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Behind the hack: How tech journalists were voluntarily hacked (in the name of research)
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Whilst most people know cybercrime is on the rise, too many of us still leave ourselves wide open to attack. Recent analysis suggests that data breaches cost companies an average of almost $4 million, with over $17,000 lost every minute globally to phishing attacks alone.Part of the problem is that many people believe that they are already protecting their personal data and that only attacks involving top-level, sophisticated methods do the damage.About the authorEdvardas...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Whilst most people know cybercrime is on the rise, too many of us still leave ourselves wide open to attack. Recent analysis suggests that data breaches cost companies an average of almost $4 million, with over $17,000 lost every minute globally to phishing attacks alone.Part of the problem is that many people believe that they are already protecting their personal data and that only attacks involving top-level, sophisticated methods do the damage.About the authorEdvardas...WW…
Intel might be about to launch some epic 10-core desktop processors to take on AMD
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…Leaked slides have detailed Intel’s incoming desktop processors ahead . As expected, the Intel Core i9-10900K will be the r in the lineup. The leaked materials, obtained by , confirm that the 10th-gen processor will be manufactured using Intel’s Skylake 14nm process and that it will feature 10 cores, 20 threads and will boost to 5.3GHz thanks to the chipmaker’s Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) technology.Intel is positioning the incoming CPU, which...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…Leaked slides have detailed Intel’s incoming desktop processors ahead . As expected, the Intel Core i9-10900K will be the r in the lineup. The leaked materials, obtained by , confirm that the 10th-gen processor will be manufactured using Intel’s Skylake 14nm process and that it will feature 10 cores, 20 threads and will boost to 5.3GHz thanks to the chipmaker’s Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) technology.Intel is positioning the incoming CPU, which...WW…
Windows 10 now has ads for Edge browser in its search box – is Microsoft going too far in pestering users?
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…is now showing adverts within the search box which are attempting to persuade people to switch to Microsoft Edge, in yet another move to promote the revamped browser which runs the risk of starting to irritate people – given how prevalent these ads are seemingly becoming.If you’re running Windows 10 and you click on the search box now, odds are you’ll see an advert in the panel that pops up, as spotted by – this is certainly the case on our PC.These...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…is now showing adverts within the search box which are attempting to persuade people to switch to Microsoft Edge, in yet another move to promote the revamped browser which runs the risk of starting to irritate people – given how prevalent these ads are seemingly becoming.If you’re running Windows 10 and you click on the search box now, odds are you’ll see an advert in the panel that pops up, as spotted by – this is certainly the case on our PC.These...WW…
Zoom bug gave hackers access to any private meeting
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…A simple vulnerability found in the web client of platform could have allowed hackers to listen in on any private meeting of their choosing.Identified by Tom Anthony, VP Product at SEO firm SearchPilot, the Zoom vulnerability stemmed from the absence of rate limiting on private meeting log in attempts.As Anthony explains in a recent , Zoom meetings used to be protected by a 6-digit numeric password, making for a maximum of one million different...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…A simple vulnerability found in the web client of platform could have allowed hackers to listen in on any private meeting of their choosing.Identified by Tom Anthony, VP Product at SEO firm SearchPilot, the Zoom vulnerability stemmed from the absence of rate limiting on private meeting log in attempts.As Anthony explains in a recent , Zoom meetings used to be protected by a 6-digit numeric password, making for a maximum of one million different...WW…
You’ll never need a password manager again, thanks to this new Chrome update
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…Google will soon introduce biometric authentication to the Chrome Autofill feature on Android devices, in a bid to make conducting online purchases via its browser more convenient and secure.Users will still need to input their information manually when using a credit card for the first time but, for future purchases, Chrome for Android will allow users to bypass CVV checks and authenticate transactions using face ID or fingerprint alone. will...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…Google will soon introduce biometric authentication to the Chrome Autofill feature on Android devices, in a bid to make conducting online purchases via its browser more convenient and secure.Users will still need to input their information manually when using a credit card for the first time but, for future purchases, Chrome for Android will allow users to bypass CVV checks and authenticate transactions using face ID or fingerprint alone. will...WW…
More evidence emerges that Windows 10 is killing off one of its most useful features
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading… is redirecting one of the more commonly used functions on the Control Panel – the section where you can uninstall programs – across to the main Settings app, as work continues to focus users on the latter in the preview version of Microsoft’s OS.As you’re probably aware, Windows 10 remains quite an untidy operating system in some respects, with some functionality duplicated in places, or tucked away in more obscure corners of the UI.The...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading… is redirecting one of the more commonly used functions on the Control Panel – the section where you can uninstall programs – across to the main Settings app, as work continues to focus users on the latter in the preview version of Microsoft’s OS.As you’re probably aware, Windows 10 remains quite an untidy operating system in some respects, with some functionality duplicated in places, or tucked away in more obscure corners of the UI.The...WW…
BT and Toshiba use Quantum Cryptography to create 'unhackable' network
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…BT and Toshiba are celebrating the UK’s first industrial deployment of a quantum secure network in Bristol.The 6km network uses standard Openreach fibre to connect sites belonging to the National Composites Centre (NCC) and the Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS) across the city.The project was chosen because of the sensitive nature of the data sent between the two organisations. Both have interests in the aerospace, energy, and automotive...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…BT and Toshiba are celebrating the UK’s first industrial deployment of a quantum secure network in Bristol.The 6km network uses standard Openreach fibre to connect sites belonging to the National Composites Centre (NCC) and the Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS) across the city.The project was chosen because of the sensitive nature of the data sent between the two organisations. Both have interests in the aerospace, energy, and automotive...WW…
Apple is replacing unresponsive iPhone 11 screens for free
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…If your screen has mysteriously stopped responding to your touches to some degree then Apple will replace the display free of charge, via a new replacement program launched by the company.As per the , "a small percentage of iPhone 11 displays may stop responding to touch due to an issue with the display module". The affected units were manufactured between November 2019 and May 2020, Apple says.Apple hasn't gone into any detail about what's caused...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…If your screen has mysteriously stopped responding to your touches to some degree then Apple will replace the display free of charge, via a new replacement program launched by the company.As per the , "a small percentage of iPhone 11 displays may stop responding to touch due to an issue with the display module". The affected units were manufactured between November 2019 and May 2020, Apple says.Apple hasn't gone into any detail about what's caused...WW…
iPhone 13 could feature next-gen vapor chamber cooling technology
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…We've already heard a few rumors about what could be in store for the later this year, and there's now a new piece of next-gen tech that we can add to the list of potential upgrades: vapor chamber cooling.As per well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, via , Apple is "aggressively testing" the technology to include it in future iPhones – though as yet it's not clear whether or not it'll be ready in time for the 2021 handsets.The cooling system is...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…We've already heard a few rumors about what could be in store for the later this year, and there's now a new piece of next-gen tech that we can add to the list of potential upgrades: vapor chamber cooling.As per well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, via , Apple is "aggressively testing" the technology to include it in future iPhones – though as yet it's not clear whether or not it'll be ready in time for the 2021 handsets.The cooling system is...WW…
Facebook buys top GIF site Giphy for $400m and will add it to Instagram
TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…If you search for a GIF on the web then chances are that you're going to come across very early on in that search. Now the huge GIF library has been bought by Facebook for a cool $400 million (roughly £330m / AU$625m).Facebook says the Giphy team will now work as part of Instagram, so you can expect GIF-finding in the social media app to become slicker than ever. It looks as though the Giphy site and apps will remain as they are, at least for...…TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .Audio player loading…If you search for a GIF on the web then chances are that you're going to come across very early on in that search. Now the huge GIF library has been bought by Facebook for a cool $400 million (roughly £330m / AU$625m).Facebook says the Giphy team will now work as part of Instagram, so you can expect GIF-finding in the social media app to become slicker than ever. It looks as though the Giphy site and apps will remain as they are, at least for...WW…