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This software relic from the CD era could put your entire PC at risk
If, for whatever strange reason, you find yourself in need of running .cue files on a Linux environment with a GNOME desktop, be careful. The files could be marred with malicious code that allows threat actors to execute code on the target endpoint. The warning was issued by GitHub after…
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To beat Nvidia, AMD bets on open source acquisition and a strategy reminiscent of Linux vs Microsoft era
AMD is tapping into the power of open source with its acquisition of Nod.ai, which has developed a portfolio of tools and systems to boost the deployment of AI applications on the company’s hardware. Nvidia’s compute unified device architecture (CUDA) software has become the industry standard for GPU workloads –…
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Microsoft suddenly wants to tell you how to install Linux – but why?
Microsoft has released its own instructions on how to install Linux on your PC, detailing in a step-by-step guide how you should go about choosing a Linux distro and then installing it. In the help article, Redmond suggests four methods of getting Linux to run on your machine: Windows Subsystem…
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Nvidia and AMD may face entirely new threat from $100 billion firm — will OpenAI end up buying Graphcore to build its own chips?
Graphcore, the chipmaking startup that once counted Microsoft among its customers, may struggle to stay afloat unless it pulls in millions of dollars in financing within the next few months, according to its latest accounts. Although the explosion of the AI industry means chips are in high-demand, Graphcore hasn’t been…
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Malicious NuGet packages with millions of downloads are targeting users everywhere
Cybersecurity researchers from Phylum recently discovered a malware campaign on the NuGet package manager for the .NET Framework, trying to trick people into infecting their endpoints with a remote access trojan (RAT) called SeroXen. The unnamed threat actors updated a malicious package called Pathoschild.Stardew.Mod.Build.Config, a typosquat of a legitimate package…
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Unpatched WS_FTP servers are being targeted to spread ransomware
Organizations that have not yet patched their WS_FTP Server instances are now being targeted by ransomware. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity experts Sophos X-Ops, who recently thwarted one such attempt against one of their clients. A relatively unknown threat actor going by the name Reichsadler Cybercrime…
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