Google's upcoming developer verification system for Android may prevent users from sideloading apps without an internet ...

The widely used image-parsing library suffers from a flaw that can allow remote code execution via crafted images in Android ...

Virtual numbers are phone numbers hosted on the cloud, not linked to a specific SIM card. They enable users to access SMS online fast and safely, and in most cases, they are better than the ...

A hidden flaw in WhatsApp just got patched, but the risk was massive.The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert about a zero-day in WhatsApp. Meta patched the ...

India’s cybersecurity watchdog, CERT-In, has issued a high-severity warning about a newly discovered authorization bypass vulnerability in WhatsApp. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-55177, affects ...

For travelers, few frustrations are as common as being locked out of online accounts because a verification code never arrives. Banks, email providers, and apps often rely on SMS texts tied to ...

Most states across the US are considering or introducing age verification laws. The result right now is a mishmash of rules. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is ...

Age assurance is changing the internet for everyone. The internet is full of perils -- this we know. Among the rich trove of content we have at our fingertips is a combination of legal material, ...

In July, Siyan, a UK-based Discord user, logged on one morning and found himself unable to access some of his text chats marked NSFW. The channel, a popup informed him, was now age-restricted. The ...

According to trusted leaker, Tez2, “Rockstar is planning to implement age assurance checks in the near future”. The leaker said that Rockstar is “rolling them out by region,” and that “You may need to ...

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After the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act went into effect on Friday, requiring porn platforms and other adult content sites to implement user age verification mechanisms, use of virtual private ...