TECH

The US Treasury’s FinCEN arm asks financial institutions to file scam center suspicious activity reports under a new keyword FinCEN says that it flagged financial moves across 33,904 different filings, but actual losses might differ significantly, as the approach is prone to double-counting transactions Only 1,300 institutions filed reports, with 10,082 (29.7%) of them centering…

A pseudonymous GitHub account has published what it calls a reconstruction of Stuxnet malware that purportedly took out a fifth of Iran’s centrifuges before being discovered The original source has never surfaced, and the ‘Stuxnet’ moniker that the account uses comes from Symantec’s coining of the name weeks after it was discovered The code remains…

Panasonic launches new DMR-4X1010 4K Blu-ray player in Japan Also includes 4K tuners, 10TB of local storage for recordings, Blu-ray recording, and support for cloud storage About $2,800 / £2,080 / AU$3,930 Blu-ray fans should be feeling blessed this month: with new players decidedly thin on the ground, September has brought us news of not…

The narrative that AI might end humanity in a decade has monopolized public discourse, so much so that we may be ignoring more prosaic, immediate AI concerns like jobs. I’m neither an AI doomer nor a booster. I believe generative AI has tremendous potential, especially for helping us solve our most difficult problems, like cancer…

When I first saw the IKEA x Xbox collaboration at this year’s Gamescom, I was struck by two conflicting ideas. With its multi-functional side table, TV stand, and decorative controller box, this is some smartly made furniture with some genuinely helpful uses. Then, with a thumbstick stool and a D-pad cushion, it’s also one of…

Amazon has announced the dates for its second Prime Day sale, taking place on October 6 and 7 this year, and the retailer has also released early deals, including some of our top-rated models. • Shop more early Prime Day deals While tech prices have risen this past year because of the global RAM and…

UK NCSC, FBI, and Dutch AIVD warn Iran is using Chosen Brick malware against dissidents and journalists Malware steals files, captures audio, grabs WhatsApp/Telegram data, and can wipe systems entirely Operatives rely on social engineering; agencies urge awareness, MFA, updates, and endpoint monitoring Iranian hackers are targeting “enemies of the state”, both local and foreign,…

While all eyes this week were on the launch of the Apple Watch Series 12, there are plenty of other wearables out there receiving tempting discounts that might turn your head. As we slowly march towards peak deals season, culminating in Black Friday, we’re likely to see discounts on watches from Samsung, Garmin, Huawei and…

CenterPoint Energy confirmed a cyberattack via exposed API, with customer data stolen Threat actor claims 7.49M files including IDs, SSNs, billing data, and transaction records Operations unaffected; investigation ongoing, regulators notified, customers to be informed CenterPoint Energy has confirmed suffering a cyberattack and data theft, days after a criminal advertised the stolen files on an…

Got your iPhone 18 Pro Max on preorder but can’t quite decide on the perfect plan to pair it with? I think I’ve found a contender for the best overall option right now. It’s Mint Mobile’s latest new-customer promotion, which lets you take out a line on any of the carrier’s excellent prepaid plans for…