Is the ‘Hour of Code’ the New 30-Minute Saturday Morning Cartoon Commercial?

Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Past corporate-sponsored Hour of Code tutorials for the nation’s schoolchildren have blurred the lines between coding lessons and product infomercials. So too is the case again with this year’s newly-announced Ho… Continue reading Is the ‘Hour of Code’ the New 30-Minute Saturday Morning Cartoon Commercial?

Google Exposes GLASSBRIDGE: A Pro-China Influence Network of Fake News Sites

Government agencies and non-governmental organizations in the United States have become the target of a nascent China state threat actor known as Storm-2077.
The adversary, believed to be active since at least January 2024, has also conducted cyber att… Continue reading Google Exposes GLASSBRIDGE: A Pro-China Influence Network of Fake News Sites

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North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a six-month period.
These findings come from Microsoft, whic… Continue reading North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn

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Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in ‘Nearest Neighbor Attack’

Bill Toulas reports: Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a novel technique called “nearest neighbor attack…. Continue reading Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in ‘Nearest Neighbor Attack’