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Last week, a coalition of cyber-security firms led by Microsoft orchestrated a global takedown against TrickBot, one of today's largest malware botnets and cybercrime operations. Even if Microsoft brought down TrickBot infrastructure in the first few days, the botnet survived, and TrickBot operators brought new command and control (C&C) servers...MalwareComputer SecurityZDNetInternet Of ThingsCommand And ControlIntelCompany ServersMicrosoft DevicesWeb ServerControl SystemsCVP Of Customer SecurityTom BurtTrickBot ServersTrickBot C&C ServersTrickBot OperatorsRead Full Story

Buckle up for 'an exciting new discovery about the moon.' NASA teased an upcoming teleconference to share results from its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia), an airplane equipped with a telescope. 'This new discovery contributes to NASA's efforts to learn about the moon in support of deep space exploration,' the agency said in a statement Wednesday.Read Full Story  MoonTelescopeGigatonWater VaporObservatoryArtemisApolloSofiaInfrared LightVisible LightIce TimeNASA AimCNET Science NASADeep Space ExplorationInfrared Wavelengths

It's always winter on the internet, so you'd better put on some extra layers. At the bare minimum, that means virus protection for your laptop, tablet, or phone. But that only protects from one type of threat, and these days, hackers and bots have numerous ways of infiltrating your device—especially via public Wi-Fi. Of course, that shouldn't stop you from using your gadgets the way they were meant to be used. Not only are virtual private networks (VPNs) the most effective way to protect your data, but they've also evolved to become a lot more user-friendly over the years.Read Full Story Internet DataAntivirus SoftwarePassword ManagerData PrivacyData NetworksMalwareNordPass PremiumVPNsPublic Wi-FiServer SelectionVirtual Private NetworksRoute DataData Protection ToolsHackersLaptop

STANFORD, KY (WTVQ) – After rumors were flying for the last few weeks, Lincoln Co. Schools suspended and opened an investigation into Head Girl’s Basketball Coach Brandon Fisher. Fisher is in his first season with the team. Multiple players on the team allegedly quit after mistreatment and degrading comments from Fisher. Below is the statement released from the school;Read Full StoryGirls BasketballLincoln Co.Basketball CoachStanfordSTANFORDWTVQHead Girl 'sCoach FisherBrandon FisherTim EstesSuperintendent RoweMr. EstesSchoolsKYPrincipal Michael GodbeyMichael Rowe

Every week this fall, we’re covering technology and education. Because Monday mornings are way more complicated than they used to be. One question we’ve gotten a lot is what all this tech means for privacy, how much

Unless you were a resident of Bloomington, Minnesota, SkyWater Technology’s ribbon-cutting for its fab expansion earlier this month probably didn’t make your newsfeed. Many people probably never even heard of SkyWater, as it was only spun out of Cypress Semiconductor several years ago. SkyWater is a pure-play semiconductor foundry, which...Read Full Story IntelTSMCIBMBloomingtonMinnesotaInternet Of ThingsSkyWater TechnologySemiconductor FoundryEnergy ProductionU.S. ProductionSamsung ElectronicsCNTSandia National LabsDepartment Of EnergyGlobalFoundries

New York (CNN Business) — Microsoft 365 was hit with a significant outage late Monday that affected users' access to multiple services, including Outlook. By late evening, services appeared to be largely restored: Micr

Will the Kremlin be trying to 'Keep America Great'? Is Beijing rooting for Biden?. These questions are on the minds of the US intelligence community in the run-up to November's vote. An assessment from a top official war

Syrian rebel fighters have signed up to work for a private Turkish security company as border guards in Azerbaijan, several volunteers in Syria’s last rebel stronghold have said, at a time when the long-running conflic

By the time the British conquered India, astronomy was rather low on the priority list of the Indian rulers. The Siddhantic astronomy era had come to an unfortunate end by then. While there were some interesting commenta