Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers backed by North Korea’s government exploited a critical Chrome zero-day in an attempt to infect the computers of hundreds of people working in a wide range of industries, including the news media, IT, cryptocurrency, and financial services, Google said Thursday. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0609, was exploited by two separate...
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A mysterious satellite hack has victims far beyond Ukraine
Enlarge (credit: bjdlzx | Getty Images) More than 22,000 miles above Earth, the KA-SAT is locked in orbit. Traveling at 7,000 miles per hour, in sync with the planet’s rotation, the satellite beams high-speed Internet down to people across Europe. Since 2011, it has helped homeowners, businesses, and militaries get online. However, as Russian troops...
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Russia and Far-Right Americans Find Common Ground With Ukraine War
Some conservatives have echoed the Kremlin’s misleading claims about the war and vice versa, giving each other’s assertions a sheen of credibility.
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There’s No Global Shopping Mall
Unlike so many of our online experiences, shopping is one area that has remained mostly local.
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NASA Plans to Give SpaceX Some Company on the Moon
The agency will seek bids for future lunar landing spacecraft from companies other than SpaceX, which won the first contract to return American astronauts to the moon.
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Starlink hikes prices to $599 up-front and $110 per month, blames inflation
Enlarge / The new version of Dishy McFlatface. (credit: Starlink) Starlink has raised its prices for equipment and monthly service, blaming inflation for the increases in an email to customers. The up-front hardware cost was raised from $499 to $599 (a 20 percent increase), and the monthly service price was raised from $99 to $110...
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Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly
Facing intense criticism, the crypto mining industry is trying to change the view that its energy-guzzling computers are harmful to the climate.
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Theranos Trial Starts for Ramesh Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes’s Ex-Partner
Prosecutors say Ramesh Balwani worked hand in hand with Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos chief executive, who was convicted of four counts of fraud.
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Metaverse Lessons From Hollywood
Recreating the human face could give virtual interactions the sense of intimacy they’re missing.
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First Microsoft, then Okta: New ransomware gang posts data from both
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A relatively new entrant to the ransomware scene has made two startling claims in recent days by posting images that appear to show proprietary data the group says it stole from Microsoft and Okta, a single sign-on provider with 15,000 customers. The Lapsus$ group, which first appeared three months ago, said...