Day: March 12, 2021

Critical Security Hole Can Knock Smart Meters Offline

Unpatched Schneider Electric PowerLogic ION/PM smart meters are open to dangerous attacks. …read more Source:: Threatpost


NTSB Cites Tesla To Make the Case For Stricter Autonomous Driving Regulation

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on its sister agency to implement stricter regulation related to automated vehicle technology. In a letter it sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at the start of February, the NTSB says the regulator “must act” to…


Microsoft Exchange Server Attacks: 9 Lessons for Defenders

Experts share their guidance for organizations running on-premise Exchange servers in the wake of rapidly spreading attacks. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Google emits data-leaking proof-of-concept Spectre exploit for Intel CPUs to really get everyone’s attention

I don’t believe it, I had to see it, I came back, I came back haunted Google on Friday released proof-of-concept code for conducting a Spectre-based attack against its Chrome browser to show how web developers can take steps to mitigate browser-based side-channel attacks.… …read more Source:: Register


Add a remote control to your curtains for $79 – CNET

It’s a robot that lives on your curtain rod, and right now it’s 20% off — a new lower price. …read more Source:: CNet


Keep Cool With This Open Source AVR Fan Controller

We’ve all got projects kicking around that we haven’t had time to document for our own purposes, let alone expose to the blinding light of the Internet. There are only so many hours in a day, and let’s face it, building the thing is a lot more fun than taking pictures of it. It took…


Gummy bears as a unit of measure? The Reg Standards Soviet will not stand for this sort of silliness

Less than a fifth of a linguine, for goodness’ sake – come on now Reg Standards Bureau A new potential contribution to the world’s sole source of approved units of measure has emerged – the Haribo gummy bear.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Microsoft Probing Whether Leak Played Role in Suspected Chinese Hack

Microsoft is investigating whether a world-wide cyberattack on tens of thousands of its corporate customers may be linked to a leak of information by the company or its partners, WSJ reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. From a report: The investigation centers in part on the question of how a stealthy attack that…


Europol Credits Sweeping Arrests to Cracked Sky ECC Comms  

Sky ECC claims that cops cracked a fake version of the app being passed off by disgruntled reseller. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Jaguar celebrates E-Type’s 60th birthday with stunning batch of restored cars – Roadshow

Sold as a pair, six buyers will get one E-Type 60 Edition coupe and one E-Type 60 Edition roadster. …read more Source:: CNet