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charity1 year ago•1 min saved

Enter the 2024 Ars Technica Charity Drive for a Chance to Win Prizes

Ars Technica's 2024 Charity Drive encourages donations to Child's Play and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, offering participants a chance to win over $4,000 in prizes, including gaming hardware and collectibles. Since 2007, the drive has raised over $506,000, with nearly $40,000 contributed in 2023 alone. Donations can be made via credit card, PayPal, or cryptocurrency, and entries for the sweepstakes must be submitted by January 2, 2025. The drive is open to US residents, with no purchase necessary to enter.

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cybersecurity1 year ago•3 min saved

"Ars Technica Targeted in Unprecedented Malware Campaign with Advanced Obfuscation"

Security firm Mandiant reported a never-before-seen malware campaign that used Ars Technica and Vimeo to serve second-stage malware, employing obfuscation techniques to cover its tracks. The campaign, attributed to threat actor UNC4990, involved embedding malicious strings in benign content on the websites, which were automatically retrieved by devices infected with the first-stage malware. This novel approach, along with previous techniques used by UNC4990, demonstrates a sophisticated and evolving threat landscape in cybersecurity.

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