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University of Cambridge apparently suffering DDoS attack – and it isn’t the only one affected
The University of Cambridge is currently reported to be grappling with a widespread distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that is also causing disruptions across various other higher education institutions in the UK. Students from multiple colleges have been alerted to the development, which has been impacting critical education IT…
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Fiber optic cables transport petabytes of data every second around the world — scientists say they could also save lives by detecting tsunamis early
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have discovered a novel technique that can turn undersea power and telecom cables into arrays of environmental sensors, opening the door to extensive ocean monitoring. The findings, published in Science Magazine, could revolutionize the way we monitor our planet by providing real-time environmental…
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“With KeyTrap, an attacker could completely disable large parts of the worldwide Internet” — this deceptively simple cyberattack could spell doom for apps everywhere
Security researchers have discovered a major flaw in the DNS system that could “completely disable” large parts of the worldwide Internet for extended periods of time. Cybersecurity researchers from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE, Goethe University Frankfurt, Fraunhofer SIT, and the Technical University of Darmstadt, recently found…
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Nvidia has opened the doors to Eos, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers — here is what it looks like inside
If you’ve ever wanted to take a peek inside a supercomputer, Nvidia has an absolute treat for you. The AI tech behemoth, which recently overtook both Amazon and Google’s parent company Alphabet to become the third most valuable US company, has pulled back the curtain on Eos, its data-center-scale supercomputer…
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Notorious NSO Group exploits flaw to send malicious messages and more
Notorious Israeli commercial spyware company NSO Group was reportedly offering a way to exfiltrate sensitive mobile phone data unlike anything ever seen before, experts have revealed. A new report from telecom security specialists Enea discovered the method while recently sifting through the documents filed during the court case between WhatsApp…
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The FTC bans AI impersonations of individuals — and unveils greater powers to win stolen money back
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has moved to ban the practice of using AI tools to spoof individuals, as well as announcing greater powers to win stolen money back from scammers. The agency said that it is “taking this action in light of surging complaints around impersonation fraud, as well as public…
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