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Hackers Exploit WordPress mu-Plugins to Inject Spam and Hijack Site Images

March 31, 2025

Threat actors are using the “mu-plugins” directory in WordPress sites to conceal malicious code with the goal of maintaining persistent remote access and redirecting site visitors to bogus sites. mu-plugins,…

Cybersecurity

Russian Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-26633 via MSC EvilTwin to Deploy SilentPrism and DarkWisp

March 31, 2025

The threat actors behind the zero-day exploitation of a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows have been found to deliver two new backdoors called SilentPrism and DarkWisp. The activity has…

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Mariah Carey Defeats Ridiculous Copyright Suit Over ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’

March 31, 2025

It appears that Mariah Carey got a very late Christmas present this year. Several years ago, Carey was sued by Andy Stone over Carey’s hit holiday song, All I Want…

Technology

The Real Cost Of DOGE: Musk’s Government Cuts Creating Massive New Expenses

March 31, 2025

Imagine you had pretty much unlimited power over the government and wanted to save taxpayers’ money. You could: Carefully study government operations to understand what works and what doesn’t Make…

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The Reckoning At The Town Hall

March 31, 2025

The footage is hard to watch—not because it’s shocking, but because it isn’t. Because we’ve seen this coming. Because we’ve written it down. Because it’s what happens when performance fully…

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Lawyers Last Chance To Pick Which Side Of History They Want To Be On

March 31, 2025

America’s largest law firms are facing an existential choice that will define not just their legacies, but potentially the future of constitutional democracy: fight against clearly unconstitutional executive orders designed…

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Daily Deal: Rosetta Stone (All Languages)

March 31, 2025

Embark on the journey of language learning with the Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription for all languages. Trusted by top-tier organizations like NASA, Calvin Klein, and TripAdvisor, Rosetta Stone has been…

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An Unfortunate Update: DOGE Dodges An Injunction

March 31, 2025

There is a disquieting update to my last post about a district court victory in Does 1-26 v. Musk that had enjoined DOGE, given its likely unconstitutional exercise of power,…

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Supremes Hint They May Reject Bid (By Fake Consumer Group) To Make FCC Low Income Broadband Subsidies Illegal

March 31, 2025

The FCC runs an $8 billion federal subsidy program to help bring phone and broadband services to lower income homes and schools called the Universal Service Fund. Started by Reagan…

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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

March 30, 2025

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is frankcox with a comment about the horrifying abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk: Masked abductors? The people doing this are obviously…

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