A new malware family called Jaff has been identified by researchers who say they are currently tracking multiple and massive spam campaigns distributing the malware via the Necurs botnet.
Google won’t fix Android ‘contentjacking’ flaw for months
Google Play is a bit like a happening nightclub: the faster you let people in, the less time you have to spend keeping troublemakers out.
Man who padded timesheets fined $318,000 for trashing boss’s servers
His strategy: pad the payroll program with extra hours, in black letters, on a black background, in 1-pt type, then demolish the server.
Windows 10 On ARM Will Support x86 Apps From Outside the Store
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Liliputing: First announced last year, Microsoft provided an update on Windows 10 ARM at the MS Build developer conference today. And the company confirmed that not only would Windows 10 ARM be able…
Verizon Outbids AT&T For Nationwide 5G Wireless Spectrum
Verizon has agreed to pay $3.1 billion for wireless spectrum holder Straight Path Communications, beating out rival AT&T, which had offered to buy Straight Path for $1.6 billion in stock. Verizon’s acquisition will give it access to the frequencies necessary…
Why Doesn't Harvard Want To Talk About Its Mystery Microsoft Azure Project?
theodp writes: GeekWire’s Tom Krazit reports, “Microsoft Azure appears to have scored a high-profile customer: Harvard University’s prestigious CS50 computer science class, not that anybody wants to talk about it.” A deleted-today-but-still-cached Microsoft Technical Case Study on the software giant’s…
Apple Watch Can Detect An Abnormal Heart Rhythm With 97 Percent Accuracy, UCSF Study Says
According to a study conducted through heartbeat measurement app Cardiogram and the University of California, San Francisco, the Apple Watch is 97 percent accurate in detecting the most common abnormal heart rhythm when paired with an AI-based algorithm. TechCrunch reports:…
Trump Signs Executive Order On Cybersecurity
President Trump on Thursday signed a long-delayed executive order on cybersecurity that “makes clear that agency heads will be held accountable for protecting their networks, and calls on government and industry to reduce the threat from automated attacks on the…
ASUS Patches RT Router Vulnerabilities
ASUS updated the firmware in March of a number of its RT routers to address vulnerabilities found within the device’s native web interface.
Keylogger Found in Audio Drivers on Some HP Machines
Researchers say an audio driver that comes installed on some HP-manufactured computers can record users keystrokes and store them in a world-readable plaintext file.