Security researchers have found a new bug that allows bypassing the Activation Lock feature.

‘Avalanche’ botnet takes a tumble after Europol cyber-bust
Multi-agency global operation takes down longstanding cybercrime platform

Reuters Built An Algorithm That Can Identify Real News On Twitter
Reuters has built an algorithm called News Tracer that flags and verifies breaking news on Twitter. The algorithm weeds through all 500 million tweets that are posted on a daily basis to “sort real news from spam, nonsense, ads, and…

Mercedes Unveils Digital Headlights That Project Street Signs, Markings Onto the Road Ahead
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: Mercedes has just announced a conceptual new set of lamps that can not only adapt their light distribution to cater to the environment, but can project high-res visual aids onto the…

Hackers Steal $31 Million at Russia's Central Bank
The Bank of Russia has confirmed Friday that hackers have stolen 2 billion rubles ($31 million) from correspondent accounts at the Russian central bank. Central bank security executive Artiom Sychev said it could’ve been much worse as hackers tried to…

The 'USB Killer' Has Been Mass Produced — Available Online For About $50
New submitter npslider writes: The “USB Killer,” a USB stick that fries almost everything that it is plugged into, has been mass produced — available online for about $50. Ars Technica first wrote about this diabolical device that looks like…

Nikola Motor Company Reveals Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck With Range of 1,200 Miles
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ValueWalk: Nikola Motor Company just unveiled a huge class 8 truck which will run on hydrogen fuel cells. Nikola claimed that the truck’s operational range will be as much as 1,200 miles (1,900…

Google Fixes 12 High-Severity Flaws In Chrome Browser
Chrome 55.0.2883.75 for Windows, Mac, and Linux was released Thursday and patched 36 vulnerabilities, including 12 high-severity flaws eligible for bounties.

If You Are a Victim of Identity Theft
Report any identity theft immediately by following these steps:Contact the three major credit bureaus and have them place a fraud alert on your credit report.If a credit card was involved, contact the credit card company and have a new credit…

Firefox and Tor users update now: 0-day exploit in the wild
Firefox and Tor just received a patch to fix a 0-day exploit that is being used in the wild to strip away your anonymity.