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Data-destroying defect found in OpenZFS 2.2.0 27/11/2023 at 16:32 By Liam Proven Check if file block cloning is on and disable it – or upgrade to 2.2.1 ASAP A data-destroying bug has been discovered in a new feature of OpenZFS 2.2.0, as found in FreeBSD 14 among other OSes.… This article is an excerpt from […]

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Experts Uncover Passive Method to Extract Private RSA Keys from SSH Connections 27/11/2023 at 16:31 By A new study has demonstrated that it’s possible for passive network attackers to obtain private RSA host keys from a vulnerable SSH server by observing when naturally occurring computational faults that occur while the connection is being established. The

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Google Drive misplaces months’ worth of customer files 27/11/2023 at 15:47 By Richard Speed The horror of logging in only to find everything since May has vanished Google Drive users are reporting files mysteriously disappearing from the service, with some posters on the company’s support forums claiming six or more months of work have unceremoniously

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Microsoft, Databricks double act tries to sew up the data platform market 27/11/2023 at 15:02 By Lindsay Clark But the one-stop shop vision fails to take it far beyond the competition Analysis  At Microsoft’s Ignite conference, CEO Satya Nadella called Fabric perhaps the company’s biggest data product launch since SQL Server, the third-highest-ranked database in

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Leader of pro-Russia DDoS crew Killnet unmasked by Russian state media 27/11/2023 at 14:17 By Connor Jones Also: Qakbot on verge of permadeath, Australia can’t deliver on ransom payment ban (yet), and Justin Sun’s very bad month Infosec in Brief  Cybercriminals working out of Russia go to great lengths to conceal their real identities, and

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Amazon says it’s ready to train future AI workforce 27/11/2023 at 13:32 By Richard Speed and Katyanna Quach Plus: Russia will soon be Putin up with lagging West, fake influencers and more AI in Brief  Amazon launched AI Ready, a program that aims to train two million people in AI skills by 2025, and started

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Ransomware-hit British Library: Too open for business, or not open enough? 27/11/2023 at 12:48 By Rupert Goodwins Unique institutions need unique security. Instead, they’re fobbed off with the same old, same old Opinion  The British Library’s showpiece site, in a listed red brick building in St Pancras, is presided over by a large bronze sculpture

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Videoconferencing fatigue is real, study finds 27/11/2023 at 11:47 By Laura Dobberstein Your brain and heart do not enjoy Zooming, Teamsing, or Webexing Feeling especially drained after a day on Zoom is not a figment of your imagination – videoconferencing fatigue (VCF) is real, according to a study penned by a quartet of Austrian investigators.…

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U.S., U.K., and Global Partners Release Secure AI System Development Guidelines 27/11/2023 at 10:46 By The U.K. and U.S., along with international partners from 16 other countries, have released new guidelines for the development of secure artificial intelligence (AI) systems. “The approach prioritizes ownership of security outcomes for customers, embraces radical transparency and accountability, and

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Datacenter architect creates bonkers designs to illustrate the craft of building bit barns 27/11/2023 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood They’re basically skyscrapers, says Charles Fortin. But they could be ships, cars, or rocks Charles Fortin can’t get excited by 30-storey skyscrapers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this

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Crypto crasher Do Kwon’s extradition approved, but destination is unclear 27/11/2023 at 08:47 By Laura Dobberstein Hey Google, are the jails nicer in South Korea or the US? Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon – a wanted man in both South Korea and the United States – will soon face extradition from Montenegro after a court

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AWS plays with Fire TV Cube, turns it into a thin client for cloudy desktops 27/11/2023 at 07:04 By Simon Sharwood $195 a pop, delivered, pre-provisioned ready to stream desktops or apps re:Invent  Amazon Web Services has announced the WorkSpaces Thin Client – a device dedicated to connecting to its WorkSpaces desktop-as-a service offering and

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Beijing fosters foreign allies among influencers for propaganda 27/11/2023 at 06:33 By Simon Sharwood They get access to both China’s internet and global platforms, and cash in on both China is offering foreign influencers access to its vast market in return for content that sings its praises and helps to spreads Beijing’s desired narratives more

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Foxconn founder Terry Gou quits Taiwan presidential race 27/11/2023 at 03:32 By Laura Dobberstein PLUS: Japan, UK, Italy, collab on new fighter jet; Korea’s CBDC trial; Toshiba to delist Asia In Brief  Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of contract manufacturer Foxconn, has ended his campaign to be elected as president of Taiwan.… This article is

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USB Cart of Death: The wheeled scourge that drove Windows devs to despair 25/11/2023 at 14:47 By Richard Speed Stout heart a requisite for software engineers in days of yore Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has recalled a time when Windows developers encountered the trundling terror of the USB Cart of Death following an unfortunate mistake

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Surface Duo crashes the party as Doctor Who celebrates 60th birthday 25/11/2023 at 12:47 By Richard Speed Hey Cortana: Why is David Tennant back as the BBC’s longest lived space alien? The BBC is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its long-running science fiction series, Doctor Who, by popping a Surface Duo into the hands of

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New ‘HrServ.dll’ Web Shell Detected in APT Attack Targeting Afghan Government 25/11/2023 at 08:16 By An unspecified government entity in Afghanistan was targeted by a previously undocumented web shell called HrServ in what’s suspected to be an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack. The web shell, a dynamic-link library (DLL) named “hrserv.dll,” exhibits “sophisticated features such as custom

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Warning: 3 Critical Vulnerabilities Expose ownCloud Users to Data Breaches 25/11/2023 at 07:36 By The maintainers of the open-source file-sharing software ownCloud have warned of three critical security flaws that could be exploited to disclose sensitive information and modify files. A brief description of the vulnerabilities is as follows – Disclosure of sensitive credentials and

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Crypto documentary ‘Bull Run’ takes on Bitcoin, tokenization and trading addiction 24/11/2023 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph By Jonathan DeYoung “Bull Run” explores one director’s obsession with trading cryptocurrencies during the bull market and how it led her to create a tokenized crypto documentary. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React

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FFmpeg 6.1 drops a Heaviside dose of codec magic 24/11/2023 at 20:32 By Liam Proven You may never have heard of it, but you almost certainly use it, possibly many times a day New versions of this amazingly versatile tool, used in most streaming video services and devices, don’t come along very often.… This article

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