Ravie LakshmananJan 29, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking News This week’s updates show how small changes can create real problems. Not loud incidents, but quiet shifts that are easy to miss until they add up. The kind that affects systems people rely on every day. Many of the stories point to the same trend: familiar tools being used in unexpected ways. Security controls are being worked on. Trusted platforms turning into weak spots. What looks routine on the surface often isn’t. There’s no single theme driving everything — just steady pressure across many fronts. Access, data, money, and trust are all being…
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EFF has long warned about the dangers of the “real-time bidding” (RTB) system powering nearly every ad you see online. A proposed class-action settlement with Google over their RTB system is a step in the right direction towards giving people more control over their data. Truly curbing the harms of RTB, however, will require stronger legislative protections. What Is Real-Time Bidding? RTB is the process by which most websites and apps auction off their ad space. Unfortunately, the milliseconds-long auctions that determine which ads you see also expose your personal information to thousands of companies a day. At a high-level,…
Google has released v23 of the Google Ads API, the first update of 2026 and the start of a faster release cadence, introducing deeper Performance Max reporting, more granular invoicing, new AI-powered audience tools, and expanded campaign controls. What’s new: Performance Max transparency: Ad network type breakdowns are now available for PMax campaigns. More detailed invoices: Campaign-level costs, regulatory fees, and adjustments can be retrieved via InvoiceService. More precise scheduling: Campaigns can now use start and end date-times instead of date-only fields. Local data access: Store location details are available through PerStoreView, matching the Stores report. New audience dimension: LIFE_EVENT_USER_INTEREST…
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Google has disrupted Ipidea, a massive residential proxy network consisting of user devices that are being used as the last-mile link in cyberattack chains. “In a single seven day period in January 2026, GTIG observed over 550 individual threat groups that we track utilizing IP addresses tracked as Ipidea exit nodes to obfuscate their activities, including groups from China, DPRK, Iran and Russia. The activities included access to victim SaaS environments, on-premises infrastructure, and password spray attacks,” Google Threat Intelligence Group said on Thursday. Millions of home IPs for hire Residential proxy networks are collections of proxy servers that route…
Finding an SEO Writing Tool is easy. But it’s a lot more challenging to find one that fits how you work. In this guide, I share nine SEO writing tools I’ve personally tested. I explain what each tool does best, and where it falls short. Some are better for drafting, others for optimization or editing, and a few can handle more than one stage of the process.If you’re new to content writing or are trying to streamline your workflow, this list will help you choose the right option.1. Content ToolkitPricing: Seven-day free trial. Paid plan is $60/month.The Semrush Content Toolkit is…
TL;DR Samsung has released a dedicated SmartThings app for Galaxy XR. The app is missing a few features, including Map View. One of the biggest concerns about the Galaxy XR before its launch was app support. While the Galaxy XR isn’t in as bad of a position as the Apple Vision Pro, this area could still use some improvement. To help fill out its offerings, Samsung has rolled out a new app for the headset. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Spotted by the folks over at SamMobile, the Galaxy XR now has a dedicated SmartThings app.…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Rapid digitization and increasing interconnectedness in the healthcare industry are “exposing clinical technology to threats it was never engineered to withstand,” Trellix said in a report published on Tuesday. The threat intelligence report, based on 54.7 million detections from Trellix products in healthcare environments in 2025, highlighted email as the top threat vector (85% of all detections) and the U.S. as the biggest target (75% of all detections). Trellix’s report also described the evolution of the ransomware ecosystem. Dive Insight:…
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. A 77-inch OLED dipping below $1,500 doesn’t happen often. Seeing it at $1,419.99 is even rarer. That price beats the lowest tracked deal for the Samsung S85F and lands well under Amazon’s current $1,597.99 listing. This Woot deal is for a factory-reconditioned unit. In exchange, you get a 90-day Samsung warranty and free standard shipping if you’re a Prime member, while non-members pay an extra $6. The deal is live for two days or until stock runs out. The…
Growing up I always wanted to play the newest and most exciting games, and for me it was FIFA, Zelda and Red Alert. For my kids today it’s Roblox, Minecraft, and Call of Duty. I remember, it wasn’t easy to convince your parents to constantly pay for these new games, so you compromise or you look up in Google “Free FIFA 2003 download.” While today I know it’s illegal, for most kids, it starts innocently. Your child wants to make Roblox run faster. Or unlock a feature. Or install a mod that their friends are using. They search Google or…