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MSI Confirms Cyberattack, Advises Caution With Firmware
By Andrew E. Freedman published
MSI confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack, and is advising customers to only get BIOS updates and firmware from its website.
Bug Makes Windows 11 Snipping Tool Images Recoverable After Editing
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published
Images cropped or edited using Windows 11's Snipping Tool or Windows 10's Snip & Sketch can be partially recovered thanks to a security flaw first discovered in Google Pixel's Markup.
Windows 11 Sends Tremendous Amount of User Data to Third Parties, YouTuber Claims (Update)
By Anton Shilov last updated
Microsoft's Windows 11 shares telemetry data with various online services.
Wi-Fi Routers Used to Detect Human Locations, Poses Within a Room
By Mark Tyson published
Wi-Fi router signal analysis fed through a deep neural network trained on the human form shows promising results for privacy sensitive monitoring purposes.
EA's Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat System for PCs Will Debut With FIFA 23
By Mark Tyson published
EA says that with cheaters moving into the kernel, this is an “absolutely vital” move for fairness in some multiplayer games.

Logitech Brio 500 Review
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published
Logitech’s new 1080p Brio 500 webcam has a built-in privacy shutter, HDR, and makes you look great.
Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD Review: Slow Security on the Go
By Shane Downing published
We put the Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 external SSD through a full gamut of testing to see how it stacks up.
AMD Investigating Alleged 450Gb Data Theft by RansomHouse Extortionists (Update)
By Paul Alcorn last updated
The RansomHouse extortion group claims to have 450Gb of stolen AMD data and is charging an unknown ransom.
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