DRAM Prices Are Climbing 130%. The Fix Won't Arrive Until 2028.
DRAM prices to jump 130% through 2026 as fabs chase AI gold, leaving PCs and phones scarce.
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Tax Phishing Season: IRS Imposters, QR Codes and Hijacked Remote-Admin Tools
Tax season phishing is no longer just fake IRS emails. Microsoft caught campaigns weaponizing legitimate remote-management tools—complete with QR codes, revoked certs, and 29,000-accountant targeting lists.
Instagram Kills Encrypted Chats After Years of Meta Promises
After touting private communication as the future, Meta is quietly retiring Instagram's encrypted chats. Users have until May 8, 2026 to save their messages before the feature disappears.
Aura’s 900,000-record breach: when a marketing platform becomes a phishing time bomb
Aura says a vishing trick on a 2021-acquired marketing server exposed 900,000 contacts—no SSNs, but plenty of ammo for future scams.
Free VPNs Aren’t Free—You’re Just Paying With Your Data
Free VPNs sell your browsing habits. Compare the 500 MB cap and logging fine print to Bitdefender’s unlimited, no-log plan at $2.92/mo.
Your Phone Number Is the Master Key—And Crooks Just Copied It
SIM-swap fraud surged 1,000% in a year—your phone number is now the master key to bank and crypto accounts.
Steam’s Indie Trojan: FBI Says These Seven Games Came With Free Malware
FBI: seven Steam indies hid password-stealing malware. Uninstall, nuke your creds, and move on.
Hyundai Hops on the NVIDIA Bandwagon, Promises Autonomous Everything—Eventually
Hyundai joins the NVIDIA club, pledging Level 2+ ADAS for 'select' cars and more Level 4 robotaxi R&D still with no dates, models, or reason to believe the timeline.
Your Brand Has a Doppelganger on Social Media. Your SOC Doesn't Know It Yet.
AI-made fake social profiles now outrun domain phishing. Cisco’s new add-on folds social takedowns into the same console that already blocks email spoofs.
AirPods Max 2: $549 for 1.5× quieter flights and a camera shutter button
Apple’s AirPods Max 2 add 1.5× stronger ANC, USB-C lossless and a camera remote—but keep the same $549 price and un-foldable design.
AMD’s 80-TOPS Embedded Chip Promises a Brain Transplant for Your Factory Robot—But You’ll Wait Until Summer
AMD’s 80-TOPS Ryzen AI Embedded P100 claims one-chip AI for factory robots, but July 2026 ship dates and missing prices leave room for rivals.
AI-Built Malware Is Cheap, Lazy, and Still Sneaking Past Enterprise Defenses
AI-built malware favors speed over craft, yet 14% still bypass scanners. HP says isolation, not smarter detection, broke the chain.