PerfektBlue Bluetooth Vulnerabilities Expose Millions of Vehicles to Remote Code Execution

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of four security flaws in OpenSynergy’s BlueSDK Bluetooth stack that, if successfully exploited, could allow remote code execution on millions of transport vehicles from different vendors. The vulnerabilities, dubbed PerfektBlue, can be fashioned together as an exploit chain to run arbitrary code on cars from at least three major […]

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Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto may now be richer than Dell CEO Michael Dell

Key Takeaways Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated 1.1 million Bitcoin holdings are currently valued at $129 billion, surpassing Michael Dell’s net worth. Satoshi could become the world’s second-wealthiest person if Bitcoin’s price growth continues at its historical rate. Share this article Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive founder of Bitcoin, may now be richer than Dell Technologies CEO Michael […]

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Malta’s MiCA license process under scrutiny by EU regulators

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has raised red flags over Malta’s handling of license approvals under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. In a peer review report released on July 10, ESMA highlighted deficiencies in how the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) approved a recent crypto asset service provider (CASP), urging tighter […]

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How to provide private storage for internal company documents.

Private storage account refers to a cloud storage account that is not publicly accessible over the internet access is restricted to ensure data confidentiality and security. It is configured to deny anonymous or public access. Only authenticated users, services, or networks can access it usually via: Private endpoints, Virtual networks (VNets), Access control policies (like […]

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Modeling CORS frameworks with CodeQL to find security vulnerabilities

There are many different types of vulnerabilities that can occur when setting up CORS for your web application, and insecure usage of CORS frameworks and logic errors in homemade CORS implementations can lead to serious security vulnerabilities that allow attackers to bypass authentication. What’s more, attackers can utilize CORS misconfigurations to escalate the severity of […]

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A new era of Stack Overflow

Every year for the last three years, we’ve shared major announcements from the mainstage of WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin at pivotal moments in our journey. In 2023, we launched OverflowAI, our flagship AI initiative for our users and enterprise customers, while last year, we revealed our vision for the Knowledge as a Service model […]

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Two Examples of Useful, Non-Robust Features

A Discussion of ‘Adversarial Examples Are Not Bugs, They Are Features’: Two Examples of Useful, Non-Robust Features Ilyas et al. define a feature as a function fff that takes xxx from the data distribution (x,y)∼D(x,y) \sim \mathcal{D}(x,y)∼D into a real number, restricted to have mean zero and unit variance. A feature is said to be […]

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Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong faces six charges for harassing phone calls, released after arrest

Key Takeaways Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong has been booked on six counts of harassing phone calls in Cherokee County, Georgia. The arrest marks another legal incident for Armstrong, who was previously arrested in 2023. Share this article Ben Armstrong, the crypto influencer known as “BitBoy,” was taken into custody late last month in Cherokee County, Georgia, […]

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