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Plus: WhatsApp plugs holes that could be used for remote execution attacks, Microsoft patches a zero-day vulnerability, and more.

PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, and muPDF/Subliminal Recording all targeted.

The messenger protocol had gained popularity for its robust security, but vulnerabilities allowed attackers to decrypt messages and impersonate users.

Using a text description or an existing image, Make-A-Video can render video on demand.

For decades, security researchers warned about techniques for hijacking virtualization software. Now one group has put them into practice.

Small office routers? FreeBSD machines? Enterprise servers? Chaos infects them all.

Damage to the pipeline that runs between Russia and Germany is being treated as deliberate. Finding out what happened may not be straightforward.

Cloud giant says its verification tool doesn't challenge or profile users.

DALL-E launched frenzy of image synthesis development but was invitation-only until now.

Google Fiber test delivered 20.2Gbps downloads to exec's home in Kansas City.

Previously overlooked flaws allow malicious homeservers to decrypt and spoof messages.

The internet infrastructure company has an alternative tool to check whether you’re human—and it doesn’t force you to pick out buses in tiny boxes.

In the world's first operating system interview, Linux tells all about Windows, Torvalds, and its favorite distro.

Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work?

Lossy compression bypasses text-to-image portions of Stable Diffusion with interesting results.

Same app, different risks if you download it in, say, Tunisia rather than in Germany.

Want to speak up against Big Tech, unjust data collection, and surveillance? Here's how to be an activist in your community and beyond.

The fun-loving cybercriminals blamed for breaches of Uber and Rockstar are exposing weaknesses in ways others aren't.

Distributed denial-of-service attacks are also likely to increase, advisory says.

Using Respeecher, Vader will live on as a cloned voice effect performed by another actor.

It won’t solve all of your privacy problems, but a virtual private network can make you a less tempting target for hackers.

UN countries are preparing to pick a new head of the International Telecommunications Union. Who wins could shape the open web's future.

Many companies have pulled physical servers from the country as a mandate to collect customer data goes into effect.

Plus: A leaked trove illuminates Russia’s internet regulator, a report finds Facebook and Instagram violated Palestinian rights, and more.

For 2nd time in 4 years, Amazon loses control of its IP space in BGP hijacking.

Starlink capacity limits hit users—SpaceX says more satellites will make it faster.

New research shows how third-party apps could be exploited to infiltrate these sensitive workplace tools.

Amid protests against the killing of Mahsa Amini, authorities have cut off mobile internet, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The death toll continues to rise.

Registration of AI-assisted comic comes amid fierce online debate about AI art ethics.

Churches are using invasive phone-monitoring tech to discourage “sinful” behavior. Some software is seeing more than congregants realize.