Slack leaked hashed passwords from its servers for years [Tue Aug 9 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 9 August 2022 ***************************************************************** Slack leaked hashed passwords from its servers for years Users who created shared invitation links for their workspace had login details slip out among encrypted traffic ***************************************************************** On-Prem * Google sues Sonos yet again, claiming it stole IP and infringed patents Patent lawsuits, the next saga * Qualcomm, GlobalFoundries double down on US chip production The line for chip susidies and tax breaks is getting longer by the minute * Nvidia books $1.32b inventory charge as PC market slows Gaming product sell-through projection declines but datacenter division sales soar * How TSMC killed 450mm wafers for fear of Intel, Samsung You can be a big fish in a big ocean or a small fish in a tiny pond with two leviathans.. how times changed * Arm still jewel in crown as parent SoftBank nurses record $23.5b hit Stock market losses lead to write-downs at Vision Fund, but chip designer IPO a ray of light * Google's ChromeOS Flex turned my old MacBook into new frustrations Google says this is ‘modern’ computing – if so it feels like a backward step * Yeah, we'll just take that first network handshake. What could possibly go wrong? Almost taking the fall for another person's mistake * Taiwanese iPhone supplier Pegatron quashes China blockade report Company declares operations are normal and rebuts allegation Beijing crimped component deliveries * India to revisit hardware incentives after struggling to move manufacturers out of China Minister laments Dell, HPE and pals have the market locked up and little incentive to change Security * China-linked spies used six backdoors to steal info from defense, industrial enterprise orgs We're 'highly likely' to see similar attacks, Kaspersky warned * US treasury whips up sanctions for crypto mixer Tornado Cash Being the money launderer for North Korea’s Lazarus Group comes at a price * Twilio customer data exposed after its staffers got phished Comms giant says several other firms targeted in 'sophisticated attack' * Microsoft tightens Edge security for less visited websites We're pretty sure that doesn't mean it's safe to click on sketchy popups * Slack leaked hashed passwords from its servers for years Users who created shared invitation links for their workspace had login details slip out among encrypted traffic * Dark Utilities C2 service draws thousands of cyber criminals Nascent platform provides miscreants an easier and cheaper way to launch remote access, DDoS, and other attacks Software * Real-time deepfakes can be beaten by a sideways glance For now at least, until data catches up * California accuses Tesla of false advertising over Autopilot DMV goes after manufacturer and dealer licenses * Tiers before bedtime: AWS updates Lambda pricing structure 'Time to update your spreadsheets,' expert says of 'inscrutable' changes * Ready for the Linux 6.0 splashdown? Here are some of the highlights Don't panic if you're not a fan of big changes… it's 5.20 by another name * GitLab versus The Zombie Repos: An old plot needs a new twist Git back, git back, git back to where your files belong * China allows robo taxis – without backup drivers – in parts of two major cities Baidu gets the fare in Chongqing and Wuhan Offbeat * Atari Video Computer System returns in Lego form Just as square as you remember but minus ET, the worst game of all time * Clean up orbit first, then we can think about space factories, says FCC It's hard to make things out there when dust-sized particles can destroy them * Google hit with lawsuit for dropping free Workspace apps Free Forever, or Free Until We Decide It Isn't policy criticised in filing * India’s latest rocket flies but payloads don't prosper Satellites end up in 'unusable' orbit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: