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Quad7 Botnet Expands to Target SOHO Routers and VPN Appliances
The operators of the mysterious Quad7 botnet are actively evolving by compromising several brands of SOHO routers and VPN appliances by leveraging a combination of both known and unknown security flaws. Targets include devices from TP-LINK, Zyxel, Asus...
2024-09-11 21:50
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Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 203
Safari Technology Preview Release 203 is now available for download for macOS Sequoia beta and macOS Sonoma.
2024-09-11 21:40
JaxJUG 2024
JaxJUG 2024 The second stop of the US South JUG Tour 2024 with Jakarta EE was Jacksonville Java User Group, or JaxJUG, for short. This time, I was very careful making sure that the address I gave to the Uber was the correct one and made it to the venue...
2024-09-11 21:20
DragonRank Black Hat SEO Campaign Targeting IIS Servers Across Asia and Europe
A "simplified Chinese-speaking actor" has been linked to a new campaign that has targeted multiple countries in Asia and Europe with the end goal of performing search engine optimization (SEO) rank manipulation. The black hat SEO cluster has been coden...
2024-09-11 21:09
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Gentoo Linux Touts Better MIPS & Alpha Platform Support
While Gentoo Linux recently ended their support for Itanium (IA-64) hardware, this popular source-based Linux distribution continues to support other aging platforms... Today they sent out an announcement highlighting their improved support for MIPS an...
2024-09-11 20:55
Node.js adds built-in API for on-disk caching
Node.js 22.8.0, the latest release of the event-driven JavaScript runtime, adds a JavaScript API to enable on-disk caching of all modules loaded after the API is called, presenting a caching option for code. The API is called module.enable.CompileCach...
2024-09-11 20:14
What's the best app in the Microsoft Store? Microsoft wants to know!
Microsoft has opened nominations for the 2024 Microsoft Store App Awards. Developers with winning apps will win a limited edition Surface Pro and access to "cutting-edge technology" from Microsoft.
2024-09-11 20:07
.NET 9 Release Candidate 1 is now available!
Try out the latest features in .NET 9 Release Candidate 1 across the .NET SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, SignalR, .NET MAUI, and more! The post .NET 9 Release Candidate 1 is now available! appeared first on .NET Blog.
2024-09-11 20:00
The iPhone 16 event surprises that left me frustrated
An Apple event is always full of potential. Even though rumors and leaks tend to leave very little ‘new’ remaining for event day, Apple still tends to offer some surprises. Maybe a new feature that no one knew about. Or a unique angle that a rumor ...
2024-09-11 19:50
Parallels 20 for Mac Released with Ubuntu 24.04 VM Support
Parallels Desktop 20 has been released for macOS. The virtualisation software introduces a number of buffs for Linux VMs running on macOS. The headline change in Parallels Desktop 20 is support for macOS Sequoia, both as host OS and as a guest — impo...
2024-09-11 19:44
Apple says new iPhone 16 design makes battery replacements easier
The iPhone 16 features a new internal design that comes with a big benefit to repairability. Apple says the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have been “reengineered” to make battery service easier and offer improved performance and thermals. more…
2024-09-11 19:44
Faster USB 3 remains exclusive to Pro models in the iPhone 16 lineup
Apple last year finally ditched its proprietary Lightning connector in favor of the more modern and universal USB-C. However, only the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max benefited from the faster USB 3, while the non-Pro models still have USB 2 speeds. Unfor...
2024-09-11 19:30
Windows 10’s Start menu tests new layouts for Microsoft 365 manager
Microsoft has recently updated Windows 10 with new features, such as adding Copilot to the taskbar in an early 2024 update. Another Windows 11-like change is coming to Windows 10, with the addition of the Microsoft account manager in the Start menu. Th...
2024-09-11 19:28
9to5Mac Daily: September 11, 2024 – More iPhone 16 details, FineWoven
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2024-09-11 19:10
VirtualBox 7.1: Qt 6 UI, Wayland Clipboard, New Icon + More
VirtualBox 7.1 is now available to download for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Those upgrading from VirtualBox 7.0 or earlier will find a sizeable set of changes on offer, among them what Oracle describe as a “modernized look and feel”. Set you...
2024-09-11 19:06
iPhone 16 Camera Control is about to free up a lot of Action buttons
iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro introduce a new Camera Control button. As I’m thinking about this physical hardware button, it occurs to me that I’m sort of getting an Action button for the first time — despite currently being an iPhone 15 Pro Max us...
2024-09-11 19:00
GitHub Availability Report: August 2024
In August, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub Availability Report: August 2024 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
2024-09-11 19:00
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Desert titanium is the shiny new iPhone 16 Pro color, but is it more gold or gray?
The iPhone 16 Pro is getting a new color: desert titanium. It’s the focus of all of Apple’s product marketing shots. But look closely and you may just wonder, like I have, what color ‘desert’ really is. From some angles desert titanium looks go...
2024-09-11 17:44
Singapore Police Arrest Six Hackers Linked to Global Cybercrime Syndicate
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has announced the arrest of five Chinese nationals and one Singaporean man for their alleged involvement in illicit cyber activities in the country. The development comes after a group of about 160 law enforcement offic...
2024-09-11 17:37
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Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9 Released with Qt 6 Port, AppImage Support, and More
Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9 is now available for download with Qt 6 interface, AppImage bundles, vendored dependencies, and platform crypto. Here's what's new! The post Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9 Released with Qt 6 Port, AppImage Support, and More appeared fi...
2024-09-11 17:20