F1 in Belgium: The best racetrack in the world
The Belgian tourist board provided nothing to this article; the writer just really really loves Spa-Francorchamps. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Formula 1 made its annual stop at…
⚡ Weekly Recap — SharePoint Breach, Spyware, IoT Hijacks, DPRK Fraud, Crypto Drains and More
Some risks don’t breach the perimeter—they arrive through signed software, clean resumes, or sanctioned vendors still hiding in plain sight. This week, the clearest threats weren’t the loudest—they were the…
Ars spoke with the military’s chief orbital traffic cop—here’s what we learned
For two years, Col. Raj Agrawal commanded the US military unit responsible for tracking nearly 50,000 human-made objects whipping through space. In this role, he was keeper of the orbital…
Trump Threatens To Withold Billions From States That Try To Make Broadband Affordable To Poor People
Earlier this month we noted how California was attempting to pass a new law ensuring that broadband would be affordable to poor people. The original law proposed that the biggest…
Email Security Is Stuck in the Antivirus Era: Why It Needs a Modern Approach
Picture this: you’ve hardened every laptop in your fleet with real‑time telemetry, rapid isolation, and automated rollback. But the corporate mailbox—the front door for most attackers—is still guarded by what…
Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure
The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in attacks targeting retail, airline, and transportation sectors in North America. “The group’s core tactics have remained…
Critical Flaws in Niagara Framework Threaten Smart Buildings and Industrial Systems Worldwide
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen security vulnerabilities impacting Tridium’s Niagara Framework that could allow an attacker on the same network to compromise the system under certain circumstances. “These…
Peacemaker S2 trailer finds our anti-hero in a parallel world
HBO Max dropped the hotly anticipated full trailer for S2 of Peacemaker—James Gunn’s Emmy-nominated series spun off from his 2021 film, The Suicide Squad —at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend.…
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a comment about our call for the government to accept accountability for the power it…
20 years after Katrina, NatGeo and New Orleans remember
Next month marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history: Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm that made landfall on August 29, 2005.…