What Is the Ethereum Merge?
The crypto industry is getting excited for a big event known as “the Merge,” — which proponents say could boost prices in the long run and significantly change the future…
World’s top password manager LastPass says it was hacked.
The CEO of password-manager company LastPass said Thursday that it was recently hacked, but the company sees no evidence the incident exposed any customer data or passwords. “We have determined…
FCC cancels Starlink’s $886 million grant from Ajit Pai’s mismanaged auction
FCC: “Nascent” Starlink tech has capacity limits and may not deliver the required speed. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected Starlink’s application to receive $885.51 million in broadband funding,…
Researchers Hacked SpaceX Operated Starlink Satellite Using a $25 Modchip.
In a hacking attempt carried out by a security researcher, Lennert Wouters, at the Belgian university KU Leuven, the Starlink satellite-based internet system operated by SpaceX was successfully hacked. The…
Yanluowang Ransomware Operators hacked Cisco to Steal Internal Data
Recent reports indicate that Cisco’s corporate network was infected with ransomware from the Yanluowang group in late May. Under the threat of leaking stolen files to the online world, the…
Why Google Sued the Descendants of a Railroad Tycoon and a Civil War General
AN EQUINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPIST, a renowned organic farmer, and a Rockefeller are 34 people in a bizarre real estate case that could delay Google’s long-awaited Silicon Valley expansion. The suit centers…
Happy Systems Administrator’s Day!
Happy System Administrator’s Day! July 29th is the day we thank and honor all the hard-working system administrators (network administrators, network engineers, IT helpdesk staff – basically anyone who helps…
Tesla has sold 75 percent of its Bitcoin holdings
Tesla has sold off 75 percent of its holdings in Bitcoin, which was worth about $2 billion at the middle of 2021, after making a considerable investment in the cryptocurrency…
Microsoft and Google Are Latest Tech Giants to Hit Brakes on Hiring
After years of bulking up, the industry is bracing for recession. With recession fears mounting—inflation, the war in Ukraine, and the lingering pandemic taking a toll—many tech companies are rethinking…
Lithuanian Energy Firm Disrupted by DDoS Attack
Lithuanian energy company Ignitis Group was hit by what it described as its “biggest cyber-attack in a decade” on Saturday when numerous distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks were aimed…