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Cryptohack Roundup: First Conviction in Smart Contract Hack

Also: Nebraska Man Steals $3.5 Million of Cloud Services to Mine $1M of Crypto Every week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, sentencing in the first-ever conviction for hacking a smart contract, indictment in a million-dollar illicit mining, FTX executive’s sentencing, Railgun’s money-laundering defense and Uniswap’s Wells Notice.http://dlvr.it/T5hDWp

Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist

Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request. The post Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist appeared first on DanTechServices, Inc.http://dlvr.it/T5h87P

The most metal of rockets has gone into the great mosh pit in the sky

ICYMI: The Delta IV booster seems hardly like a champion for commercial launch, but here we are. The post The most metal of rockets has gone into the great mosh pit in the sky appeared first on DanTechServices, Inc.http://dlvr.it/T5grxR

Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT

Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2024 Russia-linked APT Sandworm employed a previously undocumented backdoor called Kapeka in attacks against Eastern Europe since 2022. WithSecure researchers identified a new backdoor named Kapeka that has been used in attacks targeting victims in Eastern Europe since at least mid-2022. The backdoor…
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Tesla settles Autopilot wrongful death suit, avoiding court trial

ICYMI: Tesla has filed to keep the settlement terms sealed. The post Tesla settles Autopilot wrongful death suit, avoiding court trial appeared first on DanTechServices, Inc.http://dlvr.it/T5dbxL

Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply

Data centers are becoming a bottleneck for AI development. The post Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply appeared first on DanTechServices, Inc.http://dlvr.it/T5dbSB

Google Maps gets EV charging update showing charger speed, availability

The update will first roll out to cars with Google Maps built-in. The post Google Maps gets EV charging update showing charger speed, availability appeared first on DanTechServices, Inc.http://dlvr.it/T5dHpP

Google announces V8 Sandbox to protect Chrome users

ICYMI: Google announces V8 Sandbox to protect Chrome users Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2024 Google announced support for a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser to protect users from exploits triggering memory corruption issues. Google has announced support for what’s called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser. The company included the V8 Sandbox in Chrome’s Vulnerability Reward…
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