Even though I can't play this #VHD copy of #Highlander...I assume it's the exact same transfer of this #Laserdisc which I *can* play.

Yep, it finally happened; I now own a copy of #Highlander on a video format I can't actually play.

This isn't a #laserdisc, it's a #VHD (Video High Density)!

Hausarbeiten mit einem Klick? KI und akademische Integrität in der Geschichtswissenschaft

KI hat die Prüfungssituation in vielen Fächern auf den Kopf gestellt. Die NFDI4Memory-Vortragsreihe VH|D|igital nimmt diese Problematik in der morgigen Sitzung auf.

🗓️ Mi, 4. März 2026, 16 Uhr
📍 Online: https://uni-frankfurt.zoom-x.de/j/63680502173?pwd=1I6S3QWBUf7axfdOlFd4SKeqMcaXp5.1

Die Vortragsreihe richtet sich an alle Interessierten und findet kostenlos online statt. Eine Anmeldung zum Onlinevortrag ist nicht erforderlich.

#NFDI4Memory #VHD #KI #AI

Look y’all, it can’t be a political shitstorm ALL the time. We have to leave time for #infosec shitstorms too! Major new #malware on the loose.

Here’s the TLDR from the researchers:
#Securonix Threat Research has been tracking a stealthy malware campaign that uses an uncommon chain of #VHD abuse, script-based execution, self-parsing batch logic, fileless PowerShell injections and ultimately dropping #RAT. The attack leverages IPFS-hosted VHD files, extreme script obfuscation, runtime decryption, and in-memory shellcode injection into trusted Windows processes, never dropping a decrypted binary to disk.

In English: Malware is delivered via what looks like a PDF. This pdf will open and run a virtual hard drive (vhd), able to execute code without leaving a trace. It’s beautiful, but evil as fuck.

What to do? Don’t open files from unknown senders.
#deadvax

https://www.securonix.com/blog/deadvax-threat-research-security-advisory/

Dead#Vax: Threat Research Security Advisory

Securonix Threat Research uncovers DEAD#VAX, a stealthy malware campaign abusing VHD files, fileless PowerShell, and in-memory RAT delivery to evade traditional detection.

Securonix

Unsere Kolleg:innen der AG Digitale Geschichtswissenschaft, @VHD haben einen Call for Hosts für die Digital History Tagung 2028 veröffentlicht.

Die Tagung findet alle zwei Jahre statt. An wechselnden Standorten fungiert die Konferenz als zentrale Plattform für den wissenschaftlichen Austausch der deutschen digital arbeitenden Geschichtswissenschaft.

Vielleicht wollt Ihr 2028 mit eurer Institution Gastgeber:in sein?

Hier geht's zum Call: https://digigw.hypotheses.org/

#DigitalHistory #DH #FDM #VHD

Digitale Geschichtswissenschaft – Das Blog der AG Digitale Geschichtswissenschaft im VHD

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Ventoy

Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

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>> Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files

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