Catalin Cimpanu, reporting for BleepingComputer: On Monday, officials from Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su), a borough part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area, said they are still recovering from a ransomware infection that took place last week, on July 24. The ransomware infection crippled the Borough’s government networks and has led to the IT staff shutting down a…

Hearts bleed for UK.gov’s fave outsourcer as revenues, shares dip Capita – the UK government’s top IT and software outsourcer – has reported a 59 per cent fall in pre-tax profits for the first half of 2018.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Samsung’s bringing DeX to a 10.5-inch tablet so you can switch to a desktop-style experience when you’re not binge-watching Netflix. …read more Source:: CNet

Way more than just a video recorder, the X1 is also a wide-angle rear-view mirror and a backup camera. Regular folks pay $250. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Cybercrim either ‘hit the jackpot account’ or knew which one to target, claims infoseccer British shipping services firm Clarksons has revealed a high profile data breach last year stemmed from a hack on a “single and isolated user account”.… …read more Source:: Register

An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft has launched a pilot program aimed at providing cybersecurity protection for political campaigns and election authorities. The pilot program — named AccountGuard — was launched at the end of July, Bleeping Computer has learned, and was set in motion for the 2018 US midterm elections. According to the…

The alternative might be to stick with 30-year-old computer tech for space voyages. …read more Source:: CNet

This compromise feels like a mere annoyance, but it can open the door to real trouble. …read more Source:: DarkReading

A company with a patchy past and known for making bold claims has announced the HubblePhone. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist websites and search terms about human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest, The Intercept reported Wednesday, citing leaked documents and people familiar with the matter. From the report: The project — code-named Dragonfly — has been underway since…