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Oracle released a monster number of fixes Tuesday, delivering 253 security updates in its October “critical patch update.” The patches cover 76 Oracle product,s including databases, networking components, operating systems, applications servers, Java, and enterprise resource planning systems. According to the advisory published by …
Russian man involved in LinkedIn hack arrested in Czech Republic
A Russian man believed to be involved with the 2012 hacking of the now Microsoft Corp.-owned business social network LinkedIn has been arrested in the Czech Republic. Yevgeniy N., 29, was arrested Oct. 5 for undertaking “criminal hacking attacks on targets in …
Tesla now installing self-driving hardware on all new vehicles
Tesla Motors Inc. has announced that all new vehicles it produces will now be equipped with the hardware needed for full self-driving capability. The technology being fitted to the new Teslas includes eight surround cameras that provides 360 degree visibility around the …
Veracode security report finds open source components behind many security vulnerabilities
Security firm Veracode Inc. has released its annual State of Software Security Report with a number of concerning findings in regards to the poor state of enterprise security. The report, based based on 300,000 assessments run on enterprise applications over 18 months, …
Private cloud provider ZeroStack adds utility billing, container support
Private cloud provider ZeroStack Inc. has announced that it has added utility billing and container support to its software as a solution managed Private Cloud Platform. The container support involves fully managed deployment of containers and their orchestration, storage, and networking infrastructure, …
Report: Amazon looking to provide Internet service in Europe
Amazon.com Inc.’s latest potential venture has come straight out of left field with a report Tuesday claiming the company is looking to become an Internet service provider. According to The Information, the e-commerce and infrastructure giant is planning on becoming an ISP …
The Shadow Brokers is now crowdfunding release of NSA hacking tools
Hacking group The Shadow Brokers has abandoned its efforts to auction off the hacking tools it stole from National Security Agency linked the Equation Group and is now running a crowdfunding campaign instead to raise the 10,000 bitcoin ($6.38 million) it is …
Netflix shares surge after higher-than-expected Q3 new subscriber growth
Shares in Netflix Inc. surged Monday after the streaming media company reported higher-than-expected new subscriber numbers in the third quarter. International subscribers led Netflix’s growth, with the company adding 3.2 million subscribers outside the United States in the quarter, well ahead of …
Report: Apple Car is dead in the water as company cuts hundreds of jobs
Apple Inc. has cut hundreds of positions in its car project and is now only pursuing self-driving technology that can be applied to other cars, according to a new report Monday. Bloomberg quotes sources as saying that hundreds of members of the car …
New Acecard trojan malware asks victims to pose for selfies with their ID cards
A new variant of the Acecard trojan malware for Android has been discovered that asks gullible Android users to pose for selfies with their ID cards. The trojan itself was first discovered in February and asked answers that can be used to …