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Microsoft reveals major Chinese botnet is attacking users across the world
A major Chinese botnet called Quad7 is being utilized to mount password spray attacks against organizations in the west, Microsoft experts have warned. In a new report, the company’s researchers say the group, called Storm-0940, then use the passwords to establish persistence, steal even more credentials, and ultimately engage in…
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US Army tests a new AI-powered robot dog — armed with a high-power rifle
The US Army has conducted tests in Saudi Arabia featuring an armed and AI-powered robot dog able to shoot down drones. The Vision 60, developed by Ghost Robotics, is equipped with a range of high-tech features designed to enhance battlefield capabilities. Primarily aimed at anti-drone operations, the Vision 60 is…
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The shift toward carrier-neutral Internet Exchanges is revolutionizing data center connectivity, providing geographical diversity, redundancy, and flexibility to meet the increasing demands of AI, cloud services, and data-heavy applications.
New research has claimed the shift toward carrier-neutral Internet Exchanges (IXs) is revolutionizing data center connectivity, providing geographical diversity, redundancy, and flexibility to meet the increasing demands of AI, cloud services, and data-heavy applications. Over the past decade, there has been a 600% growth in the deployment of IXs in…
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San Francisco is paying millions to end reliance on this iconic, but ancient technology — floppy disks still powering the Muni Metro light rail system on DOS software
Smartphones can perform a million tasks, self-driving cars are just around the corner, and AI is everywhere… yet floppy disks – those relics of the 1980s – are still clinging to relevance in some places. The Japanese government finally waved goodbye to floppy disks in administrative procedures earlier in 2024,…
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Cybercriminals are leveraging big retail names in attacks this holiday season
Cyberattacks are on the rise all year round, but retailers face heightened risk in their busiest periods around the winter break, experts have warned. In its 2024 Retail Risk Report, Trustwave has revealed more on what to be on the lookout for this holiday season. As expected, phishing remains the…
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Hundreds of Amazon employees petition CEO to reverse return-to-office policy
More than 500 Amazon employees have reportedly signed a petition demanding that AWS CEO Matt Garman reverses his decision to mandate a five-day office week as part of the cloud computing giant’s return-to-office efforts. The letter, seen by Reuters, details Garman’s unsupported claims that most workers are on board with…
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