Day: October 13, 2021

US Overtakes China as Biggest Bitcoin Mining Hub After Beijing Ban

The US overtook China as the world’s biggest source of bitcoin mining two months after Beijing banned crypto mining this year, new data have revealed. From a report: China’s share of the global hashrate — the computational power required to create bitcoin — fell from 44 per cent to zero between May and July, showed…


Soaring cloud division turns things around for SAP after annus horribilis that was 2020

Remember those car-crash results in Q3 a year ago? No repeat collision this time round A year after outlining horrific calendar Q3 financials that caused the share price to crash by €28bn, SAP had no nasty surprises up its sleeves this time.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Corelight Unveils Corelight Labs, a Hub for Research and Innovation

Company expands its research expertise with addition of AI and security operations experts from its PatternEx acquisition to the Labs team. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Microsoft Agrees To Human Rights Review in Deals With Law Enforcement, Government

Microsoft, which has faced pressure from employees and shareholders over contracts with governments and law enforcement agencies, agreed to commission an independent human rights review of some of those deals. From a report: The move came in response to a June filing of a shareholder proposal asking the company to evaluate how well it sticks…


Microsoft October Patch Tuesday Squashes 4 Zero Day Bugs

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Apple Releases Urgent iOS Updates To Patch New Zero Day Bug

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Woman Allegedly Hacked Flight School, Cleared Planes With Maintenance Issues To Fly

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


OpenSea Had Bugs Allowing Malicious NFT Uploads

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Curved Typewriter

Aerodox Flies on Wireless Wings [Simon Merrett] didn’t know anything about keyboards when he started this project, but he didn’t let that stop him. [Simon] did what any of us would do — figure out what you like, learn enough to be dangerous, and then start fiddling around, taking all that inspiration and making a…


A Close Look at Russia’s Ghostwriter Campaign

The group, which conducts espionage and sows disinformation, is larger than previously thought and has shifted tactics. …read more Source:: DarkReading