Monthly Archives: May 2024

NFL fans roast New York Giants ‘hideous’ alternate uniforms

The New York Giants unveiled an alternate uniform set paying homage to the past and like clockwork NFL fans hated it. It’s clear the Giants focused on paying homage to tradition rather than putting together an aesthetic alternate uniform. Each piece of the uniform represents a part of the organization’s past as they celebrate the… Read More »

BreachForums, an online bazaar for stolen data, seized by FBI

Enlarge / The front page of BreachForums. reader comments 18 The FBI and law enforcement partners worldwide have seized BreachForums, a website that openly trafficked malware and data stolen in hacks. The site has operated for years as an online trading post where criminals could buy and sell all kinds of compromised data, including passwords,… Read More »

Former Detroit Lions DT announces retirement from NFL

After 11 seasons in the NFL, former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Michael Brockers has announced his retirement from the league. Brockers made the announcement on social media. A former first-round pick (No. 14 overall) of the St. Louis Rams in 2012, Brockers spent the first nine years of his career with the team that drafted… Read More »

Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora

Enlarge / Still images taken from videos generated by Google Veo. Google / Benj Edwards reader comments 53 On Tuesday at Google I/O 2024, Google announced Veo, a new AI video synthesis model that can create HD videos from text, image, or video prompts, similar to OpenAI’s Sora. It can generate 1080p videos lasting over… Read More »

Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach

reader comments 16 Infrastructure used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel was infected for two years, starting in 2009, by sophisticated malware that managed to get a hold of one of the developers’ most closely guarded resources: the /etc/shadow files that stored encrypted password data for more than 550 system users, researchers… Read More »