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Two notorious infostealer malware operations were just knocked offline
A joint operation of global law enforcement agencies has dismantled the operations of two prominent strains of infostealer malware. Operation Magnus, was a collaboration between Dutch National Police, the FBI, and agencies from Australia, Belgium, Portugal, and the UK, targeting the infrastructure underpinning the RedLine and Meta infostealers. RedLine and Meta steal data including login credentials, as well as addresses,…
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Cisco takes DevHub portal offline after hacker publishes stolen data
Cisco confirmed today that it took its public DevHub portal offline after a threat actor leaked “non-public” data, but it continues to state that there is no evidence that its systems were breached. “We have determined that the data in question is on a public-facing DevHub environment—a Cisco resource center that enables us to support our community by making available…
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Spotify’s New Offline Backup Feature Has Got Your Back When You’re Without Internet
For someone who travels through the metro daily, it’s a bummer when my phone loses internet and my Spotify tracks stop playing. I have to wait for the train to arrive at a station before continuing to listen to my songs. Well, Spotify is finally coming out with a solution for such instances with its new offline backup feature. As…
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PlayStation Network is down, knocking PS5 and PS4 gamers offline
Gamers hoping to spend an evening in front of their PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 may be out of luck unless they enjoy single-player experiences (have you tried Astro Bot?). Sony’s gaming network is suffering a massive outage on Monday night. The official PSN Service Status page confirms problems affecting everything, “Other, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, Web.” If it’s…
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Offline Home Assistants Might Be the Most Important Smart Home Technology Yet
Key Takeaways Most mainstream smart home tech relies on internet connection for functionality. Future smart home systems will feature local AI hardware for independent operations. Local AI offers endless benefits, from privacy to personalized problem-solving. So you have a “smart” home, but if the internet goes out it becomes as dumb as a sack of rocks. That’s because the “brains”…
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Organic Maps Is the Best Offline Maps App for Hiking
I’ve been an avid hiker of the Pacific Northwest for around a decade. I’m also very bad at navigation. Making matters worse, Google and Apple Maps are both basically useless if you’re on a hike: They don’t have data for most trails, and their offline functionality is generally limited to driving instructions, which isn’t useful if you’re hiking far from…
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