QNAP Devices Held Hostage By Ransomware Gang Using 7Zip Archives

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [QNAP Devices Held Hostage By Ransomware Gang Using 7Zip Archives]( By Nathan Ord on Apr 26, 2021 02:00 pm [QNAP Devices Held Hostage By Ransomware Gang Using 7Zip Archives]( When we hear of ransomware attacks, it usually involves high-value targets, such as the recent $50 million attack against Apple supplier Quanta. This time, a ransomware gang took a different approach and targeted consumers and small businesses using QNAP devices and subsequently encrypted their files. In just five days, the gang managed to [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Is AMD's Mysterious 4700S Zen 2 CPU The Performance Beast Inside The Xbox Series X?]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 26, 2021 01:53 pm [Is AMD's Mysterious 4700S Zen 2 CPU The Performance Beast Inside The Xbox Series X?]( AMD processors that were originally intended for Microsoft's Xbox Series X consoles may have found their way to resellers in China. Or perhaps AMD is building a new CPU for select markets. Either way, a mysterious AMD 4700S part has found its way to the wild, as part of a custom mini-ITX form factor gaming build. What exactly is this previously [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Roku Warns Its Users May Lose YouTube TV Due To Claims Of Anticompetitive Google Empire]( By Brandon Hill on Apr 26, 2021 12:15 pm [Roku Warns Its Users May Lose YouTube TV Due To Claims Of Anticompetitive Google Empire]( When we talk about YouTube TV, it's often because Google once again raised prices on subscribers, making the service more unpalatable to the general populous. But a new price hike isn't why Google is gaining attention today; instead, it's because of policies that smart TV platform leader Roku claims are predatory and monopolistic. Roku sent [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Two Chinese Firms Deliver World's First Production 32GB DDR5-4800 Modules]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 26, 2021 11:31 am [Two Chinese Firms Deliver World's First Production 32GB DDR5-4800 Modules]( There is not a single consumer platform that supports DDR5 memory at the moment, but that will change by the end of the year, when Intel launches Alder Lake. At that point the DDR5 era will have officially begun. While we wait, however, memory makers are readying DDR5 modules. To that end, two Chinese outfits have both begun mass producing [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Ryzen 5900X Zen 3 CPU Hits Sweet Spot For AMD With Killer Amazon Sales]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 26, 2021 10:43 am [Ryzen 5900X Zen 3 CPU Hits Sweet Spot For AMD With Killer Amazon Sales]( It hardly matters that it is nigh impossible to find a Ryzen 9 5900X both in stock and priced at (or even near) its MSRP of $549, the chip is still selling like hotcakes regardless. In fact, it is the second-best selling CPU on Amazon, behind only the previous generation (Zen 2) Ryzen 7 3700X. Should Intel be concerned about this? Let's unpack [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [First-Gen Microsoft Surface Headphones Hit Lowest Ever Red Hot Deal Price At $81]( By Brandon Hill on Apr 26, 2021 10:36 am [First-Gen Microsoft Surface Headphones Hit Lowest Ever Red Hot Deal Price At $81]( Earlier this month, we thought that Woot hit rock bottom with pricing on the first-generation Microsoft Surface headphones. At the time, the company sold the headphones for $105.99, with free shipping for Amazon Prime subscribers. Sweetening the deal was an April Fool's day bonus, which gave shoppers an additional 10 percent off if they purchased [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Alleged ASUS CMP 40HX Ethereum Mining GPU Tested With Boosted Performance And Efficiency]( By Brandon Hill on Apr 26, 2021 10:00 am [Alleged ASUS CMP 40HX Ethereum Mining GPU Tested With Boosted Performance And Efficiency]( Ethereum mining seems to be all the rage these days, and companies like NVIDIA are looking to cash in on the crypto mining gold rush. In February, NVIDIA announced its Crypto Mining Processor (CMP) HX family of dedicated Ethereum cards, with hash rates ranging from 26 MH/s for the CMP 30HX up to 80 MH/s for the CMP 90HX. According to NVIDIA, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Announces $430B In US Investments Including New Research Campus In NC]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 26, 2021 09:58 am [Apple Announces $430B In US Investments Including New Research Campus In NC]( As part of an effort to accelerate its investments in the United States, Apple announced it is committing more than $430 billion over the next five years towards different projects across the country, including a new high-tech campus being built in North Carolina. 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