FAA and federal workers forced to install $1.4 million White House app containing Russian-built Elfsight code onto government-issued mobile devices

TechRadar
Jul 19, 2026, 1:05 pm202 ptsTrendingTop
US Federal workers must install an app powered by a Russian-founded software vendor Security researchers discovered outside code controlling parts of the government application Elfsight’s Russian operations continued growing despite global geopolitical tensions The FAA and other federal employees must now…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on Tech News Tube

CXMT's US$4B IPO fuels DRAM capacity race toward 350,000 wafers a month

Digitimes

CXMT's US$4B IPO fuels DRAM capacity race toward 350,000 wafers a month 129

The Kodak EC35 is a pocketable, beginner-friendly 35mm film camera

Engadget

The Kodak EC35 is a pocketable, beginner-friendly 35mm film camera 128

Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all

TechCrunch

Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all 122

Chinese company BrainCo unveils first 'brain-to-robot' interface for controlling robots with your thoughts

TechRadar

Chinese company BrainCo unveils first 'brain-to-robot' interface for controlling robots with your thoughts 122

TechRadar

What is the release date for Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender on Paramount+? 121

Intel reassigns global fabs, eyes early 14A and EMIB-T AI wins

Digitimes

Intel reassigns global fabs, eyes early 14A and EMIB-T AI wins 121

Taiwan-US 'co-make' white paper debuts amid investment boom

Digitimes

Taiwan-US 'co-make' white paper debuts amid investment boom 120

Chinese President Xi Jinping wants emergency response systems to keep AI in check

The Register

Chinese President Xi Jinping wants emergency response systems to keep AI in check 118

About Tech News Tube

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.

Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

Featured

UK finance chiefs are warming to AI,…

UK finance chiefs are warming to AI, even as they keep spending in check

New Free Speech Concern: When AI…

New Free Speech Concern: When AI Chatbots Won't Criticize Leaders from…

High hardware costs see Red Hat offer a…

High hardware costs see Red Hat offer a two-server edge rig, no mini-PC required

US and Chinese AI labs are quietly…

US and Chinese AI labs are quietly building on each other's models, even as…

Compeq acquires Guanyin site for NT$2.09…

Compeq acquires Guanyin site for NT$2.09 billion to expand optical and space…

Commentary: Apple sues OpenAI, but Trump…

Commentary: Apple sues OpenAI, but Trump holds the whistle

Samsung preps multi-billion-dollar P5…

Samsung preps multi-billion-dollar P5 orders as AI boom speeds up memory demand

Rust Will Help Linux Succeed and Makes…

Rust Will Help Linux Succeed and Makes Coding Fun, Says Greg Kroah-Hartman

Weekly news roundup: AI chip race widens…

Weekly news roundup: AI chip race widens across silicon photonics, HBM, memory…

OpenRouter's rumored sale shows the…

OpenRouter's rumored sale shows the value of AI 'middle layer'