Month: September 2022

This fearsome new Linux malware will send a shudder down the spines of IT professionals

Audio player loading… A brand new Linux malware (opens in new tab) strain capable of different kinds of nasties has been detected, capable of abusing legitimate cloud services to stay hidden in plain sight. Cybersecurity researchers from AT&T Alien Labs recently discovered (opens in new tab) the malware and named…

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Google’s iOS 16 lock screen widgets include a shortcut to Chrome’s Dino game

Apple released iOS 16 earlier today, and one of the more notable features the update introduces is a redesigned lock screen experience. For the first time, Apple is letting you customize the typeface and accent color of on-screen elements like the date and time. Moreover, you can finally add widgets.…

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GeForce RTX 4090 leaked photos shows a downright chonky quad-slot cooling system

Audio player loading… New images of the ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme have been leaked, and now we have a better look at the third-party card and all of its amenities. According to the leaked photos, reported on by Wccftech, we could see that the card has a massive…

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Blue Origin’s uncrewed capsule safely escapes after midflight anomaly

Blue Origin’s NS-23 uncrewed flight ended abruptly on Saturday morning after the spaceflight company aborted the mission due to an issue with the New Shepard rocket’s booster. The failure happened just as the rocket reached MaxQ, or the moment when it reaches maximum dynamic pressure. Blue Origin confirmed that the…

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The latest Linux kernel update could play havoc with your VMs

Audio player loading… Computing performance for Linux VMs running the latest kernel update could have seen a decrease of up to 70%, new figures have found. Recent research by VMWare performance engineering staffer Manikandan Jagatheesan found running virtual machines with the Linux distro on the ESXi hypervisor, using the latest…

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New attack can unlock and start a Tesla Model Y in seconds, say researchers

Tesla prides itself on its cybersecurity protections, particularly the elaborate challenge system that protects its cars from conventional methods for attacking the remote unlock system. But now, one researcher has discovered a sophisticated relay attack that would allow someone with physical access to a Tesla Model Y to unlock and…

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