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Forget about Wi-Fi, your own private 5G network could be the answer to your connection woes — here’s how to set one up for much cheaper than you think
Private 5G networks, where individuals or companies set up their own cellular connections, could potentially provide a viable alternative to Wi-Fi. Vodafone, which wants to make 5G-based mobile private networks (MPNs) more accessible to the 22 million SMEs across Europe, first unveiled a Raspberry Pi-powered prototype of a 5G network-in-a-box…
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D-Link routers are being hacked to steal customer passwords — but it says there is no patch
Threat actors are abusing a vulnerability in an outdated D-Link router to steal people’s sensitive data, researchers have claimed. Cybersecurity experts from GreyNoise recently reported observing hackers in the wild, abusing a critical vulnerability in D-Link DIR-859 Wi-Fi routers. The flaw is described as a path traversal vulnerability that leads…
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Huawei claims its AI chip is faster than Nvidia A100 — but Chinese powerhouse struggles to match transformational pace of rivals as international sanctions force change in design
Nvidia can’t ship its advanced GPUs to China due to strict US export restrictions, so Huawei has done its best to step in and fill the void. At the recent Nanjing World Semiconductor Conference, Wang Tao, Chief Operating Officer of Huawei’s Ascend and Kunpeng ecosystem, made the claim that Huawei’s…
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LockBit ransomware attack stole data on millions of Infosys McCamish users
When LockBit ransomware affiliates struck Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) in late 2023, they did not steal sensitive information on some 57,000 people, as was initially thought. Instead, the threat actors stole valuable intel on more than six million people, a new report the IMS shared with the US authorities has…
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Google Chrome is dropping support for a key privacy system – but it could be for a good reason
Google has announced that it will cease to trust certifications from Entrust, a prominent certificate authority, starting November 1, 2024. The change, which will affect Chrome browsers from version 127 onward, stems from what Google describes as Entrust’s prolonged failure to adhere to compliance standards and address security issues. Google’s…
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Don’t blame Slack for training its AI on your sensitive data
Slack has come under siege for using customer data to train its global AI models and generative AI add-on. Sure, requiring users to manually opt-out via email seems sneaky (isn’t avoiding email the whole point of Slack?), but the messaging app doesn’t bear all the responsibility here. The most popular…
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