The Morning After: Garmin confirms a cyber attack caused its outage
And Intel reorganizes to chase 7nm CPUs.
Samsung’s big mobile event is just over a week away, and before all the details surface from random sources — like this Galaxy Watch 3 hands-on video — the company published its own teaser. You can clearly spot the silhouettes of five devices, which appear to be the Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy Buds Live, Galaxy Watch 3, a new Galaxy Fold and the Galaxy Note 20.
Is there even anything left to leak before Unpacked 2020 starts on August 5th? The only thing that would surprise me at this point is a sub-$1,000 price for that new foldable phone.
— Richard
Chernobyl mold could shield astronauts from deep-space radiation
Growing just a 9cm thick layer could help.
Researchers from Stanford and North Carolina universities discovered that fungus thriving in the nuclear fallout of Chernobyl blocked radiation on the International Space Station (ISS). They think that, in the future, it could be adapted for trips to the Moon and Mars.
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Garmin confirms a cyber attack took its systems offline
It'll still be a few days before everything is back to normal.
Garmin, the sports tech company, has confirmed earlier reports that it was the victim of an external cyber attack that encrypted some of the company’s systems. It took several systems offline late last week. The attack led to disruption to a host of Garmin’s systems, including “website functions, customer support, customer facing applications and company communications.” Crucially, Garmin says it has “no evidence” that the perpetrators accessed any customer data, including payment information stored in Garmin Pay. Garmin confirmed it’ll still be a few days before everything is back to normal.
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Intel swaps around execs as it chases 7nm CPUs
Its chief engineering officer will leave August 3rd.
Last week, Intel revealed that yields for CPUs manufactured on a 7nm process were running a year behind schedule, which will slow its transition to more efficient processors. Now the chipmaker has reshuffled executives in charge, with chief engineering officer Dr. Murthy Renduchintala leaving the company.
Now Dr. Ann Kelleher is leading the push for 7nm and 5nm processes. Intel’s press release credits Kelleher with directing the company’s ramp up of 10nm tech — something it needs to do again as Intel looks to rely on outside fabs instead of the vertically-integrated production processes of old.
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Twitter contractors reportedly made a 'game' of accessing Beyoncé's data
More than 1,500 people reportedly had oversight of user accounts.
Around 1,500 Twitter employees and contractors have oversight of user accounts, which includes the ability to reset them, review breaches and handle possible content violations. Those people have access to limited user personal data as well, including phone numbers, email addresses and IP addresses, Bloomberg reports.
According to the report, in 2017 and 2018, some contractors "made a kind of game out of creating bogus help-desk inquiries" so they could access the accounts of celebrities, including Beyoncé. Former security employees said these intrusions happened so often that the company struggled to keep track of them. It caught some contractors and fired them.
Twitter's security issues were thrust firmly into the spotlight earlier this month when hackers compromised 130 accounts in what appeared to be a bitcoin get-rich scam.
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