John Carmack, seen here wearing an early prototype Oculus Rift headset. Oculus consulting CTO John Carmack has been bullish on the idea of “the metaverse” for a long time, as he’ll be among the first Read more…
Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018. (credit: Verizon) Verizon has made a deal to use Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to add capacity to Read more…
Enlarge (credit: ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images) In the first half of this guide to personal digital security, I covered the basics of assessing digital risks and protecting what you can Read more…
Enlarge / Artist’s impression of how to keep your digital stuff safe from all kinds of threats. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) I spend most of my time these days investigating the uglier side Read more…
Enlarge / People in Chile with Worldcoin’s “Orb” iris scanner. (credit: Worldcoin) More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned in return for a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin, as a project to distribute digital money Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Future Publishing | Getty Images) Since at least 2019, hackers have been hijacking high-profile YouTube channels. Sometimes they broadcast cryptocurrency scams, sometimes they simply auction off access to the account. Now, Google has Read more…
Enlarge (credit: VOO QQQ) England’s COVID Pass system went offline for hours on Wednesday, causing British travelers to remain stranded at airports. Some passengers couldn’t board their flights, while others suffered delays as both the Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Steve Halama) Numerous Visible Wireless subscribers are reporting that their accounts were hacked this week. Visible runs on Verizon’s 5G and 4G LTE networks and is owned by Verizon. Suspicions of a data breach Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) This is the story of the mastermind behind one of the largest “fake news” operations in the US. For two years, he ran websites and Facebook groups that Read more…
(credit: Stephen Melkisethian) In a groundbreaking initiative announced by the Department of Justice this week, federal contractors will be sued if they fail to report a cyber attack or data breaches. The newly introduced “Civil Cyber-Fraud Read more…