TECH

SantaStealer targets browsers, wallets, messaging apps, documents, and desktop screenshots Fourteen modules extract data simultaneously through separate execution threads Execution delays are used to reduce immediate user suspicion Experts have warned of a new malware strain dubbed SantaStealer which offers information theft capabilities through a malware-as-a-service model. Rapid7 researchers (via BleepingComputer), the operation is a…

It’s music disc Inception Vinyl, CD, CD-R and CD-RW playback £299 (about $400 / AU$605) If you’re feeling fancy this Christmas you could treat your guests to a turducken, a Cajun creation where a chicken is stuffed into a duck and the duck is then stuffed into a turkey*. Mixx Audio appears to have created…

HP’s GPIB standard receives Linux support 53 years after its original release Legacy lab instruments can now integrate seamlessly with modern Linux distros The interface maintains the original 8MB/s bandwidth across multiple connected devices A bus standard introduced by HP in 1972 has finally gained stable Linux driver support, more than fifty years after its…

Soverli enables multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on a single smartphone Mission-critical users can maintain workflow even if Android becomes compromised Employees can separate personal and business environments without sacrificing device functionality A Swiss cybersecurity startup, Soverli, has announced a new approach to mobile security that works alongside Android and iOS on commercial smartphones….

We learned earlier this week that iRobot, the company behind Roomba, had been taken over by a Chinese contract manufacturing company, Picea, following years of financial struggles. The deal has led to plenty of negative press, but when I spoke to the company’s CEO, Gary Cohen, he assured me the future for iRobot was far…

Attackers exploit help desk personnel to gain unauthorized payroll system access Social engineering lets hackers redirect employee salaries without triggering alerts Targeting individual paychecks keeps attacks under law enforcement and corporate radar Payroll systems are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, particularly during periods when bonuses and end-of-year payments are expected. Okta Threat Intelligence reports that attackers…

AI can’t exist without data – so why is the US hiring more AI specialists than data engineers? Less tech-mature regions are likely the worst culprits, jumping on the hype AI workers are being rewarded more than data engineers More than four in five AI projects fail, according to RAND research – which is around…

Origin Code will demo its new Vortex DDR5 memory at CES 2026 This RAM has a triple-fan cooling solution (which is removable) That active fan cooling promises to offer 40% better performance than passive cooling, but given the RAM crisis, expect this memory to be seriously costly Origin Code is a lesser-known RAM brand that…

Top five recommended VPNs have all be re-tested and reviews re-written. Proton VPN climbs to 3rd place as ExpressVPN slips to 4th. NordVPN remains at #1. It’s official! The results are in from our latest VPN re-test and it’s Proton VPN that’s the biggest mover and shaker. While NordVPN remains are #1 choice of best…

UK confirms October hack of Foreign Office system, data possibly stolen Risk to individuals deemed low; investigation continues, attribution unclear Chinese state actors suspected but not officially confirmed The UK government has confirmed speculation that classified government servers were hacked and accessed by threat actors, as former chief advisor Dominic Cummings brought to light. Reports…