New cryptographic protocol aims to bolster open-source software security
The Linux Foundation, BastionZero, and Docker believe OpenPubkey bolsters zero-trust passwordless authentication.
Day: October 5, 2023
Train surfing through Mexico, dreaming of a new life in the US
The risky trip has become virtually the only option for refugees and migrants to reach the Mexico-US border.
News24 | Suspect in Tupac’s murder makes first court appearance
Self-declared gang boss Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, 60, appeared briefly in court before hearing on murder charge postponed.
Hackers are Abusing Dropbox to Steal Microsoft SharePoint Credentials
A growing cyber threat involving Dropbox has emerged, and it’s raising concerns across the cybersecurity landscape. In the initial two weeks of September, a staggering 5,440 of these attacks were detected, highlighting the alarming scale of…
Nobel Prize in literature to be announced in Stockholm
The Nobel Prize in literature will be announced Thursday, with the new laureate, or laureates, joining an illustrious list of past winners that ranges from Toni Morrison to Ernest Hemingway and Jean-Paul Sartre — who turned down the prize in 1964.
U.K. prime minister on gender: ‘A man is a man and a woman is a woman’
In a speech, Rishi Sunak said the stance was “common sense,” drawing applause from the Conservative Party Conference and accusations of transphobia from activists.
Cyprus’ Themis Papadopoulos unveils plans to burnish ship management credentials
The president of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber is upbeat about ambitious projects
Looney Tunables: Linux Vulnerability Lets Attackers Gain Root Privileges
A buffer overflow issue has been disclosed in the GNU C Library’s dynamic loader ld.so, which might allow local attackers to acquire root privileges on vulnerable Linux systems. The Linux vulnerability is identified as “Looney Tunable…