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A Fight Over GameStop’s Soaring Stock Turns Ugly
The denizens of the Wall Street Bets subreddit helped push the flailing stock to dizzying heights—while a short-seller alleged an accompanying harassment campaign….
Intel Confirms Unauthorized Access of Earnings-Related Data
News likely contributed to slide of over 9% in chipmaker’s stock at one point Friday. …
Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.1 arrives on Stadia, bringing many stability fixes
Though Cyberpunk 2077 was a hotly anticipated title ahead of its launch, the game was swiftly found to be a bit of a mess. Today, CD Projekt Red has released Patch 1.1 for Cyberpunk 2077, bringing many stability fixes to all platforms, including Stadia.
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The Week in Ransomware – January 22nd 2021 – Calm before the storm
Ransomware news is slow this week, with mostly small ransomware variants being released and a small number of attacks reported. […] …
Microsoft Edge Adds Password Generator, Drops Support for Flash, FTP
Microsoft has shipped the stable version of the Microsoft Edge 88 browser, featuring a brand new Password Generator and the ability to alert on compromised credentials. The browser refresh also drops support for the FTP protocol and for the Adobe Flash plugin.
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Sharing eBook With Your Kindle Could Have Let Hackers Hijack Your Account
Amazon has addressed a number of flaws in its Kindle e-reader platform that could have allowed an attacker to take control of victims’ devices by simply sending them a malicious e-book.
Dubbed “KindleDrip,” the exploit chain takes advantage of a feature called “Send to Kindle” to send a malware-laced document to a Kindle device that, when opened, could be leveraged to remotely execute arbitrary…
Daily Crunch: Alphabet shuts down Loon
Alphabet pulls the plug on its internet balloon company, Apple is reportedly developing a new MacBook Air and Google threatens to pull out of Australia. This is your Daily Crunch for January 22, 2021. The big story: Alphabet shuts down Loon Alphabet announced that it’s shutting down Loon, the project that used balloons to bring […] …
AWS, as predicted, is forking Elasticsearch
Amazon Web Services, however, isn’t the only one who dislikes Elastic’s move to relicense Elasticsearch under the non-open-source Server Side Public License.
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Argo gives its self-driving vehicle hardware a big upgrade – Roadshow
Argo has improved the cameras, radar and lidar and even added microphones to its Ford Escape test vehicles….
Keep your PCs, Androids, and more secure w/ Sophos Home (30% off)
Did you get a new device or two over the holidays? Sophos Home will help ensure your all your tech is protected from the latest cyber threats.
For the next few weeks, Sophos is running a special offering 30% off of Sophos Home to kick off the new year.
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Enterprise Credentials Publicly Exposed by Cybercriminals
Cybercriminals behind a successful phishing campaign have exposed more than 1,000 corporate employee credentials on the Internet, according to a warning from security vendor Check Point.
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Windows Remote Desktop servers now used to amplify DDoS attacks
Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers are now being abused by DDoS-for-hire services to amplify Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. […] …
What is STRIDE and How Does It Anticipate Cyberattacks?
STRIDE threat modeling is an important tool in a security expert’s arsenal. Threat modeling provides security teams with a practical framework for dealing with a threat. For example, the STRIDE model offers a proven methodology of next steps. It can suggest what defenses to include, the likely attacker’s profile, likely attack vectors and the assets […]
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Google’s parent firm is shutting down Loon connectivity project
Google’s parent firm Alphabet is done exploring with the idea of using giant balloons to beam high-speed internet in remote parts of the world. The firm said on Thursday evening that it was winding down Loon after failing to find a sustainable business model and willing partners. The demise of Loon comes a year after […] …