The IT Nerd
A computer nerd that speaks English. I run a computer consulting company and I have a blog that speaks to and reviews everything from smartphones to cars.
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MoneyGram hack claimed by The Gentleman, 60M customers at risk
The Gentlemen ransomware gang has claimed an attack on MoneyGram, one of the world鈥檚 largest payment networks, and is threatening to release the stolen data. MoneyGram serves 60 million active customers across more than 200 countries. Rebecca Moody, Head of Data Research at Comparitech: 鈥淭he Gentlemen has become one of the most prolific ransomware groups of recent years [鈥
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CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
Inside ICMacOS: From an Infostealer to a Persistent RAT
SOCRadar researchers have just published a new analysis of ICMacOS (also marketed as Icarus macOS), a Malware-as-a-Service infostealer for macOS that has been actively advertised on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums, including XSS, Exploit.in, and Rehub, since early September 2026. Key findings include: For full details, the analysis can be found here: https://socradar.io/blog/icmacos-infostealer-rat/
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CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
Amazon鈥檚 Fire TV Cube 3rd Gen has been hacked using a four-year-old GPU vulnerability, allowing users to gain complete control over the device, Cybernews reports. The discovery has sparked excitement among home theater enthusiasts, who are exploiting the flaw to turn the Cube into a powerful media player. However, the same vulnerability could also pose [鈥
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SOFTWARE AND DATA ENGINEERING
Park Place Technologies Extends Microsoft Cloud Capability Across U.S. and Canada
Park Place Technologies has extended its Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) capability for Microsoft Azure to customers across the United States and Canada. This extension brings a cloud practice already established in Europe to two of the company鈥檚 largest and fastest-growing markets. Park Place Technologies is now able to license, provision, support and manage [鈥
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Review: Apple Watch Ultra 4
On Halloween of 2022 I posted a review of the Apple Watch Ultra which was at the time a brand new product category for Apple. Which to be clear was to play in the watch space that was occupied by Garmin, Coros, and the like. Now the Apple Watch Ultra is in its fourth generation [鈥
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