Security devs forced to hide Boolean logic from overeager optimizer FOSDEM 2026 The creators of security software have encountered an unlikely foe in their attempts to protect us: modern compilers.… ...

Abstract: Global manufacturing of integrated circuits provides cost-effective access to high-end fabrication facilities. Offshoring intellectual property (IP) to untrusted foundries, however, makes ...

After crypto hacks, stolen funds often pass through privacy coins. Learn why they are used as a laundering step rather than the final cash-out asset.

This piece could serve as a sequel to the column piece “When gods err” (8/8/25) that I wrote last year. I started off then by ...

A malware-free phishing campaign targets corporate inboxes and asks employees to view "request orders," ultimately leading to ...

Iran has been living through an internet blackout since early January. Resourceful individuals have turned to decentralised ...

Charli XCX satirizes her career and the wild success of Brat with the A24-released mockumentary The Moment. Here's our review ...

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Mojang has dropped some huge news for Minecraft Java players - especially those that love to mod. While the modding scene is already thriving in Minecraft, it's not as accessible as you'd expect for ...

If clarity shines a light on something, obfuscating it is casting a shadow over it. The word “obfuscate” is cloaked in darkness, and often describes things that are shrouded in mystery, are ...

Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently detected and blocked a credential phishing campaign that likely used AI-generated code to obfuscate its payload and evade traditional defenses. Appearing to be ...

Imad was a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...