12-year-old security hole in Unix-based OSes isn’t plugged after all

Enlarge (credit: Victorgrigas) A raft of Unix-based operating systems—including Linux, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD—contain flaws that let attackers elevate low-level access on a vulnerable computer to unfettered root. Security experts are advising administrators to install patches or take other protective actions as soon as possible. Stack Clash, as the vulnerability is being called, is most likely […]

Did pilot's iPad plugged into 'INCORRECT socket' cause 2016 EgyptAir plane crash?

EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in May 2016, killing all 66 people on board.  The plane was travelling from Paris to Cairo when the devastating crash occurred. French authorities have ordered an investigation as to whether a mobile device might have contributed to the plane’s demise.  Investigators have suggested the theory that […]

The White House asserts Kellyanne Conway ‘inadvertently’ plugged Ivanka Trump’s products

Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House told a government watchdog agency that Kellyanne Conway, a senior aide to President Donald Trump, acted “inadvertently” when she publicly endorsed the clothing and jewelry line of Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, according to a letter the administration released on Wednesday. Conway came under criticism last month when she […]