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Japan, South Korea Take Aim at North Korean IT Worker Scam
Dark Reading - 4 Sep 2025 03:00
With the continued success of North Korea's IT worker scams, Asia-Pacific nations are working with private firms to blunt the scheme's effectiveness.
Worlds largest illegal sports streaming provider, Streameast, taken down
PC World - 4 Sep 2025 16:01
Illegal sports TV streams are popular all around the world-so much so that theyre among the most popular IPTV offerings alongside classic streaming content from Netflix, Prime Video, etc. Unsurprisingly, these streams ar...
US Offers $10 Million for Three Russian Energy Firm Hackers
SecurityWeek - 4 Sep 2025 14:25
Marat Tyukov, Mikhail Gavrilov, and Pavel Akulov targeted US critical infrastructure and over 500 energy companies in 135 countries. The post US Offers $10 Million for Three Russian Energy Firm Hackers appeared first on ...
Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy
Slashdot - 4 Sep 2025 02:02
Switzerland has launched Apertus, a fully open-source, multilingual LLM trained on 15 trillion tokens and over 1,000 languages. "What distinguishes Apertus from many other generative AI systems is its commitment to c...
U.S. Risks Losing the Moon to China if NASAs Artemis Program Falters, Experts Tell Senate
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2025 19:30
A former NASA administrator testified that it was highly unlikely the agency would win the new space race unless something changes.
RFK Jr. Says He Doesnt Know How Many Americans Died From Covid During Heated Senate Hearing
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2025 19:05
The health secretary dodged any blame for imploding the CDC's leadership and appeared to endorse anti-vaccination talking points.
Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions
Live Science - 4 Sep 2025 18:34
A new study shows that the brain activity behind decision-making is far more widespread across the organ than first thought.
Upcoming Launch to Boost NASAs Study of Suns Influence Across Space
NASA Breaking news - 4 Sep 2025 18:01
Soon, there will be three new ways to study the Suns influence across the solar system with the launch of a trio of NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spacecraft. Expected to launch no earlie...
Senator Says Radioactive Shrimp Will Turn You Into the Alien From Alien
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2025 18:00
"Even if it doesn't turn you into the alien if you eat this stuff, I guarantee you'll grow an extra ear."
LinkedIn will require recruiters and executives to verify their identity to cut down on scams
Engadget - 4 Sep 2025 15:00How to Prevent Tech Neck and Sit Properly With Your Laptop (2025)
Wired - 4 Sep 2025 15:00
If you're like me, you spend too much time working at only a laptop. It's time to stop.
AI Supply Chain Attack Method Demonstrated Against Google, Microsoft Products
SecurityWeek - 4 Sep 2025 14:59
An AI supply chain issue named Model Namespace Reuse can allow attackers to deploy malicious models and achieve code execution. The post AI Supply Chain Attack Method Demonstrated Against Google, Microsoft Products appea...
Ex-NASA chief: China likely to land humans on Moon before Uncle Sam does again
The Register - 4 Sep 2025 14:45
Overly complex architecture featuring SpaceX's Starship to blame A former NASA administrator has told the US Senate Commerce Committee that it is "highly unlikely" the US will return humans to the Moon before...
Character.AI unsafe for teens, experts say
Mashable - 4 Sep 2025 02:29
Character.AI companions engaged in sexual behavior with researchers posing as teens.
Congressional panel throws cyber threat intel-sharing, funding a lifeline
The Register - 4 Sep 2025 02:01
Clock is ticking US security leaders have urged lawmakers to reauthorize two key pieces of cyber legislation, including one that facilitates threat-intel sharing between the private sector and federal government, before ...
Boffins detail new method to make neural nets forget private and copyrighted info
The Register - 5 Sep 2025 01:59
Because nobody's going to spend billions to retrain a model built on dubiously legal content Researchers have found promising new ways to have AI models ignore copyrighted content, suggesting it may be possible to sa...
Here's How To Use Google Wallet's Handy 'Everything Else' Feature
BGR - 5 Sep 2025 01:40
Beyond credit cards, you can add tickets, passes, access cards, IDs, and more to Google Wallet with the "Everything else" feature. Here's how to use it.
Russian APT28 Deploys NotDoor Outlook Backdoor Against Companies in NATO Countries
The Hacker News - 5 Sep 2025 01:40
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group tracked as APT28 has been attributed to a new Microsoft Outlook backdoor called NotDoor in attacks targeting multiple companies from different sectors in NATO member countries. N...
The 4 coolest gadgets I've seen at IFA 2025 (including ones you can actually buy)
ZDNet - 5 Sep 2025 01:38
IFA features new tech innovations, and these are the ones that thoroughly impressed me (and they're not all AI slop.)
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra $300 off, but only in these two colors
Android Authority - 5 Sep 2025 01:30
We still think the Galaxy S25 Ultra is the best high-end phone, and it's $300 off today!
A Spaceship Crew Faces Doom in This Surprisingly Tender Sci-Fi Story
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2025 01:30
'Last Meal Aboard the Awassa' by Kel Coleman also features some wonderfully vivid descriptions for any alien foodies out there.
GhostRedirector Hacks 65 Windows Servers Using Rungan Backdoor and Gamshen IIS Module
The Hacker News - 5 Sep 2025 01:28
Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on a previously undocumented threat cluster dubbed GhostRedirector that has managed to compromise at least 65 Windows servers primarily located in Brazil, Thailand, and Vietn...