Month: April 2021
The M1 iMac’s power supply sports magnetic connector, Ethernet port
Apple just announced the new iMac powered by Apple’s own M1 silicon. Among the numerous updates and upgrades is a new power brick that sports something special to Apple’s lineup: an Ethernet port. On the surface, this seems like a silly placement of a critical I/O port, but there’s a…
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Stop using ‘123’ as your Windows server password, users warned Passwords
Following up on a recent spate of attacks that exploited weak passwords on Windows servers, researchers have compiled a list of commonly used passwords that are alarmingly easy to brute force. Last month, cybersecurity company Guardicore revealed it had discovered a resurgence in Purple Fox malware. Attackers were compromising Windows…
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Injective Protocol raises $10M from Pantera Capital, Mark Cuban for its ‘DeFi Robinhood’
Back in December last year Injective Protocol, launched the testnet for its DeFi protocols for cross-chain derivatives trading, with backing from giant crypto exchange Binance. It has now raised $10 million in a “party” funding round. Participating in the round was Pantera Capital, BlockTower, Hashed, Cadenza Ventures (formerly BitMex Ventures),…
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Millions of web users caught up in massive malvertising campaign Hacker/security
Security researchers have shared details about an ongoing malvertising campaign that has compromised over a hundred ad servers, despite early warnings. Eliya Stein, Senior Security Engineer at security firm Confiant, has been tracking the malvertising threat actor known as Tag Barnakle for over a year now. Stein first reported the…
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FTC warns it could crack down on biased AI
The US Federal Trade Commission has warned companies against using biased artificial intelligence, saying they may break consumer protection laws. A new blog post notes that AI tools can reflect “troubling” racial and gender biases. If those tools are applied in areas like housing or employment, falsely advertised as unbiased,…
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Google Alerts notifications have become a mess of scams and malware Privacy
If reports are to be believed, there has been a recent uptick in the number of online scams propagated through Google Alerts. According to anecdotal evidence laid out by Bleeping Computer, the content notification service is increasingly being abused by malicious users to distribute malware. The publication asserts the service…
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