What I am reading 10/18/2023 - Log4J is the gift that keeps on giving

Sorry for the pause, I lost access to the blog for awhile (it was reported as spam and suspended - just got it back this morning)

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China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/11/china-hacking-hawaii-pacific-taiwan-conflict/

 National Grid latest UK org to zap Chinese kit from critical infrastructure

 https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/18/national_grid_bans_china_equipment/

 SSH keys stolen by stream of malicious PyPI and npm packages

 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ssh-keys-stolen-by-stream-of-malicious-pypi-and-npm-packages/

 Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

 https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/just-about-every-windows-and-linux-device-vulnerable-to-new-logofail-firmware-attack/

 Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years

 https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/stealthy-linux-rootkit-found-in-the-wild-after-going-undetected-for-2-years/

 Patch Now: Exploit Activity Mounts for Dangerous Apache Struts 2 Bug

 https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/patch-exploit-activity-dangerous-apache-struts-bug

 A new, modern, and secure print experience from Windows

 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/a-new-modern-and-secure-print-experience-from-windows/ba-p/4002645

 CISA urges vendors to get rid of default passwords

 https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-urges-vendors-to-get-rid-of-default-passwords/

 MITRE Debuts ICS Threat Modeling for Embedded Systems

 https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/mitre-debuts-ics-cyber-threat-modeling-embedded-systems

 North Korean hacking ops continue to exploit Log4Shell

 https://cyberscoop.com/north-korea-lazarus-log4j-log4shell/

 Two years on, 1 in 4 apps still vulnerable to Log4Shell

 https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/11/log4j_vulnerabilities/

 Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data

 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/apple-admits-to-secretly-giving-governments-push-notification-data/

 Adapting to the Post-SolarWinds Era: Supply Chain Security in 2024

 https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/adapting-post-solarwinds-era-supply-chain-security-2024

 The quest to turn basalt dust into a viable climate solution

 https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/the-quest-to-turn-basalt-dust-into-a-viable-climate-solution/

 “Renew Home” company brings power grid data to your smart home

 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/alphabets-renew-home-company-brings-power-grid-data-to-your-smart-home/

 Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners

 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/broadcom-ends-vmware-perpetual-license-sales-testing-customers-and-partners/

 As the SEC’s new data breach disclosure rules take effect, here’s what you need to know

 https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/18/new-sec-data-breach-disclosure-rules/

 Widespread FBI abuse of foreign spy law sets off “alarm bells,” tech group says

 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/fbi-misused-foreign-surveillance-law-280k-times-to-snoop-on-people-in-the-us/

Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies, judges rule

 https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2023-12-15/texas-power-plants-have-no-responsibility-to-provide-electricity-in-emergencies-judges-rule

 To Revive Portland, Officials Seek to Ban Public Drug Use

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/portland-oregon-drug-laws.html

 How to De-Ice Your Windshield Easily and Effectively

 https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/how-to/how-to-de-ice-your-windshield-easily-and-effectively/

 

What I'm Reading 9/25/2023

 Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too much work

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/linux-gives-up-on-6-year-lts-thats-fine-for-pcs-bad-for-android/

How network security can save security dollars

https://www.networkworld.com/article/3707308/how-network-security-can-save-security-dollars.html#tk.rss_security

SMEs overestimate their cybersecurity preparedness

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/09/22/smes-cyber-threats/

How Equifax Was Breached in 2017

https://blog.0x7d0.dev/history/how-equifax-was-breached-in-2017/

Incomplete disclosures by Apple and Google create “huge blindspot” for 0-day hunters

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/incomplete-disclosures-by-apple-and-google-create-huge-blindspot-for-0-day-hunters/

Engineering-Grade OT Protection

https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot/engineering-grade-ot-protection

Every Network Is Now an OT Network. Can Your Security Keep Up?

https://www.securityweek.com/every-network-is-now-an-ot-network-can-your-security-keep-up/

Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor

https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-hackers-have-unleashed-never-seen-linux-backdoor

DHS Publishes New Recommendations on Cyber Incident Reporting

https://www.securityweek.com/dhs-publishes-new-recommendations-on-cyber-incident-reporting/

2 major tech companies cancel conferences in SF; 2024 projected to be challenging year

https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-conventions-sf-moscone-center-meta-convention-canceled-red-hat/13470290/

China caught – again – with its malware in another nation's power grid

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/12/china_malware_grid/

Analyst: MGM losing $4.2M-$8.4M a day because of cyberattack

https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/analyst-mgm-losing-4-2m-8-4m-a-day-because-of-cyberattack-2906379/

MGM, Caesars Face Regulatory, Legal Maze After Cyber Incidents

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/mgm-caesars-regulatory-legal-maze-cyber-incidents

MGM, Caesars Cyberattack Responses Required Brutal Choices

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/mgm-caesars-incident-responses-required-brutal-choices

Youth hacking ring at the center of cybercrime spree

https://cyberscoop.com/youth-hacking-ring-at-the-center-of-cybercrime-spree/

DHS council seeks to simplify cyber incident reporting rules

https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-cyber-incident-reporting-recommendations/

Solarium Commission wants action on stalled cybersecurity recommendations

https://cyberscoop.com/solarium-commission-implementation-report/

On the Cybersecurity Jobs Shortage

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/09/on-the-cybersecurity-jobs-shortage.html

India's biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/india_cybercrime_trends_report/

New Revelations from the Snowden Documents

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/09/new-revelations-from-the-snowden-documents.html

Windows Subsystem for Linux gets new 'mirrored' network mode

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-subsystem-for-linux-gets-new-mirrored-network-mode/

Keeping Google’s search secrets protects its monopoly, DOJ argues in court

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/keeping-googles-search-secrets-protects-its-monopoly-doj-argues-in-court

YouTube suspends Russell Brand from advert income

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66851698?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Elon Musk: Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, could go behind paywall

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66850821?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Ozempic Can Cause Major Loss of Muscle Mass and Reduce Bone Density

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/ozempic-muscle-mass-loss

Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed?

https://web.archive.org/web/20230718112821/https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02299-w

DHS council seeks to simplify cyber incident reporting rules

https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-cyber-incident-reporting-recommendations/

Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee’s Carbon Footprint

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/working-remotely-can-more-than-halve-an-office-employees-carbon-footprint/

Michael Bloomberg Is Throwing $500 Million at Efforts to Shut Down All U.S. Coal Plants

https://gizmodo.com/michael-bloomberg-500-million-shut-down-coal-plants-1850861082

How Cisco is Addressing the Widening Skills Gap

https://www.eweek.com/cloud/how-cisco-is-addressing-the-widening-skills-gap/

Restoration of a dumpster Tektronix 2465B oscilloscope

https://sunestra.fr/posts/repair/scope/

What I'm Reading 9/18/2023

How Google Authenticator made one company’s network breach much, much worse

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/how-google-authenticator-gave-attackers-one-companys-keys-to-the-kingdom/

With 0-days hitting Chrome, iOS, and dozens more this month, is no software safe?

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/with-0-days-hitting-chrome-ios-and-dozens-more-this-month-is-no-software-safe/

Will Cyber Security be Replaced by AI?

https://blog.edned.net/will-ai-replace-cyber-security/

DHS warns of malicious AI use against critical infrastructure

https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-homeland-threat-assessment/

DoD: China's ICS Cyber Onslaught Aimed at Gaining Kinetic Warfare Advantage

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/dod-china-ics-cyber-onslaught-kinetic-warfare-advantage

CISA Releases Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program: Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Reference Architecture

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/09/15/cisa-releases-continuous-diagnostics-and-mitigation-program-identity-credential-and-access

Why Identity Management Is the Key to Stopping APT Cyberattacks

https://www.darkreading.com/edge/why-identity-management-key-stopping-apt-cyberattacks

Caesars says cyber-crooks stole customer data as MGM casino outage drags on

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/14/caesars_mgm_hacks/

The Wachowskis and the Hacker as a progressive archetype

https://www.datagubbe.se/proghack/

America’s Advanced Manufacturing Problem—and How to Fix It

https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2023/08/americas-advanced-manufacturing-problem-and-how-to-fix-it/

Why Resumes Are Dead & How Indeed.com Keeps Killing the Job Market

https://paulfuhr.medium.com/how-indeed-com-keeps-killing-the-job-market-why-resumes-are-dead-a76ab2f5af

The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/

“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/most-notorious-illegal-shadow-library-sued-by-textbook-publishers/

Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words monopolists use, DOJ says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/google-hid-evidence-by-training-workers-to-avoid-words-monopolists-use-doj-says/

Here’s exactly what Google will argue to fight the DOJ’s antitrust claims

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/heres-exactly-what-google-will-argue-to-fight-the-dojs-antitrust-claims/

Long wave radio fans mourn fading frequencies

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66644709?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Urban oases combine roof gardens and solar panels

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66054688?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Replanting Logged Forests With Diverse Mixtures of Seedlings Accelerates Restoration

https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/replanting-logged-forests-with-diverse-mixtures-of-seedlings-accelerates-restoration-378916

Study: U.S. dietary recommendations for protein intake are too low

https://bigthink.com/health/us-dietary-protein-recommendations-too-low/

CIA bribed its own COVID-19 origin team to reject lab-leak theory, anonymous whistleblower claims

https://www.science.org/content/article/cia-bribed-its-own-covid-19-origin-team-reject-lab-leak-theory-anonymous-whistleblower

California passes first-in-the-nation data broker deletion tool

https://cyberscoop.com/california-data-broker-deletion/

I'm Back - What I'm Reading 9/10/2023

Sorry for the long absence (pfft, who am I kidding?  no one reads this).  I intended to be back the week after DefCOn but life happened.  I was sick and work piled up, but here I am now.  Lucky you, imaginary readers and voices in my head.

Anyway...

On the 10th anniversary of the Snowden revelations

https://www.electrospaces.net/2023/06/on-10th-anniversary-of-snowden.html

Microsoft, Google Take on Obsolete TLS Protocols

https://www.darkreading.com/dr-tech/microsoft-google-take-on-obsolete-tls-protocols

Cybersecurity Builds Trust in Critical Infrastructure

https://www.darkreading.com/edge-articles/cybersecurity-builds-trust-in-critical-infrastructure

Cisco security appliance 0-day is under attack by ransomware crooks

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/ransomware-crooks-exploit-unpatched-0-day-in-cisco-security-appliances/

Mystery solved? Microsoft thinks it knows how Chinese hackers stole its signing key

https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-china-signing-key/

How China gets free intel on tech companies’ vulnerabilities

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/how-china-gets-free-intel-on-tech-companies-vulnerabilities/

Move Over, Software Developers – In The Name Of Cybersecurity, The Government Wants To Drive (the comments are entertaining)

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/06/move-over-software-developers-in-the-name-of-cybersecurity-the-government-wants-to-drive/

OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks – 2023

https://owasp.org/API-Security/editions/2023/en/0x11-t10/

‘Five Eyes’ nations release technical details of Sandworm malware ‘Infamous Chisel’

https://cyberscoop.com/sandworm-ukraine-infamous-chisel/

China turns to AI in hopes of creating viral online propaganda, Microsoft researchers say

https://cyberscoop.com/chinese-ai-ops-microsoft/

The International Criminal Court will now prosecute cyberwar crimes

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/the-international-criminal-court-will-now-prosecute-cyberwar-crimes/

Ukraine war: Cyber-teams fight a high-tech war on front lines

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66686584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66752264?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

X sues Calif. to avoid revealing how it makes “controversial” content decisions

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/x-sues-calif-to-avoid-revealing-how-it-makes-controversial-content-decisions/

Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped 1st Amendment on Social Media

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/business/appeals-court-first-amendment-social-media.html

The Judgement - https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/23/23-30445-CV0.pdf

AI-generated child sex imagery has every US attorney general calling for action

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/ai-generated-child-sex-imagery-has-every-us-attorney-general-calling-for-action/

Weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy also protect your heart

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/weight-loss-drugs-ozempic-and-wegovy-also-protect-your-heart/

“We’re not ‘gatekeepers,’” Apple and Microsoft tell European Union

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/were-not-gatekeepers-apple-and-microsoft-tell-european-union/

The demand for hybrid work is only growing, according to a new Deloitte report

https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/the-demand-for-hybrid-work-is-only-growing-according-to-a-new-deloitte-report/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

90% Reduction: Scientists Discover Natural Molecule That Eradicates Plaques and Cavities

https://scitechdaily.com/90-reduction-scientists-discover-natural-molecule-that-eradicates-plaques-and-cavities/

A Senior Engineer's CheckList

https://littleblah.com/post/2019-09-01-senior-engineer-checklist/

Is Google's looming monopoly trial a watershed moment for Big Tech?

https://theweek.com/google/1026299/google-doj-monopoly-antitrust-trial

How to pass the interview for software engineering roles in Big Tech - Handbook

https://www.lambrospetrou.com/articles/big-tech-software-interviews/

When “Punch a Nazi” Goes Wrong

https://tracingwoodgrains.substack.com/p/when-punch-a-nazi-goes-wrong

Tech workers now doubting decision to move from California to Texas

https://www.chron.com/culture/article/california-texas-tech-workers-18346616.php

An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/04/ban-caste-discrimination-california-bill-00113817

What I am Reading 7/10/2023

Log4j bug exploited to push novel EarlyRat malware

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/threat-intelligence/log4j-exploited-earlyrat-malware

MOVEit app mass-exploited last month patches new critical vulnerability

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/moveit-app-mass-exploited-last-month-patches-new-critical-vulnerability/

336,000 servers remain unpatched against critical Fortigate vulnerability

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/336000-servers-remain-unpatched-against-critical-fortigate-vulnerability/

SSH Servers Hit in 'Proxyjacking' Cyberattacks

https://www.darkreading.com/risk/ssh-servers-hit-in-proxyjacking-cyberattacks

Vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise Switches Allows Attackers to Modify Encrypted Traffic

https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerability-in-cisco-enterprise-switches-allows-attackers-to-modify-encrypted-traffic/

Vulnerabilities in PiiGAB Product Could Expose Industrial Organizations to Attacks

https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-in-piigab-product-could-expose-industrial-organizations-to-attacks/

3 Critical RCE Bugs Threaten Industrial Solar Panels, Endangering Grid Systems

https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot/3-critical-rce-bugs-threaten-industrial-solar-panels

Technician Indicted for Hacking California Water Treatment Facility

https://www.hackread.com/hacking-california-water-treatment-facility/

One third of security breaches go unnoticed by security professionals

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/07/03/hybrid-cloud-security-breaches/

Botnets Send Exploits Within Days to Weeks After Published PoC

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/botnets-send-exploits-only-day-to-weeks-after-published-poc

Businesses are ignoring third-party security risks

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/06/30/third-party-relationships-risks/

Employees worry less about cybersecurity best practices in the summer

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/06/30/summer-byod-policies/

5 Things CISOs Need to Know About Securing OT Environments

https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/5-things-cisos-need-to-know-about.html

Submarine Cables Face Escalating Cybersecurity Threats, Report

https://www.hackread.com/submarine-cables-cybersecurity-threats/

US’s largest grid operator must process and connect backlogged clean energy projects

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/uss-largest-grid-operator-must-process-and-connect-backlogged-clean-energy-projects/

Judge rules White House pressured social networks to “suppress free speech”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/judge-rules-white-house-pressured-social-networks-to-suppress-free-speech/

China curbs exports of key computer chip materials

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66093114?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The real reasons why sharks attack humans

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190808-why-do-sharks-attack-humans

San Francisco loses 2 big conferences

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-loses-meta-red-hat-conferences-18187573.php

Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now having doubts

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/07/portugal-drugs-decriminalization-heroin-crack/

The Underground Economy of Company Reviews

https://www.careerfair.io/company-reviews

Why there are so many cybersecurity vendors, what it leads to and where do we go from here

https://ventureinsecurity.net/p/why-there-are-so-many-cybersecurity

Top Suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison Hack Committed Suicide in 2014

https://securityboulevard.com/2023/07/top-suspect-in-2015-ashley-madison-hack-committed-suicide-in-2014/

What I am reading 7/4/2023 - Happy Independence Day

 Clop ransomware group added five new victims of MOVEit attacks to its dark web leak site, including Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy.

https://securityaffairs.com/147865/data-breach/schneider-electric-siemens-energy-moveit.html

America aims for nuclear-power renaissance

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/25/america-aims-for-nuclear-power-renaissance

The Energy Transition Isn't

https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/the-energy-transition-isnt

The tech flaw that lets hackers control surveillance cameras

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65975446

Fortinet fixes critical RCE flaw in FortiNAC zero-trust product

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/zero-trust/fortinet-critical-rce-flaw

Microsoft Warns of Widescale Credential Stealing Attacks by Russian Hackers

https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/microsoft-warns-of-widescale-credential.html

Chinese Hackers Using Never-Before-Seen Tactics for Critical Infrastructure Attacks

https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/chinese-hackers-using-never-before-seen.html

New Fortinet's FortiNAC Vulnerability Exposes Networks to Code Execution Attacks

https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/new-fortinets-fortinac-vulnerability.html

China's 'Volt Typhoon' APT Turns to Zoho ManageEngine for Fresh Cyberattacks

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/china-volt-typhoon-apt-zoho-manageengine-fresh-cyberattacks

Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/business/economy/francesca-gino-harvard-dishonesty.html

CS 61A: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

https://cs61a.org/

50 of the Greatest Summer Novels of All Time

https://lithub.com/50-of-the-greatest-summer-novels-of-all-time/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

SolarWinds Execs Targeted by SEC, CEO Vows to Fight

https://www.darkreading.com/operations/solarwinds-execs-targeted-sec-ceo-fight

We're Now Finding Out The Damaging Results of The Mandated Return to Office — And It's Worse Than We Thought.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/the-damaging-results-of-the-mandated-return-to-office-is/454043

Canada is going to war with Google, and it might not win

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66056742?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Minister Fraser launches Canada’s first-ever Tech Talent Strategy at Collision 2023

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/minister-fraser-launches-canadas-first-ever-tech-talent-strategy-at-collision-2023.html

The forced return to the office is the definition of insanity

https://fortune.com/2023/06/26/forced-return-to-office-is-the-definition-of-insanity-remote-hybrid-work-careers-gleb-tsipursky/

Op-ed: Why the great #TwitterMigration didn’t quite pan out

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/op-ed-why-the-great-twittermigration-didnt-quite-pan-out/?comments=1&comments-page=1

Linda Yaccarino’s vision for Twitter 2.0 emerges

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/linda-yaccarinos-vision-for-twitter-2-0-emerges/

Microsofties still digesting pay freeze upset by Nadella's 'landmark year' memo

https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/03/pay_freeze_microsoft_landmark_year/

US Wants To Make More Stingers, But it Needs to Revive Production Technology Nearly from Scratch

https://www.technology.org/2023/07/01/us-wants-to-make-more-stingers-needs-to-revive-production/

What I am Reading 6/25/2023 - Post Russian Coup Edition

 No coup stuff -  I have no freakin idea what's going on

Heat is battering Texas’s power grid. Are giant batteries the answer?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/24/texas-heat-wave-power-grid/

Green electricity won’t help with pollution disparities

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/green-electricity-wont-help-with-pollution-disparities/

Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment [by Electric Utilities]

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/03/2023-08929/incentives-for-advanced-cybersecurity-investment

Federal incentives could help utilities overcome major cybersecurity hurdle: money

https://cyberscoop.com/ferc-cybersecurity-incentives-electric-grid/

Two Energy Department entities breached as part of massive MOVEit compromise

https://cyberscoop.com/energy-department-cl0p-moveit-cisa/

The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/the-us-navy-nato-and-nasa-are-using-a-shady-chinese-companys-encryption-chips/

Why Legacy System Users Prioritize Uptime Over Security

https://www.darkreading.com/edge/why-legacy-system-users-prioritize-uptime-over-security

Millions of Americans’ personal DMV data exposed in massive MOVEit hack

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/millions-of-americans-personal-dmv-data-exposed-in-massive-moveit-hack/

Critical Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Linked to Novel Chinese APT

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/critical-barracuda-esg-zero-day-chinese-apt

Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/hackers-can-steal-cryptographic-keys-by-video-recording-connected-power-leds-60-feet-away/

Why is it so rare to hear about Western cyber-attacks?

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65977742?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Thousands of realistic but fake AI child sex images found online, report says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/thousands-of-realistic-but-fake-ai-child-sex-images-found-online-report-says/

US might finally force cable-TV firms to advertise their actual prices

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/us-might-finally-force-cable-tv-firms-to-advertise-their-actual-prices/

FCC chair to investigate exactly how much everyone hates data caps

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/fcc-chair-to-investigate-exactly-how-much-everyone-hates-data-caps/

Twitter CEO starts fighting Musk’s battles, paying Musk’s overdue bills

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/twitter-ceo-starts-fighting-musks-battles-paying-musks-overdue-bills/

Texas will require parental consent for kids to use social media

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/texas-will-require-parental-consent-for-kids-to-use-social-media/

Google risks forced breakup of ad business as EU alleges shocking misconduct

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/google-may-soon-be-ordered-to-break-up-its-lucrative-ad-business-eu-warns/

Amazon accused of tricking Prime customers

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65978053?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Ex-Samsung executive alleged to have stolen tech to recreate chip plant in China

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/ex-samsung-executive-alleged-to-have-stolen-tech-to-recreate-chip-plant-in-china/

Is the US trying to kill crypto?

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65861096?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The Shitty Stack System: How Microsoft's ruthless employee evaluation system annihilated team collaboration.

https://tryingtruly.substack.com/p/the-shitty-stack-system

Study: Aging population could be a drag on economic growth

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/study-aging-population-could-be-drag-economic-growth

U.S. Seeks 70-Month Prison Sentence for YouTube Content ID Scammer

https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-seeks-70-month-prison-sentence-for-youtube-content-id-scammer-230623/

Nigerian engineering students’ favorite teachers are Indian YouTubers

https://restofworld.org/2023/nigerian-engineering-students-indian-youtubers/

Towards Accountable Capitalism: Remaking Corporate Law Through Stakeholder Governance

https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2019/02/11/towards-accountable-capitalism-remaking-corporate-law-through-stakeholder-governance/

Self-Study the Basics of Computer Science

https://github.com/Lesabotsy/bootcamp

‘His ideas resonate’: how the Unabomber’s dangerous anti-tech manifesto lives on

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/19/unabomber-ted-kaczynski-dangerous-anti-tech-manifesto-lives-on

Africa’s Richest City Is Crumbling Under Chaos and Corruption

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-06-16/south-africa-s-crime-chaos-and-corruption-make-it-look-like-a-failed-state

The Online Books Page

https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

21st-century editors should keep their hands off 20th-century books

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/12/books-editing-retouching-free-expression/