Month: September 2022
One disappointing way the iPad 2022 will be just like the original iPad
Audio player loading… The next iPad is rumored to launch at an event in October, and we’ve been hoping for a major redesign. One of the key changes was the expected removal of the home button, bringing the base model iPad in line with the iPad Air, iPad Pro, and…
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This ancient unpatched Python security flaw could leave thousands of projects vulnerable
Audio player loading… A rather old unpatched Python security vulnerability has resurfaced, causing researchers to warn that hundreds of thousands of projects might be vulnerable to code execution. Cybersecurity researchers from Trellix have recently spotted (opens in new tab) CVE-2007-4559, a flaw in the Python tarfile package, first discovered back…
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How fiber-optic cables helped researchers eavesdrop on whales
Scientists have been “eavesdropping” on whales in the Arctic using fiber-optic cables. In July, a group of scientists published a study that took a practical method usually used to monitor the cables themselves and used it to monitor the activity of baleen whales in the Arctic. The researchers say similar…
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LockBit ransomware leaked online by angry developer
Audio player loading… Someone has leaked the latest version of LockBit’s encryptor to the internet, and while at first it might seem like a data breach and theft, the ransomware operator’s public representative claims it’s actually the work of a disgruntled developer. A brand new Twitter account named Ali Qushji…
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Instagram’s recovering from some major problems
Tesla recalls 1.1 million vehicles to prevent drivers from getting pinched by the windows. The issue is that the windows would not recognize certain objects while closing, which could result in “a pinching injury to the occupant.” It’s a pretty enormous recall, covering some 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2021 Model Y,…
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Windows 11 now has much better protection against brute-force attacks
Audio player loading… Microsoft’s SMB server service on Windows 11 has been given an update aimed at making it better at defending against brute-force attacks. In the operating system’s latest Windows 11 2022 update, the Insider Preview Build 25206, recently pushed to the Dev Channel, SMB authentication rate limiter is…
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