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Supermicro servers fixed after insecure firmware updating discovered
Researchers have sounded a warning about the security of Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) – a critical component that datacentres depend on to manage servers.
North Korean programmer charged for Sony, WannaCry attacks and more
Park Jin Hyok is allegedly with Lazarus Group, a hacking team connected to attacks on a wide array of industries and public utilities.
Google Chrome will now generate unique passwords for you
Chrome will now generate a unique password for users as a part of the everyday credential creation process.
‘Only paper ballots by 2020!’ call experts after election tampering
The National Academy of Sciences says the US election system uses insecure technology and is fighting off attempts to destabilize it.
Former NASA contractor arrested on charges of sextorting seven women
Richard Gregory Bauer allegedly weaseled private information out of the women on Facebook by pretending to be working on a class project.
Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight
The teenager made bomb threats to schools, and to a flight between the UK and San Francisco while it was in mid-air.
Dark web sites could be exposed by routine slip-up
A simple misconfiguration could expose the IP addresses of dark web sites.
Social Security numbers exposed on US government transparency site
The US government exposed dozens of people’s’ personal details, including social security numbers, due to an online mishap on a public transparency portal.
Thousands of unsecured 3D printers discovered online
With access control disabled, other people could download previous print files, or even maliciously damage the printer.