Don’t wait: Mozilla said hackers are actively abusing the flaw. …read more Source:: CNet

It’s a new decade. Time for a change. Are you ready to stop “revolving” and start “resolving”? …read more Source:: ZDNet

Over the years, we’ve seen a number of projects that can blink an LED or otherwise notify you when the International Space Station is overhead. It’s a neat trick that brings space a little closer to home, but not exactly a groundbreaking achievement in 2020. That said, we think this version built by [Lance] deserves…

Microsoft has developed an automated system to identify when sexual predators are trying to groom children within the chat features of video games and messaging apps, the company announced Wednesday. From a report: The tool, codenamed Project Artemis, is designed to look for patterns of communication used by predators to target children. If these patterns…

Users of GnuPG, OpenSSL and Git could be in danger from an attack that’s practical for ordinary attackers to carry out. …read more Source:: Threatpost

PowerTrick is sort of a custom-version of PowerShell Empire and can be used to download additional malware, SentinelOne says. …read more Source:: DarkReading

AGs suing to block the deal say the feds conducted only a ‘cursory examination’ of the merger. …read more Source:: CNet

Low-end smartphones sold to Americans with low-income via a government-subsidized program contain unremovable malware, security firm Malware bytes said today in a report. From a report: The smartphone model is Unimax (UMX) U686CL, a low-end Android-based smartphone made in China and sold by Assurance Wireless, a cell phone service provider part of the Virgin Mobile…

Malware loaded onto more than 5k cash tills but pre-GDPR screw-up means retailer dodged bigger financial bullet Dixons Retail is facing a £500,000 penalty from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a hacker installed malware that infected thousands of point of sale tills and scooped up 5.6 million payment card details.… …read more Source:: Register

At its CES 2020 keynote, Intel showed off its upcoming Xe discrete graphics chip and today, we’re seeing exactly how that’s going to be implemented. From a report: First off, Intel unveiled a standalone DG1 “software development vehicle” card that will allow developers to optimize apps for the new graphics system. It didn’t reveal any…