Stealthy malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to siphon SMS OTPs from enterprise PCs

A previously undocumented .NET trojan and its companion Pheno plugin allow attackers to capture mobile authentication codes ...

CloudZ malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to steal SMS and OTPs

A new version of the CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) is deploying a previously unseen malicious plugin called Pheno that ...

Trojan abuses Microsoft Phone Link app to steal your passwords

The CloudZ Trojan steals data through Microsoft Phone Link. The campaign has been active since at least January 2026.  Follow ...

OpenAI’s Codex now has a tiny AI pet that keeps you updated while you code

OpenAI has introduced Codex Pets, optional animated companions for its Codex desktop app that sit on your screen and track what the coding agent is doing in real time.
The New York Times

Anthropic’s Leaked Code Tests Copyright Challenges in A.I. Era

Artificial intelligence tools are making it faster than ever to reproduce creative work. Does copyright even matter anymore? By Meaghan Tobin Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Sigrid Jin was waiting to ...
AOL

Masters ejects Mark Calcavecchia for using phone

The Masters enforced its policy banning phone use at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday even with a big-name golfer involved. Former major champion Mark Calcavecchia was escorted off the grounds ...
USA Today

Mark Calcavecchia booted from 90th Masters in Augusta for using phone

Follow along for live coverage from the first round of the Masters. Mark Calcavecchia was kicked out of the 90th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club for violating the tournament's no-phone policy.
Bleeping Computer

Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub

Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware. Claude Code is a terminal-based AI agent from ...
Radio World

Turn Your Phone Into a Barcode Scanner

A longtime consulting engineer who now works for the federal government saw our discussion of mnemonics for remembering the resistor color code. He shares one he learned in college. It goes “Budweiser ...
CNET

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Phones Will Work With Apple's AirDrop, Much Like the Pixel 10

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...
talkandroid.com

Still using your old Android phone? Experts warn a billion devices are now dangerously exposed

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. Are you still ...
BGR

You're Probably Using The Wrong USB-C Phone Charger - Here's Why

If it feels like all of your devices use USB-C now, you're not wrong — especially after Apple switched to the standard with the iPhone 15 series. But finding the right USB-C charger can still be a ...