RansomHub Group Deploys New EDR-Killing Tool in Latest Cyber Attacks
https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/ransomhub-group-deploys-new-edr-killing.html?m=1
A cybercrime group with links to the RansomHub ransomware has been observed using a new tool designed to terminate endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, joining the likes of other similar programs like AuKill (aka AvNeutralizer) and Terminator.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650600
MARA's Strategic Bitcoin Acquisition Through Long-term Convertible Debt
https://x.com/MarathonDH/status/1823836510938128764
Our recently completed private offering of $300 million in long-term convertible senior notes, with net proceeds earmarked primarily to purchase bitcoin, is a move that is not just a reflection of our confidence in bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset, but also a strategy that aligns with MARA’s long-term goals.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650385
Bitcoin buyers wait below $58K as Japan wipes out record stocks crash
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-buyers-wait-below-58k-japan-wipes-record-stocks-crash
Bitcoin appears in no mood to celebrate despite Japanese stocks fully recovering from a historic drop.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650355
Just a moment...
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-buyers-wait-below-58k-japan-wipes-record-stocks-crash
Bitcoin appears in no mood to celebrate despite Japanese stocks fully recovering from a historic drop.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650355
BRICS: Expert Says US Could Drive 'Biggest Market Crash' in History
https://watcher.guru/news/brics-expert-says-us-could-drive-biggest-market-crash-in-history
Following the massive global market sell-off that took place earlier this month and BRICS de-dollarization, one expert says that the US could drive the ‘biggest market crash in world history.” Indeed, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki did not hold back his feelings on the hard landing that could be in store for the global economy.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650343
The brain creates parallel copies for a single memory, new study reveals
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-brain-parallel-memory-reveals.html
A new study now published in Science reveals that the memory for a specific experience is stored in multiple parallel "copies." These are preserved for varying durations, modified to certain degrees, and sometimes deleted over time, report researchers at the University of Basel.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650333
SolarWinds: Critical RCE Bug Requires Urgent Patch
SolarWinds is urging its customers to patch a critical vulnerability that was discovered in its Web Help Desk platform, tracked as CVE-2024-28986.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650249
Google’s AI-generated search summaries change how they show their sources
The AI Overviews in Google Search will show source websites to the right, and a new experiment is also adding links directly in the text.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650241
Hacker shines spotlight on vulnerability of solar panels installed in Europe
An ethical hack of solar panels in the Netherlands has revealed their vulnerability to cyber attacks, prompting industry calls for more rigorous safety assessments.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650182
Ukraine in default according to Fitch and S&P
Global rating agencies S&P and Fitch on Friday lowered Ukraine's foreign currency ratings to selective default and restricted default as they consider the country's debt restructuring as distressed.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650056
Scientists Found a 520-Million y.o Miracle: a Fossil With Brains and Guts Intact
We know what fossils look like. For example, typical dinosaur fossils are bones turned to stone and preserved from the passage of time located, if we’re particularly lucky, in large collections that can be reassembled to represent the beast they used to prop up in their entirety.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/649394
I called it! OpenAI confirms that yes, ChatGPT really did get a secret upgrade
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/649343
Quantum Entanglement in Your Brain Is What Generates Consciousness
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a61854962/quantum-entanglement-consciousness/
It has long been argued that the human brain is similar to a computer. But in reality, that’s selling the brain pretty short. While comparing neurons and transistors is a convenient metaphor (and not completely out of left field), the brain is ultra-efficient, its energy is renewable, and it’s capable of computational feats that even the most advanced computer can’t pull off. In many ways, the inner workings of the human brain make up an unknown computational frontier.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/648512
UCLA Team Develops Unique Superconductor with Quantum Computing Potential
A UCLA-led team has published a study in Nature that presents a new material based on a conventional superconductor, which shows promise for quantum computing. This material retains its superconducting properties under much higher magnetic fields than usual and exhibits the superconducting diode effect, allowing more current in one direction than the other.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/648415
xAI’s new Grok-2 chatbots bring AI image generation to X
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220127/grok-ai-chatbot-beta-image-generation-x-xai-update
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini: two new models of its Grok chatbot that offer upgraded performance and new image-generation capabilities. Grok’s prompt-based image maker is powered by Black Forest Lab’s Flux 1 AI model, and allows users to generate and publish images directly to the X social platform — with seemingly few guardrails in place to prevent abuse.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/648393
Satoshi to Be Surpassed as Biggest Bitcoin Holder This Year
https://u.today/satoshi-to-be-surpassed-as-biggest-bitcoin-holder-this-year
Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg, has predicted that Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, is likely to cease being the biggest holder of the leading cryptocurrency by the end of this year.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/648320
Critical SAP flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication
SAP has released its security patch package for August 2024, addressing 17 vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass that could allow remote attackers to fully compromise the system.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/648157
Goldman Sachs Reveals $418 Million Bitcoin ETF Holdings
https://decrypt.co/244568/goldman-sachs-reveals-418-million-bitcoin-etf-holdings-quarterly-filing
The financial services giant reported new holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust valued at $238.6 million, among others.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/648138
Hackers posing as Ukraine’s Security Service infect 100 govt PCs
Attackers impersonating the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have used malicious spam emails to target and compromise systems belonging to the country's government agencies.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/648122
Android is reimagining your phone with Gemini
https://blog.google/products/android/android-gemini-google-ai/
We’re infusing AI into everything we do, across every layer of our full tech stack — from data center infrastructure to the operating system to devices. In order for AI to be truly helpful, it should naturally fit into our everyday lives, and the best place to experience that is on your Android device.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/647862