Equifax Fallout Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services is recommending against re-electing 5 directors who sat on the audit and technology committees prior to the recent breach. Equifax says that the breach will cost them an estimated $439 million through the end of this year and the company is facing hundreds of lawsuits. The company has […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Intel will NOT be patching all of its flawed chips After saying, for months, that it would release firmware updates to all chipsets produced in the last 5 years, Intel is now backtracking saying that it won’t produce patches for the Bloomfield line, Clarksfield, Gulftown, Harpertown, Jasper Forest, Penryn, SoFIA 3GR, the Wolfdale line, and the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Delta Airlines Terms of Service “Concern” Users that tag pictures with Delta Skymiles hashtags (#Skymileslife and #Deltamedalionlife) agree to some interesting terms and conditions according to a recently modified Delta Skymiles program terms. First, they give Delta a perpetual license to use the tagged content (photos) and (b) they warrant they are the sole owner […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]ATLANTA HIT BY RANSOMWARE ATTACK Atlanta, GA is the most recent city to get hit by a ransomware attack – on Thursday, March 22. Cities seem to be a hot target, likely because they are big, public and behind the private sector when it comes to IT and cyber security (One of Atlanta’s Councilman said “As […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It was only a matter of time. Researchers say that they have discovered “things” on the blockchain. Not so nice things. Like child porn. If true, and I have no reason to doubt the researchers, that would make possession of a copy of the blockchain illegal in 112 countries. And, since we know that you […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Breaking from my usual theme of one day, one story, here are a few quick notes for you to ponder over the weekend. In a story that no one saw coming, Adobe is going to patch a critical zero day flaw, being exploited in the wild. Next Week. In fairness to Adobe, they do have […]
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