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Should you trust AI agents with your holiday shopping? Here’s what experts want you to know
/in General NewsAI agents can save you time and money. But are they worth the risk?
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I only run internet speed tests this way now (and how to use the results for faster Wi-Fi)
/in General NewsAfter a decade testing PCs, routers, and networks, I know what really slows things down – and how to optimize your connection.
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‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted
/in General NewsKohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers’ data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
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Fintech firm Marquis alerts dozens of US banks and credit unions of a data breach after ransomware attack
/in General NewsMarquis said ransomware hackers stole reams of banking customer data, containing personal information and financial records, as well as Social Security numbers, belonging to hundreds of thousands of people. The number of affected people is expected to rise.
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University of Phoenix says ‘numerous individuals’ impacted by Oracle EBS breach
/in General NewsThe private, for-profit University of Phoenix is the latest school to disclose that it suffered a data breach due to a vulnerability in Oracle’s E-Business Suite.
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This unassuming Asus laptop is the ThinkPad alternative I didn’t see coming
/in General NewsAsus’ ExpertBook P3 powers through demanding workloads thanks to its AMD processor, ample RAM, and efficient thermal cooling.
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WordPress King Addons Flaw Under Active Attack Lets Hackers Make Admin Accounts
/in General NewsA critical security flaw impacting a WordPress plugin known as King Addons for Elementor has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The vulnerability, CVE-2025-8489 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a case of privilege escalation that allows unauthenticated attackers to grant themselves administrative privileges by simply specifying the administrator user role during registration.
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Microsoft Silently Patches Windows LNK Flaw After Years of Active Exploitation
/in General NewsMicrosoft has silently plugged a security flaw that has been exploited by several threat actors since 2017 as part of the company’s November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, according to ACROS Security’s 0patch.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-9491 (CVSS score: 7.8/7.0), which has been described as a Windows Shortcut (LNK) file UI misinterpretation vulnerability that could lead to remote
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Fake ChatGPT Atlas Browser Used in ClickFix Attack to Steal Passwords
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a critical ChatGPT Atlas browser attack, confirming the danger of the ongoing surge in the ClickFix threat.
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These Cyber Monday smart glasses deals are still live: Shop big sales like Meta Ray-Bans for 20% off
/in General NewsSee what the smart glasses craze is all about for yourself, and score a great discount from brands like Meta, RayNeo, Xreal, and Amazon before they’re gone.
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