Day: February 10, 2020

NASA captures rare view of dancing Mars dust devil, and it’s a monster – CNET

It’s a good thing we weren’t on Mars when this massive dust devil whirled around. …read more Source:: CNet


Equifax Breach: Four Members of Chinese Military Charged with Hacking

Feds have charged four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in connection with the infamous 2017 Equifax breach. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Amazon wants to question Trump over $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract – CNET

Microsoft was awarded the JEDI contract in October last year. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon Wants Trump To Testify in Battle Over $10 Billion Pentagon Contract

Amazon has asked a federal court for permission to get testimony from President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as part of its ongoing protest over the Defense Department’s handling of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract, according to a court filing unsealed Monday. From a report: The document also seeks permission to depose former…


Unlocked S3 Bucket Lets 36,077 Jail Files Escape

The leaky repository belongs to JailCore, a cloud management and compliance platform used in several states’ correctional facilities. …read more Source:: DarkReading


North Korea’s Internet Use Surges, Thwarting Sanctions and Fueling Theft

North Korea has vastly expanded its use of the internet in ways that enable its leader, Kim Jong-un, to evade a “maximum pressure” American sanctions campaign and turn to new forms of cybercrime to prop up his government, according to a new study. From a report: The study concludes that since 2017 — the year…


6 Factors That Raise The Stakes For IoT Security

Developments that exacerbate the risk and complicate making Internet of Things devices more secure. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Republican Senator targets Google and Facebook with FTC overhaul plan – CNET

Senator Josh Haweley from Missouri wants to dismantle the FTC and reconstitute it under the Department of Justice. …read more Source:: CNet


Docker Registries Expose Hundreds of Orgs to Malware, Data Theft

Misconfigured Docker registries could leak confidential data, lead to a full-scale compromise and interrupt the business operations.” …read more Source:: Threatpost


South Korea’s government explores move from Windows to Linux desktop

In what may prove to be the biggest migration from Windows to the Linux desktop, the South Korean government is looking into shifting from Windows 7 to a trio of Linux desktops. …read more Source:: ZDNet