A malicious Chromium-based extension that spoofs the AI-powered answer engine Perplexity AI redirects browser search traffic using MV3 APIs and intermediary infrastructure.

Let's Encrypt, a certificate authority that issues free, automated TLS certificates, announced on June 3, 2026, its plan to adopt 'Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs)' for the post-quantum era. When ...

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance. So one group of ...

After a few months of beta testing with developers, Apple finally released (in beta) end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone users with iOS 26.5. With that, you can message Android users without ...

While all email servers now use a secure connection, if you want to encrypt emails in the Microsoft Outlook desktop client and Outlook on the Web, then you can do so. The process is different, however ...

On June 24, 2026, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) facilitated the takedown, suspension, and blocking of domains that ...

Paint.net's dev, Rick Brewster, finally secures the Paint.net domain after a 22-year struggle. The original owner's malicious redesign of the website triggered copyright and anti-squatting action, ...

Learn how you can select a custom YouTube URL for the first time, and how to change a custom YouTube URL that’s currently in place. YouTube offers channels the ability to set a custom URL once they’ve ...

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