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    Microsoft admits Sony sold "more than twice" the amount of PS4s compared to Xbox One consoles

    Microsoft admits Sony's PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One Microsoft submitted a document to the Brazilian competition authority revealing that the Xbox One sold less than half of competitor Sony’s PlayStation 4, GameLuster reported. Using Google Translate on the Portuguese text from item 46...
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    Microsoft's latest Secure Boot update might keep users' computers from booting

    Microsoft warns Secure Boot update might fail to install Microsoft has warned users trying to install the Windows KB5012170 Secure Boot security update that they might receive a 0x800f0922 error. “When attempting to install KB5012170, it might fail to install, and you might receive an error...
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    Researchers discover three Microsoft-approved UEFI bootloaders with serious security flaws

    Microsoft-approved UEFI bootloaders let attackers execute unauthorised code Eclypsium security researchers have identified three Microsoft-approved UEFI bootloaders containing bugs allowing attackers to possibly execute unauthorised code before a computer’s operating system loads. “As part of...
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    MacOS Zoom client receives patch fixing high severity security flaw

    Zoom for Mac patches critical security flaw Zoom has patched a high severity security vulnerability present in the automatic updater for its desktop client on MacBooks. According to a security bulletin published on 13 August, the Standard and IT Admin Zoom Client for Meetings on MacOS from...
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    Microsoft 365 users report crashes forcing Microsoft to roll back updates

    Microsoft rolls back update crashing Office 365 applications Microsoft has rolled back the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Channel version 2206 update after multiple users reported Office applications kept crashing. The applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, crashed when users viewed...
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    Mix Fold 2 — Xiaomi reveals its second generation foldable smartphone

    Xiaomi unveils Mix Fold 2 foldable smartphone Xiaomi has announced its rival to Samsung’s recently confirmed Galaxy Z Fold 4, the Mix Fold 2, during a launch event held on 11 August. Currently, the Mix Fold 2 is exclusive to China. Xiaomi has not indicated if it would launch the foldable in...
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    AMD discloses multi-threading security vulnerability affecting Zen processors

    AMD Zen chips vulnerable to multi-threading attack AMD has disclosed an execution unit scheduler contention side-channel vulnerability affecting Zen 1, Zen 2, and Zen 3 processors that use simultaneous multithreading (SMT). The security vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-46778 and has a...
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    Instagram and Facebook in-app browsers track all user activity, including passwords and credit card info

    Instagram and Facebook in-app browsers track all user activity An analysis by software developer Felix Krause showed that Facebook and Instagram’s in-app browsers track every user interaction. “The iOS Instagram and Facebook app render all third-party links and ads within their app using a...
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    CISA warns against serious Windows and Linux UnRAR vulnerabilities exploited in the wild

    Serious Windows and Linux UnRAR vulnerabilities exploited in the wild The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added two severe zero-day security flaws exploited in the wild to its catalogue. The two exploits are assigned the common vulnerabilities and exposures identifiers...
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    Windows 11 devices with newest processors vulnerable to data damage

    Windows 11 bug could corrupt data Microsoft has warned that Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 users on the latest supported processors could be vulnerable to data damage. “Windows devices that support the newest Vector Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (VAES) instruction set might be...
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    Twitter admits data breach exposed 5.49 million accounts' personal info

    Twitter security flaw exposes personal data of 5.49 million accounts Twitter has confirmed that users’ details were exposed in a data breach that exploited a bug the company fixed at the beginning of the year. The social network said there was no evidence at the time that an attacker had used...
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    Fitbit to deactivate PC companion app, disabling music transfers

    Fitbit to kill off music transfers from PC Fitbit is deactivating its Fitbit Connect application and, with it, music file transfers from PCs to older Fitbit smartwatches on 13 October 2022. “On October 13, 2022 we’re removing the option to transfer playlists to your Fitbit watch through your...
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    Security researcher uncovers seven developers abusing Mac App Store policies with malware-infested apps

    Security researcher discovers popular Mac applications riddled with malware Security researcher Alex Kleber has disclosed that seven different Apple developer accounts have abused the Apple Mac Store to distribute malware-infested applications. The developer accounts and applications and...
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    Microsoft makes Xbox Game Pass family sharing plan preview available to select Xbox Insiders

    Microsoft tests Xbox Game Pass family sharing plan Microsoft has started testing a shared Game Pass plan for Xbox Insiders in Colombia and Ireland. “Starting [on 4 August] in Colombia and Ireland, Xbox Insiders can begin to preview a plan that allows multiple people to share Game Pass Ultimate...
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    DriveSavers engineers "transplant" Apple M1 and M2 chips

    Data recovery company "transplants" Apple M1 and M2 chips DriveSavers engineers have transplanted Apple M1, M2, and T2 chips from damaged Apple logic boards to functional boards. The California-based company said it “may be the first in the world” to successfully transplant these chips from...
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