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NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1888, Thursday, August 20
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Comcast’s router-based motion detection could be a privacy nightmare
Comcast’s Xfinity routers can sense people’s presence in your home, but many users are worried.
Experts manage to hack Microsoft Copilot by continually asking it questions about itself
An AI isn't secure if it's gullible and can be tricked into compliance, experts find.
Microsoft smothers malware by tracking behavior instead of blocking domains
Blocking domains is a game of whack-a-mole in which attackers automate new moles popping up almost instantly.
Bluesky reveals recent outage was caused by major DDoS attack
Iranian state-backed threat actors claim responsibility, but Bluesky did not confirm it.
Geekom reveals multiple mini-PCs may be infected with malware hidden in a network driver — but it's now down to you to fix your PC
A malicious executable hidden within a LAN driver can track keystrokes, intercept data, and swipe passwords from Geekom mini-PCs.
Loan company breach sees nearly 750,000 users have financial info, SSNs leaked
Heights Finance said its cloud account was compromised, and information such as bank accounts and SSNs, stolen.
Microsoft is improving Windows 11's right-click menu — at long last
'Probably has a lot to do with figuring out how to get Windows 11 working on 8GB': Microsoft debloats right-click menu in a big way, but the cynics still aren't happy.
