Introduction The California Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) represents one of the most ambitious attempts by a U.S. state to regulate how age verification works across computing platforms. Signed into law by Gavin Newsom in October 2025, the law will take effect on January 1, 2027 and introduces new requirements for operating system providers … Read more
Introduction Google has announced a sweeping new security initiative: Google to Verify All Android Developers before they can distribute apps, both inside and outside the Play Store. This bold move aims to block malicious apps, prevent developer impersonation, and establish a consistent standard of accountability across the Android ecosystem. Starting September 2026, the rules will … Read more
A previously undocumented malware strain named PathWiper has been deployed against a critical infrastructure entity in Ukraine, according to a report by Cisco Talos. The attack leveraged a legitimate endpoint administration framework, suggesting that the threat actor had direct access to the internal management console. Researchers Jacob Finn, Dmytro Korzhevin, and Asheer Malhotra revealed that … Read more
In May 2025, the cybersecurity world was rocked by a chilling revelation: ransomware can now infiltrate the very heart of a computer’s processor. Christiaan Beek, senior director of threat analytics at Rapid7, unveiled a proof-of-concept (PoC) for CPU-level ransomware that exploits vulnerabilities in AMD Zen processors, marking a terrifying evolution in cyber threats. This new … Read more