The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.

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Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities that expose organizations to cyberattacks.

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Some Dell and HP laptop owners have been befuddled by their machines’ inability to play HEVC/H.265 content in web browsers, despite their machines’ processors having integrated decoding support.

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Tor VPN is free to use but is still in beta and intended for testing purposes only. Don’t use it for high-stakes or privacy-critical work. Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus on ...

Any burgeoning new technology is almost always met with criticisms — some justified, and others not so much. Lately, Google’s Gemini has been the focus of such critiques. Last month, Gemini was under ...

To disable the Liquid Glass UI in iOS 26, go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and turn on Reduce Transparency. You can also switch to Dark Mode, customize app icons to use darker or ...

The Tor network and VPNs both promise to boost your online anonymity—but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. I break down what each one does and how they compare to help you figure out ...