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Flaw in widely used gear from F5 executes root commands, no password necessary.
Researchers are marveling at the scope and magnitude of a vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting to take full control of network devices that run on some of the world's biggest and most sensitive networks.
The vulnerability, which carries a 9.8 severity rating out of a possible 10, affects F5’s BIG-IP, a line of appliances that organizations use as load balancers, firewalls, and for inspection and encryption of data passing into and out of networks. There are more than 16,000 instances of the gear discoverable online, and F5 says it’s used by 48 of the Fortune 50. Given BIG-IP's proximity to network edges and their functions as devices that manage traffic for web servers, they often are in a position to see decrypted contents of HTTPS-protected traffic.
Last week, F5 disclosed and patched a BIG-IP vulnerability that hackers can exploit to execute commands that run with root system privileges. The threat stems from a faulty authentication implementation of the iControl REST, a set of web-based programming interfaces for configuring and managing BIG-IP devices.
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Companies behind popular movies such as “Tesla”, “The Expendables 3” and “The Protege” are using a DMCA subpoena shortcut to expose alleged BitTorrent pirates. This option is much cheaper than filing regular lawsuits. While a clerk at a federal court in Hawaii signed the subpoena, this strategy is not undisputed.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
Tracking BitTorrent pirates is relatively easy since IP addresses are broadcasted publicly. With help from Internet providers, these addresses can then be linked to an account holder.
ISPs don’t hand over this data voluntarily, however; they typically require a subpoena or court order to take action.
In the United States, these subpoenas are obtained by filing a copyright complaint in federal court against a “John Doe” who’s known only by an IP address. Most of these cases are filed against a single person which makes it a relatively expensive process.
The filing fee for these cases is over $400 with no guarantees that this money will be recouped in the end. The fact that new lawsuits continue to be filed suggests that it’s worth it, but rightsholders are also trying alternative routes.
A few days ago, a group of film companies tied to well-known movies such as “After We Collided”, “Tesla”, “The Expendables 3” and “The Protege”, requested a DMCA subpoena at the federal court of Hawaii. The legal paperwork targets Centurylink and comes with a long list of 63 IP addresses, some of which downloaded multiple films.
The goal of the subpoena request isn’t to pursue a copyright claim in court, as we see with traditional BitTorrent lawsuits. Instead, the film companies will likely use the information to offer a direct settlement to the alleged pirates.
This is a relatively cheap shortcut as large groups of pirates can be combined in one request, for which the total filing fee is under $50. In addition, these subpoenas are not reviewed by a judge and only require a signature from the court clerk.
In recent years we have occasionally seen these requests pop up. Initially, these attempts failed, in part due to jurisprudence that was established following the RIAA’s mass lawsuits nearly two decades ago.
The RIAA’s legal campaign was aimed to make pirates feel vulnerable so targeting large groups of file-sharers was a must. To save costs, the RIAA, therefore, used DMCA subpoenas to identify the alleged infringers.
ISPs were not happy with this trend and objected. They argued that DMCA subpoenas are only valid when an Internet service stores or links to the infringing content, not when they merely pass on traffic.
Various courts have agreed with ISPs since and effectively banned the practice in the early 2000s. If copyright holders want to go after alleged pirates, they have to file a complaint and request a regular subpoena, the message was.
The filmmakers who requested the subpoenas last week are aware of the jurisprudence. However, attorney Kerry Culpepper argues that the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court, which Hawaii falls under, never ruled on the ‘mere conduit’ issue in a case like this. Hence, it’s an open question.
In fact, the attorney argues that more recent decisions suggest that the subpoenas may apply in these instances. For example, in repeat infringer cases against ISPs such as Cox and Grande, courts have concluded that DMCA notices are valid and apply to conduit providers.
This argument has to be tested in court but, for now , Internet provider Centurylink doesn’t seem inclined to challenge it. This means that the personal information of the affected subscribers will be handed over to the movie companies.
While the use of DMCA subpoenas against pirating subscribers is relatively rare, the filing rate and the number or targeted subscribers is growing.
Earlier this year, filmmakers already requested Centurylink to hand over information on 13 alleged pirates, and not much later another DMCA subpoena targeted an additional 40 subscribers. That number has now gone up to 63.
For the affected subscribers the allegations shouldn’t come as a complete surprise, as they have all been targeted by piracy notifications in the past.
In the most recent filing, there’s one IP address that received a dozen ‘warnings’ for pirating “The Protege” in the span of a month. Another IP address received six warnings, all for different films.
Whether these cases will indeed lead to settlements will remain unknown. Now that the subpoena is granted, there will be no further updates through the court. However, we expect that the account holders will be asked to pay damages, ranging from a few hundreds dollars, to potentially thousands.
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A copy of the DMCA subpoena request is available here and the issued subpoena can be found here
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Cold-weather conditions, relentless march of variants, and waning immunity up risks.
Enlarge / White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha gestures as he speaks at a daily press conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty | Anna Moneymaker)
The US could see a significant surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths this fall and winter unless the country prepares and acts, according to public health experts with the Biden administration.
Last week, administration officials told reporters in a background briefing that some disease models projected that the US could see 100 million coronavirus infections this winter, though there is a wide range of possibilities. The noted forecast assumed that omicron subvariants continued to be dominant in the country, rather than a dramatically different variant potentially worsening the outlook.
In an interview Sunday on ABC's This Week, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha reiterated the warning of a winter surge, noting that each pandemic winter so far has included large surges, and the conditions will be prime for another this season. Protection from first and even second boosters will wane by this fall. Meanwhile, the virus will continue to evolve new variants and subvariants, and people will huddle indoors during the cold weather and end-of-year holidays.
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Lots of tech companies have quit Russia over the Ukraine invasion, but not Google.
Enlarge / The Google doodle for Russia National Day 2016. (credit: Google)
Google no longer offers paid apps or paid app updates to Russian users. A new support page—first spotted by 9to5Google—says, "Google Play is blocking the downloading of paid apps and updates to paid apps in Russia starting May 5, 2022."
Many companies have voluntarily stopped their business in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, but Google makes it clear it's not voluntarily ending payments in the country. In March, Google said it was forced to "pause" its billing system for users "due to payment system disruption." (The big four credit card companies voluntarily pulled out of Russia in March over the Ukraine invasion, making it basically impossible for Google to offer paid apps.) Now Google says the blocking of paid apps is "part of our compliance efforts."
The page says "users cannot purchase apps and games, make subscription payments or conduct any in-app purchases of digital goods using Google Play in Russia." Free apps will continue to be available, and paid apps you've already purchased will still be available for download and use, but any purchases will now show an error message. Subscriptions will not be able to be renewed and will be canceled. Because Google is only dealing with a lack of credit card processing, it says developer payouts to Russian developers will continue.
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Asus continues to throw OLED screens in all the things, including the Vivobook notebook family, which are traditionally lower-cost alternatives to the company’s Zenbook line of premium laptops. This year’s VivoBook lineup includes several thin and light models with 14 inch displays and OLED screens in the 14 to 14.5 inch range. Asus hasn’t announced […]
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Asus continues to throw OLED screens in all the things, including the Vivobook notebook family, which are traditionally lower-cost alternatives to the company’s Zenbook line of premium laptops.
This year’s VivoBook lineup includes several thin and light models with 14 inch displays and OLED screens in the 14 to 14.5 inch range.
Asus hasn’t announced pricing or availability details for the new laptops yet, but the company has revealed detailed specs for the new models, which all weigh less than four pounds, all have 70 Wh batteries, and all sports high-res OLED displays with 120 Hz refresh rates:
| VivoBook Pro 14X OLED (N7401) | VivoBook S 14X OLED (S5402) | VivoBook S 14X OLED (M5402) | VivoBook S 14 OLED (K3402) | |
| Display | 14.5 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 120 Hz refresh rate 600 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 0.2ms response time Non-touch |
14.5 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 120 Hz refresh rate 550 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 0.2ms response time Non-touch |
14.5 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 120 Hz refresh rate 550 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut Non-touch |
14 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 90 Hz refresh rate 600 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut Non-touch |
| Processor | Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i7-12700H |
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i5-12500H |
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i5-12500H |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Intel Iris Xe |
Intel Iris Xe | AMD Radeon 680M | Intel Iris Xe |
| RAM | 16GB or 32GB LPDDR5 Onboard (not user upgradeable) |
8GB, 12GB, or 16GB DDR4 1 x SODIMM slot 1 x onboard memory |
16GB 8GB DDR5 SODIMM 8GB DDR5 onboard |
8GB, 12GB, or 16GB DDR4 1 x SODIMM slot 1 x onboard memory |
| Storage | 512GB or 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Performance SSD |
256GB, 512GB or 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD |
256GB, 512GB or 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD |
512GB or 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD 512GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD |
| Ports | 1 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x 3.5mm audio 1 x microSD card reader 1 x DC power input |
2 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0a 1 x 3.5mm audio |
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x micro HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm audio |
2 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 TYpe-A 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm audio |
| Keyboard | Backlit 1.35mm key travel |
Backlit 1.4mm key travel |
Backlit 1.35mm key travel NumberPad (optional) |
Backlit (optional) 1.4mm key travel NumberPad (optional) |
| Webcam | 1080p Privacy Shutter |
720p Privacy Shutter |
720p Privacy Shutter |
720p Privacy Shutter |
| Wireless | WiFi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 |
WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5 or WiFi 6E & Bluetooth 5.2 |
WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5 or WiFi 6E & Bluetooth 5.2 |
WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5 or WiFi 6E & Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Battery | 70 Wh | 70 Wh | 70 Wh | 70 Wh |
| Charging | 150W AC adapter | 90W USB Type-C | 90W USB Type-C | 90W USB Type-C |
| Dimensions | 323 x 230 x 18mm 12.7″ x 9.1″ x 0.7″ |
322 x 231 x 18mm 12.7″ x 9.1″ x 0.7″ |
322 x 231 x 18mm 12.7″ x 9.1″ x 0.7″ |
316 x 225 x 19mm 12.5″ x 8.8″ x 0.7″ |
| Weight | 1.68kg 3.7 pounds |
1.63kg 3.6 pounds |
1.65kg 3.6 pounds |
1.5kg 3.3 pounds |
All models with Intel processors have at least one Thunderbolt 4 port, while the AMD model has USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports instead, and three out of four of the new laptops come with a 90-watt USB-C power supply.
The one model that comes with a 150-watt AC adapter instead is the only new 14 inch model available with discrete graphics, which helps explain the need for the more powerful charger.
Asus is also introduces several new VivoBook Pro laptops with 15 or 16 inch displays, all of which support discrete graphics and some of which are available with up to an Intel Core i9-12900H processor or an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX chip.
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The latest thin and light 13.3 inch notebooks from Asus are really thin and light, but they also pack a fair amount of processing power and some pretty impressive displays. The new Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED is a 2.2 pound notebook with support for up to an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U processor, while the 2022 Asus […]
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The latest thin and light 13.3 inch notebooks from Asus are really thin and light, but they also pack a fair amount of processing power and some pretty impressive displays.
The new Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED is a 2.2 pound notebook with support for up to an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U processor, while the 2022 Asus Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED is a 2.4 pound convertible with up to an Intel Core i7-1260P chip. Both feature 2800 x 1800 pixel OLED displays.
Despite the fact that one model has a 360-degree hinge and Intel processor while the other is an AMD-powered clamshell, the specs for the two laptops are pretty similar:
| Asus Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED (UP5302) | Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302) | |
| Display | 13.3 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 550 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 0.2ms response time Touchscreen Stylus support |
13.3 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 0.2 ms response time 550 nits peak brightness (with touchscreen) 600 nits peak brightness (non-touch) |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-1260p Intel Core i5-1240P |
AMD Ryzen 7-6800U AMD Ryzen 5 5600U |
| RAM | 8GB or 16GB LPDDR5 Onboard (not user upgradeable) |
8GB or 16GB LPDDR5 Onboard (not user upgradeable) |
| Storage | 512GB or 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe |
512GB or 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe |
| Ports | 3 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x 3.5mm audio 1 x microSD card reader |
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 1 x 3.5mm audio |
| Keyboard | Backlit keyboard w/1.4mm key travel NumberPad (optional) |
Backlit keyboard w/1.4mm key travel NumberPad (optional) |
| Camera | 1080p with IR for Windows Hello | 720p or 1080p |
| Wireless | WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 |
WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Battery | 67Wh | 67Wh |
| Charging | 65W USB Type-C | 65W USB Type-C |
| Dimensions | 296 x 210 x 15mm 11.7″ x 8.3″ x 0.6″ |
297 x 210 x 15mm (11.7″ x 8.3″ x 0.6″) |
| Weight | 1.1kg (2.4 pounds) | 1kg 2.2 pounds |
Both laptops have magnesium-alloy bodies to help keep them lightweight, Harman Kardon speakers with Dolby Atmos sound, and optional support for an Asus NumberPad, which allows you to use the touchpad as a numeric keypad.
As is typical these days, the AMD model lacks one feature that comes standard with the Intel version though: Thunderbolt ports. Instead, the AMD version of the laptop has three USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports.
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Asus is bringing Intel Arc discrete graphics to its Zenbook pro lineup, starting with the Asus Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED, a convertible notebook with a 15.6 inch, high-res OLED display, a 12th-gen Intel Core H-series processor and support for up to Intel Arc graphics. The convertible notebook also has a 360-degree hinge, which allows you […]
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Asus is bringing Intel Arc discrete graphics to its Zenbook pro lineup, starting with the Asus Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED, a convertible notebook with a 15.6 inch, high-res OLED display, a 12th-gen Intel Core H-series processor and support for up to Intel Arc graphics.
The convertible notebook also has a 360-degree hinge, which allows you to use the notebook in laptop or tablet modes, and it supports an Asus Pen 2.0 digital stylus for pressure-sensitive input.
With a 2880 x 1620 pixel OLED display featuring 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, Dolby Vision, and a 120 Hz refresh rate, discrete graphics, and support for up to an Intel Core i7-12700H processor, it’s easy to see why Asus is positioning the laptop as a “Pro” device aimed at content creators.
But it tops out at just 16GB of LPDDR5-4800 MHz memory, which is not user upgradeable. And Asus offers configurations with just up to 1TB of storage with top speeds of 3200MB/s, so if you want raw horsepower, you might be better off with one of the company’s other offerings.
The laptop does have a few other nice features though, including a 96 Wh battery, dual Thunderbolt 4 ports plus an HDMI 2.0 port, and support for WiFi 6E. Measuring just under 4 pounds, the ZenBook Pro 15 Flip OLED is also reasonably portable for a 15 inch notebook.
Other features include a fingerprint reader, IR camera, backlit keyboard with single-zone RGB lighting, and support for Dolby Atmos audio.
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The new Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402) is a notebook with a 14.5 inch, 2880 x 1800 pixel OLED touchscreen display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 0.2ms response time. But that’s just one of the laptop’s displays. There’s also a 12.7 inch, 2880 x 864 pixel inch screen above the keyboard that can […]
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The new Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402) is a notebook with a 14.5 inch, 2880 x 1800 pixel OLED touchscreen display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 0.2ms response time. But that’s just one of the laptop’s displays.
There’s also a 12.7 inch, 2880 x 864 pixel inch screen above the keyboard that can be used as a secondary display for viewing menus, controls, or other information from an app running on the primary screen, or as a space for viewing additional apps while multitasking.
While this isn’t the first dual-screen 14 inch laptop from Asus, the company notes that the new displays are larger and offer more pixels and more viewing space than the screens on last year’s Zenbook 14 Duo. And thanks to the move from LCD to OLED technology, the new displays are also brighter, more vivid, and offer higher refresh rates.
Asus says the 2022 notebook’s primary display offers 13.2% more viewing space than last year’s model, while supporting up to 550 nits brightness, Dolby Vision HDR support, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. The secondary display, meanwhile, is 11.2% bigger than last year’s model.
The second screen, which Asus calls the ScreenPad Pro, tilts at a 12 degree angle when you open the laptop, allowing you to easily view and interact with the touchscreen when using the notebook. And Asus offers software that allows you to customize on-screen controls for software including Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom Classic, and Illustrator. The company says there are plans to add support for additional software in the future.
While the dual displays are the laptop’s most unusual features, it also packs a fair amount of horsepower thanks to support for up to an Intel Core i9-12900H processor and discrete graphics (although with the support for only up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU, the ZenBook 14 Pro Duo OLED might not be the best option if you’re looking for bleeding edge graphics.
Weighing just about 3.75 pounds and measuring 0.7 inches thick, it would likely have been tough to fit a higher-performance GPU inside though.
Other features include support for a pressure-sensitive Asus Pen 2.0, a 76 Wh battery, an IR camera with support for face recognition, a 4-mic array for capturing 360-degree audio, and a set of ports that includes two Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, and headset ports, and an SD card reader.
The laptop supports up to 32GB of LPDDR5-4800 memory and up to 2TB of PCIe 4.0 solid state storage, and
Asus says the Zenbook 14 Pro Duo OLED will sell for $2,000 and up when it goes on sale sometime later this year.
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Die sportliche Variante des VW ID.3 soll GTX heißen – aber sie verzögert sich und soll auf dem ID.3-Modell basieren, das 2023 überarbeitet wird. (Volkswagen ID., Technologie)
Die sportliche Variante des VW ID.3 soll GTX heißen - aber sie verzögert sich und soll auf dem ID.3-Modell basieren, das 2023 überarbeitet wird. (Volkswagen ID., Technologie) 
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