Pornhub Urges Big Tech Companies to Adopt Device-Based Age Verification
According to Wired, Pornhub's parent company has sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft urging them to device-based age verification.
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Thunderbird Pro Enters Closed Testing Phase
A new announcement from Thunderbird Pro sees the services entering an “initial closed test run” with a “core group of community contributors.”
Twitch Added to Age Restricted Social Media in Australia
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has added Twitch to its growing list of age-restricted social media sites.
EFF Files Lawsuit Against DOJ and DHS to Uncover Information About Removed ICE-Tracking Apps
The EFF has filed a lawsuit against the US DOJ and DHS to uncover information their demands to censor apps.
GrapheneOS migrates server infrastructure from France amid police intimidation claims
The GrapheneOS project has announced on X that they are ceasing all operations in France, asserting that the country is no longer safe for "open source projects"
Monero Node RPC Codebase Gets Improved Fuzzing Coverage
The Monero node codebase now has significant fuzzing coverage over its RPC endpoints, thanks to work by ADA Logics, funded and contracted through MAGIC Grants.
WhatsApp contact discovery vulnerability identifies 3.5 billion users
Security researchers from the University of Vienna and SBA Research have disclosed a now-patched vulnerability that can enumerate around 3.5 billion WhatsApp accounts using the app's contact discovery feature.
Brave Announces Verifiable and Transparent TEE Support in Leo
Today, Brave announced that their Leo AI assistant inside of the Brave browser will utilize NEAR AI Nvidia-backed Trusted Execution Environments (TEE).
Android's Quick Share is Now Compatible with AirDrop
According to Android Authority, Android's Quick Share feature for sending files wirelessly over the air is now officially compatible with AirDrop, without any help from Apple.
Sturnus Android Malware Directly Captures Screen, Bypassing E2EE
A new strain of insidious Android malware has been discovered that can “bypass encrypted messaging” by capturing content directly from the screen after decryption.
First Foreign Censorship Shield Bill Proposed in Wyoming
A blog post by Preston Byrne, the lawyer representing 4chan in their ongoing legal case with Ofcom, announced that the GRANITE Act, “the first foreign censorship shield bill ever conceived in the history of the United States,” has been filed in the state of Wyoming.
NovaCustom announces SHIFTphone with iodéOS: Security community concerned
Dutch-based computer manufacturer NovaCustom announced that they are selling a configurable version of the SHIFTphone 8.1, a modular smartphone similar to the Fairphone, with iodéOS.
Element Will Soon Make Verifying Your Devices Mandatory
The Matrix-based messenger Element announced their plans to make verifying your devices mandatory, so you can be sure the person you’re messaging with end-to-end encryption is really them.
Mozilla’s Monitor Plus Service is Shutting Down
Mozilla’s paid data removal service, Monitor Plus, will be shut down on December 17.
Thousands of ASUS Routers Compromised in Suspected State-Sponsored Cyberattack
SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team has worked with ASUS to unveil a massive malware campaign against End-of-Life (EoL) ASUS WRT routers.
EU Digital Omnibus Supposedly Simplifies Digital Privacy Regulation
The EU Commission has put forth their Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal, which aims to simplify the GDPR in order to foster competitiveness.
Windows Announces “Experimental Agentic Features,” Admits Potential for Prompt Injection and Malware
Windows will be getting a new feature called Copilot Actions that will allow Copilot to perform actions on behalf of the user by interacting with local files and applications.
Microsoft Issues Patch After Extended Security Updates Fail
Microsoft has put out preparation package KB5072653 for their Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to fix errors users who believed they were enrolled in the ESU program were experiencing when trying to update after Windows 10 support ended.
Elcomsoft Achieves Full Filesystem Extraction for Apple TV 4K on tvOS 26
Elcomsoft, purveyor of forensic extraction tools, announced that they were the first to achieve a full filesystem extraction for the Apple TV 4K running tvOS 26, marking the first forensic extraction of one of Apple's latest operating systems, according to them.
Trail of Bits Discloses Vulnerabilities in Elliptic JavaScript Library
Today, Trail of Bits, a well-respected security research and auditing firm, has released a blog post outlining two vulnerabilities in elliptic, a widely used JavaScript cryptographic library.
Swathes of the Internet are Down Due to Cloudflare Outage
Cloudflare, a widely-used provider of anti-DDoS services to a significant portion of websites on the internet, is out, leaving large portions of the internet inaccessible.