Miscellaneous Tech News
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Backdoored developer tool that stole credentials escaped notice for 3 months
AWS credentials and private repository tokens could allow self-perpetuating attacks.
A publicly available software development tool contained malicious code that stole the authentication credentials that apps need to access sensitive resources. It's the latest revelation of a supply chain attack that has the potential to backdoor the networks of countless organizations. The Codecov bash uploader contained the backdoor from late January to the beginning of April, developers of the tool said on Thursday. The backdoor caused developer computers to send secret authentication tokens and other sensitive data to a remote site controlled by the hackers. The uploader works with development platforms including Github Actions, CircleCI, and Bitrise Step, all of which support having such secret authentication tokens in the development environment. -
Google is going to try to weasel their way out but precedent is being set.
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https://blog.js.wiki/news/2021/wiki-js-3-going-full-postgresql
While getting an instance set up to try out Wiki.js 2.5, I've been reading this post about Wiki.js 3.0 and
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://blog.js.wiki/news/2021/wiki-js-3-going-full-postgresql
While getting an instance set up to try out Wiki.js 2.5, I've been reading this post about Wiki.js 3.0 and
postgresql.We are migrating off of them. It's a good platform but they can't get any version to stable before starting over and they never finish the basics.
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Founder of Adobe, creator of PDFs passes away...
https://apnews.com/article/business-john-warnock-san-francisco-b77f216f52d736a6b5a383a429208f51
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
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@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Dell to spin out VMWare
https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/14/dell-is-spinning-out-vmware-in-a-deal-expected-to-generate-over-9b-for-the-company/Dell announced this afternoon that it’s spinning out VMware, a move that has been suspected for some time. Dell acquired VMware as part of the massive $58 billion EMC acquisition (announced as $67 billion) in 2015.
Interesting. I had forgotten that Dell owned VMware in the first place...
VMware kind of feels forgotten altogether at this point, lol. I used to hear about them daily. Now it's like a surprise when they get mentioned.
I deal with VMware daily, it may be a forgotten system in your circle, but it is definitely not a "forgotten product"
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@dustinb3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@pete-s said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Dell to spin out VMWare
https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/14/dell-is-spinning-out-vmware-in-a-deal-expected-to-generate-over-9b-for-the-company/Dell announced this afternoon that it’s spinning out VMware, a move that has been suspected for some time. Dell acquired VMware as part of the massive $58 billion EMC acquisition (announced as $67 billion) in 2015.
Interesting. I had forgotten that Dell owned VMware in the first place...
VMware kind of feels forgotten altogether at this point, lol. I used to hear about them daily. Now it's like a surprise when they get mentioned.
I deal with VMware daily, it may be a forgotten system in your circle, but it is definitely not a "forgotten product"
Yeah, it's still in the majority of businesses that I've dealt with. Wherever there has not been any good IT for any length of time it crops up.
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Huawei denies spying accusation in the Netherlands
A report accusing Huawei of having once had "unlimited access" to phone calls made using one of the Netherlands' leading operators, KPN, has been published by a Dutch newspaper.
The report was compiled by the CapGemini consultancy in 2010 but never released. Those affected would have included former Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. The Chinese technology giant has completely denied the allegations. One cyber-security expert told BBC News it was "doubtful we will ever know" whether the claims made in the report were true. "Huawei may be blameless but insider threat is a powerful one," Prof Alan Woodward, from Surrey University, said. News of the report was published in De Volkskrant. -
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Founder of Adobe, creator of PDFs passes away...
https://apnews.com/article/business-john-warnock-san-francisco-b77f216f52d736a6b5a383a429208f51
Couldn't believe I read he got held at gunpoint for ransom, that must be one hell of a story.
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MI5 warns of spies using LinkedIn to trick staff into spilling secrets
At least 10,000 UK nationals have been approached by fake profiles linked to hostile states, on the professional social network LinkedIn, over the past five years, according to MI5.
It warned users who had accepted such connection requests might have then been lured into sharing secrets. "Malicious profiles" are being used on "an industrial scale", the security agency's chief, Ken McCallum, said. A campaign has been launched to educate government workers about the threat. The effort - Think Before You Link - warns foreign spies are targeting those with access to sensitive information. -
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56798308
Taiwan drought is severe and threatens not only the island, but the global supply chain.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56798308
Taiwan drought is severe and threatens not only the island, but the global supply chain.
As if they weren't bad enough already.
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University of Minnesota banned from Linux contributions for being a malware source.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
University of Minnesota banned from Linux contributions for being a malware source.
Damn right, I wouldn't expect anything less, especially after repeat attempts, and a lack of remourse.
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IBM claims to own staff 24x7
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@dustinb3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
University of Minnesota banned from Linux contributions for being a malware source.
Damn right, I wouldn't expect anything less, especially after repeat attempts, and a lack of remourse.
I'd ban them from more than that.
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@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
IBM claims to own staff 24x7
Broken link
it wasn't when he posted it. I clicked and read it then.
