A new ransomware strain called HybridPetya has been discovered by ESET researchers to exploit a patched vulnerability in Windows systems. This is not the first time a bootkit has bypassed UEFI Secure Boot, and it comes as more proof that these bypasses are not just urban legends. The malware uses the CVE-2024-7344 vulnerability, which was … Read more
Israel launched an airstrike on senior Hamas leaders in Qatar, targeting the militant group’s officials. The Mossad director, David Barnea, opposed killing the Hamas officials in Qatar because it could damage their relationship with the Qatari government, which hosts Hamas leaders and mediates ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. The strike reflects a broader opposition … Read more
Elon Musk appears to be purging his team behind the troubled chatbot Grok. Slack screenshots leaked to Business Insider show that at least nine high-level employees were deactivated over the weekend. These employees, who worked on human data management for Grok, were responsible for training AI models and annotating data. The move has sparked concern … Read more
A treasure trove of emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo account reveals intimate details about his relationships with Ghislaine Maxwell and others. The emails, obtained by Bloomberg News, show that Maxwell was more closely involved in Epstein’s operation than previously thought. They also shed light on the inner workings of Epstein’s sex-trafficking scheme and the manipulation … Read more
I made the shift to Nextcloud because I wanted control over my files and storage. Saying goodbye to Google Drive was liberating. The free plan is capped at 15GB, but that’s not just about saving files – it also includes other data like photos, WhatsApp backups, Gmail data, and call recordings. Deleting files or paying … Read more
Is your internet speed what you’re paying for? Running an internet speed test can help determine if you’re getting enough bandwidth for streaming, gaming, or other activities. Here’s how to do it and what key metrics to look for. To find out if you’re getting the most of your internet plan, a simple speed test … Read more
A young Utah man, Tyler Robinson, 22, has been taken into custody after being suspected of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university forum on Wednesday. The murder has sparked comparisons to the assassinations of the 1960s and is being investigated as a politically motivated act. Surveillance footage, social media posts, and a relative’s … Read more