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 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]ITEM 1: As I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, Appalachian Regional Healthcare was attacked with some form of malware, forcing them to shut down every single computer in every hospital that they run. Finally, after twenty days, the hospital chain says that things are back to normal. Appalachian says that they do not […]
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