FBI recovers suspect's deleted Signal messages through stored iPhone notifications
Supporters of the defendants at a recent Texas trial informed 404 Media that the FBI extracted incoming Signal chat messages from a defendant's phone even though the defendant deleted the app and messages. The agents instead recovered message content that the iPhone had stored in a separate database containing push notifications.
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PC market posts modest growth in early 2026 despite memory shortages and economic strain
The growth came despite a convergence of headwinds, including weakening economic indicators and a persistent memory shortage that has reverberated across the tech supply chain. IDC's latest analysis attributes the uptick partly to pre-emptive purchasing by vendors and customers ahead of expected memory price hikes, as well as continued upgrades...
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TikTok star Khaby Lame's $975 million deal is raising serious red flags
The transaction was structured as an all-stock deal for 75 million new shares, not a cash payout, briefly turning Lame into a paper billionaire as Rich Sparkle shares surged. An SEC filing also said Lame directly and indirectly controlled 49% of Step Distinctive.
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VeraCrypt, WireGuard among projects disrupted by Microsoft account suspensions
VeraCrypt developer Mounir Idrassi recently shared an alarming message about the state of the project. The programmer said that he was going through a few challenges, starting with Microsoft's decision to terminate his developer account. Idrassi said that without a fully working account, the open-source encryption tool would receive no...
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Microsoft OneDrive users report mysterious spam files that won't go away
At least a few hundred users on Reddit and Microsoft's support forums began reporting that their OneDrive folders were receiving suspicious shared files and links starting in December. Although the source of the spam has not been definitively determined, many suspect phishing or hacking attempts.
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Intel tops $300 billion market cap for the first time since the dot-com boom
Until recently, Intel's post-pandemic years have not been ones to remember. A declining share price, combined with AMD's success, allowed Team Red to surpass its rival in market cap for the first time ever in 2022.
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The cables powering the internet are under the ocean – and under threat
Submarine-cable construction is surging as the growth of artificial intelligence drives demand for more network capacity. According to TeleGeography, 119 new undersea cables are planned worldwide this year, up from 66 in 2020.
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A version of Windows 10 released a decade ago is now eligible for additional security patches
Did Microsoft really retire Windows 10 in October 2025? The company is now offering additional options to further extend the lifespan of an operating system first released in 2015. Redmond's updated plans include several more years of security patches for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 through the same Extended Security...
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Iran-linked hackers are now targeting industrial controllers in US infrastructure
Federal agencies, including the FBI, CISA, NSA, the Department of Energy, US Cyber Command, and the Environmental Protection Agency, issued an urgent joint advisory Tuesday, warning that an advanced persistent threat group linked to Iran has been exploiting vulnerabilities in programmable logic controllers since at least March 2026.
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Hackers are turning home routers into tools to spy on Microsoft 365 users
A notorious team of Russian spies is once again targeting internet-facing devices to advance their unlawful activities. Microsoft warned that Forest Blizzard, a Kremlin-sponsored hacking group also known as Storm-2754 or Fancy Bear, has spent the past few months attempting to compromise thousands of personal and small office / home...
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