Economy

April 1, 2024
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What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

Enlarge / Malware Detected Warning Screen with abstract binary code 3d digital concept (credit: Getty Images) On Friday, researchers revealed…
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March 29, 2024
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Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Image) On Wednesday, the IEEE Computer Society announced to members that, after April 1,…
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March 29, 2024
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Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections

Enlarge / Internet Backdoor in a string of binary code in a shape of an eye. (credit: Getty Images) Researchers…
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March 29, 2024
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OpenAI holds back wide release of voice-cloning tech due to misuse concerns

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Voice synthesis has come a long way since 1978’s Speak & Spell toy, which once wowed…
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March 28, 2024
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PyPI halted new users and projects while it fended off supply-chain attack

Enlarge / Supply-chain attacks, like the latest PyPI discovery, insert malicious code into seemingly functional software packages used by developers.…
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March 28, 2024
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Ubuntu will manually review Snap Store after crypto wallet scams

Enlarge / One thing you can say about this crypto wallet: You can’t confuse it for any other. (credit: Getty…
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March 28, 2024
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Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version

Enlarge (credit: Proxmox) Broadcom has made sweeping changes to VMware’s business since acquiring the company in November 2023, killing off…
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March 27, 2024
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Thousands of servers hacked in ongoing attack targeting Ray AI framework

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Thousands of servers storing AI workloads and network credentials have been hacked in an ongoing attack…
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March 27, 2024
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Canva’s Affinity acquisition is a non-subscription-based weapon against Adobe

Enlarge / Affinity’s photo editor. (credit: Canva) Online graphic design platform provider Canva announced its acquisition of Affinity on Tuesday.…
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March 27, 2024
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“MFA Fatigue” attack targets iPhone owners with endless password reset prompts

Enlarge / They look like normal notifications, but opening an iPhone with one or more of these stacked up, you…
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