Fortnite creator Epic Games is suing Google in the US over the latter’s app development fees. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, defending the company in court, equated the firm’s Play Store protections to car safety features, explaining that sideloading apps, while possible, can risk installing malware. Pichai also touched on the company’s strategic balance between allowing sideloading and competing effectively with Apple, describing Android innovations as a draw for developers.
The first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux has been detected, so users beware
ESET researchers have revealed a first-of-its-kind Linux UEFI bootkit, named ‘Bootkitty’, which could pose a significant risk despite being in early stages of development. The
