15 Nov, 2024

Microsoft Azure outage takes down services across North America

Microsoft has mitigated an Azure outage that lasted more than two hours and took down multiple services for customers across North and Latin America. The company says the incident started around 18:22 UTC and impacted services that leverage Azure Front Door (AFD), its modern cloud Content Delivery Network (CDN). “This issue is impacting multiple geographies, […]

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Windows Smart App Control, SmartScreen bypass exploited since 2018

A design flaw in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that enables attackers to launch programs without triggering security warnings has been under exploitation since at least 2018. Smart App Control is a reputation-based security feature that uses Microsoft’s app intelligence services for safety predictions and Windows’ code integrity features to identify and block untrusted (unsigned) […]

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North Korean hackers exploit VPN update flaw to install malware

South Korea’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) warns that state-backed DPRK hackers hijacked flaws in a VPN’s software update to deploy malware and breach networks. The advisory connects this activity with a nationwide industrial factories modernization project Kim Jong-un, the North Korean president, announced in January 2023, believing the hackers are looking to steal trade […]

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Keytronic reports losses of over $17 million after ransomware attack

Electronic manufacturing services provider Keytronic has revealed that it suffered losses of over $17 million due to a May ransomware attack. The American technology company started as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of keyboards and mice in 1969 but has since become one of the largest manufacturers of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) worldwide, with facilities in the United […]

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: New SKU with GDDR6 Memory Due to GDDR6X Shortages

NVIDIA is reportedly working on a new GeForce RTX 4070 SKU which would feature GDDR6 memory instead of the faster GDDR6X. NVIDIA Opts For GDDR6 Memory In New GeForce RTX 4070 SKU As G6X In Shortage Last week, we heard reports that NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4070 GPU SKUs were facing shortages for several reasons. One […]

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New Darksiders Game in Development

Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Gunfire Games have announced that they are officially working on a new Darksiders game. The last Darksiders game was released in 2019 and received generally positive reviews. This coincides with the THQ Nordic Showcase that happened today, which provided updates to some of their other games, such as a Gothic Remake and […]

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Kingston preps new budget-friendly M.2 SSD

Kingston has listed the NV3 as the company’s new PCIe 4.0 SSD. The company advertises the upcoming NV3 for “high-speed, low-power storage needs” with storage capacities between 500GB and 4TB. Currently, Kingston hasn’t provided any information regarding the components used in the NV3. It succeeds the previous-generation NV2, which we reviewed, but wasn’t recommended for its bad […]

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God of War Developer Might Be Making a New IP

Sony Santa Monica, the studio known mainly for the God of War franchise, might be working on a brand new IP. Fans have been speculating as much for a while, given that Cory Barlog expressed his desire to create a new franchise after he successfully directed the enormously successful God of War reboot. At the time, Barlog […]

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DuckDuckGo blocked in Indonesia over porn, gambling search results

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been blocked in Indonesia by its government after citizens reportedly complained about pornographic and online gambling content in its search results. The government’s choice to block DuckDuckGo isn’t surprising considering the cultural and religious context, with Indonesia being a Muslim country where gambling is prohibited and porn is viewed as […]

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Surge in Magniber ransomware attacks impact home users worldwide

A massive Magniber ransomware campaign is underway, encrypting home users’ devices worldwide and demanding thousand-dollar ransoms to receive a decryptor. Magniber launched in 2017 as a successor to the Cerber ransomware operation when it was spotted being distributed by the Magnitude exploit kit. Since then, the ransomware operation has seen bursts of activity over the years, with […]

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