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According to SentinelLabs, an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed ModifiedElephant has been responsible for widespread attacks targeting human rights activists and defenders, academics, journalists, and lawyers across India. The APT is thought to have been in operation since at least 2012, and over the past decade, ModifiedElephant has continually and persistently targeted specific, high-profile people of interest. However, rather than focusing on data theft, the APT’s activities are far more sinister: once inside a victim’s machine, the group conducts surveillance and may plant incriminating files later used to prosecute individuals....

Detailed by cybersecurity company Intezer, the phishing campaign has been active for at least a year and those behind it appear to have put a lot of effort into making the phishing emails look as legitimate as possible. The phishing emails include references to executives, addresses of offices, official logos and requests for quotations, contracts and refer to real projects in order to look authentic. SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) | Download the report as a PDF (TechRepublic) Cyber criminals have sent the emails to international companies in the oil and gas, energy, manufacturing and technology sectors around the world, with targets including companies in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Germany and South Korea....

Also: How to convert your home’s old TV cable into powerful Ethernet lines This means it’s possible to create numerous combinations of sources and displays that could save you from buying additional televisions or monitors. For example, if you have a PC that you use for work or competitive PC gaming, but would like to swap its output to the big screen of your TV for movie watching or casual gaming, one tap of the Blackbird’s buttons on the device or remote can redirect that video output at up to 4K@120Hz or even 8K@60Hz....

Sometimes I’ve needed to plug four or five devices in for charging. Under normal circumstances, that would require hunting down available outlets or using a standard power strip. But I don’t want a standard power strip sitting on my desk for use. Not only is it unsightly, but it’s also a bit awkward for a desk. Also: Need more ports? This tiny, lightweight, premium-quality dock delivers I can tuck this tower out of the way on my desk and have instant access to those outlets and ports at any time....

The latest preview of Windows 11 ships with the SMB server authentication rate limiter on by default, making it much more time-consuming for attackers to target the server with password-guessing attacks. “The SMB server service now defaults to a 2-second default between each failed inbound NTLM authentication,” explains Microsoft security expert Ned Pyle. “This means if an attacker previously sent 300 brute force attempts per second from a client for 5 minutes (90,000 passwords), the same number of attempts would now take 50 hours at a minimum....

The award is given by the company to the programming language that has gained the highest increase in ratings in one year. C# was on its way to get the title for the first time according to Tiobe, but Python overtook C# in the last month. Python is the most popular programming language today because of machine learning, data science and its wealth of software libraries from the Python Package index (PyPI) that lend the language to those fields....

Not only is Python is the easiest programming language to learn, but it is also one of the favorites used for data analysis and business intelligence. And complete novices will have no problem with “Introduction to Python”, which features small hands-on projects, as well as practice exercises. Python skills alone are in high demand and make a great entry into the tech industry. You will learn R programming basics, find out exactly what it can do and why data scientists favor it in “Introduction to R Programming”....

As cyber-attacks continue to increase in frequency and severity, the demand for cybersecurity professionals is outstripping the supply. It’s reached the point that entry-level salaries start at almost $90,000. And now, you can get lifetime access to an entire career of cybersecurity training with an Infosec4TC Platinum Membership for just $69. The membership offers more than 90 security-related courses that you can take whenever you like. Better yet, you will also get access to all future courses as they become available....

The case opens to reveal the earbuds, which have an over-ear silicone loop to make the buds more comfortable. The loops are light and are not noticeable when wearing the buds. Furthermore, you do not need to wiggle the buds to get the most comfort; the MoveBuds H1 hang in the ear and cause no pressure inside the ear canal – unlike other earbuds, which can feel wedged in the ear....

HDR Darkroom 3 allows you to easily produce professional-looking HDR results with 16 styles for lots of editing options. Make your images look more artistic, realistic or even futuristic. You can even create and save your own customized styles. It includes both local and global tone mapping, ghost reduction and alignment technologies, plus almost all HDR Darkroom 3 processing controls are real-time, so they are some of the fastest on the market....

Previously, users were limited to searching only the names of DM participants and the names of group chats they participated in. Now, Twitter has expanded the search feature to include any text in the body of DMs you’ve sent or received as well. Search also now supports specifying whether you’re searching for the name of a user, a group name, or message content to help narrow results when the query might be an ambiguous word....

The research, published in Journal of Imaging, outlined the aim of the study was part of an ongoing project at UniSA that aims to replace contact-based electrical sensors, which require using adhesive pads that can result in skin tearing and potential infections, with non-contact video cameras to monitor premature babies. As part of the research, UniSA researchers used high-resolution cameras to remotely monitor the heart and respiratory rates of seven infants at Adelaide’s Flinders Medical Centre Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)....

However, the FCC only ‘partially’ granted SpaceX the right to launch its constellation of Gen2 non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites: SpaceX had applied to launch 29,988 Gen2 satellites. According to the FCC, SpaceX had launched more than 3,500 Gen1 Starlink satellites as of October 2022. The 7,500 new satellites are approved to operate at altitudes of 525, 530, and 535 kilometers and inclinations of 53, 43, and 33 degrees, respectively, using frequencies in the Ku- and Ka-band, the FCC notes....

The pair plans to focus on enterprise customers initially, supplying their solutions via Verizon’s On Site 5G and 5G Edge platforms. The goal of the joint catalogue of services will be to bring compute, and storage assets “to the edge of the local network enabling the bandwidth and low latency needed to support real-time enterprise applications like autonomous mobile robots, intelligent logistics and factory automation.” Verizon and Google made it clear they see this as the first step in a larger edge computing and 5G collaboration that will eventually grow to include additional solutions for enterprises, as well as products specifically aimed at developers wishing to deploy their applications in edge locations throughout the US....

To qualify for the minimum pricing, customers will have to maintain an active 5G Unlimited subscription and sign up for autopay. If they meet both requirements, Verizon is offering a $25 discount on their monthly home internet bill. This drops the cost of $50 per month plans, like the Verizon Fios 300Mbps plan (with a new customer discount), to the $25 price point for new home subscribers. More: Verizon mocks its own stores, admits they’re not really worth it Similar discounts are also available on Verizon’s 5G Home Internet plans, other Fios subscriptions, and its LTE Home plans....

On Thursday, Trustwave cybersecurity researcher Diana Lopera said the spyware is being concealed in Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM) files to avoid detection in email spam campaigns. Vidar is Windows spyware and an information stealer available for purchase by cybercriminals. Vidar can harvest OS & user data, online service and cryptocurrency account credentials, and credit card information. While often deployed through spam and phishing campaigns, researchers have also spotted the C++ malware being distributed through the pay-per-install PrivateLoader dropper, and the Fallout exploit kit....

Liftoff happened on time at 1:47 AM EST from Launch Complex 39B in Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The flight around the Moon and back gives NASA a chance to test the integrated systems in a deep-space environment before sending up crewed missions in the next decade. It also will test Orion’s heat shield, and how it can recover the crew module after re-entry, descent and splashdown. The Artemis I launch was meant to happen on August 16, two weeks ahead of the original schedule, but it was scrubbed after equipment failed to cool one of the four RS-25 rocket engines....

Civil engineering students may choose a specialization in this broad degree. Options include construction management, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, and water resources engineering. Getting a civil engineering degree will prepare you for careers such as: Civil engineerSurveyor Design engineer EstimatorConstruction managerProject manager Keep reading to learn more about what a civil engineering degree is and can do for you. What skills do civil engineering programs teach students?...

Before joining Salesforce, I served as both chief marketing officer (CMO) and chief customers officer (CCO) for Enterasys Networks. At that time, I worked with Jim MacLeod, director of digital experiences and creatives services. MacLeod is now vice president of marketing at EBSCO. MacLeod is one of the most creative and talented digital marketing professionals that I have ever worked with. The biggest challenge I faced as a newly appointed CMO was my education and work experience in marketing – I had none....

On Friday afternoon, Washington Post reporter Ellen Nakashima said a US official told her that the person specifically behind the Colonial Pipeline attack was seen in a video shared by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) of the raid on an apartment building. Multiple men are seen in the video, so it is unclear exactly which man is being referred to, but the White House later held a call with reporters and confirmed that one of those arrested was the specific person behind the Colonial Pipeline attack....