Norway's Consumer Council takes aim at enshittification
… It does touch upon the greater issues of digital sovereignty, tech regulation, and so on, but this is from the consumer council. …
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Apple and Samsung lead race to the bottom on repairability
… This report can help consumers buy from companies that value repair and ensure that their devices are designed to last." However, PIRG claims that eight out of the ten brands it looked at belong to trade associations opposed to the right to repair. …
Russia's APT28 behind latest wave of router, DNS attacks
… It stated: "Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified over 200 organizations and 5,000 consumer devices impacted by Forest Blizzard's malicious DNS infrastructure; telemetry did not indicate compromise of Microsoft-owned assets or services." Microsoft went on to say that APT28 could also use suc… …
Firefox finds a slew of new bugs with Claude's help
… Svelto said that, while his research focuses mainly on computers and phones, these issues are present in every device, such as routers and printers. …
Russian crims phish way into Signal and WhatsApp accounts
… Another trick involves abusing Signal's "linked devices" feature, which allows users to connect additional devices to their account. If an attacker manages to link their own device, they can effectively mirror the victim's messages in real time. …
Customers revolt as GitHub Copilot 'fixes' rate limits
… No upgrade tier above Pro+." According to Kir, GitHub's capacity issues follow from the collapse of its pricing structure. …