Ars readers gave over $39,000 in our 2024 Charity Drive
Last month, we asked readers to donate to a couple of good causes in our 2024 Charity Drive sweepstakes. And boy, did you deliver. With the drive now complete and…
India Proposes Digital Data Rules with Tough Penalties and Cybersecurity Requirements
The Indian government has published a draft version of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules for public consultation. “Data fiduciaries must provide clear and accessible information about how personal…
Microsoft would really like you to replace your old Windows 10 PCs this year
Last January at CES, Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Yusuf Mehdi declared 2024 the “year of the AI PC.” And whether you believe that prediction came true or not—many new PCs…
Same CPU, slower GPU and NPU: Meet the rest of Intel’s Core Ultra 200 laptop chips
Intel’s Core Ultra 200 series is currently bifurcated between two architectures: Lunar Lake, which powers the Core Ultra 200V series of laptop chips; and Arrow Lake, which is included in…
Meet the man keeping hope, and 70-year-old pinball machines, alive
The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered…
Whoops: Volkswagen Leaks Sensitive Data Of 800,000 Electric Vehicle Owners
Back in 2023 Mozilla issued a report indicating that automakers have some of the worst privacy and security standards in all of tech, routinely hoovering up oceans of consumer behavior…
FireScam Android Malware Poses as Telegram Premium to Steal Data and Control Devices
An Android information stealing malware named FireScam has been found masquerading as a premium version of the Telegram messaging app to steal data and maintain persistent remote control over compromised…
From $22M in Ransom to +100M Stolen Records: 2025’s All-Star SaaS Threat Actors to Watch
In 2024, cyber threats targeting SaaS surged, with 7,000 password attacks blocked per second (just in Entra ID)—a 75% increase from last year—and phishing attempts up by 58%, causing $3.5…
⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [6 Jan]
Every tap, click, and swipe we make online shapes our digital lives, but it also opens doors—some we never meant to unlock. Extensions we trust, assistants we rely on, and…
Russian-Speaking Attackers Target Ethereum Devs with Fake Hardhat npm Packages
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed several malicious packages on the npm registry that have been found impersonating the Nomic Foundation’s Hardhat tool in order to steal sensitive data from developer systems.…