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Crime doesn’t pay- or at least that was the case with Larry Dean Harmon, who wasrecently sentencedto three years in prison and ordered to forfeit over $400 million in assets for operating a darknet-based ‘mixer’ called Helix which laundered his customers Bitcoins. His operation was very popular among online drug dealers who used his services to launder money. According to the press release, Helix processed approximately 354,468 bitcoins during its operations, totaling $311,145,854 when these transactions occurred....

In the past ten days, Trend Micro and Bitdefender have released blog posts urging customers to update theirsecuritysoftware due to Local Privilege Escalation and Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) vulnerabilities, respectively [h/tHeise]. There are six related CVEs listed on their sites,five relating to Bitdefender Total Securityandone for Trend Micro Deep Security Agent, and all advise updating to more recent releases. Bitdefender Total Security users are advised to be on product version 27.025.115 or newer, attainable through auto-update, and Trend Micro Deep Security Agent users are advised to update to or download product version 20....

Earlier this week, wehighlightedRepairTuber Louis Rossmann’s video and wiki, which collected and presented evidence that Brother printers had turned to the dark side. Today,Ars Technicahas published a lengthy statement from Brother, which asserts that it hasn’t been leveraging firmware updates to prevent printers from using third party toner or ink supplies. In brief, Brother thinks that negative social media and forum posts stem from misunderstandings or the (low) quality of non-genuine supplies....

Apacer has announced a new solution for DIMM modules that won’t stay in place:rugged retention strapsfor RAM that keep DIMMs secure from even the highest-intensity vibrations. Marketed towards “Edge AI” use cases, which include long-distance transport or vibration-sensitive implementations, the retention straps work by holding down DIMMs with three points of contact: two at the anchor points holding the DIMM retention arms tight to the DIMM and a third on the top and center of the DIMM....

A Redditor has demonstrated the ability of the recently launched ChatGPT agent tocasually swat away a CAPTCHA, so that it can complete its assigned task(s). A couple of illustrative screenshots show the ChatGPT Agent handle, and commentate upon, dismissing Cloudflare’s ‘I am not a robot’ button (h/t Germany’sWinFuture). Logkn’s Reddit post doesn’t provide any background details about the agent’s task at hand. However, we can see it was filling out some kind of web-based form, where it had to choose a translation target language....

As China is accelerating its transition to its own computer platforms, local developers of processors are set to benefit. Recently the Hebi city government procured as many as 10,000 computers based on processors from Loongson for 50 schools in the city. The new PCs are not only based on domestic hardware, but they also use homegrown software, according toWeixin.QQ.com. Loongson helped to adjust learning experiences and eventually could ship considerably more CPUs for China’s educational sector....

China’s domestic chip production is managing impressive feats regardless of U.S. restrictions. CPU developer Loongson announced to shareholders that its upcoming 3C6000/3D6000/3E6000 series of server-grade processors had beensuccessfully sampled and returnedand that these first chips are now being tested. Loongson plans to release the 3C6000 line in Q4 2024,exactly matching its roadmap. Loongson’s new server chip line is unique for its chiplet-based architecture. While the 3C6000 is a 16-core/32-thread processor on its own, the 3D6000 contains two 3C6000 chips connected with Loongson’s “Loongson Coherent Link” technology, creating a 32-core/64-thread processor....

Chinese manufacturer UNIS (a subsidiary of Tsinghua Unigroup) has unveiled its S5 lineup of PCIe 5.0 SSDs, a strong contender for one of thebest SSDs. The company (viaITHome) claims the drive speeds are up to 14.9 GB/s, faster than theCrucial T705andSamsung 9100 Pro, two of the fastest consumer PCIe 5.0 drives. The S5 family features the base S5 and the S5 Ultra, both of which conform to the M.2 2280 form factor and use the PCIe 5....

If your Cinema app is stuck with the loading screen and not working on Firestick, it is possible that the currentexternal video link is not working. For me, I was able to stream the video when I tried with a different link.So, open all the video links to see if you may watch. ensure your Firestick is connected to aWi-Fi network with a strong signal. You could then try restarting Firestick andlaunching the Cinema Appagain....

TheCorsair Vengeance i7500is a formidable gaming PC, one that was good enough to earn our coveted Editor’s Choice award. Luckily,Amazoncurrently has this system on sale for Cyber Monday, and it’s a smoking deal. Although it’s not the exact same configuration that we tested last year, the fundamentals are still there. This Vengeance i7500 SKU comes with an Intel Core i5 14600KF processor, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 memory, a B760 motherboard, 1TB SSD, and a GeForce RTX 4060 GPU....

If you’re looking for a powerful gaming rig that will run the latest VR titles, and you are also on the hunt for an RTX 5070, you’re in for a treat because CyberPowerPC just dropped the price of its VR gaming rig for Prime Day 2025. TheGamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, which usually retails for $1,980, is currently on sale at $1,680. This 15% discount will save you $300 and is one of the most affordable ways to acquire an RTX 5070 GPU....

Intel is working with select PC makers to offer warranty-backed systems featuring delidded Core i9-14900KS processors. Overclocker and YouTuber Roman ‘der8auer’ Hartungcommentedon this groundbreaking move for Intel in his first video, which looks at what is expected to be the firm’s last-ever Core i9 CPU. The first PC maker seen offering delidded Core i9-14900KS CPUs as an option isMaingear. Atop the already steep Core i9-14900KS build option price, customers are expected to pay a further $200 for the delidded edition....

Many users are used to building PCs to enhance game play performance and enjoyment. Arguably, the most import factor they consider while doing so is the Frame Per Second (FPS). We all know that your GPU and CPU are the most important components that determine in-game FPS. However, what about the monitors? Do they actually affect frame rate? The short answer is no, but in many cases, your monitor and FPS can affect each other’s performance....