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This could be a great time to patch your Linux kernel Patch to address significant security bug has been released When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Cybersecurityresearchers have helped fix a critical heap-overflow security vulnerability in theLinuxkernel that could be exploited either locally or through remote code execution (RCE) to compromise the vulnerableLinux computers. Discovered by SentinelLabs’ researcher Max Van Amerongen, the vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-43267 exists in the Transparent Inter Process Communication (TIPC) module of the kernel, specifically in a message type that allows nodes to send cryptographic keys to each other....

This is apparently all it takes for shoppers to ditch an online retailer for good Three strikes and you’re out, Salesforce study finds When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Every e-commerce site has three strikes before being abandoned by the majority of consumers - for good, new research has claimed. Salesforce’s latest “Connected shopper” report, surveyed 1,600 global shoppers and more than 1,000 retail executives, finding that four in five (80%) shoppers would abandon a retailer after three bad experiences....

Toshiba considering split to focus on key tech areas Split would see Toshiba broken up into three separate publicly traded units When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Toshibais considering a move that would see the company split up into three separate publicly traded units focusing on infrastructure, devices and memory chips. Splitting up the almost 150 year old company would allow the Japanese conglomerate to streamline its businesses and deliver more value to shareholders....

TechRadar Verdict UFO VPN promises locations in 50 countries, but delivers less than half that. It claims to unblock any website, yet failed with most of the ones we tried. The firm was implicated in a logging scandal, but doesn’t mention it on the site. And when we emailed to ask a question, support staff didn’t reply. Run in the opposite direction, fast, and don’t look back. Unblocks BBC iPlayer...

Update your Google Chrome install now, or risk losing your bookmarks and more You’ll need to be running Chrome 49 or higher to continue using Chrome sync When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. If you’ve been putting off updatingChrome, you’ll want to do so soon asGooglehas revealed that it will end support for Chrome sync for those still running version 48 of itsbrowseror below....

US government is going after REvil ransomware hackers Two cybercriminals indicted for launching ransomware attacks When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The US government has indicted a Ukrainian national and a Russian national that are believed to be part of the REvil cybercriminal group which is responsible for a series of majorransomwareattacks. According to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, 22-year-old Ukranian Yaroslav Vasinkyi was arrested when trying to enter Poland while 28-year-old Yevgeniy Polyanin is believed to be abroad though the US government was able to seize 6....

Xbox night mode has a weird quirk that competitive gamers need to know (UPDATED) Scuf said it’s ‘aware of this issue’ When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Update:Scuf has told TechRadar that it is aware of the Xbox night mode bug and has advised users to set the Xbox Guide button brightness of the Scuf Instinct and Instinct Pro above 60% to avoid this problem....