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Russian state hackers appear to have breached a federal agency
Microsoft: Russian hackers are using IoT devices to infiltrate networks
A state-sponsored Russian hacking group has been taking advantage of Internet of Things devices' poor security measures to infiltrate corporate networks, according to Microsoft. The company has revealed that researchers from Microsoft's Threat Intell...
Microsoft: Russian hackers are trying to influence EU elections
The European Elections come at a crucial time for the world, since their outcome could ultimately dictate if peace in Europe can be maintained. That explains why the number of attempts to undermine the process by a hostile nation state (with a name t...
Microsoft detected Russian phishing attacks on three 2018 campaigns
Russia is still launching cyberattacks against the US, a Microsoft exec has revealed, contradicting what the President claimed just a few days ago. According to Microsoft VP for customer security and trust Tom Burt (shown above second from right, wit...
A ‘trapped’ atom is visible to the naked eye
The tiny dot in the center of the screen, between the two metal electrodes, is the light emitted by a single atom. The photo, Single Atom in an Ion Trap, just won the grand prize in the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)...
Russia-backed malware can now target Macs
The state-backed Russian group accused of hacking the Democratic National Committee appears to be expanding its repertoire. Bitdefender Labs researchers have obtained a sample of a Mac-native variant of Xagent, the backdoor malware linked to Russia's...
Microsoft patch for Google-outed exploit is still a week away
Microsoft is still more than a little upset at Google revealing unpatched Windows security flaws, but it'll at least have a solution in hand in the days ahead. The software giant now plans to issue a patch for affected version of Windows on November...
Strontium On-The-Go USB Flash Drives
Strontium has unveiled a new line of On-The-Go USB flash drives. Coming in capacities ranging from 8GB to 64GB, these tiny flash drives feature a standard USB 2.0 connection interface on one end and a micro-USB 2.0 connection interface on the other end, and are backed by a 5-year warranty. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [Softpedia]