Day: April 2, 2021

FBI: APTs Actively Exploiting Fortinet VPN Security Holes

Three security vulnerabilities in the Fortinet SSL VPN are being used to gain a foothold within networks before moving laterally and carrying out recon. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Brush for almost a full year with this ADA-approved electric toothbrush for less than $16 – CNET

Why spend $200 on an electric toothbrush when you can pour all that money into candy and still get this brush? …read more Source:: CNet


Waymo CEO John Krafcik Is Leaving the Company

Waymo Chief Executive John Krafcik is leaving the company after more than five years [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source], bringing an end to the former auto executive’s leadership of Google parent Alphabet driverless car effort. From a report: The company said Friday that it is promoting its chief technology and operating…


Smashed Amiga 2000 Gets New Lease On Life

For most people, opening up a package and seeing that the Amiga 2000 you purchased on eBay had been smashed up by the delivery carrier would be a heartbreaking moment. But not [Drygol]. If you live and breathe vintage computer restorations like he does, finding your latest acquisition is in need of more repairs and…


Call of Duty Cheats Expose Gamers to Malware, Takeover

Activision is warning that cyberattackers are disguising malware — a remote-access trojan (RAT) — in cheat programs. …read more Source:: Threatpost


US Capitol under lockdown after car rams barricade – CNET

US Capitol Police say two officers were injured. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Arcade: Fantasian is Final Fantasy creator’s returns to nostalgic roots – CNET

Fantasian, a new mobile RPG from Hironobu Sakaguchi featuring intricate handcrafted dioramas, is available now on Apple Arcade. …read more Source:: CNet


Scientists Just Killed the EmDrive

In major international tests, the physics-defying EmDrive has failed to produce the amount of thrust proponents were expecting. In fact, in one test at GermanyĆ¢(TM)s Dresden University, it didn’t produce any thrust at all. Is this the end of the line for EmDrive? Popular Mechanics: The crux of the EmDrive is if you bounce microwaves…


FBI & CISA Warn of Active Attacks on FortiOS Vulnerabilities

A joint advisory warns admins of the likelihood of APT groups exploiting three vulnerabilities in the Fortinet FortiOS. …read more Source:: DarkReading


AMD Zen 3 CPUs Vulnerable To Spectre-like Attacks via PSF Feature

US chipmaker AMD advised customers last week to disable a new performance feature if they plan to use CPUs for sensitive operations, as this feature is vulnerable to Spectre-like side-channel attacks. From a report: Called Predictive Store Forwarding (PSF), this feature was added to AMD CPUs part of the company’s Zen 3 core architecture, a…