Monthly Archives: May 2024

Treasury Sanctions Creators of 911 S5 Proxy Botnet

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today unveiled sanctions against three Chinese nationals for allegedly operating 911 S5, an online anonymity service that for many years was the easiest and cheapest way to route one’s Web traffic through malware-infected computers around the globe. KrebsOnSecurity identified one of the three men in a July 2022 investigation […]

Google supercharges Chromebook Plus with AI and new features

Google today announced new AI-powered upgrades for its Chromebook Plus series, making these laptops smarter and more useful than before. With a price starting at $350, the Chromebooks now include features like “Help me write” to assist with top-quality writing tasks, “Gemini” to help brainstorm and make plans, and “Magic Editor” which makes photo editing […]

Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) might see continued life, at least in China

Earlier in March, Microsoft announced the end of support for Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), a feature that lets users run Android apps and games on their Windows PCs. However, a recent partnership with Chinese tech giant Tencent has sparked hope for WSA’s survival, at least for users in China, who also received PC Manager recently.  The […]