Monthly Archives: July 2022

Malware circulating online wrangles industrial systems into a botnet

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) From the what-could-possibly-go-wrong files comes this: An industrial control engineer recently made a workstation part of a botnet after inadvertently installing malware advertising itself as a means for recovering lost passwords. Lost passwords happen in many organizations. A programmable logic controller—used to automate processes inside factories, electric plants, and other industrial…

Poll: Liz Cheney is down 22 points and on the cusp of getting trounced by Harriet Hageman, her Trump-backed GOP opponent

Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican OLIVIER DOULIERY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Rep. Liz Cheney is on the cusp of a blowout primary loss, according to a new poll. A Casper Star-Tribune poll found the Republican lawmaker trailing by 22 points to her Trump-backed challenger. According to the survey, Cheney’s role on the January committee is…

Rep. Adam Schiff said Biden fist bumping MBS exemplified ‘the continuing grip oil-rich autocrats have on US foreign policy in the Middle East’

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters Rep. Adam Schiff was among the many critics of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Mohammed bin Salman. Biden met the Saudi Crown Prince on Friday after promising not to meet with the Saudi leader. Schiff said…