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Port of Seattle ransomware breach exposes data on around 90,000 people
Port of Seattle sent out notification letters to people affected in the August 2024 ransomware attack The letter was sent out to roughly 90,000 people The attack was conducted by the Rhysida ransomware group Port of Seattle, the US government agency overseeing the city’s seaport and airport, has begun sent…
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Does Microsoft know something we don’t? Tech giant cools down on AI data center investment as another report claims company pullbacks
Bloomberg reports Microsoft won’t go ahead with multiple data center projects worldwide It’s the third report claiming Microsoft’s more cautious approach to its data center projects There are indications that we’re on the verge of seeing a global capacity glut when it comes to data centers Global stock markets are…
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Still using WinRAR? It has a worrying security flaw that could let hackers hijack your Windows device
Security researchers uncover new flaw in WinRAR The flaw allowed threat actors to bypass Mark of the Web and deploy malware to Windows devices without warning WinRAR released a new version to fix the bug, so update now Experts have uncovered a flaw in WinRAR which could allow threat actors…
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Malicious Python packages are stealing vital data, and have been downloaded thousands of times already
Researchers found three malicious PyPI packages, two targeting bitcoin developers, and one WooCommerce stores Two are designed to steal data, and the third to test for valid credit cards All three have since been removed from the repository Multiple open source software packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository…
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DOGE planning “hackathon” to build a “mega API” for accessing all IRS and taxpayer data
DOGE reportedly planning a “mega API” to be created in a hackathon The API will streamline tax data sharing for the IRS Trump’s executive order aims to stop waste, fraud and abuse Elon Musk’s brainchild government agency, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is reportedly planning a ‘hackathon’ to build…
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US Government says it will save $1m/year by getting rid of magnetic tape – so is there still a place for tape in 2025?
US GSA has decommissioned 14,000 tapes and an unknown amount of tape drives The data was moved to a new, unknown media platform that appears to have WORM capabilities US GSA claims to save $1M per year (or about $70 per year per tape). Recent updates Comment from a vendor…
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