When Bodega, a streetwear shop in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, released a hyped, limited-edition New Balance 997S sneaker in 2019, the entire stock sold out online in under 10 minutes. There was one problem, though: About 60 percent of Bodega’s sales went to shoppers gaming the system with bots, timesaving automation software used…

Washington Metro admin has taken an early lunch Bork!Bork!Bork! It’s a whole new world for bork today as a Washington Metro platform indicator suggests an alternative to the usual train for weary commuters. How about getting a bit more out of Windows?… …read more Source:: TheRegister

In the ongoing speedrun to turn everything into a non-fungible token, savvy traders and entrepreneurs have recently taken a few steps to squeeze more investment opportunities out of their JPEGs. From a report: Case in point: it’s now a thing to take out a loan and offer up an NFT as collateral. Take NFTFi, a…

Discovered during a recent incident response engagement, the malware avoids Russian computers and uses a single symmetric key for encrypting every compromised system. …read more Source:: DarkReading

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Security Agency have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory that details ongoing cyber threats to U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems Sector. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine

He hasn’t got $2.5bn to hand to the DoJ, unlike his bosses A Boeing 737 Max test pilot has been charged with obstructing US aviation safety regulators, according to the US Department of Justice, and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The shift to clean energy is sending the oil industry into decline. But the world needs a much more ambitious plan to save the climate and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. From a report: That’s according to the International Energy Agency, which said in its global energy outlook published Wednesday that more aggressive climate action…

The firm expands capital base, team, and platform addressing a rapidly growing cybersecurity investment opportunity. …read more Source:: DarkReading

French cloud provider puts outage and fire behind it to focus on beating the big players French cloud and colocation service provider OVH has edged a 6 per cent increase in its nominal market valuation following its initial public offering on the Euronext Paris stock exchange.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Ransomware gangs have silently hit three US water and wastewater treatment facilities this year, in 2021, the US government said in a joint cybersecurity advisory published today by the FBI, NSA, CISA, and the EPA. From a report: The attacks — which had been previously unreported — took place in March, July, and August and…