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Nexus contains a module equipped with encryption capabilities which point towards ransomware.

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Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS is available today as the newest point release for those continuing to employ this older long-term support releases...

Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux. The company has released an update to its "Virtual Environment" series which introduces updated virtual machine and filesystem packages along with a new dark theme. The release announcement lists the key features: "We're very excited to....

One month ago NVIDIA released the 530 series Linux driver beta while today it's been promoted to stable with the NVIDIA 530.41.03 driver release...

Security updates have been issued by CentOS (firefox, nss, and openssl), Fedora (firefox, liferea, python-cairosvg, and tar), Oracle (openssl and thunderbird), Scientific Linux (firefox, nss, and openssl), SUSE (container-suseconnect, grub2, libplist, and qemu), and Ubuntu (amanda, apache2, node-object-path, and python-git).

In our previous article on Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs), we explored how to design circuit boards and how to route the signals coming out of a BGA package. But designing a board is one thing soldering those chips onto the board is quite another. If youve got some experience with SMD soldering, youll find that any SOIC, TQFP or even QFN package can be soldered with a fine-tipped iron and a bit of practice. Not so for BGAs: well need to bring out some specialized tools to solder them correctly. Today, well explore how to get those chips on our board, and how to take them off again, without spending a fortune on equipment.

Tools of the Trade

For large-scale production, whether for BGA-based designs or any other kind of SMD work, reflow ovens are the tool of choice. While you can buy reflow ovens small enough to place in your workshop (or even build them yourself), they will a...

Logged failed logins into a companys Okta domain could be used by threat actors to discover access credentials of valid accounts, Mitiga researchers have found. Those credentials can then be used log in to any of the organizations platforms that use Okta single sign-on (SSO) or if the login credentials belong to an administrator to gain privileged access to other systems or restricted network areas. How to discover valid Okta credentials in logs More

The post A common user mistake can lead to compromised Okta login credentials appeared first on Help Net Security.

What exactly is lightand what is it made of? Its an age-old question that dates back to antiquity, and one of the most important investigations undertaken by scientists looking to understand the nature of reality.

Nvidia says it has found a way speed up a computation-limited step in the chipmaking process so it happens 40 times as fast as todays standard. Called inverse lithography, its a key tool to allow chipmakers to print nanometer-scale features using light with a longer wavelength than the size of those features. Inverse lithographys use has been limited by the massive size of the needed computation. Nvidias answer, cuLitho, is a set of algorithms designed for use with GPUs, that turns what has been two weeks of work into an overnight job.

The technology will allow fabs to increase throughput, reduce their carbon footprint, and set the foundations for 2-nanometer [manufacturing processes] and beyond, said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Nvidia GTC developer on Tuesday.

Leading logic chip foundry TSMC will be qualifying cuLithos use in production starting in June, said Huang. Design automation software firm Synopsys plans to integrate software, too, and lithography equipment maker ASML plans to support cuLitho in its products as well.

Photolithography is basically the first step in the chipmaking process. It involves bouncing light off of a pattern called a photomask to project the forms of transistor structures and interconnects onto the wafer. (More mature technology uses transmissive photomasks instead of reflective ones, but the idea is the same.) It takes 98 photomasks to make an H100 GPU, Jensen said. The features projected from the photomask are smaller than the wavelength of light used193 nanometers for the relatively large features and 13.5 nanometers for the finer bits. So, without the aid of tricks and design rules collectively called optical proximity correction, youd only get a blurry mess projected on the wafer. With optical proximity correction, the designs on the photomask only vaguely resemble the pattern of light at the chip.

With the need for finer and finer features, the corrected shapes on the photomask have become more and more elaborate and difficult to come up with. It would be much better to start with the pattern you want on the wafer and then calculate what pattern on the photomask would produce them. Such a scheme is called inverse lithography. Simple as it sounds, its quite difficult to compute, often taking weeks to compile.

In fact, its such a slog that...

Thanks to the work of Timur Kristf on Valve's Linux graphics driver team, the RADV driver in Mesa 23.1 this morning received support for Vulkan mesh and task shaders for Radeon RX 7000 series "RDNA3" graphics processors...

Intel's Linear Address Masking (LAM) functionality to make use of untranslated address bits of 64-bit linear addresses for arbitrary metadata is aiming to be mainlined with the upcoming Linux 6.4 cycle...

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Don't miss the planet parade taking place at the end of March:

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and Mars are set to align in an arc formation on the nights of March 25 through 30, alongside the Moon.

Jupiter may sink into the sunset and get lost in sunlight after the 28th, though, so aim to see this relatively rare cosmic event by then.

If you want to spot all five planets in one night, timing, dark skies, and a clear view of the horizon are key.

[...] Shortly after the Sun dips below the horizon, look to the west. Low in the sky, where the Sun just set, Jupiter and Mercury will appear side-by-side.

Dwindling sunlight might make them hard to see with the naked eye. So, if you can't spot them at first, try binoculars. Just make sure the Sun is below the horizon so you don't potentially harm your eyes by looking at it through binoculars.

Linked story includes more info and a star map to assist your celestial gaze.

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An emerging Android banking trojan dubbed Nexus has already been adopted by several threat actors to target 450 financial applications and conduct fraud. "Nexus appears to be in its early stages of development," Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy said in a report published this week. "Nexus provides all the main features to perform ATO attacks (Account Takeover) against banking portals and

Dole Food Company confirmed that threat actors behind the recent ransomware attack had access to employees data.

Dole Food Company is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation, it is one of the worlds largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply some 300 products in 75 countries. Dole reported 2021 revenues of $6.5 billion.

In February, the company announced that it has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. At the time of the disclosure, the company did not provide details about the attack.

Dole plc (DOLE:NYSE) announced today that the company recently experienced a cybersecurity incident that has been identified as ransomware. reads a notice published by the company. Upon learning of this incident, Dole moved quickly to contain the threat and engaged leading third-party cybersecurity experts, who have been working in partnership with Doles internal teams to remediate the issue and secure systems.

Now Dole Food Company has confirmed threat actors behind the February ransomware attack had access to the information of an undisclosed number of employees.

We have in the past experienced, and may in the future face, cybersecurity incidents. In February of 2023, we were the victim of a sophisticated ransomware attack involving unauthorized access to employee information. reads the annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Upon detecting the attack, we promptly took steps to contain the attack, retained the services of le...

Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed the first molecular therapeutic for Angelman syndrome to advance into clinical development.

In a new article, published today in Science Translational Medicine, Dr. Scott Dindot, an associate professor and EDGES Fellow in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, and his team share the process through which they developed this novel therapeutic candidate, also known as 4.4.PS.L, or GTX-102. Dindot is also the executive director of molecular genetics at Ultragenyx, which is leading the development of GTX-102.

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a devastating, rare neurogenetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 15,000 live births per year; the disorder is triggered by a loss of function of the maternal UBE3A gene in the brain, causing developmental delay, absent speech, movement or balance disorder, and seizures.

There are very few legal ways of obtaining ROM files for video games, and Nintendos lawyers are extremely keen on at least reminding you of the fact that you need to own the game cart before obtaining the ROM. With cart in hand, though, most will grab a cart reader to download the game files. While this is a tried-and-true method, for GameBoy games this extra piece of hardware isnt strictly required. [Travis Goodspeed] is here to show us a method of obtaining ROM files from photographs of the game itself.

In 2022 alone, global cyberattacks increased by 38%, resulting in substantial business loss, including financial and reputational damage. Meanwhile, corporate security budgets have risen significantly because of the growing sophistication of attacks and the number of cybersecurity solutions introduced into the market. With this rise in threats, budgets, and solutions, how prepared are industries

Chinese fabless semiconductor company Zhaoxin, which was started ten years ago as a joint venture between VIA and the Shanghai Municipal Government to create domestic x86 CPUs, is now in the process of working on supporting their newest Yongfeng processors with the Linux kernel...

On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023, the organization awarded $375,000 (and a Tesla Model 3) for 12 zero-day flaws.

The Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 has begun, this hacking competition has 19 entries targeting nine different targets including two Tesla attempts.

On the first day of the event, the organization awarded $375,000 (and a Tesla Model 3) for 12 zero-day vulnerabilities demonstrated by the participants.

The first hack of the day was performed by the AbdulAziz Hariri (@abdhariri) of Haboob SA (@HaboobSa), who demonstrated a zero-day attack against Adobe Reader in the Enterprise Applications category. Hariri earned $50,000 and 5 Master of Pwn points.

One of the most interesting attacks was conducted by the Singapore team STAR Labs (@starlabs_sg), they successfully targeted Microsoft SharePoint in the Server category earning $100,000 and 10 Master of Pwn points.

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The X.Org Board of Directors has delayed their election process by two weeks in hopes of having more candidates nominated to run for the board as currently they do not have enough candidates to start an election...

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https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/feral-hogs-are-the-invasive-menace-youve-never-thought-about/

Think of the worst invasive species you know. Kudzu: smothering trees and houses, growing a foot a day. Burmese pythons: stripping the Everglades of small animals. Asian carp: hoovering streams clean of plankton and swimming toward the Great Lakes.

They all came from somewhere else, arrived with no natural predators, outcompeted local flora and fauna, and took over whole ecosystems. But they all have their limitations: Kudzu dies in a hard freeze, carp can't tolerate salt water, and pythons can't cover long distances very fast. (Thankfully.)

Now imagine a species with all those benefitsforeign origin, no enemiesand no roadblocks to dominance: One that is indifferent to temperature, comfortable in many landscapes, able to run a lot faster than you, and muscular enough to leave a big dent in your car. That describes any of the possibly 6 million feral hogs in the United States, the most intractable invasives that most people have never heard of.
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USDA research estimates that, on their own, hog populations will expand their range by about 4 to 8 miles per year. But Mayer jokes darkly that they have relocated at "about 70 miles per hourwhich is the speed of the pickups taking them down the highway."
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This story originally appeared on wired.com.

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Telecommunication providers in the Middle East are the subject of new cyber attacks that commenced in the first quarter of 2023. The intrusion set has been attributed to a Chinese cyber espionage actor associated with a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Soft Cell based on tooling overlaps. "The initial attack phase involves infiltrating Internet-facing Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy

(CNN) Startup Relativity Space sent what its calling the worlds first 3D-printed rocket toward space on Wednesday, vaulting it into the upper reaches of the atmosphere. Though, it suffered an engine issue after launch and failed to reach orbit.

Terran 1, a 110-foot-tall (33.5-meter) vehicle designed to haul lightweight satellites into orbital space, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Floridas eastern coast at just before 11:30 pm ET. The rocket, powered by super-chilled methane and oxygen, burned a bright blue-green against the night sky.

After the first stage of the rocket the bottommost portion of the rocket that gives the initial thrust at liftoff expended its fuel, it detached from the rockets upper stage. But the engine meant to propel that portion appeared to ignite only briefly, leaving the rocket without enough power to reach orbit.

In the last few decades, building engineers and architects have made tremendous strides in improving the efficiency of various buildings and the devices that keep them safe and comfortable to live in. The addition of new technology like heat pumps is a major factor, as well as improvements on existing things like insulation methods and building materials. But after the low-hanging fruit is picked, technology like this smart occupancy sensor created by [Sina Moshksar] might be necessary to help drive further efficiency gains.

Known as RoomSense IQ, the small device mounts somewhere within a small room and uses a number of different technologies to keep track of the number of occupants in a room. The primary method is mmWave radar which can sense the presence of a person up to five meters away, but it also includes a PIR sensor to help prevent false positives and distinguish human activity from non-human activity. The device integrates with home automation systems to feed them occupancy data to use to further improve the performance of those types of systems. Its also designed to be low-cost and easy to install, so it should be relatively straightforward to add a few to any existing system as well.

The project is also documented on...

German and South Korean government agencies have warned about cyber attacks mounted by a threat actor tracked as Kimsuky using rogue browser extensions to steal users' Gmail inboxes. The joint advisory comes from Germany's domestic intelligence apparatus, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), and South Korea's National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea (NIS

After reporting on all things BitTorrent-related for the 13 years leading up to May 2018, TorrentFreak spotted something out of the ordinary.

BitTorrent Inc., the company founded by BitTorrent inventor Bram Cohen, and the owner of uTorrent, the worlds most recognized torrent client, suddenly had a new name. When asked about the change, Rainberry Inc. said it was a corporate decision not unlike the Alphabet/Google exercise.

Less than two weeks later, we were able to reveal that TRON founder Justin Sun was planning to buy BitTorrent Inc. Less than a month after that, Sun closed the deal with a reported offer of $140 million.

A shareholder quoted in a TechCrunch report revealed that one of Suns aims was to use the BitTorrent acquisition to legitimize TRONs business.

According to a Securities and Exchange Commission announcement published a few hours ago, the plan failed in at least one key area. Most likely, many, many more.

Fraud: SEC Charges Justin Sun and Three Wholly-Owned Companies

Claims that the SEC had already opened an investigation into Suns business activities have been around for a long time. An extraordinary article written by Christopher Harland-Dunaway and published by The Verge last year left very little doubt.

In an announcement Wednesday, the SEC revealed charges against Justin Sun and three of his wholly-owned companies Tron Foundation Limited, BitTorrent Foundation Ltd., and Rainberry Inc. (formerly BitTorrent Inc.) for the unregistered offer and sale of crypto asset securities Tronix (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT).

Sun and his companies were further charged with fraudulently manipulating the secondary market for TRX through extensive wash trading, described by the SEC as simultaneous or near-simultaneous purchase and sale of a security to make it appear actively traded without an actual change in beneficial ownership.

Alleged Crypto-Shill Celebrities

The SEC also charged eight celebrities for promoting TRX and/or BTT without disclosing they were being paid to do so.

Actress Lindsay Lohan, YouTuber/Boxer Jake Paul, DeAndre Cortez Way...

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More than 150 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives to avoid unwanted pregnancies. However, a bombshell study released by researchers at the University of Oxford has now laid bare the risks involved. The study has reportedly established the link between the usage of progestogen and the increased risk of breast cancer.