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Beam clusters hijacked and turned into crypto miners by shadowy new botnet

Ray clusters remain vulnerable to remote code execution via unauthorized Jobs API Threat group “IronErn440” exploits flaws with AI-generated payloads by deploying XMRig cryptojacker Over 230,000 Ray servers are exposed online, up from a few thousand in 2023 Beam clusters still vulnerable to a critical severity flaw discovered years ago are being used for cryptocurrency […]

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NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, November 20 (Game #627)

Looking for a different day? A new NEW Strands puzzle appears 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 the Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, November 19 (Game #626). Strands is

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These are the 15 best iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV apps in 2025, according to Apple

Apple has announced the winners of its App of the Year awards They include apps that work across a range of Apple devices The winners span a wide range of app types and genres Apple has just announced its App Store Awards for 2025, where a selection of the best apps have been named across

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Fresh Avengers: Doomsday leak reveals two more Marvel heroes will join the fight to stop Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom

Avengers: Doomsday will apparently include more MCU heroes than expected Leaked images indicate that two unannounced stars are part of its ensemble If true, that would take Doomsday’s roster to 29 A fresh one Avengers: Doomsday leak seems to have confirmed that two more Marvel heroes will appear in the highly anticipated comic book movie.

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NordVPN takes on phone scammers with new call protection feature for UK and Canada

NordVPN’s Call Protection is now available on Android in the UK and Canada The tool identifies potential scam calls and warns the user before they answer NordVPN is set to expand support for iPhones while adding extra features In a significant expansion of its security features, NordVPN has launched its call protection tool for Android

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As tech jobs stagnate, new research claims the dark web job market is becoming more attractive

The Kaspersky report claims that young tech workers are turning to the dark web to look for jobs The median age of applicants is only 24 years Dark web workers can bring in over $5,000/month As the global job market worsens due to layoffs, difficult recruitment screenings and new AI programs designed to eliminate parts

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Google Translate is getting a big upgrade that could make it the killer smart glasses app

Signs of support for XR glasses have been spotted in Google Translate The feature would send live translations right into your ears Samsung and Google are getting ready to release new XR hardware The Samsung Galaxy XR (Extended Reality) headset is now official, but we know that smart XR glasses are also on the way

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Prepare yourself: Xiaomi warns of a ‘significant increase’ in smartphone prices next year

Xiaomi’s president has warned that smartphone prices could go up a lot This is due to the increasing cost of memory chips Memory prices will affect all phone brands, not just Xiaomi If you thought smartphones were expensive now, you may be in for a shock next year, as their prices can expect a “significant

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Cloudflare outlines what caused major outage – but says a hack was not to blame

Cloudflare admits it caused its own outage – it wasn’t a cyber attack Fluctuating bug reports made the problem challenging to identify at first The “unacceptable” interruption led to some learning opportunities Cloudflare has shared more details about its outage on November 18 – its worst outage since 2019 – and confirms that it was

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VPN news live – the latest on cyber security, digital rights and online privacy

Refresh 2025-11-18T17:43:04.289Z Search the internet like it’s 1999 For my final post today, I want to highlight this Black Friday deal that Dan covered. The article highlights Surfshark’s ‘Search’ tool, which gives you an ad-free search experience that excludes sponsored results and personalized recommendations – just like the good old days. The tool is available

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