The M1 has a major security loophole that Apple can’t patch

2022-06-10 Thread jim bell
The M1 has a major security loophole that Apple can’t patch https://share.newsbreak.com/19ais0pf

Microsoft could finally kill HDD boot drives for good

2022-06-09 Thread jim bell
Microsoft could finally kill HDD boot drives for good https://share.newsbreak.com/192x4v8n

WIRED: MongoDB Debuts ‘Queryable Encryption’ to Fight Hacks and Leaks

2022-06-09 Thread jim bell
WIRED: MongoDB Debuts ‘Queryable Encryption’ to Fight Hacks and Leaks. https://www.wired.com/story/mongodb-queryable-encryption-databases "After years of data breaches, leaks, and hacks leaving the world desperate for tools to stem the illicit flow of sensitive personal data, a key advance has

The race toward a new computing technology is heating up — and Asia is jumping on the trend

2022-06-08 Thread jim bell
The race toward a new computing technology is heating up — and Asia is jumping on the trend https://share.newsbreak.com/18uhtc2e " The race toward a new computing technology is heating up — and Asia is jumping on the trend PUBLISHED MON, JUN 6 2022 8:57 PM EDTJonathan

Fastest Supercomputer to Ever Exist Breaks the 'Exascale' Barrier

2022-06-08 Thread jim bell
Fastest Supercomputer to Ever Exist Breaks the 'Exascale' Barrier https://share.newsbreak.com/18sflfrw "For the first time, a supercomputer has officially broken the exaflop ceiling and become the most powerful computer to ever exist. " "The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National

How To Fool an Eavesdropping AI … With Another AI

2022-06-08 Thread jim bell
https://news.yahoo.com/fool-eavesdropping-ai-another-ai-182900568.html This tool can garble your words to trick an unwanted AI from listening in.

New York state passes first-ever ‘right to repair’ law for electronics - The Verge

2022-06-04 Thread jim bell
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/3/23153504/right-to-repair-new-york-state-law-ifixit-repairability-diy

A quantum computer has solved a 9,000-year problem in 36 microseconds

2022-06-04 Thread jim bell
A quantum computer has solved a 9,000-year problem in 36 microseconds https://share.newsbreak.com/1803gybq

Taiwan Restricts Russia, Belarus to CPUs Under 25 MHz Frequency | Tom's Hardware

2022-06-03 Thread jim bell
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/taiwan-restricts-exports-of-25mhz-cpus-to-russia "Due to restrictions imposed on exports to Russia by the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union, leading Taiwanese companies were among the first to cease working with Russia after the country

BleepingComputer: Ransomware attacks need less than four days to encrypt systems

2022-06-02 Thread jim bell
BleepingComputer: Ransomware attacks need less than four days to encrypt systems. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-attacks-need-less-than-four-days-to-encrypt-systems/

The fastest supercomputer is now located in the US

2022-06-01 Thread jim bell
1.102 exaflops/sec. (1.192 x 10**18) The fastest supercomputer is now located in the US https://share.newsbreak.com/173iiia0 "The Frontier system is based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)'s CrayEX platform which houses AMD EPYC 64C 2GHz processors along with AMD Instinct 250X professional

Serious security bugs put millions of Android devices at risk

2022-05-31 Thread jim bell
Serious security bugs put millions of Android devices at risk https://share.newsbreak.com/16zmkc6s

The source of a strange anti-cancer compound is found in Florida

2022-05-30 Thread jim bell
The source of a strange anti-cancer compound is found in Florida https://share.newsbreak.com/16tche7t

Ford's New Tech Will FORCE Cars To Slow Down

2022-05-30 Thread jim bell
Ford's New Tech Will FORCE Cars To Slow Down https://share.newsbreak.com/16tbxmtz "Ford calls the tech Geofencing Limit Control. It relies on a few systems to function properly, at least in these early development stages. There is a bit of a prerequisite: this tech relies on driver-assist

SciTechDaily: Fundamental Breakthrough: Error-Free Quantum Computing Gets Real

2022-05-30 Thread jim bell
SciTechDaily: Fundamental Breakthrough: Error-Free Quantum Computing Gets Real. https://scitechdaily.com/fundamental-breakthrough-error-free-quantum-computing-gets-real/

The mystery of China’s sudden warnings about US hackers

2022-05-29 Thread jim bell
The mystery of China’s sudden warnings about US hackers https://share.newsbreak.com/16jmql9l

Imec Presents Sub-1nm Process and Transistor Roadmap Until 2036: From Nanometers to the Angstrom Era | Tom's Hardware

2022-05-28 Thread jim bell
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/imecs-sub-1nm-process-node-and-transistor-roadmap-until-2036-from-nanometers-to-the-angstrom-era "Imec Presents Sub-1nm Process and Transistor Roadmap Until 2036: From Nanometers to the Angstrom Era By Paul Alcorn published  1 day ago Imec plots a course to 1nm

Attackers Can Use Electromagnetic Signals to Control Touchscreens Remotely

2022-05-28 Thread jim bell
https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/attackers-can-use-electromagnetic.html

DuckDuckGo in hot water over hidden tracking agreement with Microsoft | TechRadar

2022-05-28 Thread jim bell
https://www.techradar.com/news/duckduckgo-in-hot-water-over-hidden-tracking-agreement-with-microsoft

Some Facebook users are receiving $397 checks over data privacy violations—and these tech companies could be next

2022-05-26 Thread jim bell
Some Facebook users are receiving $397 checks over data privacy violations—and these tech companies could be next https://share.newsbreak.com/15t3gl23

Illegal drone incursions are rising and NovoQuad is here for your security

2022-05-26 Thread jim bell
" Illegal drone incursions are rising and NovoQuad is here for your security https://share.newsbreak.com/15sghnxn "With the advancement of technology, drones have become more accessible to the public and there is a growing market for this industry. Drones are now used in many industries such

Fast SSD

2022-05-26 Thread jim bell
https://www.pcworld.com/article/704893/the-first-pcie-gen-5-0-ssds-are-almost-ready-for-consumers.html

Lumos System Can Find Hidden Cameras and IoT Devices in Your Airbnb or Hotel Room

2022-05-25 Thread jim bell
https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/lumos-system-can-find-hidden-cameras.html A group of academics has devised a system that can be used on a phone or a laptop to identify and locate Wi-Fi-connected hidden IoT devices in unfamiliar physical spaces. With hidden cameras being increasingly used to 

“Tough to forge” digital driver’s license is… easy to forge – Ars Technica

2022-05-25 Thread jim bell
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/digital-drivers-license-used-by-4m-australians-is-a-snap-to-forge/

Hackaday: Knowing Your Place: The Implications Of GPS Spoofing And Jamming

2022-05-24 Thread jim bell
Hackaday: Knowing Your Place: The Implications Of GPS Spoofing And Jamming. https://hackaday.com/2022/05/23/knowing-your-place-the-implications-of-gps-spoofing-and-jamming/ "Artificial satellites have transformed the world in many ways, not only in terms of relaying communication and for

Tom's Hardware: Kingston's New Encrypted SSD Unlocks Via Touch Screen

2022-05-24 Thread jim bell
Tom's Hardware: Kingston's New Encrypted SSD Unlocks Via Touch Screen. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/kingston-encrypted-ssd-touch-screen

Hackers have found a new way to smuggle malware onto your device

2022-05-23 Thread jim bell
Hackers have found a new way to smuggle malware onto your device https://share.newsbreak.com/151yb091

Google warns Android smartphones targeted by dangerous Predator spyware

2022-05-23 Thread jim bell
Google warns Android smartphones targeted by dangerous Predator spyware https://share.newsbreak.com/151g9usa

Hackers access half a million students, staff at Chicago Public School

2022-05-23 Thread jim bell
Hackers access half a million students, staff at Chicago Public School https://mol.im/a/10840741 via https://dailym.ai/android

How A Cheap Smart ID Card Reader Sold On Amazon Became A National Security Risk | HotHardware

2022-05-21 Thread jim bell
https://hothardware.com/news/how-cheap-smart-id-card-reader-sold-amazon-became-national-security-risk "Earlier this month, we reported on a phishing attack that stole $23.5 million  from the US Department of Defense (DoD). Thankfully, the DoD caught the cybercriminals and recovered the money, but

Stablecoin fails

2022-05-21 Thread jim bell
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/cryptocurrency/crypto-rout-another-stablecoin-falls-after-ust-and-luna

US Department of Justice will no longer prosecute 'good faith' hackers

2022-05-20 Thread jim bell
US Department of Justice will no longer prosecute 'good faith' hackers https://share.newsbreak.com/14ck46d7 "This means security researchers (aka hackers) who breach networks or find exploits in software and hardware will not be considered for federal prosecution so long as they were acting

India’s restrictive VPN law should be a warning to us all | TechRadar

2022-05-20 Thread jim bell
https://www.techradar.com/opinion/indias-restrictive-vpn-law-should-be-a-warning-to-us-all People who subscribe to VPN services will generally be driven by two main factors - privacy and security. Clearly, such users value their privacy for many different reasons, choosing to remain private

Micron's new 3D NAND memory might usher in a new generation of SSDs with lightning speed | Google's Guide

2022-05-20 Thread jim bell
https://googlesguide.com/microns-new-3d-nand-memory-might-usher-in-a-new-generation-of-ssds-with-lightning-speed/?_gl=1*1fu9v0x*_ga*TmF4Ny1mN2k1SDRwVU95bExDT2xaRldaUERaYmlUVEluWjNHc1Vod1dQS000c2c0VHEwSnFQMmhVLThOVHN2NA..#more-2888 Micron has stated that it has developed a 232-layer 3D NAND

‘Polypharmacy’ puts older cancer patients at risk

2022-05-19 Thread jim bell
‘Polypharmacy’ puts older cancer patients at risk https://share.newsbreak.com/1447cxr9

An off-grid Starlink user achieves 'infinite WiFi' with 300 watts of solar

2022-05-19 Thread jim bell
An off-grid Starlink user achieves 'infinite WiFi' with 300 watts of solar https://share.newsbreak.com/1433cwxv

Scientists create tool to kill cyber attacks in ‘less than a second’

2022-05-19 Thread jim bell
Scientists create tool to kill cyber attacks in ‘less than a second’ https://share.newsbreak.com/141c4r60

"Trial evidence shows ‘internet phone book’ used to get to Trump-Russia tale"

2022-05-18 Thread jim bell
"Trial evidence shows ‘internet phone book’ used to get to Trump-Russia tale" https://share.smartnews.com/dFwm4

China launches ‘raging cyber-espionage battle’ on Russia with new malware campaign, report claims

2022-05-18 Thread jim bell
China launches ‘raging cyber-espionage battle’ on Russia with new malware campaign, report claims https://share.newsbreak.com/13tja30q "CHINESE affiliated hacker group is targeting Russians using malware disguised as legitimate documents and downloads, cyber security experts have claimed."

China's Internet Censors Try a New Trick: Revealing Users' Locations

2022-05-18 Thread jim bell
https://news.yahoo.com/chinas-internet-censors-try-trick-123817618.html For years China’s censors have relied on a trusted tool kit to control the country’s internet. They have deleted posts, suspended accounts, blocked keywords, a...

Ars Technica: Researchers devise iPhone malware that runs even when device is turned off

2022-05-18 Thread jim bell
Ars Technica: Researchers devise iPhone malware that runs even when device is turned off. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/researchers-devise-iphone-malware-that-runs-even-when-device-is-turned-off/

Federal Judge Says Crypto Anonymity a Myth as US Authorities Charge American in $10,000,000 Sanction Evasion

2022-05-17 Thread jim bell
Federal Judge Says Crypto Anonymity a Myth as US Authorities Charge American in $10,000,000 Sanction Evasion https://share.newsbreak.com/13lg9m7l

Assassins Just Killed a Narco Prosecutor on His Honeymoon at the Beach

2022-05-15 Thread jim bell
Assassins Just Killed a Narco Prosecutor on His Honeymoon at the Beach https://share.newsbreak.com/12zkkzef A top Paraguayan organized crime prosecutor was murdered while honeymooning at a beach in Colombia on May 10. The assassins arrived at the beach on a jet-ski or small boat and gunned

Louisiana charter boat captains file suit involving GPS tracking

2022-05-15 Thread jim bell
Louisiana charter boat captains file suit involving GPS tracking https://share.newsbreak.com/12zjn9un

Democrats ask Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to archive content that could be used in war crimes trial against Russia

2022-05-14 Thread jim bell
Democrats ask Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to archive content that could be used in war crimes trial against Russia https://share.newsbreak.com/12tht9o0 Jim Bell's comment: Why just Democrats?  Is this a misrepresentation if the truth?  I suspect so.   Since Putin started the Ukraine war, I

The Pentagon tests a high-power microwave technology to use against drone threats

2022-05-14 Thread jim bell
The Pentagon tests a high-power microwave technology to use against drone threats https://share.newsbreak.com/12th9bvi

NSA Cyber Director Says ‘No Backdoor’ for Spies in New Encryption Scheme - Bloomberg

2022-05-14 Thread jim bell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-13/nsa-says-no-backdoor-in-new-encryption-scheme-for-us-tech

Intel Releases 16 Security Advisories Covering 41 Vulnerabilities in CPUs, NUCs, SSDs | Tom's Hardware

2022-05-14 Thread jim bell
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-security-vulnberabilities- Intel has released 16 new security advisories, which address 41 vulnerabilities. The advisories, some with 'high' severity ratings, appear to cover the full gamut of Intel catalog, including processors, devices, firmware,

The Far-Right Is Doxxing Judges and Calling For Their Assassinations

2022-05-12 Thread jim bell
The Far-Right Is Doxxing Judges and Calling For Their Assassinations https://share.newsbreak.com/12c59vze The Far-Right Is Doxxing Judges and Calling For Their Assassinations Peaceful activists have been camping out near homes of Supreme Court justices in protest over Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile,

US Court asks defunct crypto exchange to refund Bitcoin

2022-05-12 Thread jim bell
US Court asks defunct crypto exchange to refund Bitcoin https://share.newsbreak.com/12c3m7gc

The Guardian: Priti Patel, hear this loud and clear: Julian Assange must not be handed over to the US

2022-05-11 Thread jim bell
The Guardian: Priti Patel, hear this loud and clear: Julian Assange must not be handed over to the US. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/10/priti-patel-julian-assange-us-extradition

Immigration spy network

2022-05-10 Thread jim bell
"Immigration officials created network that can spy on majority of Americans, report says" https://share.smartnews.com/h9YoA

Western Digital has made a huge HDD breakthrough | TechRadar

2022-05-10 Thread jim bell
https://www.techradar.com/news/western-digital-has-made-a-huge-hdd-breakthrough TRENDING - Windows 11 for business - Best hybrid working tech - Microsoft Teams updates - Latest Mobile news - Office 2021 TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on

A QR code-based user-friendly visual cryptography scheme

2022-05-10 Thread jim bell
A QR code-based user-friendly visual cryptography scheme https://share.newsbreak.com/11qy8fik Download PDFDownload PDF - Article - Open Access - Published: 10 May 2022 A QR code-based user-friendly visual cryptography scheme - Lijing Ren &  - Denghui Zhang  Scientific

Hackers are actively exploiting BIG-IP vulnerability with a 9.8 severity rating

2022-05-10 Thread jim bell
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/hackers-are-actively-exploiting-big-ip-vulnerability-with-a-9-8-severity-rating/

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Cryptography pioneer Silvio Micali on where crypto is headed

2022-05-10 Thread jim bell
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Cryptography pioneer Silvio Micali on where crypto is headed. https://www.inquirer.com/business/technology/cyrpto-mit-pioneer-micali-blockchain-20220508.html "About 40 years ago, Silvio Micali and his colleague Shafi Goldwasser wanted to figure out how to play poker

Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement

2022-05-09 Thread jim bell
Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement https://share.newsbreak.com/11k3f4f4

Cut-And-Paste Error Destroys $36M in Crypto, Eroding Trust in Blockchain

2022-05-07 Thread jim bell
Cut-And-Paste Error Destroys $36M in Crypto, Eroding Trust in Blockchain https://share.newsbreak.com/114t3sc4

Nvidia fined $5.5 million over crypto mining GPU disclosures

2022-05-07 Thread jim bell
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23059930/nvidia-sec-charges-fine-settlement-gaming-gpu-crypto-mining

Audio Eavesdropping Exploit Might Make That Clicky Keyboard Less Cool | Hackaday

2022-05-07 Thread jim bell
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/06/audio-eavesdropping-exploit-might-make-that-clicky-keyboard-less-cool/

Fox News: Russia shown only some cybercapabilities, but US has quantum computing answer to possible threats

2022-05-07 Thread jim bell
Fox News: Russia shown only some cybercapabilities, but US has quantum computing answer to possible threats. https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-cybercapabilities-quantum-computing-answer?cmpid%3Dprn_newsstand Russia has not shown its full cyberwarfare capabilities, but the U.S. should remain

Quantum computers/hacking/encryption

2022-05-06 Thread jim bell
https://www.science.org/content/article/worried-quantum-computers-will-supercharge-hacking-white-house-calls-encryption-shift MATEJMO/ISTOCKSHARE: - Twitter - Linked In - Facebook - Reddit - Wechat - Email Quantum computers—exotic machines that can solve practical problems

U.S. sanctions North Korean cryptocurrency mixing firm

2022-05-06 Thread jim bell
https://news.yahoo.com/u-sanctions-north-korean-cryptocurrency-150918047.html The U.S. announced Friday it is sanctioning North Korean digital currency mixing firm Blender.io, which the country allegedly uses to launder stolen virtual cu...

Apple, Google, and Microsoft team up for new password-free technology

2022-05-06 Thread jim bell
Apple, Google, and Microsoft team up for new password-free technology https://share.newsbreak.com/10sbij1c

IBM's 2-nanometer semiconductor chip could revolutionize our electroni

2022-05-05 Thread jim bell
https://www.fastcompany.com/90739318/this-incredibly-tiny-ibm-chip-could-vastly-improve-the-performance-of-our-favorite-electronic-gadgets Transistors have shrunk over the decades, from an initial 10,000 nanometers (nm) in 1971 to 5nm in 2020. The 2nm transistors on IBM’s new chip, which is

Here's a New Tool That Scans for Malicious Packages in Open-Source Repositories

2022-05-05 Thread jim bell
https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/heres-new-tool-that-scans-for-malicious.html The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) has announced the initial prototype release of a new tool that's capable of carrying out dynamic analysis of all packages uploaded to popular open source repositories.

Scientific advance leads to a new tool in the fight against hackers

2022-05-05 Thread jim bell
Scientific advance leads to a new tool in the fight against hackers https://techxplore.com/news/2022-04-scientific-advance-tool-hackers.html People have used codes and encryption to protect information from falling into the wrong hands for thousands of years. Today, encryption is widely used

The FBI Secretly Searched Americans' Digital Communications 3.4 Million Times Last Year

2022-05-04 Thread jim bell
The FBI Secretly Searched Americans' Digital Communications 3.4 Million Times Last Year https://share.newsbreak.com/10bwcg7y

A lone-wolf researcher has turned the table on the hackers

2022-05-04 Thread jim bell
A lone-wolf researcher has turned the table on the hackers https://share.newsbreak.com/109qk67p

Chip supply issues are still giving some of world's biggest companies a major headache

2022-05-03 Thread jim bell
Chip supply issues are still giving some of world's biggest companies a major headache https://share.newsbreak.com/1046ghvv

Russian troops stole $5M worth of farm vehicles from a John Deere dealership, which remotely locked the thieves out of the equipment

2022-05-02 Thread jim bell
https://news.yahoo.com/russian-troops-stole-5m-worth-054540072.html "When the invaders drove the stolen harvesters to Chechnya, they realized that they could not even turn them on, because the harvesters were locked remotely," ... - Russian troops stole nearly $5 million worth of

Edward Snowden ZCASH

2022-05-01 Thread jim bell
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/edward-snowden-says-mystery-man-200312597.html "Back in 2016, six people played a key role in the creation of a cryptocurrency called Zcash. One of the six participants, who operated online under the pseudonym John Dobbertin, remained unknown—until now. "Edward

You could fit the data from 25 million 1TB SSDs on this 5cm diamond wafer | PC Gamer

2022-04-30 Thread jim bell
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-could-fit-the-data-from-25-million-1tb-ssds-on-this-5cm-diamond-wafer/ Researchers in Japan say they've concocted a new method of creating wafers out of diamonds able to store mammoth amounts of data on them. We're talking 25 exabytes of storage, which is a 25,000

Hackers have found a sneaky new way to infect Windows devices

2022-04-30 Thread jim bell
Hackers have found a sneaky new way to infect Windows devices https://share.newsbreak.com/zcw7hhgk

Elon Musk did something awesome that has nothing to do with Twitter

2022-04-30 Thread jim bell
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-service-ukraine-204704942.htmlRick NewmanApril 29, 2022, 1:47 pmUkraine’s plucky military has so far outboxed the larger and more muscular Russian army that invaded on Feb. 24. Elon Musk may have something to do with it. "The American

Edward Snowden Revealed As Secret Participant in the Ceremony That Launched a $2 Billion Private Cryptocurrency

2022-04-28 Thread jim bell
Edward Snowden Revealed As Secret Participant in the Ceremony That Launched a $2 Billion Private Cryptocurrency https://share.newsbreak.com/ytkbp4ms

Woke MIT realizes it has to reintroduce standardized tests

2022-04-27 Thread jim bell
Woke MIT realizes it has to reintroduce standardized tests https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/woke-mit-realizes-it-has-to-reintroduce-standardized-tests APRIL 26, 2022 06:30 AMBY HENRY MILLER & TOM HAFER We wrote last November about MIT, our alma mater, that

PC Gamer: Something has to be done about the quantum computer security threat

2022-04-27 Thread jim bell
PC Gamer: Something has to be done about the quantum computer security threat. https://www.pcgamer.com/something-has-to-be-done-about-the-quantum-computer-security-threat

Popular crypto wallet discontinued after fatal flaw discovered

2022-04-27 Thread jim bell
Popular crypto wallet discontinued after fatal flaw discovered https://www.techradar.com/news/a-vulnerability-in-this-popular-crypto-wallet-could-give-hackers-control-of-funds https://share.newsbreak.com/yl4lzkpr

SSD's. Solid State Disks

2022-04-26 Thread jim bell
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hdd-versus-ssd-whats-the-diff/ "This blog post was originally published in March 2016 and was updated in September 2018. Since then, HDD and SSD drive technology continues to improve, so we’re sharing our latest update to this post." "Between all of the different

Russia Tried to Hold Ukraine’s Internet Hostage, Then SpaceX Stepped In

2022-04-24 Thread jim bell
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-tried-hold-ukraine-internet-165000633.html And now the Pentagon is green with envy. - SpaceX’s successful intervention in Ukrainian satellite signal-jamming is a model for the Pentagon, officials say. - Russian electronic jamming

North Korean gang still accessing its $600 million crypto haul

2022-04-23 Thread jim bell
https://news.yahoo.com/north-korean-gang-still-accessing-154600606.html "WASHINGTON - North Korean hackers who last month carried out one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts ever are still laundering their haul more than a week after they were identified as the thieves." "The cybercriminals'

Elon Musk's SpaceX Fast Response To A Russian

2022-04-22 Thread jim bell
https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-pentagon-russian-jamming-attack-elon-musk-dave-tremper-2022-4 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Starlink, the satellite-based internet provider, is a division of SpaceX. REUTERS/Mike Blake - Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink rapidly fought off a Russian jamming

Web scraping is legal, US appeals court reaffirms

2022-04-21 Thread jim bell
https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/18/web-scraping-legal-court/ "Good news for archivists, academics, researchers and journalists: Scraping publicly accessible data is legal, according to a U.S. appeals court ruling. "The landmark ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit of Appeals is the latest in a

Engadget: Researchers break world record for quantum-encrypted communications

2022-04-19 Thread jim bell
Engadget: Researchers break world record for quantum-encrypted communications. https://www.engadget.com/researchers-set-quantum-secure-communication-distance-record-of-64-miles-104334468.html?src%3Drss "Researchers in Beijing have set a new quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) world record

The Air Force’s Secret New Fighter Jet Will Get On-the-Fly Software Updates

2022-04-19 Thread jim bell
https://news.yahoo.com/air-force-secret-fighter-jet-154400528.html Modern fighters are like flying computers, and the Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter will make the next leap._- Jim Bell's comment:Couldn't that get...inconvenient?Press a button to fire a missile

Innovative New Magneto-Electric Transistor Could Cut 5% From World’s Digital Energy Budget

2022-04-19 Thread jim bell
https://scitechdaily.com/innovative-new-magneto-electric-transistor-could-cut-5-from-worlds-digital-energy-budget/

Re: Computing: Harmful chips hidden on circuit boards revealed by their power use | New Scientist

2022-04-18 Thread jim bell
Okay, .  I will search for the headline by Google search. On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 10:02 PM, Karl Semich<0xl...@gmail.com> wrote: jim this tantalising article is only accessible to newscientist subscribers

Computing: Harmful chips hidden on circuit boards revealed by their power use | New Scientist

2022-04-18 Thread jim bell
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2315672-harmful-chips-hidden-on-circuit-boards-revealed-by-their-power-use/ Harmful chips hidden on circuit boards revealed by their power use Careful observation of the power consumption of a circuit board can reveal telltale signs that an attacker has

Devices to stop drivers speeding ‘could be fitted to all new cars’

2022-04-16 Thread jim bell
Devices to stop drivers speeding ‘could be fitted to all new cars’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/speed-limiters-cars-government-eu-b2059135.html "Speed limiters are set to be fitted to all new cars under government plans to fall in line with new EU regulations, according to

US uncovers “Swiss Army knife” for hacking industrial control systems – Ars Technica

2022-04-16 Thread jim bell
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/us-uncovers-swiss-army-knife-for-hacking-industrial-control-systems/?amp=1 "Malware designed to target industrial control systems like power grids, factories, water utilities, and oil refineries represents a rare species of digital badness.

A new Arm-based CPU with 128 cores will send a shiver down spines at Intel and AMD

2022-04-15 Thread jim bell
A new Arm-based CPU with 128 cores will send a shiver down spines at Intel and AMD https://technohoop.com/a-new-arm-based-cpu-with-128-cores-will-mail-a-shiver-down-spines-at-intel-and-amd/ "April 14, 2022 by Krihar "Chinese bare metallic and server web hosting enterprise Alibaba Cloud is

U.S. lawmakers say they have 'serious concerns' about face-scan contractor

2022-04-14 Thread jim bell
y, privacy and security of technology it provides to 10 federal agencies. A letter, first reported by the Washington Post, was sent by Representatives Carolyn Maloney, chair of the House Oversight Committee, and Jim Clyburn, the Democratic whip, to ID.me chief executive Blake Hall. It was date

A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment

2022-04-13 Thread jim bell
A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment https://share.newsbreak.com/v78dq74n

China and Russia seek weapons to destroy US satellites, says Pentagon

2022-04-13 Thread jim bell
China and Russia seek weapons to destroy US satellites, says Pentagon https://share.newsbreak.com/v6s4440n

Ukraine Opens Russian Drone, Finds Canon DSLR Inside | PetaPixel

2022-04-13 Thread jim bell
https://petapixel.com/2022/04/11/ukraine-opens-russian-drone-finds-canon-dslr-inside/ Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has released a video in which a Ukrainian soldier disassembles a Russian military surveillance drone. The teardown revealed a remarkably rudimentary design that features a low-end

U.S. Extradites Man Who Allegedly Sold Backdoored Phones for the FBI

2022-04-12 Thread jim bell
US Extradites Man Who Allegedly Sold Backdoored Phones for the FBI "The United States has extradited a man it accuses of working for Anom, a company that sold encrypted phones to criminals but which was secretly backdoored by the FBI to spy on the communications of organized crime around the

Exclusive-Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware-sources

2022-04-11 Thread jim bell
https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-senior-eu-officials-were-051441541.html BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON - (Reuters) -  Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance fi...

World's first 200TB SSD is nearly here, but you can't use it | Digital Trends

2022-04-09 Thread jim bell
The era of 200TB solid-state drives (SSD) appears to be on the horizon, with a successor to the world’s largest SSD confirmed to be in development. Nimbus Data’s 100TB ExaDrive immediately became the biggest SSD in the world when it launched more than two years ago. However, that record will

Researchers Identify ‘Master Problem’ Underlying All Cryptography | Quanta Magazine

2022-04-07 Thread jim bell
https://www.quantamagazine.org/researchers-identify-master-problem-underlying-all-cryptography-20220406/ In 1868, the mathematician Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) proclaimed that an encryption scheme called the Vigenère cipher was “unbreakable.” He had no proof, but he had

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