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System76, a popular Denver-based PC manufacturer company that also offers Ubuntu-based Linux distribution Pop!_OS, will start designing and building its own Linux laptops from January 2020. Speaking to Forbes in an interview, System76’s CEO Carl Richell says that the company wants to follow-up its popular Thelio desktop with in-house built Linux laptops. System76 offers an […]
The keylogging code was embedded in the SynTP.sys file, which is a module of the Synaptics Touchpad driver that ships with HP notebook models. “The logging was disabled by default but could be permitted by setting a registry value,” said a security researcher going by the Title of ZwClose, who identified the flaw earlier this […]
Bugs in Intel’s firmware allow remote code execution, data exfiltration and more. Bugs in the underlying firmware of multiple Intel chip families have left laptops, servers and storage appliances vulnerable to a number of security vulnerabilities, the company has admitted. The silicon giant has confirmed reports from third-party security researchers that flaws in its chips’ […]
Reports indicate that immigration officials were given permission to hack into asylum seekers and refugees for the past three years. Rape and torture victims were also included in the list. As expected, the news sparked outrage amongst civil right groups and rape victim campaigners who claimed it was distressing to know the British government could […]
As hoverboards become the number one item on almost every child’s (and some adults) Christmas wish list, reports have emerged over the past week that some models have shorted out and caught fire. One particular case resulted in a hoverboard exploding and catching fire causing substantial damage to the victims home. The concern for the […]
Dell is found to be shipping laptops having eDellRoot certificate installed by default. The certificate is through trusted but has all the permissions. Shipping laptops with pre-installed stuff is nothing new; Lenovo has been shipping laptops having pre-installed bloatware. Now, a user on twitter (Joe Nord) recently ordered a new Dell laptop and tweeted screenshot […]
Do you know the USB devices we carry each day can be converted into a bomb? You must be thinking like “yeah whatever.” No, it’s true, a researcher just showed how a USB can be converted into a killer USB that can kill your whole PC within seconds. Though, this is not the first time such […]
From using PCs and cell phones to watch online movies and playing games, wireless technology has advanced greatly and made life easier for us — However, Wi-Fi has a serious drawback that it makes people sick. Wi-Fi signals are different from radio and television signals as these are powerful enough to penetrate concrete walls. This […]
The killer USB Drive has been designed especially to burn laptops – So be careful while inserting someone’s USB on your laptop. Have you heard about the subway USB theft? In case you haven’t let us tell you that someone took a flash drive from a passenger while both were travelling. The drive was later plugged by the […]