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Spam blocklist SORBS closed by its owner, Proofpoint 2024-06-07 at 09:33 By Simon Sharwood Spammers will probably bid to buy it, so community is trying to find a better home for decades-old service Exclusive  The Spam and Open Relay Blocking System (SORBS) – a longstanding source of info on known sources of spam widely used […]

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Commando Cat Cryptojacking Attacks Target Misconfigured Docker Instances 2024-06-07 at 08:47 By The threat actor known as Commando Cat has been linked to an ongoing cryptojacking attack campaign that leverages poorly secured Docker instances to deploy cryptocurrency miners for financial gain. “The attackers used the cmd.cat/chattr docker image container that retrieves the payload from their

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Samsung Union stages its first ever strike, very politely 2024-06-07 at 07:46 By Laura Dobberstein Members use holiday time on a day many take off, anyway, in pursuit of better conditions and bonuses Samsung’s Korean union strikes on day hardly anybody works anyway Industrial militancy this is not… This article is an excerpt from The

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90% of U.S. consumers prioritize personal information security 2024-06-07 at 07:16 By A new report surveys financial service consumers with the purpose of understanding their priorities and concerns.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Lenovo loses its Infrastructure Solutions Group boss 2024-06-07 at 06:01 By Simon Sharwood The long and largely unsucessful effort to turn IBM’s x86 server business into consistent profit continues Lenovo has announced the departure of Kirk Skaugen, the head of its Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) – the enterprise tech arm of the Chinese hardware giant.…

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POC exploit code published for 9.8-rated Apache HugeGraph RCE flaw 2024-06-07 at 04:31 By Jessica Lyons You upgraded when this was fixed in April, right? Right?? If you haven’t yet upgraded to version 1.3.0 of Apache HugeGraph, now’s a good time because at least two proof-of-concept exploits for a CVSS 9.8-rated remote command execution bug

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OpenAI to buy electricity from CEO Sam Altman’s nuclear fusion side hustle 2024-06-07 at 01:01 By Matthew Connatser Knowing your supplier is always good – and super lab’s auditors promise to check for conflicts of interest OpenAI is reportedly in talks with Helion to get access to the startup’s not-yet-possible nuclear fusion-driven electricity generators.… This

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Memphis to host ‘Gigafactory of Compute’ thanks to xAI and Elon Musk’s billions 2024-06-07 at 00:46 By Matthew Connatser City known for blues, BBQ, and now possibly the ‘world’s largest supercomputer’ xAI plans to build the “world’s largest supercomputer” in Memphis, Tennessee according to the city’s local government.… This article is an excerpt from The

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DuckDuckGo AI Chat promises privacy for bot conversations 2024-06-07 at 00:01 By Thomas Claburn There’s also an off switch The privacy-focused DuckDuckGo search engine that has introduced AI Chat, an optional, free chatbot service – within limits – that provides a choice of models and “can be easily switched off.”… This article is an excerpt

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China’s new sanctions loophole: Use export-controlled chips inside the US 2024-06-06 at 23:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Oracle, Nvidia accused of working with ByteDance, others to provide access to advanced parts within America Chinese companies that have been carved out of cutting-edge AI chip access have reportedly been buying access to sanctioned hardware on US soil

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Brit tech tycoon Mike Lynch cleared in US Autonomy fraud trial 2024-06-06 at 23:16 By Chris Williams Jury in San Francisco finds him and finance VP not guilty Breaking  British entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been cleared by a jury in San Francisco.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to

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FBI encourages LockBit victims to step right up for free encryption keys 2024-06-06 at 23:01 By Brandon Vigliarolo The bad news? Gang wasn’t deleting victim data after payments LockBit victims who are still trying to clean up their encrypted files are in luck: the FBI has a big set of decryption keys it would love

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Big Telco takes aim at renewed net neutrality rules 2024-06-06 at 22:16 By Matthew Connatser New red-tape will cost us big, American ISPs and their lobbyists claim Telecom industry organizations have petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to halt its order to restore net neutrality.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Adobe users just now getting upset over content scanning allowance in Terms of Use 2024-06-06 at 21:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Update that triggered user rage didn’t really change much – software company has always been able to scan your stuff A practically ancient terms of use update has landed Adobe in freshly boiled water over

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Lansweeper finds a lot of CentOS Linux out there 2024-06-06 at 20:33 By Liam Proven Network scan reveals 26 percent of Linux boxes are CentOS 7, EOL later this month. What happens next? Lansweeper’s scans of its customers’ networks found an awful lot of Linux boxes facing imminent end of life, with no direct upgrade

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Chucking Trump etc off Twitter after Jan 6 provides data for misinfo experiment 2024-06-06 at 20:02 By Lindsay Clark This study is bad, so so bad. The worst study ever. Did you know Hillary Clinton created ISIS? After convicted criminal and twice indicted former president Donald Trump and 70,000 other accounts were booted from Twitter

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97% of security experts worry about AI-related security incidents 2024-06-06 at 19:16 By A new report highlights trends in AI-powered attacks and cybersecurity strategies.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Meta faces multiple complaints in Europe over plans to train AI on user data 2024-06-06 at 19:01 By Richard Speed Opt out or prepare for your posts to be ingested Meta’s plans to use customer data in AI training have resulted in complaints to data protection authorities in 11 European countries.… This article is an

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Dominant AI players Nvidia, Microsoft, OpenAI face US antitrust inquiries 2024-06-06 at 18:16 By Dan Robinson Hmm… world’s most valuable companies furthest ahead with world’s most coveted tech. WCGW? Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia are set to be investigated for potential antitrust violations with regard to their dominant positions in the burgeoning AI industry, according to

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Ariane 6 ready to rocket, bringing heavy-lift capability back to Europe 2024-06-06 at 17:46 By Richard Speed Just a wet dress rehearsal left before debut launch The much-delayed Ariane 6 rocket is scheduled to launch on July 9 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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