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Western Digital My Cloud OS update fixes critical vulnerability

Western Digital has released new My Cloud OS firmware to fix a vulnerability exploited by bug hunters during the Pwn2Own 2021 hacking competition to achieve remote code execution. […]

28 Jan

QNAP force-installs update after DeadBolt ransomware hits 3,600 devices

QNAP force-updated customer’s Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices with firmware containing the latest security updates to protect against the DeadBolt ransomware, which has already encrypted over 3,600 devices. […]

02 Dec

Nine WiFi routers used by millions were vulnerable to 226 flaws

Security researchers analyzed nine popular WiFi routers and found a total of 226 potential vulnerabilities in them, even when running the latest firmware. […]

15 Nov

New Rowhammer technique bypasses existing DDR4 memory defenses

Researchers have developed a new fuzzing-based technique called ‘Blacksmith’ that revives Rowhammer vulnerability attacks against modern DRAM devices that bypasses existing mitigations. […]

15 Nov

High severity BIOS flaws affect numerous Intel processors

Intel has released an advisory to confirm the existence of two high-severity vulnerabilities that affect a wide range of Intel processor families. […]

06 Nov

Samsung sued for flawed Chromebook hinges cracking displays

Samsung is being sued for selling the Samsung Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 even though they allegedly knew for years of a defect that caused displays to break. […]

16 Oct

Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink

Canon USA is being sued for not allowing owners of certain printers to use the scanner of faxing functions if they run out of ink. […]

26 Aug

Western Digital confirms speed crippling SN550 SSD flash change

Western Digital has confirmed that it changed the NAND flash memory in one of its most popular M.2 NVMe SSD models, the WD Blue SN550, which crippled writing speeds according to several reports, leading to a 50% performance hit. […]

29 Jun

Hackers use zero-day to mass-wipe My Book Live devices

A zero-day vulnerability in Western Digital My Book Live NAS devices allowed a threat actor to perform mass-factory resets of devices last week, leading to data loss. […]

26 Jun

WhyNotWin11 is a better replacement for Windows 11’s PC Health Check

An open-source application called WhyNotWin11 acts as a better drop-in replacement for Microsoft’s PC Health Check app to determine if your hardware is compatible with Windows 11. […]

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