Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.

The popular online game-creation platform Roblox, among many other games, has used simple substitution systems to censor ...

This guide shows how to install the latest Firefox build on Linux and adjust key settings to reduce tracking, limit telemetry, and strengthen browser security.

Threat actors are employing a new variation of the ClickFix social engineering technique called InstallFix to convince users ...

In theory HDMI’s CEC feature is great, as it gives HDMI devices the ability to do useful things such as turning on multiple HDMI devices with a single remote control. Of course, such a ...

Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass them more easily than a traditional passcode. I review privacy tools like ...

Tired of all the Microsoft AI slop? You can remove it entirely. Some people love AI. If you're not one of them (or if you have a favorite AI tool that isn't baked into it), using Windows 11 can feel ...

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10. Although they gave users ample time to switch to Windows 11, millions still rely on Windows 10 and cannot upgrade to the new OS ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

Microsoft’s aggressive push toward AI features across Windows and its wider ecosystem has started to frustrate a growing number of users. Copilot recently appeared in Apple App Store release notes and ...