Sony’s new cheap noise cancelling earbuds feature tech to rival AirPods Pro 2

Sony has announced a new pair of noise-cancelling earbuds, called the Sony WF-C700N. They feature most of the same tech you’ll find in the class-leading Sony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds – which we still rate as the best wireless earbuds on the planet years after their release – but they’re much smaller, much lighter, and much … Read more

These ransomware attacks are actually completely fake

A cybercriminal outfit is posing as well-known ransomware gangs in order to extort money from US companies. Since March, the group, known as Midnight, has impersonated other gangs in emails sent to US companies, instructing them to pay up or have their data leaked. The threats are completely empty, though, as no malware tools are … Read more

Data breach sees nearly 5 million users hit at major loan firm

Public financial service company TMX Finance has disclosed suffering a data breach incident that exposed personally identifiable information (PII) on almost five million customers.  TMX Finance operates three subsidiaries: TitleMax, TitleBucks, and InstaLoan, all of which have been hit. TitleMax is a lending business, TitleBucks a car loans service, while InstaLoan is a personal loan … Read more

This top WordPress plugin had a security flaw that could let hackers hijack your site

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One of the most popular website builder plugins for WordPress carries a high-severity vulnerability that threat actors can use to take over the vulnerable website completely, researchers have warned.   Cybersecurity researcher Jerome Bruandet from NinTechNet said he discovered a flaw in Elementor Pro that allows an authenticated attacker to create an administrator account. That … Read more