Day: June 23, 2021

New DNS Name Server Hijack Attack Exposes Businesses, Government Agencies

Researchers found a “novel” class of DNS vulnerabilities in AWS Route53 and other DNS-as-a-service offerings that leak sensitive information on corporate and government customers, with one simple registration step. …read more Source:: DarkReading


John McAfee Found Dead in Prison Cell After Spanish High Court Allows Extradition, According to Spanish Newspaper El Mundo

Reuters: Antivirus creator John McAfee, 75, was found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona after the Spanish high court had authorised his extradition to the US, the Catalan justice department said, confirming an earlier report from El Mundo newspaper. Everything points it could be a death by suicide, the department said in a statement….


Google set to face fresh sueball over its Play Store revenue commission after probe by several US states – report

Suit may be filed as soon as next week Google is reportedly facing a new civil antitrust suit following a Play Store investigation by several US states.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Survey Seeks to Learn How 2020 Changed Security

Respondents to a new Dark Reading/Omdia survey will be entered into a drawing for a Black Hat Black Card. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Uber Eats Adds Pricing Disclaimer Requested by Attorneys General

Uber added a disclosure to its food delivery app saying menu item prices may be higher than those charged by restaurants, bowing to pressure from attorneys general. From a report: The disclaimer will only be shown to customers in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., after the attorneys general there pressed for a concession from the company….


Anyone still using cash? British £50 banknote honouring Alan Turing arrives

Bank of England flies pride flag as it launches new note The UK’s new £50 note has entered circulation on the 109th anniversary of the birth of its subject, the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Silicon Jumpers Make this Wire-Free Breadboard Programmable

There’s no doubting the utility of the trusty solderless breadboard, but you have to admit they’re less than perfect. They’re not ideal for certain types of circuits, of course, but that’s less of a problem than those jumper wires. The careless will end up with their components hopeless tangled in a rat’s nest of jumpers,…


Beloved author R.L. Stine finds new generation to terrify with Fear Street – CNET

The horror author talks Fear Street on Netflix and how podcasts can improve children’s literacy. …read more Source:: CNet


Morgan Stanley’s New York Office Bans Unvaccinated Staff and Clients

Morgan Stanley plans to ban workers from its New York headquarters if they have not received a Covid-19 vaccine. The rule will apply to non-vaccinated guests and clients as well. From a report: According to a source close to the company, Morgan Stanley said in a memo to its employees in the New York metropolitan…


The Linux Foundation dives into machine learning with Open Voice Network, dataset licence launches

Looks to improve the simplicity with which such things are shared The Linux Foundation has announced two projects with which it aims to help settle the choppy waters of machine learning: the Open Voice Network (OVN), and the CDLA-Permissive-2.0 licence for machine learning datasets.… …read more Source:: TheRegister