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Not suprising....(another reason why I am glad nix is my main OS!) Windows 10 users: Get ready to be bugged about creating a Microsoft Account Read more: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/97720/windows-10-users-get-ready-to-be-bugged-about-creating-microsoft-account/index.html

KDE advises extreme caution after theme wipes Linux user's files https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/kde-advises-extreme-caution-after-theme-wipes-linux-users-files/ So basically, keep it stock.....

New ZenHammer memory attack impacts AMD Zen CPUs https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-zenhammer-memory-attack-impacts-amd-zen-cpus/

Probably not surprising news for anyone... https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/spec-invalidates-2600-intel-cpu-benchmarks-says-companys-compiler-used-unfair-optimizations-that-boosted-performance

https://www.servethehome.com/amd-ryzen-8000g-processors-launched-for-the-ai-pc-era/ Previous post in 2023: https://hardforum.com/threads/ryzen-8950x-zen-5-cpu-benchmark-scores-allegedly-break-cover-and-theyre-really-good.2031558/

Wow, a whole $17, maybe up to $50...for a TV that was sold under false info? Way to get consumers justice! Only in California.. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/vizio-settles-for-3m-after-saying-60-hz-tvs-had-120-hz-effective-refresh-rate/

https://www.microcenter.com/product/646649/evolve-iii-maestro-e-book-116-laptop-computer-dark-grey Intel Celeron N3450 1.1GHz Processor 4GB LPDDR4-2133 RAM 64GB ROM Data Storage Intel HD Graphics 500 Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Education microSD Card Reader Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 LTE...

This must be legit right, 16TB M2 SSD for $150 CAD.......no way this is fake... ;) I called them out on it and they seemed to have gotten very angry. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1605275452

DuckDuckGo now deciding to filter content - Also someone else did some investigation back in 2020 and found some very questionable things: http://techrights.org/2020/07/02/ddg-privacy-abuser-in-disguise/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/clearview-ai-aims-to-put-almost-every-human-in-facial-recognition-database/ Curious how many sources they are using to collect these images to which the people have no idea they are..

LastPass says no passwords were compromised following breach scare https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/28/22857485/lastpass-compromised-breach-scare

A Year in Microsoft Bugs: The Most Critical, Overlooked & Hard to Patch https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/a-year-in-microsoft-bugs-the-most-critical-overlooked-and-hard-to-patch

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firmware-attack-can-drop-persistent-malware-in-hidden-ssd-area/#.Yc3IqqxBb8o.linkedin

China, wants to protect personal information? Sounds like a line from Google, sure, protect it for themselves so only they have it.....but of course then mine every citizens data at every chance they can..I mean, to be fair, every country (well most) want this type of control / data on every...

And this is why I usually recommend against most people wanting to set up say their own mail server at home or some other service....because they are not experienced enough to secure it (always exceptions) Cloud Honeypots Planted by Researchers Compromised in Minutes...

More reason to run a pfsense box infront of any of this crap... Nine WiFi routers used by millions were vulnerable to 226 flaws https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nine-wifi-routers-used-by-millions-were-vulnerable-to-226-flaws/

Hey everyone, Garuda linux here (arc based) I have been reinstalling various versions of Garuda to land on one I like so lots of redoing things. When i gparted my 2nd and 3rd SSD's in the system, It only mounts it with read only permissions with root as the owner. Is this something I will...

Hello everyone, Finally ditched windows and have Garuda linux (arc based) as my main rig OS. I am working to get my mapped drives set up hosted from my QNAP NAS Attempting to connect to a share via the GUI (not terminal / console) nfs://myQNAPIP It lists my main share folder (Content), but...

Why Edward Snowden is urging users to stop using ExpressVPN? https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/122365/intelligence/edward-snowden-expressvpn.html https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1438291654239215619?s=20

HP Omen Hub Exposes Millions of Gamers to Cyberattack https://threatpost.com/hp-omen-hub-gamers-cyberattack/169739/

This is the real story of the Afghan biometric databases abandoned to the Taliban https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/30/1033941/afghanistan-biometric-databases-us-military-40-data-points/

Hello, Seems I have the random issue of pictures not loading in threads. It works fine one page, usually funny pic thread, then go to the next page and nothing loads but broken images. Checked for example one image: hardforum.b-cdn.net...

Motherboard vendor GIGABYTE hit by RansomExx ransomware gang https://therecord.media/motherboard-vendor-gigabyte-hit-by-ransomexx-ransomware-gang/ So, who clicked on a link in an email....

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/07/03/stop-using-google-chrome-on-your-iphone-android-mac-and-pc-after-privacy-backlash/

https://twitter.com/alphaINTEL https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/odj9bs/apex_being_hacked/ I suggest uninstalling the game entirely. Supply chain attacks are huge right now and if someone has been able to compromise their systems enough to change the GUI players see, they are deep...

https://www.servethehome.com/e1-and-e3-edsff-to-take-over-from-m-2-and-2-5-in-ssds-kioxia/

Touring the PhoenixNAP Data Center https://www.servethehome.com/touring-the-phoenixnap-data-center/

If only the ex knew....would love to hear what she has to say now about "stupid internet currencies" https://stockhead.com.au/news/theta-riches-young-aussie-dad-turns-17k-crypto-investment-into-1-4m/

Hello everyone, Helping my nephew build his new rig. Through an entire day of troubleshooting and going to simple basics to connect 1 thing - power on, test, power off, connect next, we have narrowed it down to a problem with the ARGB port or the Lian Li ARGB adapter... Has anyone had an...

I have been working on a new build, and slowly getting parts as I can. Currently this PSU sits in my i5-8600 rig with my Asus 6800 / 16GB ram https://silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=648&area=en Since this i5-8600 / RX580 / 16GB / SATA SSD go to be a backup box with the 6800 of course...

Reading endlessly on all the great posts around AM4 boards, B550 vs X570 and all the things in between. So, now here is my catch. I own a Asus 6800 OC - with triple fans, and almost every board only has 2x PCIe x 16 slots. with the 2nd one being right below where my GPU would end and fans would...

Hello everyone, I am one of many who wanted to build out a new rig on a 5900X system, replacing my current i5-8600. I was able to snag an Asus 6800, and my CPU is pegged 100% of the time on the games I play (@1440p/144Mhz), not leaving me much headroom for background tasks Locally in Canada...

Apple Kills MacOS Feature Allowing Apps to Bypass Firewalls https://threatpost.com/apple-kills-macos-feature-allowing-apps-to-bypass-firewalls/163099/

ASRock Rack EPYC3451D4U-2L2T2O8R is All-in On AMD EPYC Embedded https://www.servethehome.com/asrock-rack-epyc3451d4u-2l2t2o8r-amd-epyc-embedded/

Dual GPU Gaming Gives Up the Ghost as Nvidia Ends SLI Support https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/315164-dual-gpu-gaming-gives-up-the-ghost-as-nvidia-ends-sli-support?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Intel Announces End-of-Life for Its 300 Series Chipsets https://www.extremetech.com/computing/318871-intel-announces-end-of-life-for-its-300-series-chipsets

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Benchmarks Leak Out: Trades Blows w/ the Core i7-10700K https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-ryzen-7-5800u-benchmarks-leak-out-trades-blows-w-the-core-i7-10700k/

AMD Processor Shortage to Continue as 80% 7nm Capacity Allocated to Console SoCs https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-processor-shortage-to-continue-as-80-7nm-capacity-allocated-to-console-socs-report/

https://www.techpowerup.com/276932/amd-32-core-epyc-milan-zen-3-cpu-fights-dual-xeon-28-core-processors

https://www.techpowerup.com/276690/nvidia-could-give-a-super-overhaul-to-its-geforce-rtx-3070-and-rtx-3080-graphics-cards Would not be surprised really if NVIDIA does this...