Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon [Thu Aug 4 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 4 August 2022 ***************************************************************** Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon NIST's nifty new algorithm looks like it's in trouble ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Amazon's carbon footprint spread 18% in 2021 How's that renewable energy transition going? * Fights, floods, and fortunes when cloud giants roll into town Small-town troubles go hyperscale in one Virginia county over land, resources, and noise On-Prem * Here's one way Bitcoin miners can make money: Selling electricity back to Texas Beats screwing around actually crafting these unloved tokens * Chip startup alleges Cadence sabotaged processor rollout Tachyum blames deep conflicts of interest as source of Prodigy delays * Linux may soon lose support for the DECnet protocol Ancient, yes, but its progenitor VMS isn't dead just yet * Infineon ups 2022 revenue forecast as chip drought persists Automotive makers say they still can't buy enough semiconductors to meet car buyers demands * 'Nobody can control TSMC by force': Exec dismisses fears China could seize fabs Chairman reminds world that production depends on comms with US, Europe and Japan * Yes, it's true: Hard drive failures creep up as disks age Some stats for those wondering when their models will be next * Raspberry Pi 4 takes a trip to Vulkan, sharpens 3D vision Eben Upton talks to The Reg about the little computer gaining version 1.2 conformance * We'll get you that Wi-Fi 7 laptop by 2024, Intel says Because if there's one thing you can trust with this x86 giant, it's deadlines and roadmaps * AMD boasts of record sales, says 5nm Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 coming this quarter When Intel said demand was down, did it mean just for its chips? Security * Microsoft widens enterprise access to its threat intelligence pool Organizations can be more proactive in tracking threats, finding holes in their protection * Ex-T-Mobile US store owner phished staff, raked in $25m from unlocking phones That's just the tip of the iceberg – and now he faces potentially years in the clink * Sonatype shines light on typosquatting ransomware threat in PyPI It's all fun and games until somebody gets their files encrypted * NortonLifeLock and Avast $8.6b deal gets provisional yes from UK regulator Plus: Even market authorities can't seem to keep up with Microsoft's Defender branding * Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon NIST's nifty new algorithm looks like it's in trouble * Nancy Pelosi ties Chinese cyber-attacks to need for Taiwan visit And as if to confirm the link, a DDoS takes out Taiwan's presidential website ahead of senior politico's arrival Software * VC wells drying up: Y Combinator's latest class shrinks 40% Time to take another gander at that pitch deck * Equifax software bug messed up credit score calculations for weeks About one in ten computations for loans, credit cards, etc said to be wrong * Microsoft thinks there are people on 2G networks who want to use Outlook Offers 5MB Outlook Lite App that works on phones with only 1GB RAM * Windows 11 comes to AWS EC2 as a VM import option UEFI is sorted, but BYO licenses are required Offbeat * The US grid is ready for 100% renewables, says DoE A $26m chunk of the infrastructure bill set aside to prove it can handle inverter-based energy * ESA declares the Sentinel-1B mission over after payload resuscitation ends What would you do with an otherwise healthy spacecraft? * SpaceX demonstrates that it too can shower the Earth with debris Monolith found in Australian field actually a piece of SpaceX vehicle * China's Xiaomi teases tech to control smart homes with brain waves You'd wear a big clunky headband instead of invoking an assistant … why exactly? * NASA to send prototype robot surgeon into space Dammit Jim, I'm a piece of autonomous equipment, not a doctor * Boffins put supercomputer on the scent of a perfect landfill deodorizer Is this what they mean by garbage collection? * Toyota's truck brand Hino admits faking and fudging emissions data for 20 years Oh what a failing! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2022 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: