In the 1970s, Jack Dongarra created code and concepts that allowed software to work easily with the world’s most powerful computing machines.
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Want a Value-Priced Gadget? Good Luck.
More Americans than ever are buying fancy phones and laptops. Will it last?
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How to Spot Scams That Mimic the IRS or Charities
Along with the annual wave of tax-related phishing attempts, fake Ukrainian war-relief charities are flooding the internet.
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States Ask Snap and TikTok to Give Parents More Control Over Apps
Concerns that popular social media platforms can expose children to posts that are sexualized, hurt their body image or are violent have escalated in recent years.
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IT giant Globant discloses hack after Lapsus$ leaks 70GB of stolen data
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) IT and software development firm Globant said in a statement Wednesday that it experienced a network breach. The statement appeared to confirm claims made by Lapsus$, a group that has successfully compromised Microsoft, Nvidia, Okta, and other victims in recent weeks. Lapsus$ is a relative newcomer to the data-extortion scene. While...
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Pro-Russia Tweets in India Spark Suspicions of an Influence Campaign
While India and Russia have long had close ties, researchers say there are signs that social media posts parroting Kremlin talking points may not be legitimate.
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Lapsus$ and SolarWinds hackers both use the same old trick to bypass MFA
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a core defense that is among the most effective at preventing account takeovers. In addition to requiring that users provide a username and password, MFA ensures they must also use an additional factor—be it a fingerprint, physical security key, or one-time password—before they can access an account....
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Data-harvesting code in mobile apps sends user data to “Russia’s Google”
Enlarge (credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev | Getty Images) Russia’s biggest Internet company has embedded code into apps found on mobile devices that allows information about millions of users to be sent to servers located in its home country. The revelation relates to software created by Yandex that permits developers to create apps for devices running Apple’s...
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Uber Close to Deal for Partnership With San Francisco Taxi Outfit
Passengers could soon use the Uber app to order taxis in a deal similar to one recently announced in New York City.
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When Nokia Pulled Out of Russia, a Vast Surveillance System Remained
The Finnish company played a key role in enabling Russia’s cyberspying, documents show, raising questions of corporate responsibility.