Github apologises for firing Jewish employee who warned about "Nazis"
The Jewish employee had warned co-workers about the danger of Nazis during the Capitol Riots......»»
Scientists explore complex pattern of tipping points in the Atlantic"s current system
An international team of scientists has warned against relying on nature providing straightforward 'early warning' indicators of a climate disaster, as new mathematical modeling shows new fascinating aspects of the complexity of the dynamics of clima.....»»
UPS worker accused of nabbing $1.3M worth of iPhones and other Apple gear
A former UPS employee has been accused of stealing Apple gear worth more than $1 million from the shipping company’s warehouse before selling it on......»»
ControlUp Secure DX reduces endpoint management complexity
ControlUp announced Secure DX, a real-time scanning, detection, and remediation solution that improves the security posture of endpoint devices without compromising the digital employee experience. By continuously and autonomously spotting and resolv.....»»
“Disabling cyberattacks” are hitting critical US water systems, White House warns
Biden administration rallies nation's governors to security facilities in their states. Enlarge / Aerial view of a sewage treatment plant. (credit: Getty Images) The Biden administration on Tuesday warned the nation’s.....»»
A former Apple engineer is learning the hard way that you shouldn"t threaten the FBI
A federal jury has convicted a former Apple employee for threatening to injure FBI agents after a short trial.Ex-Apple employee found guilty of threatening FBI agents | Image Credit: Quince CreativeCourt records obtained by Kron4 state that Brian Bro.....»»
Former Apple software engineer faces up to five years in prison after threatening FBI agents
A federal jury has convicted a former Apple employee for threatening to injure FBI agents after a short trial.Ex-Apple employee found guilty of threatening FBI agents | Image Credit: Quince CreativeCourt records obtained by Kron4 state that Brian Bro.....»»
90% of exposed secrets on GitHub remain active for at least five days
12.8 million new secrets occurrences were leaked publicly on GitHub in 2023, +28% compared to 2022, according to GitGuardian. Remarkably, the incidence of publicly exposed secrets has quadrupled since the company started reporting in 2021. Companies.....»»
Meta sues “brazenly disloyal” former exec over stolen confidential docs
Meta's former exec allegedly shared data center secrets with a shadowy startup. Enlarge (credit: Boris Zhitkov | Moment) A recently unsealed court filing has revealed that Meta has sued a former senior employee for "braz.....»»
Product showcase: How to track SaaS security best practices with Nudge Security
As technology adoption has shifted to be employee-led, IT and security teams are contending with an ever-expanding SaaS attack surface. At the same time, they are often spread thin, meaning they need ways to quickly identify and prioritize the highes.....»»
Image-scraping Midjourney bans rival AI firm for scraping images
Midjourney pins blame for 24-hour outage on "bot-net like" activity from Stability AI employee. Enlarge / A burglar with a flashlight and papers in a business office—exactly like scraping files from Discord. (credit: Getty Imag.....»»
Europe must do more against "catastrophic" climate risks: EU
Europe could suffer "catastrophic" consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned Monday......»»
Google confirms the existence of the Pixel 8a
In a comment made on the Google issue tracker page, a Google employee has seemingly confirmed the existence of the Pixel 8a. The post Google confirms the existence of the Pixel 8a appeared first on Phandroid. Every year, Google launches a.....»»
Red Bull suspends alleged harassment victim in snowballing F1 scandal
After accusing team boss of "inappropriate behavior," female F1 employee suspended. Enlarge / Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner faced the media at an F1 press conference earlier today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (credit: Br.....»»
UN, France co-host first forum to decarbonize construction sector
France warned Thursday that the world's construction sector was not on track to decarbonize by 2050 as it co-hosts with the UN Environment Programme the first ever conference aimed at reducing the industry's impact on climate change......»»
Securing software repositories leads to better OSS security
Malicious software packages are found on public software repositories such as GitHub, PyPI and the npm registry seemingly every day. Attackers use a number of tricks to fool developers or systems into downloading them, or they simply compromise the p.....»»
GitHub push protection now on by default for public repositories
GitHub push protection – a security feature aimed at preventing secrets such as API keys or tokens getting accidentally leaked online – is being switched on by default for all public repositories. “This means that when a supported s.....»»
Apple support staff warned to avoid side-loading speculation
Apple has warned its support staff to avoid talking to customers about the possibility of side-loading and third-party app storefronts arriving in non-EU countries.App Store iconApple is close to the release of iOS 17.4, which will introduce major ch.....»»
‘IPFS Gateway Operator is not Liable for Pirated Software Keys’
The Interplanetary File System is known as a censorship-resistant technology. However, it's not immune to copyright holder complaints. When software company JetBrains warned an IPFS gateway operator that they are liable for the alleged availability o.....»»
Piracy Shield Cloudflare Disaster Blocks Countless Sites, Fires Up Opposition
Experts warned that a radical site-blocking program without proper checks and balances would end badly in Italy. On Saturday, at least one Cloudflare IP address was added to the Piracy Shield anti-piracy system. According to an expert, that ended up.....»»
Golden Corral finally admits data breach. Here’s what got exposed.
Buffet chain restaurant Golden Corral experienced an employee data breach in August. A popular U.S. dining institution ran into some data security problems last summer.In a press release issued on Thursday, Golden Corral confirmed a data breach.....»»