Day: September 17, 2020

APT41 Operatives Indicted as Sophisticated Hacking Activity Continues

Five alleged members of the China-linked advanced threat group and two associates have been indicted by a Federal grand jury, on dozens of charges. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Hacked After Posting Boarding Pass on Instagram

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had his phone number and passport details obtained by a hacker after posting a picture of his boarding pass on Instagram. From a report: Hacker Alex Hope said he uncovered Mr Abbott’s details from his Qantas boarding pass in just 45 minutes. He then spent months attempting to contact…


Amazon and Best Buy are having a huge $5 Blu-ray sale – CNET

Get World War Z, The Wolf of Wall Street, Star Trek Into Darkness and more — many with digital editions included. …read more Source:: CNet


AWS hoping to pick up stream with Cloud Digital Interface: Low latency cloud network for uncompressed video

Cloud connection with the performance of 12G-SDI – as long as VMs are physically close together Amazon Web Services has said its new Cloud Digital Interface (CDI) will enable cloud-based video production across multiple virtual machines for the first time.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


YouTube’s Recommendation System is Criticized as Harmful. Mozilla Wants To Research It

YouTube’s video recommendation system has been repeatedly accused by critics of sending people down rabbit holes of disinformation and extremism. Now Mozilla, the nonprofit that makes the Firefox browser, wants YouTube’s users to help it research how the controversial algorithms work. From a report: Mozilla on Thursday announced a project that asks people to download…


Project management: Four ways CTOs can make a difference

From technical knowledge to department-building and goal-setting, here’s the skills you need to hone if you want to become a great CTO with a highly effective team. …read more Source:: ZDNet


GCHQ agency ‘strongly urges’ Brit universities, colleges to protect themselves after spike in ransomware infections

Never mind real-world viruses, get your networks into lockdown ASAP GCHQ offshoot the National Cyber Security Centre has warned Further and Higher Education institutions in the UK to be on their guard against ransomware attacks as the new academic year (sort of) gets under way.… …read more Source:: Register


Galaxy S20 FE 5G leaks on Samsung website – CNET

The fan edition of the rumored phone pops up on Samsung’s German website. …read more Source:: CNet


Game Firms Targeted As Part Of Global Hacking Plot

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Tony Abbott Hacked After Posting Boarding Pass On Instagram

…read more Source:: PacketStorm