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U.S. Congressional Budget Office hit by suspected foreign cyberattack
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms it suffered a cybersecurity incident after a suspected foreign hacker breached its network, potentially exposing sensitive data. In a statement shared with BleepingComputer, CBO spokesperson Caitlin Emma confirmed the “security incident” and said the agency acted quickly to contain it. “The Congressional Budget Office has identified the security incident, has taken immediate action to…
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Pluribus review: Apple TV’s latest sci-fi series luxuriates in mystery
Toward the end of the first episode of Pluribus, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), a woman put in a bizarre and impossible scenario, asks a very straightforward question: “What the fuck is happening?” It’s something you’ll likely be asking yourself a lot while watching. I certainly did. But that ongoing sense of mystery, and the measured pace with which Pluribus reveals itself,…
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Hatch who? This sunrise alarm clock is almost as good as the Restore 3 but just $58 for Black Friday
As Digitpatrox’s Sleep Tech Product Tester, I often get asked which products are truly worth investing in and one I never hesitate to recommend is a top-rated sunrise alarm clock. If we’re talking specific models, the trending Hatch Restore 3 is the best you can get. But at $169.99, plus a subscription fee, it’s premium buy. So, with my money-saving…
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How a ransomware gang encrypted Nevada government’s systems
The State of Nevada has published an after-action report detailing how hackers breached its systems to deploy ransomware in August, and the actions taken to recover from the attack. The document is one of the few completely transparent technical report from a federal government in the U.S. on a cybersecurity incident, describing all the steps of the attacker and setting…
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Nintendo has too many apps
Nintendo has released a new store app on Android and iOS giving users the ability to purchase hardware, accessories, and games for the Switch and Switch 2. When I open my phone and scroll down to the N’s, I get a neat, full row dedicated entirely to Nintendo. That’s four apps: the Switch app, the music app, the Nintendo Today…
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Tinder’s AI can find better matches by scanning your camera roll
Tinder is testing an AI-powered “Chemistry” feature that learns about your interests and personality by analyzing your camera roll. In its latest earnings report, the dating app’s parent company, Match Group, described it as an interactive matching feature that’s designed to combat “swipe fatigue” by surfacing fewer, more compatible matches. Chemistry requires the user’s permission to access camera roll photos,…
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Netflix just added one of the best action-comedy movies of the past 10 years — and I can’t stop quoting it
Netflix kicked off November by adding more than 40 movies to its library, and while there are several picks in the mix that deserve a spot in your watchlist, one that really stands out to me is “Game Night.” This 2018 action-comedy is a supremely enjoyable effort in the genre, and even though I’ve watched it more than once before,…
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Sandworm hackers use data wipers to disrupt Ukraine’s grain sector
Russian state-backed hacker group Sandworm has deployed multiple data-wiping malware families in attacks targeting Ukraine’s education, government, and the grain sector, the country’s main revenue source. The attacks occurred in June and September, cybersecurity company ESET says in a report today, and continue Sandworm’s (a.k.a. APT44) string of destructive operations in Ukraine. As the name indicates, a data wiper’s purpose is…
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Rode’s all-in-one video production console is now smaller and cheaper
Rode has announced a new version of the Rodecaster Video portable production console it launched just over a year ago, but the Rodecaster Video S isn’t a replacement. The Rodecaster Video S offers similar functionality to the original, including switching and mixing multiple video and audio sources and replacing blue or green screens, but with an even smaller footprint and…
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ESPN star weighs in on YouTube TV standoff — ‘all you’re doing is pissing everybody off’
As Disney and Google continue to negotiate fees, sports fans who signed up for YouTube TV are out of luck as games and events on ABC and ESPN continue to be unavailable. YouTube pulled more than 20 Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC right before Halloween after Google and Disney couldn’t come to an agreement. At the time, YouTube TV…
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