Open source project fools AI scrapers with poisoned font
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- High-bandwidth flash memory technology could enable GPUs with multiple TB capacity, combining SSD-like capacities with HBM-like speeds.
- ShieldFont, an open source project, poisons fonts to fool AI scrapers and protect text content.
- For the first time, the majority of corporate IT workloads are now off-premises, according to a survey.
- Closed AI models refused to help a researcher fix a Linux bug, highlighting a weakness compared to open source.
- Intel's Optane memory, ideal for AI workloads due to low latency and high endurance, is no longer in production.
- Russian hackers are posing as Signal support for phishing attacks; other security news includes takedowns and data privacy issues.
- Microsoft's on-prem SharePoint patches failed, leaving it vulnerable to zero-day attacks.
- DEF CON's Franklin project recruits hackers to secure critical infrastructure, with voting village reports leading to broader inclusion.
- EQT has acquired a majority stake in Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis at a valuation over $3.5 billion.
- Mikko Hyppönen notes that corporate ransomware is now ten years old with no end in sight, but infosec careers remain stable.
- FOSS advocates suggest it's time to break another Microsoft monopoly after successfully ending one with Linux.
- GNOME can be made to look like Windows using the Flashback project, without needing extensions.
- Debian has released its final version supporting 32-bit x86 architecture.
- Attackers are exploiting high-severity bugs in Joomla extensions (iCagenda, Balbooa Forms) affecting millions of sites.
- A new X11 server called Frame has been implemented entirely in assembly language.
- Linux Mint's Cinnamon desktop version 6.8 will include optional Wayland support.