Azure Kubernetes Bug Lays Open Cluster Secrets https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/azure-kubernetes-bug-lays-open-cluster-secrets Microsoft addressed a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in its managed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), which allowed attackers to gain access to credentials for various services used by the cluster. originally posted at

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BRICS Makes Major Announcement on Alliance Expansion

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BRICS Makes Major Announcement on Alliance Expansion

Russia and China have made the announcement that BRICS is open to allowing many more countries to join the bloc at its next summit.

The BRICS alliance invited six new countries to join the bloc in 2024. Out of the six, four joined: the UAE, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia. The bloc has been mixed on thoughts to further expand in 2024. However, with the next summit scheduled for October 2024 in Russia, the BRICS bloc has made a major announcement on the future expansion of the alliance. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/657218

A new element might soon join the periodic table

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A new element might soon join the periodic table

A new technique could be used to make the undiscovered element 120.

The table currently lists 118 chemical elements. Each has a different number of protons in the nucleus of its atoms. They range from one proton (in hydrogen) to 118 (in oganesson). Some of these elements have been found in nature. Others have been made in labs. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/657158

Mars Hides Colossal Ocean Deep Below Its Surface

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Mars Hides Colossal Ocean Deep Below Its Surface

An underground Martian ocean could hold enough liquid to cover the Red Planet with a mile of water

An underground Martian ocean could hold enough liquid to cover the Red Planet with a mile of water. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656534

Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

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Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI.

The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656523

Australia approves $13.5 bln project to export solar power to Singapore https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/australia-approves-135-bln-project-export-solar-power-singapore-2024-08-20/ Australia said on Wednesday it had given the go-ahead for a A$20 billion ($13.5 billion) solar project that plans to ship energy from a giant solar farm in the country's north to Singapore through a 4,300 km (2,672 miles) undersea cable. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656516

Israel's futile war against massive Iranian hack of secret data https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-08-20/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israels-futile-war-against-massive-iranian-hack-of-secret-data/00000191-6bd7-d1ee-afb5-6bff8a510000 Anti-Israel hackers stole troves of sensitive Israeli data and are now publishing gigabytes of secret and classified information. Unable to stop the hacks, Israel is waging a futile war to against the leaks. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655746

Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks

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Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks

Discover the latest cybersecurity threats: UULoader malware, cryptocurrency phishing, AI-related scams, and SMS attack tools like Xeon Sender.

Malicious actors are using a cloud attack tool named Xeon Sender to conduct SMS phishing and spam campaigns on a large scale by abusing legitimate services. "Attackers can use Xeon to send messages through multiple software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers using valid credentials for the service providers," SentinelOne security researcher Alex Delamotte said in a report shared with The Hacker News. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654872

Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift Has Endorsed Him by Posting AI Images

Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift Endorsed Him With AI Images

Donald Trump has posted a series of AI-generated images on his Truth Social account falsely claiming that Taylor Swift has endorsed him for president.

Donald Trump has posted a series of AI-generated images on his Truth Social account falsely claiming that Taylor Swift has endorsed him for president. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654824

Microsoft Warns of OpenVPN Vulnerabilities, Potential for Exploit Chains https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-warns-of-openvpn-vulnerabilities-potential-for-exploit-chains/amp/ Software giant Microsoft used the spotlight of the Black Hat security conference to document multiple vulnerabilities in OpenVPN and warned that skilled hackers could create exploit chains for remote code execution attacks. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/647088

China develops world’s 1st AI chip system powered entirely by light

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China develops 'world’s 1st' AI chip system powered entirely by light

Taichi-II demonstrates up to a thousandfold improvement in energy efficiency and accelerates AI training with cutting-edge optical processes.

"Taichi-II demonstrates up to a thousandfold improvement in energy efficiency and accelerates AI training with cutting-edge optical processes." originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/644327

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Under Federal Investigation https://dailyhodl.com/2024/08/10/jpmorgan-chase-bank-of-america-and-wells-fargo-under-federal-investigation-over-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-in-scams-and-fraud-on-instant-payments-platform-zelle/ JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and other unnamed large banks are reportedly facing a federal investigation over scams and fraud on the billion-dollar instant payments platform Zelle. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/644001

Faster Than a Speeding Photon: How Tachyons Challenge Modern Physics https://scitechdaily.com/faster-than-a-speeding-photon-how-tachyons-challenge-modern-physics/ Recent advancements in tachyon theory have addressed past inconsistencies by incorporating both past and future states into the boundary conditions, leading to a new quantum entanglement theory and suggesting a critical role for tachyons in matter formation. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/641491

GPT-4o System Card https://openai.com/index/gpt-4o-system-card/ This report outlines the safety work carried out prior to releasing GPT-4o including external red teaming, frontier risk evaluations according to our Preparedness Framework, and an overview of the mitigations we built in to address key risk areas. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/641486

Michael Saylor: How Bitcoin Completely Changed My Life originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639522

Michael Saylor: How Bitcoin Completely Changed My Life originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639522

CISA adds Microsoft COM for Windows bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

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CISA adds Microsoft COM for Windows bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft COM for Windows bug to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in Microsoft COM for Windows, tracked as CVE-2018-0824 (CVSS score of 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639504

Astronauts who were supposed to take 8 day ISS trip may be stranded until 2025

Boeing Starliner astronauts could be stranded on ISS until February

The two astronauts who have already been stuck in space for more than 60 days may have to wait until early 2025 before they can return to Earth — following a trip to the International Space Station that was supposed to last just eight days. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/639498

Michael Saylor Issues Bitcoin Statement Amid $1 Billion Market Crash

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Michael Saylor Issues Bitcoin Statement Amid $1 Billion Market Crash - U.Today

Bitcoin fell to lows of $49,050, last seen in February this year amid global market sell-off.

Cryptocurrencies were hit hard by a wave of risk aversion in global markets on Monday, with Bitcoin falling more than 16% at one point. The declines come as a global stock sell-off deepens, indicating concerns about the economy. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/637237

Energy storage leap: New carbon nanotube wires set conductivity record

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Energy storage leap: New carbon nanotube wires set conductivity record

Chinese researchers created double-wall carbon nanotube fibers with record-breaking conductivity and strength, suited for aerospace.

Double-wall carbon nanotube fibers (DWCNTFs) are created with dry-jet wet spinning, improving nanotube alignment and density significantly. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/636742