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Libraries Beg Brendan Carr To Back Off Plan To Make U.S. Broadband Shittier, More Expensive

August 19, 2026 Blogmaster

Back in June, Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr announced he’d be reviewing the FCC E-Rate program with an eye on “reforms.” Generally, when Brendan Carr promises “reforms,” usually what he…

Cybersecurity

Critical macOS, SharePoint, vCenter, and Microsoft IKE Flaws Under Active Exploitation

August 19, 2026 Blogmaster

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, stating they are being exploited in the wild. The…

Cybersecurity

StopAndProtect Uses Nearly 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites to Spread Malware and Steal Data

August 19, 2026 Blogmaster

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a global cybercrime operation that abuses thousands of hacked WordPress websites as infrastructure to disseminate malware, commandeer infected hosts, store stolen documents, screenshots, and activity logs…

Cybersecurity

Clop-Linked Windchill Web Shell Decrypts Credentials and Maps Engineering Data

August 19, 2026 Blogmaster

A JavaServer Pages (JSP) web shell deployed following the exploitation of a critical security flaw in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM servers is specifically designed for the enterprise Product Lifecycle Management…

Cybersecurity

Microsoft Links 30+ Rotating Domains to MacSync Stealer Infrastructure

August 19, 2026 Blogmaster

Microsoft Defender Experts have linked more than 30 web domains to MacSync Stealer, a macOS-focused information stealer, after correlating recurring endpoint and network behaviors across changing infrastructure, tracing the malware…

Technology

Buc-ee’s Billboard Near Beaver’s Mini Mart Vandalized As Corporation Gaslights Mayor

August 18, 2026 Blogmaster

This Buc-ee’s vs. the Beaver’s Mini-Mart is just not going to go away. While Buc-ee’s has made quite the name for itself as a trademark bully over the past several…

Technology

Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

August 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Russian tanks have entered battle for the first time with a new active protection system designed to shoot down incoming drones. But the technology’s recent combat debut in Ukraine met…

Technology

“Sabotage”: Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

August 18, 2026 Blogmaster

The federal agency tasked with studying ways to improve America’s outstandingly poor healthcare system is “on the brink,” experts warn. The Trump administration has cut its staff by 75 percent,…

Technology

An Update On How I Use AI To Help With Techdirt (It’s Still Not Writing Articles)

August 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Over in our Insider Chat, someone recently pointed out a tiered “REAL Rating” five-tier scale designed to replace the fairly blunt and misleading question of “did you use AI on…

Technology

Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump’s chief censor

August 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Disney today sued the Federal Communications Commission and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in a lawsuit that aims to stop what it called a “campaign of censorship” waged by the Trump…

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