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Bybit Confirms Record-Breaking $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist in Sophisticated Cold Wallet Attack
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday revealed that a "sophisticated" attack led to the theft of over $1.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its Ethereum cold (offline) wallets, making it the largest ever single crypto heist in history. "The incident...
The DeepSeek bombshell has been a wakeup call for US tech giants
Source: ITPro By: Ross Kelly Every now and again, life deals you a curveball. In the case of US tech, it was DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that caused a meltdown the likes of which we’ve never seen before. News of DeepSeek has ruled the airwaves over the...
Apple researchers reveal the secret sauce behind DeepSeek AI
Source: ZDNet Written by: Tiernan Ray The artificial intelligence market -- and the entire stock market -- was rocked on Monday by the sudden popularity of DeepSeek, the open-source large language model developed by a China-based hedge fund that has bested OpenAI's...
Here’s everything Apple isn’t including in its Black Friday ‘sale’
With less than a week to go until Black Friday, Apple has announced the details of its anticipated four-day shopping event that runs from November 29 to December 2. As always, there aren’t any actual savings during the promotion, but you can score a gift card for a...
4,000,000 WordPress Sites Using Really Simple Security Free and Pro Versions Affected by Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Introductory Note: This is one of the more serious vulnerabilities that we have reported on in our 12 year history as a security provider for WordPress. This vulnerability affects Really Simple Security, formerly known as Really Simple SSL, installed on over...
Ireland fines Meta €91 million for storing passwords in plaintext
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) €91 million ($100 million) for storing in plaintext passwords of hundreds of millions of users. The incident occurred in 2019. At the time, Meta disclosed it publicly and...
What is a TPM, and why does Windows 11 require one?
When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 in 2021, its new, stringent hardware compatibility test included checking for the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) -- specifically, one that meets the TPM 2.0 standard. So, what is a TPM, and why does Windows insist that...
Transport for London discloses ongoing “cyber security incident”
Transport for London (TfL), the city's transport authority, is investigating an ongoing cyberattack that has yet to impact its services. The agency says that, for the moment, there is no evidence that customer information was compromised during the incident. "We...
Apple’s ‘Glowtime’ event is coming on Sept. 9 to introduce iPhone 16 and more
Apple’s yearly iPhone event always lands in September (that COVID year notwithstanding) and brings us the latest new iPhones, new Apple Watches and sometimes a surprise or two. This year, the event comes on September 9 at 10 am Pacific Time. That’s right in line with...
Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 With Bug Fixes
Apple yesterday released macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, a minor update to the macOS Sonoma operating system that Apple launched last year. macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 comes a week after the release of macOS Sonoma 14.6, an update that added security fixes. The macOS Sonoma 14.6.1...