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Stealthy Malware Has Infected Thousands of Linux Systems for Years
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000
Perfctl malware is hard to detect, persists after reboots, and can perform a breadth of malicious activities.
Read MoreThe FBI Still Hasn’t Cracked NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Phone
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Harvard students pack Meta’s smart glasses with privacy-invading face-recognition tech, Microsoft and the DOJ seize Russian hackers’ domains, and more.
Read MoreThis Video Game Controller Has Become the US Military’s Weapon of Choice
Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0000
After decades of relying on buttons, switches, and toggles, the Pentagon has embraced simple, ergonomic video-game-style controllers already familiar to millions of potential recruits.
Read MoreLicense Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0000
From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more.
Read MoreBrowser Guard now flags data breaches and better protects personal data
Malwarebytes Browser Guard now warns users about recent data breaches, as well as automatically opting users out of tracking cookies.
Read MoreNot Black Mirror: Meta’s smart glasses used to reveal someone’s identity just by looking at them
Smart glasses that use facial recognition can instantly reveal the identity of someone you’re looking at.
Read MoreRadiology provider exposed tens of thousands of patient files
Medical imaging company I-MED left thousands of patient files exposed through re-used login credentials.
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