At a counterterrorism conference in Silicon Valley, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen saiys groups like ISIS…
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If you like deepfakes, you might be mining cryptocurrency – CNET
A website for fans of doctored videos used its visitors’ computers to mine Monero. It’s the…
Detroit bans many Airbnb rentals, surprising hosts and the company – CNET
The ban, approved last year, quietly went into effect this week. Detroiters can no longer host…
Uber outage yields complaints throughout the US – CNET
From DC to Las Vegas, drivers took to Twitter Thursday to ask why the Uber app…
Apple News wants to curate the Winter Olympics for you – CNET
Apple is putting information about the winter sports competition in Pyeongchang in one place, including selected…
Hackers infect Android phones, TVs to mine cryptocurrency – CNET
Chinese researchers found hackers turning internet-connected devices into tools for creating caches of the digital currency…
Microsoft disables Spectre patch after bugs reported – CNET
The patch addressed a critical design flaw in chips made by Intel that could let hackers…
After WannaCry and NotPetya, ransomware dwindled in 2017 – CNET
Hackers wreaked havoc all summer with ransomware. Researchers from Malwarebytes think users might have stopped hackers…