Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FBI remotely accessed and disinfected US-located devices running a powerful new strain of Russian state botnet malware, federal authorities said Wednesday. Those authorities added that the Kremlin was using the malware to wage stealthy hacks of its adversaries. The infected devices were primarily made up of firewall appliances from WatchGuard...
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Intel suspends all operations in Russia “effective immediately”
Enlarge (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Intel, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, is suspending business operations in Russia “effective immediately,” the company announced on Tuesday. “Intel continues to join the global community in condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine,” the company said in a statement. Intel stopped shipping chips to customers in...
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Elon Musk Joins Twitter Board
Free speech, open-source algorithms — and an edit button: The world’s richest person will soon help steer the social media platform where he has a huge following.
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Are You Better Off Financially Than You Were Five or 10 Years Ago? We Want to Hear About It.
Inflation and gas prices are causing pain, but for millions, a rising stock market and increased homeowners’ equity are providing an unusual degree of security.
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Can A.I.-Driven Voice Analysis Help Identify Mental Disorders?
Early tests have been promising, but issues involving bias, privacy and mistrust of “black box” algorithms are possible pitfalls.
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Hackers’ Fake Claims of Ukrainian Surrender Aren’t Fooling Anyone. So What’s Their Goal?
Experts say the hackers’ intentions might not be to actually trick anyone, but to erode confidence in Ukrainian media outlets and institutions.
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Space Tourism Isn’t Just Joyriding
Having rich guys like Jeff Bezos in orbit can make space travel routine and help all of us dream big.
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Hydra, the world’s biggest cybercrime forum, shut down in police sting
Enlarge / Laundering of stolen cryptocurrency was a key service offered by Hydra. (credit: Getty Images) Hydra, the world’s biggest cybercrime forum, is no more. Authorities in Germany have seized servers and other infrastructure used by the sprawling, billion-dollar enterprise along with a stash of about $25 million in bitcoin. Hydra had been operating since...
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Elon Musk Becomes Twitter’s Largest Shareholder
The Tesla chief executive, who has been critical of Twitter’s content moderation policies, has bought 9.2 percent of the social media company.
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Zyxel patches critical vulnerability that can allow Firewall and VPN hijacks
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hardware manufacturer Zyxel has issued patches for a highly critical security flaw that gives malicious hackers the ability to take control of a wide range of firewalls and VPN products the company sells to businesses. The flaw is an authentication bypass vulnerability that stems from a lack of a proper access-control...