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Russian airline hack came through third-party tech vendor

Aeroflot’s July outage was likely a supply chain attack via developer Bakka Soft Attackers exploited months-old access that lacks 2FA to deploy extensive malware and disrupt flights Damages reached tens of millions, though The Bell’s report remains unconfirmed and politically sensitive The cyber attack against Aeroflot, Russia’s flagship airline, was allegedly a supply chain attack […]

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Nvidia is developing new software to help track chips after counterfeiting is detected

Nvidia customers can now track GPU usage and power spikes Location tracking is not included, so it is not a threat to Chinese exports Nvidia is pushing transparency by opening up the software Nvidia is working on new software for its GPUs to verify their use, amid changed plans that see the H20 export ban

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Switzerland will revise the proposed law change after backlash from the tech industry

The Swiss government will reconsider its amendment to the surveillance law This comes after backlash from the Swiss tech industry and politicians The plan to expand monitoring requirements remains The Swiss government has been forced to reverse a controversial decision that would have greatly expanded surveillance in the country. The issue first hit the headlines

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Mullvad is withdrawing OpenVPN support on the desktop and pushing all users to WireGuard

Mullvad is removing OpenVPN support from its desktop apps Full shutdown of OpenVPN is expected on January 15, 2026 Mullvad says the switch will improve performance and security Mullvad has officially removed OpenVPN support from its desktop apps with the release of version 2025.14 – a big step in its long-planned shift towards a WireGuard-only

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‘They gave us the iPhone camera’: F1 producer Jerry Bruckheimer on Apple’s ‘phenomenal’ involvement in the film’s production

There’s nothing like a bit of macho melodrama to get those bums in movie theater seats, and legendary Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer knows the unspoken truth better than most. Just three years later Top Gun: Maverick breathed new life into the action film genre, Bruckheimer reunited with director Joseph Kosinski and writer Ehren Kruger on

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NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, December 12 (Game #649)

Looking for a different day? A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, December 11 (Game #648). Strands is

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Hackers distribute thousands of phishing attacks through Mimecast’s secure link feature

Attackers misused Mimecast’s URL rewriting feature to mask malicious links in phishing emails More than 40,000 emails affect more than 6,000 organizations, especially consulting, technology The campaign bypassed filters globally, with most victims in the US, although Mimecast says no bugs exist Cybercriminals are abusing a legitimate Mimecast feature to deliver convincing phishing emails to

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Open AI poaches Slack CEO as its Chief Revenue Officer

OpenAI’s Chief Revenue Officer comes from a two-year stint as Slack CEO Denise Dresser played an important role in Slack’s AI integration strategy OpenAI focuses on creating more profit as a company Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving Slack to join OpenAI as the ChatGPT maker’s Chief Revenue Officer, with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff notifying

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Google DeepMind partners with UK government on ‘scientific breakthroughs, cleaner energy’

The British DeepMind research facility will focus on scientific breakthroughs British scientists will have priority access to Google DeepMind tools Google is also committed to modernizing outdated government IT Under a new deal with the UK government, Google DeepMind will open its first automated, AI-powered research lab in the UK next year, with a main

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Google is rolling out a Pixel Camera 10.2 update that seems to confuse users even more

The Pixel Camera 10.2 update is rolling out now Contrary to initial reports, it doesn’t appear that much has changed The Pixel 10 uses the camera app a little differently The main reason many people choose one of the best Pixel phones is to take advantage of the ability to take pictures – something these

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