Companies have been discussing migrating off of VMware since Broadcom’s takeover a year ago led to higher costs and other controversial changes. Now we have an inside look at one of the larger customers that recently made the move. According to a report from The Register today, Beeks Group, a cloud operator headquartered in the...
Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor
Researchers have discovered malicious code circulating in the wild that hijacks the earliest stage boot process of Linux devices by exploiting a year-old firmware vulnerability when it remains unpatched on affected models. The critical vulnerability is one of a constellation of exploitable flaws discovered last year and given the name LogoFAIL. These exploits are able...
Found in the wild: The world’s first unkillable UEFI bootkit for Linux
Over the past decade, a new class of infections has threatened Windows users. By infecting the firmware that runs immediately before the operating system loads, these UEFI bootkits continue to run even when the hard drive is replaced or reformatted. Now the same type of chip-dwelling malware has been found in the wild for backdooring...
Margrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies and what comes next.
Biden Cuts Intel’s Chip Award by More Than $600 Million
The Silicon Valley company will receive less money from the CHIPS Act after winning a $3 billion military contract and changing some of its investment commitments.
China’s Huawei Takes Aim at Apple With Latest Smartphone
Last year, a chip breakthrough put Huawei on top of the Chinese smartphone market. Now it is rolling out its newest phone, the Mate 70 series.
The ‘Rocket Docket’ Judge Who Will Decide the Fate of Google’s Ad Technology
The ruling by a federal judge, Leonie Brinkema, in an antitrust case over Google’s advertising technology could add to the internet company’s woes.
Trump’s Tariffs Would Deal a Big Blow to the Auto Industry
Automakers and parts suppliers would struggle if President-elect Donald J. Trump followed through on his threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.
QNAP firmware update leaves NAS owners locked out of their boxes
A recent firmware pushed to QNAP network attached storage (NAS) devices left a number of owners unable to access their storage systems. The company has pulled back the firmware and issued a fixed version, but the company’s response has left some users feeling less confident in the boxes into which they put all their digital...
U.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing Arguments
The two sides made their final cases to a federal judge Monday in a trial over the tech giant’s dominance in technology that sells ads online.