An amateur radio nonprofit based in Newington said it has paid $1 million to decrypt its computer servers after a ransomware attack that started in May. ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio, said its network was compromised by hackers who used information purchased on the dark web. The hack affected everything from desktop and laptop […]
I’ve dealt with my share of tech troubles over the years. New Windows 10 22H2 beta fixes memory leaks and crashes, From slow performance to sudden crashes, I’ve seen it all. But now, I’m excited to talk about the Windows 10 22H2 beta. It’s here to fix memory leaks and crashes that have been a problem before. For a long time, […]
Microsoft has provided a workaround to temporarily fix a known issue that is blocking Linux from booting on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled. The company says this temporary fix can help Linux users revive unbootable systems displaying “Something has gone seriously wrong: SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation” errors after installing the August 2024 […]
A stealthy Linux malware named ‘sedexp’ has been evading detection since 2022 by using a persistence technique not yet included in the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The malware was discovered by risk management firm Stroz Friedberg, an Aon Insurance company, and enables its operators to create reverse shells for remote access and to further the the […]
​Halliburton, one of the world’s largest providers of services to the energy industry, has confirmed a cyberattack that forced it to shut down some of its systems earlier this week. “On August 21, 2024, Halliburton Company (the “Company”) became aware that an unauthorized third party gained access to certain of its systems,” the oil services […]
The business-focused AI-capable PC makes the most of its Snapdragon X Elite platform. The classic black slab of a ThinkPad has been a familiar sight in cubicles, conference rooms and executive offices for decades, dating back to when these were originally IBM ThinkPads. A lot of things have changed over the years, but a ThinkPad […]
Your graphics card is important for smooth visuals and gaming performance; and it’s important that it works without issue in order for your computer to operate properly. If you start noticing strange visual glitches, performance drops, crashing, loud spinning noises from the GPU fans, or unusual sounds coming from the coils of your video card […]
In this article, we collected the most widespread BIOS signals (beepcodes) used for troubleshooting in case of any PC issues. Yet if your computer gives a sound signal which is not listed below, consult the motherboard / PC user manual to identify what kind of hardware error it is. The POST (power-on self-test) feature checks […]
Microsoft has confirmed the August 2024 Windows security updates are causing Linux booting issues on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled. The issue is caused by a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) update applied to block Linux boot loaders unpatched against the CVE-2022-2601 GRUB2 Secure Boot bypass vulnerability. “Resulting from this issue, your device might fail to boot […]
A critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of GitHub Enterprise Server could be exploited to bypass authentication and enable an attacker to gain administrator privileges on the machine. The security issue is identified as CVE-2024-6800 and received a 9.5 severity rating as per the CVSS 4.0 standard. It is described as an XML signature wrapping problem that occurs […]
