Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge Not all gadgets are meant to make life easier. Some gadgets break things, exploiting cracks in our digital systems, prying them open, and crawling inside. Most often used by penetration testers — a kind of white-hat hacker hired to test a company’s security by breaking in themselves —…
This week in Washington IP news, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting events on blockchain and drafting provisional patent applications, while the Brookings Institution is hosting an event on the regulation of cryptocurrency markets. Also in the cyber world, three authors will make their case for a more holistic and aggressive…
Astronomers think the gamma ray burst GRB 221009A represents the birth of a new black hole formed within the heart of a collapsing star. Credit: NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde On the morning of October 9, multiple space-based detectors picked up a powerful gamma ray burst (GRB) passing through our solar system, sending astronomers around the world scrambling…
A new report from Educause offers a concrete plan of action to move colleges and universities toward the future of hybrid learning.Read More
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Netflix announced today that it has launched “Profile Transfer,” a feature that lets a member on an existing account switch to a brand-new account without rebuilding their profile. This prevents their personal data from being erased like customized recommendations, viewing history, list of favorite shows/movies, and other settings that could be annoying to lose and…
Microsoft appears to have finally addressed an issue that could have left Windows users at risk of all kinds of cyberattacks. A cyberattacking method called Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver, or BYOVD for short. It revolves around the attackers installing older, legitimate software drivers, known for carrying vulnerabilities, on target endpoints. Installing a legit driver…
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Then-President Donald Trump answers questions at his Mar-a-Lago resort in 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images A top House Democrat says the Trump Organization massively overcharged the Secret Service. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney wrote to the agency’s director to request more information on money spent at Trump properties. Maloney said the committee found that the…