Socket’s Threat Research Team found 737 fake VPN and proxy extensions on the Chrome Web Store, with more than 75,000 combined installs The add-ons pose as trusted names like Proton VPN and NordVPN while routing your entire browser session through proxies run by one operator Hundreds are still live, so it’s worth checking your browser…
Huntress uncovers Shopify refund scam using fake orders and app notifications Attackers embed contact details in shipping addresses to trick victims into paying Users advised to ignore suspicious info, verify refunds, and report fake stores Hackers are targeting businesses and individuals running Shopify stores with a highly sophisticated fake refund scam, experts have warned. Security…
Another Friday, and another weekly crossword is ready for you. Enjoy the latest tech-themed puzzle below, with several clues related to the biggest news from the past seven days, as well as some more general bits of tech trivia and nerdy pastimes. Making these puzzles over the last few weeks has got me back into…
Trump levies huge tariffs on ‘sensitive’ drones, such as those heavier than 25kg Tariffs have also been applied to a range of other countries, such as the EU, UK, Japan, and Taiwan Trump says the tariffs will help strengthen national security while also bolstering the domestic drone market President Trump has levied a new set…
Flock is making it harder for its systems to be abused Its CEO says the company’s priority is public safety You can now 3D print a Flock Sock to disable cameras near you Flock knows that its license plate readers and other surveillance tech are facing a substantial backlash from citizens and privacy groups, and…
In recent years, RT (formerly Russia Today) has been banned in the UK, Canada and across the EU, de-platformed in Australia, and subjected to heavy sanctions in the US, where it has been removed from the Google and Apple app stores. Want to watch RT online? Use a good VPN – we’ll show you how…
I didn’t set out to build a Breakout clone, but that’s what I — or really Claude, under my direction — did, and it took less time than it takes to watch a half dozen cat videos. Here’s how it started. Claude was having issues. Anthropic’s powerful and popular generative AI platform was apparently going…
Namecheap suffers major outage, with services unavailable for hours “Cooling issues” at Phoenix data center blamed for outage The issue took around 15 hours to fully repair, with customers raging Top hosting provider Namecheap suffered a significant outage which led to websites across the globe seeing problems for several hours. The web hosting company saw…
The EFL Championship 2026/27 season is upon us as we get set for more thrills, spills, shocks and controversy in arguably the most exciting league in Europe. As always, there are storylines galore across the division. It will be fascinating to see how West Ham and Wolves cope with the 46-game marathon of a Championship…
The computing industry was once unrecognizable from the one we see today, with the idea of discipline centered around writing code treated as some kind of fantasy. That was before industry pioneer Margaret Hamilton coined the term while leading the flight software team for NASA’s Apollo space program in the 1960s. “When I first came…