It’s Not JustYou: Telegram is Down for Many Users Telegram users are currently experiencing issues around the world, with users unable to use the desktop and mobile apps. When attempting to access Telegram’s app, users are seeing “updating” or “connecting” error messages. It is not yet clear if the company Read more…
Linux Malware Sees 35% Growth During 2021 The number of malware infections targeting Linux devices rose by 35% in 2021, most commonly to recruit IoT devices for DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. IoTs are typically under-powered “smart” devices running various Linux distributions and are limited to specific functionality. However, Read more…
Researchers Develop CAPTCHA Solver to Aid Dark Web Research A team of researchers at the Universities of Arizona, Georgia, and South Florida, have developed a machine-learning-based CAPTCHA solver that they claim can overcome 94.4% of real challenges on dark websites. The study’s goal was to create a system that can Read more…
New Intel Chips Won’t Play Blu-ray Disks Due to SGX Deprecation Intel has removed support for SGX (software guard extension) in 12th Generation Intel Core 11000 and 12000 processors, rendering modern PCs unable to playback Blu-ray disks in 4K resolution. This technical problem arises from the fact that Blu-ray disks Read more…
Honda, Acura Cars Hit By Y2K22 Bug that Rolls Back Clocks to 2002 Honda and Acura cars have been hit with a Year 2022 bug, aka Y2K22, that resets the navigation system’s clock to January 1st, 2002, with no way to change it. Starting on January 1st, the date on Read more…
Firmware Attack can Drop Persistent Malware in Hidden SSD Area Korean researchers have developed a set of attacks against some solid-state drives (SSDs) that could allow planting malware in a location that’s beyond the reach of the user and security solutions. The attack models are for drives with flex capacity Read more…
Opera Browser Working on Clipboard Anti-hijacking Feature The Opera browser team is working on a new clipboard monitoring and protection system called Paste Protection, which aims to prevent content hijacking and snooping. Opera introduced the new feature in development version 83, and Bleeping Computer has tested it on developer version Read more…
Cloudflare is Experiencing Widespread Latency and Timeouts Cloudflare experienced “wide-spread” latency issues with their network and services, causing websites to load slowly and customers to experience performance issues accessing the customer dashboard. Also Read: Website Ownership Laws: Your Rights And What These Protect The issues started at around 3 PM EST and Read more…
Lenovo Laptops Vulnerable to Bug Allowing Admin Privileges Lenovo laptops, including ThinkPad and Yoga models, are vulnerable to a privilege elevation bug in the ImControllerService service allowing attackers to execute commands with admin privileges. The flaws are tracked as CVE-2021-3922 and CVE-2021-3969 and affect the ImControllerService component of all Lenovo System Read more…
Eurostar Tests Facial Recognition System on London Train Station Eurostar is testing a new biometric facial recognition technology on passengers traveling from London’s St Pancras International station to continental Europe. The passengers will be given the opportunity to complete their pre-departure ticket and passport checks via the new biometric system, Read more…
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