Bad News For Tesla Owners… Your Data Has Been Leaked And There’s Only One Way To Fix That

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 19, 2025 by itnerd

The owners of Telsa cars have had their personal data leaked. 404 Media is reporting that a website called DOGEQWEST which is a direct shot at Elon Musk’s involvement in the activities of the Trump Administration has posted what it claims to be a searchable map of the names, addresses and other personally identifiable information of every Tesla owner in the USA. And to make things even more interesting, if you want to call it that, the only way to get your name removed is to prove to the website’s operators that you’ve sold your Tesla.

Now it isn’t clear how accurate this data is, or how this data was obtained. But 404 Media has confirmed that at least some of the data is accurate. On top of that, while the website doesn’t openly advocate violence, the cursor for the website is a Molotov cocktail and it says stuff like this:

Under a heading that reads “Is DOGEQUEST a protest platform?” the website says “If you’re on the hunt for a Tesla to unleash your artistic flair with a spray can, just step outside—no map needed! At DOGEQUEST, we believe in empowering creative expressions of protest that you can execute from the comfort of your own home.”

So clearly this site is meant to twist the screws on Elon by making the brand so toxic that people avoid it and Elon loses money. The thing is that if someone wants to target Elon because they don’t like him or his political views, then they should target Elon and leave Tesla owners out of this. There’s no way that posting personally identifiable information about Tesla owners for any random human that wants to make a political point can be considered to be acceptable. Thus I really hope either the people who run this site have a change of heart (unlikely I know), or they get a visit from a three letter agency. Because this isn’t cool at all.

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Kite Mobility Debuts Oakville’s First All-Electric Rideshare Hub at The Saw Whet by Caivan

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 19, 2025 by itnerd

Kite Mobility has announced the launch of its first all-electric rideshare hub in Oakville, located at The Saw Whet by Caivan. This marks a major step in expanding sustainable transportation options in the region, offering residents convenient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly alternatives to car ownership.

Residents at The Saw Whet can now access a BMW i4 electric vehicle, available exclusively for their use. In the coming months, the fleet will expand to include additional electric cars (EV’s), and electric bikes (e-bikes), providing a comprehensive shared mobility solution tailored to urban living. Through Kite’s user-friendly mobile app, residents can seamlessly book vehicles, manage payments, and enjoy 24/7 access to the fleet.

With transportation accounting for nearly 25% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, Kite’s electric rideshare platform plays a vital role in fostering greener communities. By integrating electric ridesharing into The Saw Whet’s lifestyle amenities, residents can reduce their carbon footprint while enjoying effortless access to premium EVs.

A Smarter, More Sustainable Way to Get Around

Kite’s electric rideshare service is designed to be seamless and cost-effective, featuring:

  • Flexible booking through the Kite app
  • 24/7 availability for resident-exclusive vehicles
  • No added maintenance, insurance, or fuel costs for users
  • Unlimited mileage within the service area
  • Affordable, pay-per-use pricing, offering significant savings compared to traditional car ownership

To celebrate the launch, Kite Mobility is offering an exclusive promotion to residents at The Saw Whet: enjoy the first ride free—up to one hour.

Join the Movement Toward Greener Cities

The Saw Whet, located at 2501 Saw Whet Blvd, provides a perfect setting for Kite Mobility’s services, blending modern design with the natural beauty of Bronte Creek Provincial Park and the Fourteen Mile Creek Natural Heritage System. The addition of an EV-sharing hub further enhances The Saw Whet’s reputation as a community at the forefront of sustainable urban living.

For more information about Kite Mobility or to download the Kite mobile app, visit www.kitemobility.io.

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Hitachi Vantara Introduces Hitachi iQ M Series, a Modular Design with Hybrid Cloud Data Orchestration for GenAI and Industry-Specific Workloads

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 18, 2025 by itnerd

Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., announced Hitachi iQ M Series, the latest addition to the Hitachi iQ portfolio of AI-ready infrastructure solutions. This new solution provides a lower entry cost with built-in adaptability and scalability as customer needs evolve. Integrating accelerated computing platforms with robust networking, Hitachi iQ M Series combines Hitachi Vantara Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) storage, integrated file system choices, and optional NVIDIA AI Enterprise software into a scalable, adaptable, cost-effective AI infrastructure solution.

For more information on Hitachi iQ, please visit: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/solutions/ai-analytics/hitachi-iq

The rise of generative AI and the explosion in data processing power are pushing the pace of change. As more businesses adopt AI, the rapid increase in training costs and data management presents significant challenges. The Hitachi iQ M Series allows for a choice of NVIDIA accelerating computing platforms to select the most suitable GPU for specific workloads to ensure optimal performance across different AI applications. The solution allows for the scaling of compute and storage independently with the flexibility to adapt to diverse and fluctuating data sizes, data types, and workloads, meaning businesses can allocate resources efficiently, scaling compute or storage as needed rather than overprovisioning, and reducing unnecessary expenses.

Additionally, Hitachi iQ is integrating the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design, created to power the era of enterprise agentic AI. Using the design, Hitachi Vantara will integrate its premier enterprise-grade storage with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing, networking, and AI software to enable AI agents with near real-time business insights. This ensures that Hitachi Vantara customers will benefit from the highest standard for performance and reliability, seamlessly powering their most critical AI applications and transforming their data into actionable insights. Through its continued collaboration with NVIDIA, Hitachi Vantara will continue to innovate its AI-ready infrastructure, reshaping how organizations manage and use data, closing the gap between AI agents and business knowledge.

As a part of the Hitachi iQ portfolio, M Series features flexible configurations using NVIDIA accelerated computing and a choice of a high-performance file system or a global namespace file system. There is also an optional object storage repository available within the Hitachi iQ portfolio. As a result, the M Series can handle the various data types, sizes, and workload demands, making it ideal for businesses operating in dynamic and data-intensive environments.

Hitachi iQ Powered by Hammerspace and VSP One

Additionally, to bolster the data orchestration power of Hitachi iQ, Hitachi Vantara has entered into a strategic resell agreement with Hammerspace, a fast-growing software company that is radically changing how data is used and preserved. Through the agreement, Hitachi Vantara has integrated Hammerspace software with the VSP One storage platform, expanding Hitachi iQ’s capabilities to address different data management requirements for dataset creation, processing, governance and protection. The joint VSP One and Hammerspace solution ensures distributed data is easily and transparently accessible from anywhere for GenAI workloads. As a result, Hitachi iQ represents a complete infrastructure solution for AI, GenAI, analytics, and data lake environments across a range of industry-specific use cases.

The Hitachi iQ portfolio of AI-ready infrastructure, solutions, and services is among the most comprehensive, end-to-end AI enablement tools available today. The portfolio includes an AI Discovery Service designed to help customers identify the most valuable AI use cases, assess their data readiness, determine ROI, and create a strategic roadmap for successful AI implementation.

For more information on Hitachi Vantara, please visit: hitachivantara.com.

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Approov Shortlisted for Cyber Innovation Recognition at the 2025 Scottish Cyber Awards

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 18, 2025 by itnerd

Approov has announced that it’s been shortlisted as a finalist for the Cyber Innovation Award at the 2025 Scottish Cyber Awards, sponsored by SC3. This prestigious recognition highlights Approov’s groundbreaking work in mobile security, alongside esteemed finalists Lloyds Banking Group, Morgan Stanley, TrueDeploy, and PACE Anti-Piracy Europe Ltd.

The Scottish Cyber Awards celebrate outstanding contributions to cybersecurity, showcasing organizations that drive innovation and resilience in digital security. Approov’s selection as a finalist underscores its pioneering app attestation technology, which safeguards mobile applications and their backend APIs from emerging cyber threats.

A Revolutionary Approach to Mobile Security

Approov’s innovation directly addresses the growing risks of API abuse, mobile app tampering, and data breaches. With its patented client software attestation technology (U.S. Patent 11,163,858 B2), Approov ensures that only legitimate, untampered mobile applications can interact with critical backend systems. This cloud-based attestation solution provides seamless security across Android, iOS, and HarmonyOS applications, making it a trusted choice for industries such as fintech, healthcare, automotive, and e-commerce.

Standing Out in the Cybersecurity Landscape

Approov’s nomination stems from its proven impact in reducing fraud, preventing unauthorized API access, and helping businesses comply with evolving data security regulations like the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) and UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC). By tackling API security vulnerabilities that traditional platform-native solutions fail to address, Approov offers organizations a future-proof defense against sophisticated cyber threats.

The winners of the 2025 Scottish Cyber Awards will be revealed at a gala ceremony in Edinburgh on March 27, 2025. Approov congratulates all fellow finalists and looks forward to celebrating cybersecurity excellence in Scotland.

For more information about the Awards, visit 2025 Scottish Cyber Awards.

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Qilin says it pwned the Cleveland Municipal Court

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 18, 2025 by itnerd

Ransomware gang Qilin has claimed responsibility for a February 2025 cyber-attack on the Cleveland Municipal Court. The court immediately shut down all operations and reopened on March 12th. Now three weeks later, the court is still struggling to resume normal operations. The court has not yet verified Qilin’s claim.

In a blog post reporting this news, Paul Bischoff, Consumer Privacy Advocate at Comparitech, wrote: 

“Qilin is a ransomware group that began claiming responsibility for attacks on its website in late 2022. Also known as Agenda, Qilin is a Russia-based hacking group that mainly targets victims through phishing emails to spread its ransomware. It launched in August 2022 and runs a ransomware-as-a-service business in which affiliates pay to use Qilin’s malware to launch attacks and collect ransoms. The group has claimed 51 confirmed ransomware attacks since it began, compromising about 1.9 million records.”

“Ransomware attacks on US government agencies and departments can both steal data and lock down computer systems. The attacker then demands a ransom to delete the stolen data and in exchange for a key to recover infected systems. If the target doesn’t pay, it could take weeks or even months to restore systems, and people whose data was stolen are put at greater risk of fraud. Ransomware can disrupt everything from communications to billing, payroll, and online services.”

“In 2025 so far, Comparitech researchers have logged nine confirmed ransomware attacks on US government entities at federal, state, and local levels. Another 17 such attacks have been claimed by ransomware gangs but not confirmed by authorities.”

Additionally, Comparitech also today released two studies looking into the impacts of ransomware attacks against US and worldwide government organizations.  

This is yet another example of how threat actors have made lives miserable for people via their actions. And it should serve as a call to action to make the lives of threat actors more difficult by making it harder for them to pwn their victims.

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HP Drops Two Announcements Today

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 18, 2025 by itnerd

 HP has released its Threat Insights Report which shows rising usage of fake CAPTCHA challenges which trick users into infecting themselves with malware.

Here is the full report: https://www.hp.com/us-en/newsroom/press-releases/2025/i-am-not-a-robot-captchas-being-used-to-spread-malware-hp-warns.html.

HP has also announced the world’s first business printers to protect against quantum computer attacks.

That news is here: https://www.hp.com/us-en/newsroom/blogs/2025/hp-launches-worlds-first-printers-to-protect-against-quantum-computer-attacks.html.

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Comparitech Looks At The Impact Of Government Ransomware Attacks In The US And Worldwide

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 18, 2025 by itnerd

Comparitech researchers have released a study looking into the impact of ransomware attacks on government organizations in both the US and worldwide. 

Key findings from 2018 through 2024 include: 

  • 1,133 confirmed worldwide ransomware attacks on government organizations with the highest figures recorded in 2023 (231) and 2024 (193)
  • Nearly 8.4 million individual records were impacted in these worldwide attacks with 2024 seeing the highest figure so far (over 2.3 million)
  • On average worldwide, attackers demanded $2.2 million in ransom. Based on that figure, we can estimate that around $2.9 billion in ransom has been demanded in total
  • In the US, 5,285,785 individual records affected since 2018. 2024 saw the highest number of breached records, accounting for 44 percent (2,345,078) of the total
  • In the US, the overall cost of these attacks is estimated at $1.09 billion.

You can view the worldwide study here.

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TELUS to launch Canada’s leading Sovereign AI Factory, powered by NVIDIA

Posted in Commentary with tags , on March 18, 2025 by itnerd

TELUS, in collaboration with NVIDIA, announced today that it plans to build Canada’s leading Sovereign AI Factory — a powerful and super-secure facility that will give Canadian businesses and researchers access to cutting-edge technology — helping them develop smarter AI products, streamline operations and stay competitive in a fast-changing world. It provides the supercomputers and software needed to train AI while keeping data safe within Canada’s borders.

TELUS plans to deploy NVIDIA’s latest-generation, industry-leading graphics processing units (GPUs), following NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) Reference Architectures and software stack, at its data centre in Quebec by summer 2025, with expansion planned at its facility in British Columbia.
The Sovereign AI Factory will leverage TELUS’ high-speed, ultra-low-latency, fibre-optic network with sustainable data centres powered by 99% renewable energy sources to deliver AI as a Service (AIaaS).

TELUS’ world-class data centres are designed to be three times more energy efficient for excess power usage than the industry average, using significantly less electricity to power AI computing workloads. The facilities also rely on natural cooling, cutting water consumption by more than 75% compared to traditional data centres. With these efficiency measures in place, TELUS’ Sovereign AI Factory will be one of the most sustainable AI-ready data centres in the world

NVIDIA’s latest Hopper- and Blackwell- based supercomputers will power the AI Factory, enabling faster AI model training, fine-tuning and advanced inference capabilities. TELUS will be among the first to introduce these accelerated computing platforms to Canada, playing a crucial role in the country’s AI ecosystem.

TELUS’ Sovereign AI Factory will ensure businesses and researchers have access to the AI computing power required to scale, boost productivity and power innovation. By using this secure, high-performance AI Factory, Canadian businesses can develop local solutions to local challenges, ensuring Canadians can build, train, scale and deploy AI in a secure environment compliant with Canada’s security standards and privacy regulations.

The Sovereign AI Factory marks the next step in TELUS’ long-standing leadership in AI, reinforcing its broader commitment to responsible AI adoption, innovation and productivity growth in Canada. As the first Canadian telecom to sign the Government of Canada’s voluntary AI Code of Conduct in 2023, TELUS has consistently received industry recognition for its dedication to transparency, fairness and accountability in AI development.

TELUS was also the first company in the world to achieve a Privacy by Design certification (ISO 31700-1) for its generative AI-powered customer support tool. As one of only 20 organizations globally to participate in the OECD Pilot Framework for Advanced AI Systems, TELUS has played an active role in shaping global AI governance, contributing key insights to the G7 Working Group on Data & Technology. Additionally, TELUS has been recognized by the Responsible AI Institute for embedding ethical AI practices into its systems, setting a benchmark for responsible AI innovation in Canada and beyond.

With this latest milestone, TELUS is investing in Canada’s AI future — creating jobs, empowering businesses and ensuring we lead the world in the new AI-driven economy. This isn’t just infrastructure; it’s a commitment to building a stronger, more competitive Canada in the digital age.

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Quorum Cyber Achieves Microsoft Identity and Access Management Specialization

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 18, 2025 by itnerd

Quorum Cyber has been awarded the Identity and Access Management Specialization from Microsoft. As a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security, the company now holds all four available Microsoft Security specializations: Threat Protection, Cloud Security, Information Protection and Governance, and Identity and Access Management. This achievement places Quorum Cyber in an exclusive group of Microsoft partners who hold all four security specializations – less than half a percent of partners globally have achieved this distinction.

This new specialization allows the company to showcase its proven, verifiable expertise in deploying Microsoft Identity workloads. It helps customers identify partners with the technical capabilities and proven experience deploying Microsoft Identity workloads using Microsoft Entra ID, a cloud-based identity and access management service. 

Quorum Cyber’s expertise was verified through customer references and Microsoft exams to ensure it can deploy and manage workloads, including managing and securing identities, implementing identity governance, and deploying conditional access policies using Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID.

With a close and longstanding relationship with Microsoft, Quorum Cyber was founded as a Microsoft-only security services provider and member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). In 2024, it was a Microsoft Partner of the Year finalist for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. At the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards in 2024, it was named a Security MSSP of the Year finalist and Security Customer Champion finalist. And Difenda, which Quorum Cyber acquired in 2024, was also shortlisted for Security MSSP of the Year.

Quorum Cyber has a strong vision for identity security. It remains committed to investing in recruiting and training skilled team members, as well as obtaining industry-recognized certifications, to protect its customers in an inhospitable and unpredictable digital landscape.

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Introducing Zip, LinkedIn’s New Logic Game

Posted in Commentary with tags on March 18, 2025 by itnerd

Get ready to level up your LinkedIn experience! Today, LinkedIn launched Zip, a fast-paced, logic-based game designed to give professionals a quick mental boost while sparking meaningful connections within their networks.  

Zip offers a quick, brain-boosting puzzle designed to challenge players while encouraging meaningful connections. With new shareability features, it’s easier than ever to spark conversations, strengthen relationships, and network in a fresh, productive way. 

With over 2.5 million weekly active players engaging with LinkedIn games, play has evolved into a tool for building relationships.  With Canada ranking among the top five markets for LinkedIn gameplay, professionals are embracing these experiences to recharge and engage with their networks in a low-pressure, enjoyable way. 

You can play here.

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