Ransomware, malware-as-a-service, infostealers benefit MOIS, too Iranian government-backed snoops are increasingly using cybercrime malware and ransomware infrastructure in their operations - not just hiding behind criminal masks as a cover for dest…
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Lees meerFAA launches pilot projects starting this summer The skies over parts of the US could soon get busier, as the Federal Aviation Administration launches pilot projects spanning 26 states to test electric air taxis and other next-gen aircraft, with ope…
Lees meerRapid7 says crims broke into more than 250 sites globally, including a US Senate candidate’s campaign page Cyber baddies quietly compromised legitimate WordPress websites, including the campaign site of a US Senate candidate, turning them into launc…
Lees meerAgentic 'Air' lets multiple AI agents run tasks concurrently, while loyal IntelliJ users wonder what's in it for them JetBrains has previewed Air, a tool for agentic AI development which it describes as a new wave of dev tooling.…
Lees meerLaunch predictions continue to be optimistic as 2027 and Artemis III near SpaceX has rolled another Starship super heavy booster to the launch pad as the company's boss, Elon Musk, admits the first launch of Starship V3 had slipped.…
Lees meerFeeds are alive, well, and can help deshittify things opinion A couple of timely blog posts remind us that RSS is alive, well, and can help you resist enshittification of the Web.…
Lees meerDon't celebrate yet – more states are considering them As more US states push to mandate OS-level age checks, System76 is taking its fight directly to lawmakers.…
Lees meerLow-cost computers bashed by billion-dollar investment in AI infrastructure Chromebooks, the low-cost computing option popular with education buyers, will be squeezed hardest this year as memory prices spiral out of control.…
Lees meerBig Red waves new features including vector support, while skeptics await concrete timescales Oracle has proposed a more transparent approach to developing its open source database MySQL, including new features supporting vectors.…
Lees meerWarning, lockout, then wipe if your device trips detection Microsoft is removing Entra credentials for school and work from jailbroken and rooted devices running iOS and Android.…
Lees meerRussian-speaking attackers lure HR staff into downloading ISO files that disable defenses A Russian-speaking cyber criminal is targeting corporate HR teams with fake CVs that quietly install malware which can disable security tools before stealing d…
Lees meerDigital freedom needs a Kali Linux for the rest of us Opinion The hacker mind is a curious way to be. To have it means to embody endless analytical curiosity, an awareness of any given rule set as just one system among many, and an ability to see a…
Lees meerCrooks used simple phone scam to compromise vendor account, spilling personal and financial data belonging to more than 15,000 people A voice-phishing scam targeting one of Ericsson's service providers has exposed the personal data of more than 15,0…
Lees meerKids profited from tools used to attack popular websites, say officials Polish police have referred seven suspected juvenile cybercriminals to family court over an alleged scheme to flog DDoS kits online.…
Lees meerAircraft on the ground briefly halted until systems were up again JetBlue took the unusual step of requesting a ground stop for all flights this morning, with the US airline resuming operations less than an hour later and blaming the stop on "a brie…
Lees meerAutonomous assistants could manipulate choices, push pricier deals, and prioritize their creators Britain's competition watchdog says the next wave of agentic AI assistants could end up nudging people toward worse deals, manipulating choices, or qui…
Lees meerAs Citrix slips out a preview of Xen Server 9, the release that brings it back to the V12N mainstream The Xen Project has decided to support all releases of its flagship hypervisor for five years, and one of the first beneficiaries of the change is …
Lees meerSolar winds near aliens’ homes – and ours – might be blowing away signs of alien technosignatures by broadening signals The SETI Institute, the nonprofit that conducts a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by examining radio waves for artefacts…
Lees meerAs Department of Agriculture employees return to the office, it needs ‘real-time analytics to optimize employee seat assignments’ The U.S. Department of Agriculture is using Palantir to figure out where its staff should sit, after deciding only the …
Lees meerWith memory and storage contributing over half the price of a server, Big Green needs to protect its margins HPE has changed its terms and conditions in ways that allow it to change hardware prices after it’s issued a quote, due to rampant storage a…
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