North Korean fake job interview led to $6.3B Binance heist (opens the source in a new tab)
One fake job interview, $6.3B gone. Hire slowly.
IT
Logitech Will Brick the Harmony Link Hub (opens the source in a new tab)
If you don't own the infrastructure, you don't own it.
The Improbable Origins of PowerPoint (opens the source in a new tab)
Created by ex-Apple employees. Who'd a thunk it?
Linux has a USB Security Problem (opens the source in a new tab)
Not just Linux - do you know where that drive has been?
Facebook's Shadow Profiles - How The Creepiness Works (opens the source in a new tab)
Excellent bit on how the 'people you may know' feature works
One Percent of Wikipedia Editors Created 77% of Site Content (opens the source in a new tab)
Not that I've even been to the site in months.
Firefox Adds TOR Canvas Fingerprint Blocking (opens the source in a new tab)
Firefox seems to be getting good again.
Twitter Goes to 280 Characters (opens the source in a new tab)
One-Shots make do with 70 characters! Minimalism for real, bro
MINIX: Intel's Hidden, In-Chip OS (opens the source in a new tab)
"Slow, hard to get at, and insecure as insecure can be" - not good.
AI: Still Waiting (opens the source in a new tab)
Borepatch on why AI isn't likely. With enough CPU, that may change.
Amazon Echo Review at Ars (opens the source in a new tab)
Typical thorough Ars Review. Personally, I don't want it listening
ROCA Crypto Flaw Worse than Originally Thought (opens the source in a new tab)
Flaw allows private keys to be calculated from the public key. Read it
Broadcom Wants to Buy Qualcomm for $130B (opens the source in a new tab)
Given how Qualcomm took a huge stock hit because of Apple... bargain
Intel and AMD to Ship Collaborative Mobile Chip (opens the source in a new tab)
Long time rivals join forces, allows both to compete with Nvidia
Russia's Anti-VPN Law Kicks In (opens the source in a new tab)
Not good news for anyone who'd like to stay out of the Kremlin's view
Apple Looking to Ditch Qualcomm Chips (opens the source in a new tab)
Unsurprising, given the legal kerfuffle. Buy Intel and MediaTek.
Portugal and Net Neutrality (opens the source in a new tab)
I'm neutral on net neutrality, but this is a strong pro- argument
Coinhive Using You to Mine Cryptocurrency (opens the source in a new tab)
Covert miners using your CPU for profit
Sprint/T-Mobile Merger Off Again (opens the source in a new tab)
Probably for the best, competition-wise
Charter CEO Blames Netflix Password Piracy for Cord-Cutting (opens the source in a new tab)
They'll blame anything but their own high prices and bad service