Day: November 6, 2020

Feds Seize $1B in Bitcoin from Silk Road

The illegal marketplace was hacked prior to it’s takedown — the IRS has now tracked down those stolen funds, it said. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Apple Patches 24 Vulnerabilities Across Product Lines

The vulnerabilities include three for which exploits have already been seen in the wild. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Campari Site Suffers Ransomware Hangover

The Ragnar Locker operators released a stolen contract between Wild Turkey and actor Matthew McConaughey, as proof of compromise. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Ransomware Gangs That Steal Your Data Don’t Always Delete It

Ransomware gangs that steal a company’s data and then get paid a ransom fee to delete it don’t always follow through on their promise. From a report: The number of cases where something like this has happened has increased, according to a report published by Coveware this week and according to several incidents shared by…


Open Source Self-Driving Smartphone Robot

Our smartphones are incredibly powerful computers in their own right, yet we don’t often see them directly integrated into projects. Intel Intelligent Systems Lab has done exactly that with the release OpenBot, an open source smartphone based self-driving robot. Most of the magic happens on the smartphone, which runs an app built on TensorFlow Lite,…


The Oracle-Walmart-TikTok Deal Is Not Enough

The social media deal raises issues involving data custodianship and trusted tech partnerships. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Researchers Find Flaws in Algorithm Used To Identify Atypical Medication Orders

Can algorithms identify unusual medication orders or profiles more accurately than humans? Not necessarily. From a report: A study coauthored by researchers at the Universite Laval and CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal found that one model physicians used to screen patients performed poorly on some orders. The study offers a reminder that unvetted AI and machine…


Straighten up the tie pin, dear! Razer slaps on a suit with its totally-not-gaming laptops

Meet the Razer Book 13 Razer’s newest laptop line, the Razer Book 13, ditches the FPS chic and beefy discrete GPUs in favour of something more befitting a business environment.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Best portable power stations to buy in 2020 – CNET

Get power anywhere you want with a portable generator that runs on batteries. …read more Source:: CNet


The Boys actor Karl Urban is Wolverine in convincing deepfake video – CNET

Urban may be a vigilante in The Boys, but in this deepfake, he’s one of the X-Men. …read more Source:: CNet