How Hackers Extracted the ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ to Clone HID Keycards
https://www.wired.com/story/hid-keycard-authentication-key-vulnerability/
A team of researchers have developed a method for extracting authentication keys out of HID encoders, which could allow hackers to clone the types of keycards used to secure offices and other areas worldwide.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/641697
STAC6451 Hackers Attacking Microsoft SQL Servers to Compromise Organizations
https://cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-sql-servers-compromise-organizations/
A newly identified hacker group, designated as STAC6451, has been actively targeting Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) servers to compromise organizations, primarily in India. This group leverages exposed MSSQL servers to deploy ransomware and other malicious activities, posing a significant threat to various sectors.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/641586
Faster Than a Speeding Photon: How Tachyons Challenge Modern Physics
https://scitechdaily.com/faster-than-a-speeding-photon-how-tachyons-challenge-modern-physics/
Recent advancements in tachyon theory have addressed past inconsistencies by incorporating both past and future states into the boundary conditions, leading to a new quantum entanglement theory and suggesting a critical role for tachyons in matter formation.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/641491
GPT-4o System Card
https://openai.com/index/gpt-4o-system-card/
This report outlines the safety work carried out prior to releasing GPT-4o including external red teaming, frontier risk evaluations according to our Preparedness Framework, and an overview of the mitigations we built in to address key risk areas.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/641486
Dow jumps 683 points, S&P and Nasdaq roar higher as recession fears ease
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/us-stocks-august-8-2024
The S&P 500, the broadest measure of the stock market, rose over 2% in its best session since February. Technology, consumer discretionary and industrials led the gains while consumer staples and utilities — the more defensive plays — rose the least.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/641083
SSHamble: Open-source security testing of SSH services - Help Net Security
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/08/08/sshamble-test-ssh-services/
runZero published new research on Secure Shell (SSH) exposures and unveiled a corresponding open-source tool, SSHamble. This tool helps security teams validate SSH implementations by testing for uncommon but dangerous misconfigurations and software bugs.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/640758
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 Launches with Arm + Risc V Cores
January 2021 was an eventful moment in the history of the Raspberry Pi.Originally makers of our favorite single board computers, Raspberry Pi LTD came up with its own microcontroller based board, the Raspberry Pi Pico and best of all it was only $4. June 2022 and the surprise update to the Pico came in the form of the Raspberry Pi Pico W, the W representing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and for only $8! At the time of writing, units are a for pre-order, with delivery expected after August 19.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/640753
Why Is Nvidia Stock Still a Buy After Its Steep Sell-Off
https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/08/08/nvidia-stock-buy-amazon-google-microsoft-meta/
Nvidia's (NVDA 2.49%) luster seems to have faded. The stock is down roughly 25% below its high set only a few weeks ago. Roughly one-third of Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG in August no longer recommend buying Nvidia stock, a big change from July.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/640240
Archaeologists Found 7,000-Year-Old Treasures Incredible Hoard of Human History
New evidence uncovered at a dig site in Huesca, Spain, gives us a snapshot into what daily agricultural practices may have looked like more than 7,000 years ago.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639617
Michael Saylor: How Bitcoin Completely Changed My Life
https://youtube.com/shorts/fJ9lG5HeUpg
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639522
Michael Saylor: How Bitcoin Completely Changed My Life
https://youtube.com/shorts/fJ9lG5HeUpg?si=0qV9mWCih6lN1pmN
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639522
CISA adds Microsoft COM for Windows bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in Microsoft COM for Windows, tracked as CVE-2018-0824 (CVSS score of 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639504
Astronauts who were supposed to take 8 day ISS trip may be stranded until 2025
The two astronauts who have already been stuck in space for more than 60 days may have to wait until early 2025 before they can return to Earth — following a trip to the International Space Station that was supposed to last just eight days.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639498
0.2-micron: US makes world’s highest-performance superconducting wire
https://interestingengineering.com/science/superconducting-wire-performance-record-us
At only 0.2 micron thickness, the superconductor wire carried currents that are typically achieved by HTS wires ten times thicker.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/638992
Hackers Hijack Anti-Virus Software Using SbaProxy Hacking Tool
https://cybersecuritynews.com/hackers-hijack-anti-virus-software-using-sbaproxy-hacking-tool/
Researchers from LevelBlue Labs have uncovered a new tactic threat actors employ to hijack legitimate anti-virus software for malicious purposes.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/638970
Quantum Computing is Developing Faster Than Expected -- QuEra Survey
New research from QuEra Computing, the leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, reveals that over half of quantum academics, scientists and professionals (51%) believe the technology is making faster progress than they expected, with 40% saying it will become a superior alternative to classical computing for certain workloads within the next five years. The findings also highlight the truly disruptive potential of the technology, with a majority expecting quantum computing to solve problems that were previously unsolvable.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/638435
Hacker wipes 13,000 devices after breaching classroom management platform
A hacker has breached Mobile Guardian, a digital classroom management platform used worldwide, and remotely wiped data from at least 13,000 student's iPads and Chromebooks.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/638418
Preparing for the Future of Post-Quantum Cryptography
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/future-of-post-quantum-cryptography
Quantum computing has been projected to enable market-defining and life-changing capabilities since its inception more than three decades ago. From financial portfolio optimization and improved electric vehicle (EV) battery production to enhanced drug discovery and advanced semiconductor manufacturing, quantum computers can perform complex calculations at faster speeds than both traditional and super computers.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/638135
Scientists created a black hole in lab to test a theory, then it started glowing
This simulation created by researchers in the Netherlands might help us know more about mysterious black holes.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/638126
Google fixes Android kernel RCE bug under active exploit
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/google_fixes_linux_kernal_rce/
Google released 46 fixes for Android in its August security patch batch, including one for a Linux kernel flaw in the mobile OS that can lead to remote code execution (RCE).
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/638103