Day: April 19, 2021

Attackers Test Weak Passwords in Purple Fox Malware Attacks

Researchers share a list of passwords that Purple Fox attackers commonly brute force when targeting the SMB protocol. …read more Source:: DarkReading


‘There was no one driving that vehicle’: Texas cops suspect Autopilot involved after two men killed in Tesla crash

Model S took corner at high speed, left road, and smashed into a tree Authorities are investigating a Tesla crash in Texas in which two men were killed this weekend. The authorities are probing whether the vehicle was operating in its “Autopilot” mode, with neither occupant in control.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


NASA Successfully Flies Small Helicopter On Mars

NASA’s first attempt to fly its “Ingenuity” helicopter on Mars was a success, marking what the space agency says is the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world. The BBC reports: The space agency is promising more adventurous flights in the days ahead. Ingenuity will be commanded to fly higher and further…


Discover and celebrate your heritage by saving up to $30 on a FamilyTreeDNA test – CNET

Unravel your double helix of adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine to learn about your family history. …read more Source:: CNet


J2 Global to spin eFax services business as new company called Consensus focused on healthcare

J2 Global said the eFax and related fax businesses have established an “embedded” role in the healthcare field. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google Translation AI Botches Legal Terms ‘Enjoin,’ ‘Garnish’

Translation tools from Google and other companies could be contributing to significant misunderstanding of legal terms with conflicting meanings such as “enjoin,” according to research due to be presented at an academic workshop on Monday. From a report: Google’s translation software turns an English sentence about a court enjoining violence, or banning it, into one…


Lazarus Group Uses New Tactic to Evade Detection

Attackers conceal malicious code within a BMP file to slip past security tools designed to detect embedded objects within images. …read more Source:: DarkReading


WordPress core contributor proposes treating Google FLoC as a security vulnerability

Let’s opt every WordPress site out of FLoC. Nice idea, but security update? Really? A proposal by a WordPress core contributor to treat Google’s FLoC ad tech as a security vulnerability, and therefore backport an automatic opt-out to previous WordPress versions, shows the depth of community opposition to the technology.… …read more Source:: Register


Apple event 2021: How to watch the ‘Spring Loaded’ event tomorrow – CNET

Updated iPads, iMacs and even possibly the ever-elusive AirTags tracking tech might make an appearance. …read more Source:: CNet


Large Format Lego Camera is a Bit Near-Sighted

Photography doesn’t have to be expensive, something that’s especially true in the realm of film photography, where the imperfections of the medium can be half the appeal. There are many DIY plans and kits available for analog cameras, but [bhiga143] had couple spare components and a pile of small, colorful bricks lying around, so he…