Month: October 2023
One of the most dangerous ransomware kits around might have just gotten a rebrand
There is a good chance that one of the world’s most dangerous ransomware operators out there – Hive – has just gotten a rebrand. Earlier this month, security researchers spotted a new player in the ransomware game, called Hunters International. The group doesn’t focus on encrypting their victims’ endpoints as…
Read More
Western Digital is spinning off its flash memory business as sales decline
Western Digital is splitting into two companies: one for its flash business and another for its hard drive storage products. The company announced the change alongside its earnings results on Monday, noting that spinning off its flash business will allow Western Digital to “realize its full value.” “Our HDD and…
Read More
There’s a new version of Linux – but don’t go getting too excited
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of the Linux 6.6 kernel, stating that the week leading up to its launch had been calm, helping to deliver it on time. Torvalds described a “random smattering” of smaller fixes across the board, with only one larger fix addressing the r8152 driver. Linux…
Read More
10 Best Action Cameras (2023): Underwater, 360, Compact, and More
Gearing up to shred the slopes or dive into the seas? These photography tools are made for danger. Source
Read More
Lenovo Smart Paper review: A solid e-ink tablet spoiled by the cost
Despite an infatuation with most things e-ink, I’ve resisted the world of e-ink notebooks. I’m one of the few who once owned a Kindle DX, that huge e-reader that existed for only a few years before being retired. In the last few years, we’ve seen Amazon get into e-ink scribes,…
Read More
CCleaner hit by data breach that saw customer data stolen, blames MOVEit hack
Popular optimization tool CCleaner has confirmed its services have been hit by a data breach, seemingly caused by the MOVEit data theft fiasco. Its parent compan Gen Digital sent an email to its customers warning that threat actors exploited the MOVEit flaw to steal sensitive data from CCleaner, TechCrunch reported. …
Read More