Day: February 18, 2021

Toxic: Intel ordered to pay chip fab worker almost $1m after he was gassed in 2016

Spouse to receive $250k over ‘loss of consortium’ following Arizona incident Intel must pay nearly $1.2m after a ruling in a lawsuit alleging injury caused by a toxic gas emission at one of its facilities.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Fall Guys hits Xbox Series X this summer – CNET

It’ll also hit Xbox One, so you’ll be able to get your battle royale fix on every console. …read more Source:: CNet


Nvidia says GeForce RTX 3060 is meant for gamers, not crypto miners – CNET

Instead, the company is launching a new CMP line for professional cryptocurrency mining. …read more Source:: CNet


Best Apple MacBook deals: Save $50 on M1 MacBook Air, $100 on M1 MacBook Pro – CNET

The new M1 MacBook models offer slight discounts, and you can save up to $300 on the older, Intel-based models. …read more Source:: CNet


How Oracle Sells Repression in China

In its bid for TikTok, Oracle was supposed to prevent data from being passed to Chinese police. Instead, it’s been marketing its own software for their surveillance work. From a report: Police in China’s Liaoning province were sitting on mounds of data collected through invasive means: financial records, travel information, vehicle registrations, social media, and…


French cybersecurity agency warns of intrusion campaign targeting Centreon

ANSSI, the French cybersecurity agency, has reported an intrusion campaign targeting the monitoring software Centreon distributed by the French company CENTREON which resulted in the breach of several French entities. The first victim seems to have been compromised from late 2017. The campaign lasted until 2020. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Survive power outages with one of these portable batteries, on sale starting at $100 – CNET

These power stations are great for camping and RVs, but they’re awfully handy during a winter storm as well. …read more Source:: CNet


Risk and compliance: A 2021 comeback strategy

If the experiences of 2020 taught us anything, it’s that risk in the modern world cannot be understood or sufficiently mitigated with a siloed approach. Individual threats, such as regulatory risk and IT security, converge. Lacking a high-level view, it’s difficult to see the web of cause and effect – making it more difficult to…


Pro Tip: Say What You Know

During the immediate period following a breach, it’s vital to move fast – but not trip over yourself. …read more Source:: DarkReading


SDK Bug Lets Attackers Spy on User’s Video Calls Across Dating, Healthcare Apps

Apps like eHarmony and MeetMe are affected by a flaw in the Agora toolkit that went unpatched for eight months, researchers discovered. …read more Source:: Threatpost