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Omnipotent BMCs from Quanta remain vulnerable to critical Pantsdown threat
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In January 2019, a researcher disclosed a devastating vulnerability in one of the most powerful and…
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Broadcom will pay $61 billion to become the latest company to acquire VMware
Enlarge (credit: VMWare) Chipmaker Broadcom will be acquiring VMware for $61 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced today.…
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Critical Zoom vulnerabilities fixed last week required no user interaction
Enlarge (credit: Zoom) Google’s Project Zero vulnerability research team detailed critical vulnerabilities Zoom patched last week making that made it…
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“Tough to forge” digital driver’s license… is easy to forge
Enlarge (credit: Service NSW) In late 2019, the government of New South Wales in Australia rolled out digital driver’s licenses.…
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Why it’s hard to sanction ransomware groups
Enlarge (credit: Rob Engelaar | Getty Images) This story was originally published by ProPublica. On February 25, the day after…
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Researchers find backdoor lurking in WordPress plugin used by schools
Enlarge (credit: BeeBright / Getty Images / iStockphoto) Researchers said on Friday that they found a malicious backdoor in a…
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Twitter deal leaves Elon Musk with no easy way out
Enlarge / This illustration photo taken May 13, 2022, displays Elon Musks Twitter account with a Twitter logo in the…
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How we learned to break down barriers to machine learning
Dr. Sephus discusses breaking down barriers to machine learning at Ars Frontiers 2022. Click here for transcript. (video link) Welcome…
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2 vulnerabilities with 9.8 severity ratings are under exploit. A 3rd looms
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Malicious hackers, some believed to be state-backed, are actively exploiting two unrelated vulnerabilities—both with severity ratings…
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New Bluetooth hack can unlock your Tesla—and all kinds of other devices
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When you use your phone to unlock a Tesla, the device and the car use Bluetooth…
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