Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more There’s no way to sugarcoat it: the widespread vulnerability in Apache Log4j is going to be exploited for some nastier cyberattacks than... Read more

An Android app with more than 500,000 downloads from Google Play has been caught hosting malware that surreptitiously sends users’ contacts to an attacker-controlled server and signs up users to pricey subscriptions, a security firm reported. The app, named Color Message, was still available on Google servers at the... Read more

The Galaxy S21. The rumored Galaxy S22 is expected to be its successor, while the Galaxy S21 FE would be a budget version of the S21.  Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung announced the Galaxy S21 lineup nearly a year ago, which means it’s likely almost time to see what’s next. Samsung... Read more

Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.  Breaking away from legacy distribution models that focus on pulling potential players towards them through marketing,... Read more

A US federal agency has been hosting a backdoor that can provide total visibility into and complete control over the agency network, and the researchers who discovered it have been unable to engage with the administrators responsible, security firm Avast said on Thursday. The US Commission on International Religious... Read more

Social media companies are taking action against “surveillance for hire” firms. Graphic by Pixabay/Illustration by CNET Meta, formerly known as Facebook, said Thursday that it banned seven companies that sell software and services used to spy on journalists, human rights activists, politicians and others in more than 100 countries.... Read more

This week, Oppo announced its most ambitious phone in years: the Oppo Find N, a foldable that attempts to remove key issues that affect other phones of this type.  It is less horrifyingly expensive than the competition. It has the least obvious hinge crease we have seen in a... Read more

Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.  Nonfungible token (NFT) games generated $2.32 billion in revenue in the third quarter, according to data... Read more

Simon Dawson/Getty Numerous important refinance rates dropped today. Both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed refinances saw their mean rates recede. At the same time, average rates for 10-year fixed refinances also sank. Refinance interest rates are never set in stone — but rates have been historically low. If you... Read more

This year is more challenging than most to get presents for your loved ones on time. Fortunately, even if you’ve waited till the last minute to start shopping, you still have some options. We’ve gathered up some of the best deals we can find that also have a solid... Read more