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RIP to my 8-port Unifi switch after years and years of Texas outdoor temps

Enlarge / My original US-8-150W shortly before being replaced. Don't judge my zip-tie mounting job—it held for eight years! (credit: Lee Hutchinson) This morning, I'd like to pour one out for a truly…

Okta says hackers breached its support system and viewed customer files

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Identity and authentication management provider Okta said hackers managed to view private customer information after gaining access to credentials to its customer support management system. “The threat actor was…

Thanks to AI, the future of programming may involve YELLING IN ALL CAPS

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Not long after OpenAI first unveiled its DALL-E 3 AI image generator integrated into ChatGPT earlier this month, some users testing the feature began noticing bugs in the ChatGPT…

Feel-good story of the week: 2 ransomware gangs meet their demise

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) From the warm-and-fuzzy files comes this feel-good Friday post, chronicling this week’s takedown of two hated ransomware groups. One vanished on Tuesday, allegedly after being hacked by a group…

There’s a new way to flip bits in DRAM, and it works against the latest defenses

Enlarge In 2015, researchers reported a surprising discovery that stoked industry-wide security concerns—an attack called RowHammer that could corrupt, modify, or steal sensitive data when a simple user-level application repeatedly accessed certain regions…

Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine

Enlarge (credit: Miragec/Getty Images) Google has been caught hosting a malicious ad so convincing that there’s a decent chance it has managed to trick some of the more security-savvy users who encountered it.…

The latest high-severity Citrix vulnerability under attack isn’t easy to fix

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A critical vulnerability that hackers have exploited since August, which allows them to bypass multifactor authentication in Citrix networking hardware, has received a patch from the manufacturer. Unfortunately, applying…

AI chatbots can infer an alarming amount of info about you from your responses

Enlarge (credit: atakan/Getty Images) The way you talk can reveal a lot about you—especially if you're talking to a chatbot. New research reveals that chatbots like ChatGPT can infer a lot of sensitive…

At TED AI 2023, experts debate whether we’ve created “the new electricity”

Enlarge / A view of the stage at TED AI 2023 on October 17, 2023, at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco. (credit: Benj Edwards) SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, dozens of speakers gathered in…

Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool

Enlarge (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Before last week, owners of certain Mazda vehicles who also had a Home Assistant setup could create some handy connections for their car. A glimpse at some of Home…