Day: September 7, 2021

IoT Attacks Skyrocket, Doubling In Six Months

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Report: This Is The Perfect Ransomware Victim

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Outlook Shows Real Contact Info For Spoofed IDNs

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone

A 22-year-old Bitcoin millionaire wants Republicans to ditch their iPhones for a low-end handset that he hopes to turn into a political tool. From a report: It was a pitch tuned for a politically polarized audience. Erik Finman, a 22-year-old who called himself the world’s youngest Bitcoin millionaire, posted a video on Twitter for a…


HashiCorp runs low on staff, calls a halt to Terraform pull requests

A pause on community-submitted PRs Cloud darling HashiCorp has temporarily pulled up the drawbridge on community-submitted pull requests to its Terraform project, citing low staffing within the Terraform Core team.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Alan Wake Remastered brings Remedy’s classic to PlayStation for the first time – CNET

The souped-up version of Remedy’s classic adventure is coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC this fall. …read more Source:: CNet


Updated Python support in VS Code brings browser editing and ditches open-source language server for Pylance

Proprietary code creep? Microsoft has updated Python support in Visual Studio Code, introducing editing in a web browser. The company has also archived its open-source Python language server in favour of the closed-source Pylance.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Government pressure could hit iPhone and Android sales hard

We’re used to smartphones lasting a few years. This could upend that long-established sales model. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Impossible chicken nuggets bring chicken taste and no dinosaur shapes to stores – CNET

If you’re looking for a chicken nugget that isn’t child’s food, this may be it. …read more Source:: CNet


Authorities Arrest Another TrickBot Gang Member in South Korea

A hacker known only as “Mr. A” was picked up by authorities at a South Korean airport after getting stuck in the country due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. …read more Source:: Threatpost