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New Intel chips won't play Blu-ray disks due to SGX deprecation

Intel has removed support for SGX (software guard extension) in 12th Generation Intel Core 11000 and 12000 processors, rendering modern PCs unable to playback Blu-ray disks in 4K resolution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-intel-chips-wont-play-blu-ray-disks-due-to-sgx-deprecation/
Researchers develop CAPTCHA solver to aid dark web research

A team of researchers at the Universities of Arizona, Georgia, and South Florida, have developed a machine-learning-based CAPTCHA solver that they claim can overcome 94.4% of real challenges on dark websites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-develop-captcha-solver-to-aid-dark-web-research/
White House reminds tech giants open source is a national security issue

The White House wants government and private sector organizations to rally their efforts and resources to secure open-source software and its supply chain after the Log4J vulnerabilities exposed critical infrastructure to threat actors' attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/white-house-reminds-tech-giants-open-source-is-a-national-security-issue/
Linux malware sees 35% growth during 2021

The number of malware infections on Linux-based IoT (internet of things) devices rose by 35% in 2021 compared to the previous year's numbers. The principal goal was recruiting devices to be part of DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-malware-sees-35-percent-growth-during-2021/
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Facebook's Create React App builds are breaking today — how to fix

Tons of users are reporting their Facebook Create React App builds are failing since yesterday. The cause has been traced down to a dependency used by create-react-app, the latest version of which is breaking developers' apps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebooks-create-react-app-builds-are-breaking-today-how-to-fix/
Safari bug leaks your Google account info, browsing history

There's a problem with the implementation of the IndexedDB API in Safari's WebKit engine, which could result in leaking browsing histories and even user identities to anyone exploiting the flaw. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/safari-bug-leaks-your-google-account-info-browsing-history/
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Cyber espionage campaign targets renewable energy companies

A large-scale cyber-espionage campaign targeting primarily renewable energy and industrial technology organizations have been discovered to be active since at least 2019, targeting over fifteen entities worldwide. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyber-espionage-campaign-targets-renewable-energy-companies/
Nintendo warns of spoofed sites pushing fake Switch discounts

Nintendo has warned customers of multiple sites impersonating the Japanese video game company's official website and pretending to sell Nintendo Switch consoles at significant discounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nintendo-warns-of-spoofed-sites-pushing-fake-switch-discounts/