Microsoft announced this week plans to remove all Windows-related file downloads from the Microsoft Download Center that are cryptographically signed with the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1). From a report: The files will be removed next Monday, on August 3, the company said on Tuesday. The OS maker cited the security of the SHA-1 algorithm…

Review: Howard’s National Geographic documentary thoughtfully exposes how California’s deadliest wildfire was’t just a natural disaster. …read more Source:: CNet

Chrome users can retrieve payment card numbers via biometric authentication and use a new “touch-to-fill: feature to log in to accounts. …read more Source:: DarkReading

The rover is on track to reach the red planet in February and begin exploring a crater that held water 3.5 billion years ago. …read more Source:: CNet

Internet Archive, in a blog post: Yesterday, the Internet Archive filed our response to the lawsuit brought by four commercial publishers to end the practice of Controlled Digital Lending (CDL), the digital equivalent of traditional library lending. CDL is a respectful and secure way to bring the breadth of our library collections to digital learners….

The malware is a new payload that uses Dogecoin wallets for its C2, and spreads via the Ngrok botnet. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Reverse tabnapping is no more Mozilla’s Firefox 79 is here, but general users shouldn’t get too excited – almost all the new features are aimed at developers.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

I’ve been testing the battery life of Blink’s XT2 security cam for a year. Here’s how it’s going. …read more Source:: CNet

The rover is on track to reach the red planet in February and begin exploring a crater that held water 3.5 billion years ago. …read more Source:: CNet

With data privacy important to almost every American, more than two-thirds of those surveyed say they don’t trust companies to ethically sell their data. …read more Source:: DarkReading