Google LLC today released a teaser on the Google Store for an event May 7 that’s expected to see the launch of a new range of midlevel Pixel phones. The teaser itself reads, “Help is on the way,” before adding “On May 7, something big is coming to the Pixel universe.” Following a link to a Marvel ...

Electronic Arts Inc. has quickly updated its Origin gaming client after security researchers discovered a vulnerability that could be easily exploited by hackers. Detailed by TechCrunch today, the vulnerability relates to how Origin, a client used to install EA games, used a specific address, “origin://,” to download and install a game. The researchers found that they ...

An insidious new form of malware designed to avoid detection on ad networks has successfully targeted over 200 premium publishers. Detailed today by ad verification firm The Media Trust, the AfterShock-3PC malware is described as “polymorphic” in that it constantly changes its identifiable features to evade detection. First detected in March, AfterShock-3PC exploited several well-known ad networks, used frequent code-switching, ...

A hacking group that leaked the details of federal law enforcement agents last week has accessed and leaked data from more sites and is now making political demands. The group, which goes by the name of PokemonGo Team, first breached several Federal Bureau of Investigation-affiliated website and leaked details April 11. According to TechCrunch, the ...

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today announced it will delist Bitcoin SV, a cryptocurrency founded by controversial investor Craig Wright in what may be the final chapter of a saga that started over a split in Bitcoin Cash last year. That saga started when a proposed fork of the cryptocurrency saw two separate groups ...

Artificial intelligence-enabled insights platform startup Amenity Analytics Ltd. has raised $18 million in new funding to expand hiring and product development. The Series B round, announced today, was led by Starr Companies and included Allstate, Intel Capital and State of Mind Ventures. Intel Capital had previously invested in the company in October 2017. Founded in 2015, Amenity ...

In a bizarre story of a joke that has gone away, hidden messages that were originally meant for Oculus pre-production units have found their way into general production in what appears to have been a supply chain failure. The messages, which included “Big Brother is Watching,” The Masons Were Here,” “This Space For Rent” and ...

An unknown number of Microsoft Corp. email account users, including those using Outlook and Hotmail, may have had details of emails stolen in a hack that lasted from Jan. 1 to March 28. A hacker or group of hackers gained access to a customer support account for Microsoft, from which they then got access to information ...

A vulnerability in a popular related-sites WordPress plugin is being actively exploited, with security researchers urgently warning users to take action. The plugin, Yuzo Related Posts, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows hackers to inject malicious code into a WordPress-based website using it, redirecting visitors to malicious website instead. One prominent victim of the ...

The next generation of Wi-Fi security launched in June 2018 with a claim to be the safest, most secure iteration of WiFi, but now two security researchers have found it’s hackable after all. The find comes from Mathy Vanhoef of New York University Abu Dhabi and Eyal Ronen of Tel Aviv University, who disclosed Wednesday that they ...