Cyber Criminals Target Enterprises With NSA Malware : Read more

What could possibly go wrong?! EU To Create One Large Centralized Biometrics Database, Drawing Criticism : Read more

A New York student claims that Apple's use of flawed in-store facial recognition tech led to his false arrest. He's now suing Apple for $1 billion in damages. Lawsuit Claims Apple’s In-Store Facial Recognition Led to a False Arrest : Read more

Microsoft president Brad Smith said the company rejected a contract to install facial recognition software in police cars and body cameras. Microsoft Refused to Sell its Facial Recognition Tech to California Police : Read more

Facebook admitted to uploading the email address books of 1.5 million users, which may have included the email contacts of hundreds of millions of people. Facebook Imported 1.5 Million Users' Email Contacts Without Permission : Read more

What would be the safest steps I can take to host a public game server off of my computer with protection against DDOS attacks, possible data theft, or just getting into my network with intentions other than joining and playing on the server?

I would like to get some feedback and input from the community on some plans I had for making a really cool [network/systems/setup] for my planned house (not my current house as I want to build a house when I get enough money and time scrapped together). My setup isn't intended to be the biggest...

I found a mystery device on our network, which I don't think belongs to us.I will really appreciate your help ! 1. The MAC address shows that the device is manufactured by Compal International which is a company manufacture Laptops, phone for Dell,Amazon and ect. https://www.compal.com/ The...

Due to some security concerns, I would like to setup a home CCTV system that would have about half a dozen cameras connected to an offline pc. They would need to have a good quality picture, night vision, a decent fov and not obvious. Ideally, it would record 24/7 and just make video files...

Linux 5.0 has been released, with its headlining features being the addition of FreeSync support and Spectre vulnerability fixes. Read more here. NATHANIEL MOTT @nathanielmott Nathaniel Mott is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He covers software and hardware component news.

Out of curiosity I've done a netstat on my pc, and I think that I've found something odd... Here are the results of the ESTABLISHED adresses... 40.67.248.104:https ESTABLISHED wq-in-f108:imaps ESTABLISHED ham02s12-in-f46:https ESTABLISHED a-0001:https...

Despite saying phone numbers used for 2FA wouldn't be used for anything else, Facebook actually uses those numbers to help people find their friends' accounts. Read more here. NATHANIEL MOTT @nathanielmott Nathaniel Mott is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He covers software and...

Nvidia released new drivers to offer protection against eight vulnerabilities that could be used to conduct various attacks. Read more here. NATHANIEL MOTT @nathanielmott Nathaniel Mott is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He covers software and hardware component news.

Just in case there were any lingering doubts about U.S. law enforcement's stance on end-to-end encryption, which prevents information from being read by anyone but its intended recipient, FBI executive assistant director Amy Hess told the Wall Street Journal this week that its use "is a problem...

I want to edit my Windows 10 security settings but it seems I'm blocked by "system management" and "administrator" restrictions (I have pics but I can't see how to attache them). My computer is a home computer on a simple LAN with 2 computers, ethernet connected. I read about the Administrator...

Alright, I've been debating for weeks now on what kind of server to buy/build. I am wanting to setup my home network with Windows Server 2019 running on a server PC. I would prefer to have the server in a tower chassis, with newer hardware, but I can't decide what CPUs would be best. Should I...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/06/amd_cpu_psp_flaw/ AMD says their CPU are near zero risk. But there some security issues found in the AMD fTMP recently. Why? How much performance will affect ryzen and other chips.