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Yes! You can finally buy 26TB hard disk drives, two years after launch, but only in packs of 20 for $9100, and you will probably need a data center to run them
Back in May 2022, Western Digital unveiled its 22TB CMR and 26TB UltraSMR hard disk drives, the latter of which achieved its high capacity through the use of large block encoding and an advanced error correction algorithm to increase track-per-inch (TPI) density. The 26TB Ultrastar DC HC670 UltraSMR HDD is…
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Casio recovery from ransomware attack uncertain, ‘no prospect of recovery yet’
Earlier this month, Japanese electronics company Casio was hit with a cyberattack that led to the shutdown of parts of its digital infrastructure. Now, almost a week on from the incident, Casio is struggling to overcome the damage. Ransomware group ‘Underground’ claimed responsibility for the attack, and shared samples of…
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Intel’s 128-core wonder processor is also its most expensive CPU right now, Xeon 6980P costs more than twice its AMD’s 128-core rival, the EPYC 9754
Intel’s new Xeon 6900P “Granite Rapids” CPU family is here, and the first reviews say it provides solid competition for AMD’s EPYC processors. The top-of-the-line model, the 6980P, has 128 high-performance cores and 256 threads, with a 2.0 GHz clock speed and 504MB of L3 cache. We know a lot…
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Boston Children’s Health Physicians told to pay up or face leak by ransomware group
Infamous ransomware group BianLian has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack which recently targeted Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP). It’s not yet clear how much the ransom demand is, or the group’s deadline. The BCHP confirmed on September 6 it identified unusual activity and by the 10th, systems had been shut…
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Insurance giant Globe Life says it’s being extorted by hackers
American insurance giant Globe Life recently confirmed that cybercriminals tried to extort money in exchange for sensitive data they previously stole. In mid-June 2024, the company reported a cybersecurity incident in which unknown third parties accessed sensitive customer data through one of its web portals. It has now submitted a…
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That Google Meet invite could be a fake, hiding some dangerous malware
Hackers are targeting victims with fake broken Google Meet calls in an attempt to infect them with malware and thus grab their sensitive information, experts have warned. A report from cybersecurity researchers Sekoia claim the campaign is a new variant of the previously-observed ClickFix attack. ClickFix victims are shown a…
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