Hacker successfully tests Toslink at unprecedented distances of up to 143 kilometers — separate test shows transmission speeds of about 1.47 Mb/s

IP over Toslink, "a very useless consumer fiber optic hack", has been successfully achieved. Why? Never ask me that. Source

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Researcher nets major reward for finding Facebook bug able to unlock the gates to its internal systems

A security flaw found in Facebook's ad platform has been fixed by MetaThe researcher who discovered the flaw was awarded a $100,000 bug bountyThe flaw allowed the researcher to effectively…

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US government charges operators of crypto mixing service used by North Korea and ransomware gangs

Three Russian citizens were charged with money laundering for their role in operating Blender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixing services. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source

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Zotac's Safety Light feature averts 16-pin power connector meltdowns on RTX 50 GPUs — the mechanism prevents GPU power-on until the cable is fully inserted

Zotac's RTX 50 series will feature a new "Safety Light" to prevent 16-pin power connector meltdowns. Source

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China hacked US Treasury’s CFIUS, which reviews foreign investments for national security risks

The hackers targeting the Treasury are dubbed Silk Typhoon, and previously mass-hacked thousands of corporate email servers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source

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Tinder, Candy Crush, and Call of Duty: Mobile among apps targeted in alarming location data scandal

Leaked data shows apps like Tinder and Candy Crush were involved in massive location data exploitation through ad networks. Sensitive user info was collected and sold, and this raises major…

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