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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday issued sanctions against a Beijing-based cybersecurity company known as Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated for orchestrating several cyber attacks against U.S. victi… Continue reading U.S. Treasury Sanctions Beijing Cybersecurity Firm for State-Backed Hacking Campaigns
Cornell Tech researchers have developed a portable device called SoilScanner that uses radio frequency signals and machine learning to detect lead contamination in soil. It offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional methods of testing that “gen… Continue reading New Device’s Radio Waves Reveal Lead Contamination In Soil
From the Institute of Computing Technology division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peng Cheng Laboratory comes a high-performance and well-documented RISC-V core called XiangShan. In the Git repository, …read more Continue reading High Performance RISC-V
This article covers some fixes for static noise coming from a PC’s headphone jack. According to reports, static noise comes from the headphone jack of some users’ PCs when they connect their wired headsets to them. The issue does not occur … Continue reading PC headphone jack is causing static noise
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: China’s commerce ministry has proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium, a document, opens new tab issued on Thurs… Continue reading China Proposes Further Export Curbs On Battery, Critical Minerals Tech
Samaya Dharmaraj reports: In an era where digital transformation shapes every aspect of governance, business, and daily life, safeguarding citizens’ personal data has become a top priority for India. Recognising the critical need for a secure andaccoun… Continue reading India’s Digital Data Protection Framework: Safety, Trust and Resilience
The word “algorithm” can sometimes seem like a word designed to scare people away from math classes, much like the words “calculus”, “Fourier transform”, or “engineering exam”. But in reality …read more Continue reading Math on a Checkerboard
HHS’s public breach tool added a listing today that was submitted by the Khalil Foundation (DBA Khalil Center). The center describes itself as a psychological and spiritual community wellness center advancing the professional practice of psycholo… Continue reading Khalil Center’s impressively rapid incident response
Eric Katz reports: Current federal employees, retirees and others impacted by widespread breach of personal data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management took advantage of only a small portion of the money made available in a settlement agreeme… Continue reading Feds claims just 7% of available funds from OPM breach settlement, remainder returns to Treasury
According to Bloomberg (paywalled), Getty Images is exploring a merger with its rival Shutterstock. Following the news, Getty’s shares were up 20.3% in afternoon trading, while shares of Shutterstock were up 7.7%. Reuters reports: The development comes… Continue reading Getty Images Explores Merger With Shutterstock