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U.S. officials said they did not have credible intelligence pointing to specific Russian cyberattacks but urged American companies to be on guard.

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Millions of WordPress sites have received a forced update over the past day to fix a critical vulnerability in a plugin called UpdraftPlus. The mandatory patch…

The governments of the U.S. and U.K. on Friday attributed the DDoS attacks against targets in Ukraine this week to Russian intelligence.Read More

Infrequent password rotation increases the risk that cyberattacks on vulnerable IoT devices will endanger people or property.Read More

Nintendo is turning off new purchases for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops. But more importantly, it’s shutting down payments to Rusty!Read More

NASA and ESA spacecraft got an eyeful of a bonkers solar outburst this week.

The fault can cause the airbag light to illuminate at the wrong time, which could then cause the vehicle’s airbags to not deploy in the event of a real crash.

Wylde Flowers is available to play on Apple Arcade. I spoke to the game’s developer about the importance of cozy, inclusive spaces.

On second thought, let’s not build that time machine that takes us back to when sea scorpions lived.

It’s inevitable that another 50 Cent will emerge online and establish a DAO that disrupts the entire entertainment industry.Read More