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It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off.  Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently.  But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today's Wordle answer , you'll probably need some hints for this game too.  I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #705 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence.  SPOILER WARNING: In...

Cybersecurity experts from Barracuda recently discovered and patched a high-severity vulnerability in some of its email security gateway (ESG) devices. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-7102, is an Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) vulnerability found inside a third-party library called Spreadsheet::ParseExcel. This library is used by the Amavis virus scanner, within the ESG appliance, the experts said. By crafting a custom Excel attachment, the attackers would able to exploit the flaw and run pretty much any code on the vulnerable device, unabated. Together with Mandiant, Barracuda’s researchers concluded that the flaw was being leveraged by a Chinese threat actor tracked as UNC4841. This group has been using the ACE flaw to drop new variants of SEASPY and SALTWATER malware . Open source in danger “On December 22, 2023, Barracuda deployed a patch to remediate compromised ESG appliances which exhibited indicators of compromise related to the newly identified malware variants,” the compan...

The Ohio Lottery apperas to have suffered a ransomware attack which forced it to shut some of its systems down and also allegedly lost sensitive data on millions of its users.  On December 24, the company issued a press release claiming to have suffered a “cybersecurity incident” that resulted in the shutdown of “some of its internal applications”.  An investigation is already underway, but the gaming system remains “fully operational”, the company confirmed. Selling the access However, mobile cashing, as well as prize cashing above $599 at Super Retailers, are currently not available. “The Lottery will notify the public once these services resume. In the interim, prize claims can still be mailed to the Ohio Lottery Central Office,” the press announcement reads.  What’s more, winning numbers for KENO, Lucky One, and EZPLAY Progressive Jackpots are also not available on the company website or mobile app. Users can check the results at any Ohio Lottery Retailer, the ...

Geekom, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in October 2023, produces some excellent mini PCs, including the Mini IT13 which we reviewed here in October, and the Mini IT11, reviewed at the end of 2022. Its next big – well, tiny – release will be the Geekom A7 mini PC. This will be officially unveiled at CES 2024, but we’ve had a sneak peek, and it looks like the company has another hit on its hands. The Geekom A7, with a metal body, will be powered by Ryzen 7000 series APUs - specifically Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 7 7840HS – matched with up to 64 GB of DDR5 RAM, clocked at 5600 MHz in dual-channel. This setup means it should be able to handle some reasonably heavy workloads. An M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 slot means the A7 can accommodate up to a 2TB SSD, and the new mini PC has a connector for a SATA drive too. USB4 support Its wireless capabilities include Intel Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, and it comes with a decent selection of ports, including a 2.5G Ethernet, USB Type-A, 3.5 mm ...

Cybersecurity researchers from McAfee hae uncovered over a dozen malicious apps lurking in the Google Play Store.  The researchers claim these apps were carrying a potent piece of malware , capable of stealing sensitive data from the infected Android devices and possibly even running ad fraud. The apps were downloaded at least 330,000 times. Accessibility Service According to the researchers, the backdoor is called “Xamalicious”, and has so far been discovered in thee following apps: - Essential Horoscope for Android – 100,000 installs  - 3D Skin Editor for PE Minecraft – 100,000 installs  - Logo Maker Pro – 100,000 installs  - Auto Click Repeater – 10,000 installs  - Count Easy Calorie Calculator – 10,000 installs  - Dots: One Line Connector – 10,000 installs  - Sound Volume Extender – 5,000 installs After being labeled as malicious, Google removed these apps from its app repository. While Google's action is commendable, the move doesn’t...

The Apple Watch ban story has developed quickly over the last week and a bit, and there's now a new twist: the US Court of Appeals is putting a pause on the US sales and import ban while it reviews the case, which means the Apple Watch 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 can go back on sale for the time being. "We are thrilled to return the full Apple Watch lineup to customers in time for the new year," an Apple spokesperson told TechRadar. "We are pleased the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has stayed the exclusion order while it considers our request to stay the order pending our full appeal." The watches in question are now once again available from "select" Apple Stores, and will also be going on sale from the Apple website from 12pm PT / 3pm ET on Thursday, December 28 (that's 8pm in the UK, and early on December 29 in Australia). All Apple Stores should have stock by the weekend. As for how long the ban on the ban will be in place, i...

It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off.  Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently.  But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today's Wordle answer , you'll probably need some hints for this game too.  I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #703 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence.  SPOILER WARNING: In...