15-Year-Old Ebury Botnet Compromised 400,000 Linux Servers

The operators behind the credential stealer and OpenSSH backdoor continue to evolve the malware's propagation tactics and targets. #linux #ebury #botnet https://securityboulevard.com/2024/05/15-year-old-ebury-botnet-compromised-400000-linux-servers

An Israeli company behind an AI app that transcribes individuals with speech impairments in real time has released a new web application.
(From last summer but I just discovered it now)
https://nocamels.com/2023/08/new-web-app-gives-a-voice-to-people-with-speech-impairment/

Three of the oldest stars in the universe found circling the Milky Way https://news.mit.edu/2024/mit-researchers-discover-universes-oldest-stars-in-galactic-backyard-0514

"...Yarn has also been used to visualize train delays in Munich, infant sleep patterns, Russian population growth, and daily news feeds." https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/what-a-yarn-journalists-are-turning-to-crochet-to-tell-data-stories/

"The offerings, available in Thin Mints and Coconut Caramel cookie flavors, continue a broader push by the packaged food giant to innovate and expand its reach."

I'm not sure this qualifies as innovation, just sayin'. https://www.fooddive.com/news/kraft-heinz-jell-o-girl-scout-cookies-pudding-cups/715404/

This is why you're on the Internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHy-qfkO54E

Daily reminder

Sharing some of the best freelancing advice I was given. https://estherschindler.medium.com/how-to-raise-your-rate-as-a-freelancer-1f4cb31c6920

Women’s uniforms through the years have offered a record of what Americans and military leaders thought a servicewoman should be. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/05/the-proper-fit-taking-servicewomens-uniforms-from-fashion-to-function/

Facts

Two weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk enacted widespread layoffs throughout the company, including the 500-strong team responsible for the brand's Supercharger. Now, Tesla is looking to hire some of them back. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/tesla-does-180-on-superchargers-rehiring-laid-off-staff-amid-new-plans/

At the start of the 20th century, this stew came to exemplify what historian Samuel C. King called the “Chinese epicurean sensibility” to the American ruling class. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chop-suey-history

An Enduring Legacy: Navajo Weavers Today

https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2024/05/14/an-enduring-legacy-navajo-weavers-today

Glassdoor has gone fully remote after realizing that remote jobs posted on their site got 50 percent more applicants and ones with better qualifications. https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/study-return-office

All mistakes and awkwardness are easy to see, and they called it style.--Ernest Hemingway

I was quoted in this story: 5 family photo ideas for a Mother’s Day project

It'd be good advice even if I wasn't. :-)
https://www.verizon.com/about/parenting/family-photos-documenting-moments-mom

California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1249930674/california-restaurants-fees

Novel LLMjacking Attacks Target Cloud-Based AI Models

Enter #llmjacking. It was probably inevitable. Threat researchers detected bad actors using stolen credentials to target LLMs, with the eventual goal of selling the access to other hackers.

https://securityboulevard.com/2024/05/novel-llmjacking-attacks-target-cloud-based-ai-models/

Edward Beale McLean (1889–1941) was the last man to buy the famed Hope Diamond. https://oldspirituals.com/2024/05/11/mcleans-hope-diamond-curse/

The clicky end of the pen also has a built-in doohickey that spins and rotates. Look, if I can get joy from a fidget spinner, why resist? https://amzn.to/3V8ivFv