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Gamers in the United Kingdom have found a surprisingly simple way to bypass online age verification checks now required by law on some websites using just a video game. An X user named Dany Sterkhov appears to be the first to discover the hack. On July 25, he posted that he had bypassed Discord’s age verification check using the photo …

Temu users in the European Union are at “high risk” of coming across illegal products while shopping on the platform, as reported earlier by The Financial Times. Preliminary findings from the European Commission’s investigation into the platform uncovered baby toys, small electronics, and other items on Temu considered counterfeit, unsafe, or “non-compliant.” Temu now has a chance to respond to …

FBI warns of Interlock threat – enable 2FA now. LightRocket via Getty Images There are some weeks that I almost feel like I have joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation, given the number of alerts that I am exposed to. Within just the last few days, I have shared a warning to 10 million Android users to disconnect their devices, …

Discconnect now, FBI warns 10 million Android users. NurPhoto via Getty Images Update, July 27, 2025: This story, originally published on July 25, has been updated with a statement from the researchers who disclosed and disrupted the BadBox2 operation that the FBI and Google are tackling head-on, along with news of another, as yet unnamed, global botnet-related threat. In March, …

Tesla sent Robotaxi users a new terms-of-service agreement on Saturday detailing its planned launch in the Bay Area, according to a screenshot viewed by Business Insider. The notification says rides taken outside California are “conducted autonomously.” The update lays out a different setup for California, where Tesla is launching its Robotaxi service under tighter state oversight — a move that …

Unsaved Microsoft Authenticator passwords will be deletd on August 1. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Passwords: You can’t live without them, despite the advance of passkey technology, but unless you act before August 1, the passwords you have generated using Microsoft’s Authenticator app will be deleted. Yes, deleted. This should not come as a surprise, not least as Microsoft has …

Discconnect now, FBI warns 10 million Android users. NurPhoto via Getty Images Update, July 26, 2025: This story, originally published on July 25, has been updated with a statement from the researchers which initially disclosed and disrupted the BadBox 2.0 operation that the FBI and Google are tackling head-on. In March, I reported that one of the largest botnets of …

Apple is making it easy for users to move from AppleCare+ to the new AppleCare One plan, and some customers are getting a gift card in the process. AppleCare One launched on July 24 as a monthly subscription that covers multiple devices under one plan. It supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and more, with pricing that scales as you …

Exclusive Some customers of Broadcom’s VMware business currently cannot access security patches, putting them at greater risk of attack. VMware must support crucial Dutch govt agency as it migrates off the platform, judge rules READ MORE Customers in that perilous position hold perpetual licenses for VMware products but do not have a current support contract with Broadcom, which will not …

AI coding tool wipes production database, fabricates 4,000 users, and lies to cover its tracks  Cybernews SF tech CEO apologizes after AI bot wipes company’s code base — and lied about it  KRON4 Replit’s CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a company’s code base in a test run and lied about it  Business Insider ‘I destroyed months of your work in seconds’ …