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WWII Enigma machine sells for over half a million dollars at auction
By Mark Tyson published
A WWII Enigma encryption machine with four rotors was sold at auction earlier this week, achieving double its estimated price.

Microsoft Azure Blocks Largest DDoS Attack in History — attack equivalent to streaming 3.5 million Netflix movies at once
By Jon Martindale published
Attack from botnet hit Azure with over 3.6 million packets per-second

The NVMe Destroyinator can wipe 16 NVMe drives simultaneously at speeds up to 64 GB/s
By Mark Tyson published
The NVMe Destroyinator can securely wipe up to 16 NVMe drives at once at 64 GB/sec.

Intel stomps down 30 bugs including privilege escalation vulnerabilities
By Bruno Ferreira published
Intel stomps down 30 bugs including privilege escalation vulnerabilities

37 years ago this week, the Morris worm infected 10% of the Internet within 24 hours
By Mark Tyson last updated
Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris unleashed his eponymous worm upon the Internet 37 years ago, changing the face of cybersecurity.

Developer warns users that fake download site is hosting Windows 11 upgrade bypass tool
By Kunal Khullar published
Following Windows 10’s end-of-life, Flyoobe has grown in popularity for enabling safe Windows 11 upgrades on unsupported systems - but you must only download it via the official GitHub source.

Cops alerted by AI gun detection system arrest high school student holding bag of Doritos
By Mark Tyson published
A young student was left traumatized after being ordered to the ground and handcuffed by police because an AI gun detection system erroneously called the cops on his Doritos habit.

China says it has foiled a series U.S. cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure
By Mark Tyson published
China’s Ministry of State Security has taken to social media to boast about foiling a series of cyberattacks it says were directed by the U.S. National Security Agency.
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