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Despite a lengthy WWDC keynote, Apple didn't have time to advertise each and every new feature shipping with iOS 26. As such, we continue to learn about new features and smaller changes as beta testers explore the new OS. These testers have sniffed out one new addition that is small, but fun: Your iPhone is getting a new ringtone. Technically, it's getting a different version of an existing ringtone. At least, that's how Apple apparently sees things: Following the release of iOS 26 beta 2, Apple has, for the first time, added an alternate version of one of its signature ringtones—specifically, "Reflection," the default iOS ringtone that Apple originally introduced with the iPhone X. Provided Apple doesn't change things between now and the release of the final version of iOS 26, once you've...

Passwords are a staple of both the internet and computing at large. Even as new authentication protocols have emerged—from passkeys to biometrics—most of us use passwords to log into our daily accounts and websites using a code made up of letters, numbers, and symbols.The problem is, the password was really a product of its time, and doesn't really belong in the modern digital age. Cybersecurity threats have evolved so far beyond the capability of a password to protect from them that they have actually become a liability—even when you follow best practices for creating them and keeping them secure. Case in point: News of the latest data breach, one of the largest ever, in which researchers discovered not millions, but billions of passwords floating around on the web. Sixteen billion passwo...

As malware evolves to be more sophisticated, seeing should not always equal believing. A new iteration of the "Godfather" malware found on Android is hijacking legitimate banking apps, making it increasingly difficult for users (and on-device protections) to detect. An early version of Godfather utilized screen overlay attacks, which placed fraudulent HTML login screens on top of legitimate banking and crypto exchange apps, tricking users into entering credentials for their financial accounts. It was first detected on Android in 2021 and was estimated to target several hundred apps across more than a dozen countries. The new threat, uncovered by security firm Zimperium, is Godfather's virtualization, which allows the malware to create a complete virtual environment on your device rather t...