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Microsoft confirms spike in NTLM authentication traffic after Windows Server patch

2 May 2024 @ 11:45 am

Still using ancient protocol suite? April update might make you wish you weren't Microsoft's April 2024 security update blues continue with confirmation of a "significant increase" in NTLM authentication traffic in Windows Server.…

NASA solar sail boom demonstrator reaches orbit

2 May 2024 @ 10:45 am

Big things come in small packages NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) mission has made contact with Earth and confirmed that all is well with the diminutive spacecraft.…

RISC OS Open 5.30 arrives – with Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi support

2 May 2024 @ 9:51 am

Got an old Raspberry Pi spare? Try RISC OS. It is, literally, something else The new version of RISC OS, the original native Arm OS, runs on eight or nine Arm-based platforms, including the Raspberry Pi Zero, 1, 2, 3 and 4 – and on that last two, this release supports wireless networking.…

Not a Genius move: Resurrecting war hero Alan Turing as your 'chief AI officer'

2 May 2024 @ 8:46 am

Chatbot vendor should end the campaign and apologize Comment  Genius Group has broken free of a crowded field to launch what can only be described as the most tasteless marketing campaign in tech history.…

Alibaba Cloud details storage tech that's doubled its VMs per host

2 May 2024 @ 7:31 am

Using one disk as a write cache eases stresses created by manycore CPUs Exclusive  Alibaba Cloud has detailed the tech it developed to run local storage in its servers and bust bottlenecks created by new-generation manycore processors.…

Think tank: China's tech giants refine and define Beijing's propaganda push

2 May 2024 @ 6:57 am

Taking down TikTok won't stop the CCP's attempt to control global narratives Chinese tech companies that serve as important links in the world's digital supply chains are helping Beijing to execute and refine its propaganda strategy, according to an Australian think tank.…

REvil ransomware scum sentenced to almost 14 years inside, ordered to pay $16 million

2 May 2024 @ 6:31 am

After extorting $700 million from thousands of victims A Ukrainian man has been sentenced to almost 14 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $16 million in restitution for his role in infecting thousands of victims with REvil ransomware.…

A million Australian pubgoers wake up to find personal info listed on leak site

2 May 2024 @ 4:01 am

Man arrested and blackmail charges expected after allegations of unpaid contractors and iffy infosec Updated  Over a million records describing Australians who visited local pubs and clubs have apparently been posted online.…

Japan will use AI to find out what bears do in the woods

2 May 2024 @ 2:29 am

Because nobody wants a big surprise Japan's Toyama Prefecture is launching an AI bear monitoring system, following a recent string of encounters with the wildlife.…

Dropbox dropped the ball on security, haemorrhaging customer and third-party info

2 May 2024 @ 12:58 am

Only from its digital doc-signing service, which is isolated from its cloudy storage Dropbox has revealed a major attack on its systems that saw customers' personal information accessed by unknown and unauthorized entities.…