February 2025

Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation 2025-02-04 at 10:30 By Iain Thomson Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.… This article is […]

Microsoft Patches Critical Azure AI Face Service Vulnerability with CVSS 9.9 Score 2025-02-04 at 08:33 By Microsoft has released patches to address two Critical-rated security flaws impacting Azure AI Face Service and Microsoft Account that could allow a malicious actor to escalate their privileges under certain conditions. The flaws are listed below – CVE-2025-21396 (CVSS

Google Patches 47 Android Security Flaws, Including Actively Exploited CVE-2024-53104 2025-02-04 at 08:33 By Google has shipped patches to address 47 security flaws in its Android operating system, including one it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-53104 (CVSS score: 7.8), which has been described as a

Microsoft SharePoint Connector Flaw Could’ve Enabled Credential Theft Across Power Platform 2025-02-04 at 06:59 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability impacting the Microsoft SharePoint connector on Power Platform that, if successfully exploited, could allow threat actors to harvest a user’s credentials and stage follow-on attacks. This could manifest in the form

Not even Nvidia’s Jensen Huang can talk President Tariffs out of chip import taxes 2025-02-04 at 03:21 By Tobias Mann GPU giant could just wait eight minutes for Donald to change his mind US President Donald Trump loves his tariffs and it seems that not even a meeting with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang could persuade

Musk’s DOGE ship gets ‘full’ access to Treasury payment system, moves to axe USAID 2025-02-04 at 01:48 By Jessica Lyons Who better to trust trillions of dollars, SSNs and other sensitive info with than Elon The chaos in Washington DC continued over the weekend and into Monday with government workers locked out of their offices

US senator wants to slap prison term, $1M fine on anyone aiding Chinese AI with … downloads? 2025-02-04 at 01:03 By Tobias Mann As UK proposes laws against neural-nets-for-pedophiles Americans may have to think twice about downloading a Chinese AI model or investing in a company behind such a neural network in future. A law

TSA’s airport facial-recog tech faces audit probe 2025-02-04 at 00:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Senators ask, Homeland Security watchdog answers: Is it worth the money? The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General has launched an audit of the Transportation Security Administration’s use of facial recognition technology at US airports, following criticism from lawmakers and privacy advocates.…

Trump admin scrubs DEI, gender content from federal websites 2025-02-03 at 23:34 By Thomas Claburn Meanwhile, the Internet Archive races to save what it can – again Vast numbers of webpages have disappeared from federal sites in an effort to meet the deadline to implement the Trump administration’s executive orders targeting diversity initiatives and gender.…

Ontario responds to Trump tariff by pitching Starlink deal into the trash 2025-02-03 at 22:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo Canadian province ‘won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy’ The provincial government in Ontario, Canada is hitting back at President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on the US’ northern neighbor by scrapping a deal with

Microsoft killing off Defender VPN this month 2025-02-03 at 21:48 By Iain Thomson Throw Copilot down the same well, too, maybe? No? OK If you were relying on Microsoft’s Defender VPN, it’s time to find an alternative – Redmond is shutting it down at the end of the month.… This article is an excerpt from

Microsoft saying breaking up with Defender VPN in February 2025-02-03 at 21:18 By Iain Thomson ‘We are removing the privacy protection feature and will invest in new areas that will better align to customer needs’ If you were relying on Microsoft’s Defender VPN, it’s time to find an alternative – Redmond is shutting it down

Intel rakes in €515M from EU after ancient antitrust fine nixed 2025-02-03 at 19:49 By Dan Robinson A glimmer of light in an otherwise gloomy year for troubled chipmaker Beleaguered chip giant Intel has at least one thing to smile about after receiving a payout of €515.55 million ($536 million) from the EU in relation