The app, which says it has 200 million users worldwide, has been widely used in Hong Kong to coordinate demonstrations against a controversial extradition bill. Telegram hit by massive Chinese cyberattack during Hong Kong protests Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft has released the first Windows 10 preview with its new Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. Windows 10's built-in Linux kernel lands: New preview lets you try out WSL 2 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAs social platforms continue to be threatened by state-sponsored disinformation operations, Google’s parent company Alphabet has kicked things up a notch. Jigsaw, its side-arm devoted to fighting extremism, censorship, and other forms of cyberattacks, has revealed it bought a Russian troll campaign as an experiment. It assigned it to attack a political activism website the company
Read MoreAfter at least a month of testing, Spotify is rolling out an updated library look for its premium users that will separate podcasts and music more clearly. It’s also introducing some new functionality for podcasts and music. Currently, the layout for a premium users’ library is tricky to navigate, with all your media — playlists,
Read MorePeople making videos about machining have a problem: the coolant gets everywhere. When you take a video to show the process of creating a device, the milky gunk that keeps everything cool gets all over your camera lens. AvE is experimenting with an interesting fix for this problem, with a self-cleaning camera lens. (Video embedded
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: A look at Cloudflare’s Project Galileo, which supports ~600 orgs, including human rights groups and journalists, with free DDoS protection and other defenses — IN MAY 2018, the Middle East-focused free speech and information access group Majal suffered a major cyberattack. A look at Cloudflare's Project Galileo, which supports ~600
Read MoreWe all know that banks make it difficult for blockchain businesses by denying them access to conventional banking services and accounts. Well now, it seems insurance firms are throwing a spanner in the works for cryptocurrency mining businesses in Africa. Old Mutual Insure, a pan-African insurance firm, is opting out of insuring the computer equipment
Read MoreAT&T has become the latest retailer to cancel preorders for the Galaxy Fold. In an email received by Tom’s Guide regarding the publication’s preorder device, AT&T said that “Samsung delayed the release of the phone, which means we can’t ship your phone.” Tom’s Guide reports that other customers also received the same email. In April,
Read MoreA US man who sold narcotics on the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Tyler Reeves, who sold the drugs under the moniker “Platinum45,” was sentenced on Monday by by United States District Judge James V. Selna. Aside from the prison sentence, Reeves, who pleaded guilty
Read More4 steps to remain compliant with SOX data retention policies Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreJonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: Telegram says it faced a massive DDoS attack originating from China coinciding with protests in Hong Kong, where organizers used the app to evade surveillance — The popular encrypted messaging service Telegram is once again being hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) … Telegram says it faced a massive
Read MoreTelegram founder Pavel Durov has suggested that the Chinese government may have been behind a recent DDoS attack on the encrypted messaging service. Writing on Twitter, the founder called it a “state actor-sized DDoS” which came mainly from IP addresses located in China. Durov noted that the attack coincided with the ongoing protests in Hong
Read MoreA call center scam that targeted US citizens and requested payment in Bitcoin has been busted by police in India resulting in the arrest of 78 people. According to a report, the Indore unit of Madhya Pradesh police’s Cyber Cell unearthed the online scam, which saw tele callers with American accents dupe US citizens. The callers
Read MoreThe problem is well-known: programming and debug headers consume valuable board space and the connectors cost money. Especially troublesome are the ubiquitous 100-mil pin headers, not because they’re expensive, but because they’re huge, especially along the z-axis. If you’re building miniature devices, these things can take up a ridiculous amount of space. With some clever
Read MoreGoogle has announced that it’s now possible to log into your Google accounts from your iPhones and iPads using your Android phone as a hardware authentication key. The development comes almost more than a month after the internet giant made it easy for Google users to sign in to their accounts on their laptops or
Read MoreAfter dominating the streaming video arena, Netflix is set to dip its toes into gaming. At E3 last night, the company announced it’s going to make video games based on its popular original shows, starting with its hit 80s-themed horror series, Stranger Things. Stranger Things 3: The Game will be released on July 4 – that
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Evernote has fixed a security flaw in its Web Clipper Chrome extension that could have allowed hackers access to users’ sensitive info from third-party sites — A critical flaw in the Evernote Web Clipper Chrome extension could allow potential attackers to access users’ sensitive information from third party online services. Evernote
Read MoreAs Hong Kong battles against the proposed extradition bill that would China more power over the autonomous territory, protesters in the city are said to have experienced an outage of Telegram‘s encrypted messaging service yesterday – and Beijing may have had something to do with it. Demonstrators in Hong Kong have been using messaging platforms
Read MoreApparently Google DGAF anymore. Pixel 4 leak: 3 reasons Google did this – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVinyl remains a popular format, despite taking a huge hit in popularity for a couple decades while CDs ruled the roost. It has a charm that keeps it relevant, and likely will continue to do so until everyone who grew up with a record player dies out. In the meantime, [sp_cecamp] has come up with
Read MoreScientists discover some of the earliest clear evidence that people used cannabis as a psychoactive drug. Dude! Smoking-hot evidence found of earliest cannabis use 2,500 years ago – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCold quasars offer a glimpse of active galaxies heading for cosmic retirement and hint at the ultimate fate of the Milky Way. Astronomers discover rare, new type of galaxy on the brink of death – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet your popcorn ready, we’re headed to Europa. Jupiter's watery moon, Europa, is covered in table salt – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSpaceX launches three Tesla Roadster-size satellites and returns their rocket booster safely through the mist. SpaceX pulls off dazzling Falcon 9 launch and landing in thick fog – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreE3 isn’t just about the games. It’s about the presentation! Check out some of the weirder stuff from the most interesting booths. E3 2019: All the weirdest stuff from the show floor – CNET Source: CNet
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