Researchers Turn Everyday File-Change Alerts Into a Silent Spy Tool on Every Major OS
Academic researchers have shown that the routine file-notification systems built into Linux, Windows, and macOS can be abused to track keystrokes, browsing habits, and more — with no...
F-Droid 2.0 Modernizes Android App Discovery but Leaves Some Privacy Tools Behind
F-Droid 2.0 brings the open-source Android repository its largest client redesign in a decade, with improved search, automatic updates and a modernized codebase. Privacy-conscious users should note that...
Ireland Hits Google With a €403 Million Fine Over Years of Location-Data Practices
Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million after finding that three of its location-related features failed to meet GDPR's requirements on lawfulness, fairness, transparency, and data...
Cloud and SaaS Resilience Starts With Identity, Dependency Mapping and Tested Recovery
Cloud and SaaS adoption has replaced a clear network perimeter with overlapping identity and supplier dependencies. Organizations can limit cascading failures by mapping concentration risk, prioritizing exposed systems,...
ChatGPT Sandbox Isolation Flaw Created a Hidden Route for Cross-Account Data Theft
Researchers found that a shared internal package service could act as a covert communication channel between isolated ChatGPT containers. The proof of concept combined hidden instructions and connected-app...
ZTNA in 2026: Ten Platforms Shaping Secure Access Beyond the Traditional VPN
A new 2026 market overview compares ten prominent zero-trust network access platforms for cloud, hybrid and remote environments. Buyers should look beyond feature checklists and test identity, device...
Microsoft’s New Windows Tool Quietly Resets Chrome, Firefox, and Brave to Bing
A newly spotted Microsoft installer called MicrosoftSettings.exe pushes a browser extension that switches Chrome, Firefox, and Brave over to Bing search and the MSN homepage. Security researchers note...
Claude AI’s Shared Chat Links Briefly Turned Up in Google Search, Exposing Private Conversations
Hundreds of Claude AI shared-chat links reportedly became publicly searchable on Google over the weekend, exposing legal advice, proprietary code, and personal conversations to anyone who searched for...