It’s happened again. For the third time in the past three years, the servers that help run The Washington Post’s web presence have been hacked. According to the publication, hackers gained access to the user names and passwords of its employees.
The extent of the damage in unknown, but The Washington Post asked all employees to switch their user names and passwords as a precautionary measure. Though employee passwords are protected by encryption, the statement notes that cyber criminals have at times shown the ability to crack encrypted passwords.
According to Kris Coratti, a representative for The Washington Post, the attacks occurred over the course of days. Here’s what Coratti had to say.
“This is an ongoing investigation, but we believe it was a few days at most.”
Fortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any indication that consumer data, including credit card information or addresses, were exposed as a result of the attacks. There also don’t appear to be any signs that the infiltrators were able to attain employee personal information, access to emails or the site’s publishing apparatus.
The Washington Post officials stated that the attacks originated from a server used by company staff located outside of the U.S. The most recent attack before this new hit occurred in August, when Syrian Electronic Army hackers were able to redirect people who visited The Washington Post’s site, to their own web page.
It’ll be interesting to see whether The Washington Post can fend off future attacks, and what conclusions will be made once investigations are concluded and concrete findings are presented.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.
Two new highly requested iCloud plugins just got added to ChatGPT, giving people who rely on Apple’s Mail and Calendar services a way to search emails, check appointments, and manage their schedules directly through the chatbot.
The integration is rolling out to all ChatGPT plans, including the free tier. You can access it on the web, desktop, and iOS.