Day: March 23, 2020

The Coder and the Dictator

An anonymous reader writes: If you are a cryptocurrency enthusiast living in a brutal dictatorship, and you use cryptocurrency as a way to evade the restrictions and bad economic policies of that dictatorship, and one day the brutal dictator comes to you and asks you to design a cryptocurrency for him, do you think that…


Cyber hygiene tips for remote workers

It can be disorienting to suddenly find yourself working from home, and bad guys out there might choose to use that to their advantage. Here are some simple tips to help you stay smart and several steps ahead of the bad guys! …read more Source:: ZDNet


Analyst calls it: This is the ‘biggest fall ever in the history of the worldwide smartphone market’

‘We expect to see the supply side change dramatically over the next year or so’ February 2020 saw “the biggest fall ever in the history of the worldwide smartphone market” as sales tumbled 38 per cent year-on-year, according to researchers at Strategy Analytics.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ may benefit Colombia’s environment – CNET

The invasive species have caused havoc in Colombian waterways, but they might fill an ecological niche that benefits the ecosystem. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Says Hackers Are Attacking Windows Users With a New Unpatched Bug

Microsoft says attackers are exploiting a previously undisclosed security vulnerability found in all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 10. From a report: But the software giant said there is currently no patch for the vulnerability. The security flaw, which Microsoft deems “critical” — its highest severity rating — is found in how Windows handles…


A Boring Tale With Six Sides

Making a hole in a piece of material is a straightforward process, after all most of us will have some form of drill. If we need a hole that isn’t round though, after the inevitable joke about bad drill control leading to oval holes, what do we do? Get busy with a file perhaps? Or…


Microsoft Warns of Critical Windows Zero-Day Flaws

The unpatched Windows zero day flaws are being exploited in “limited, targeted” attacks, according to Microsoft. …read more Source:: Threatpost


After 450 years, the tiny feudal Channel island of Sark will finally earn the right to exist on the internet with a domain

We talk to the guy who spent 20 years trying to make it happen The island of Sark, a United Kingdom royal fiefdom located in the Channel Islands and measuring just two square miles (517 hectares), has succeeded in its 20-year quest to be officially recognized by the International Standards Organization (ISO).… …read more Source::…


Microsoft warns of Windows zero-day exploited in the wild

Hackers are exploiting a zero-day in the Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll) that ships with the Windows OS. …read more Source:: ZDNet


FBI Warns of Fake CDC Emails in COVID-19 Phishing Alert

Fraudsters exploit concerns by claiming to offer virus-related information or promising stimulus checks. …read more Source:: DarkReading