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  • Capital One two-day outage leaves customers in free-fall

    Capital One two-day outage leaves customers in free-fall 2025-01-18 at 01:15 By Iain Thomson Third-party supplier blamed as folks left unable to access funds Capital One is still battling to fix whatever brought down its systems on Wednesday, which has left people unable to access their money.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

  • Tech founder pledges to give away half his wealth to ‘share’ the American dream, address inequality

    Tech founder pledges to give away half his wealth to ‘share’ the American dream, address inequality 2025-01-18 at 00:33 By Associated Press Entrepreneur Jeff Atwood sees the staggering wealth inequality in the U.S. today as unfair, astonishing, and un-American. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

  • FCC to telcos: Did you know you must by law secure your networks from foreign spies?

    FCC to telcos: Did you know you must by law secure your networks from foreign spies? 2025-01-18 at 00:18 By Jessica Lyons Plus: Uncle Sam is cross with this one Chinese biz over Salt Typhoon mega-snooping Decades-old legislation requiring American telcos to lock down their systems to prevent foreign snoops from intercepting communications isn’t mere…

  • Bumble shares fall after founder Whitney Wolfe Herd announces impending return as CEO

    Bumble shares fall after founder Whitney Wolfe Herd announces impending return as CEO 2025-01-17 at 23:34 By Reuters Wolfe Herd, executive chair of Bumble, will take the reins from Lidiane Jones, who steps down after a tenure of about a year that was marked by a nearly 50% decline in the company’s shares. This article is…

  • Biden signs sweeping cybersecurity order, just in time for Trump to gut it

    Biden signs sweeping cybersecurity order, just in time for Trump to gut it 2025-01-17 at 22:35 By Jessica Lyons Ransomware, AI, secure software, digital IDs – there’s something for everyone in the presidential directive Analysis  Joe Biden, in the final days of his US presidency, issued another cybersecurity order that is nearly as vast in…

  • China to probe US chip subsidies as export curbs rattle allies

    China to probe US chip subsidies as export curbs rattle allies 2025-01-17 at 21:48 By Dan Robinson Beijing investigating claims of unfair competition in mature semiconductors The “chip wars” between the US and China show no sign of cooling off as Beijing prepares to examine whether America is unfairly subsidizing its own semiconductor companies. Meanwhile,…

  • So, is TikTok banned now? The Supreme Court decision and the Tiktok ban explained

    So, is TikTok banned now? The Supreme Court decision and the Tiktok ban explained 2025-01-17 at 21:01 By Thomas Barrabi TikTok is widely expected to go dark on Sunday – leaving more than 170 million American users unable to access the China-owned app. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews…

  • Fortinet: FortiGate config leaks are genuine but misleading

    Fortinet: FortiGate config leaks are genuine but misleading 2025-01-17 at 20:51 By Connor Jones Competition hots up with Ivanti over who can have the worst start to a year Fortinet has confirmed that previous analyses of records leaked by the Belsen Group are indeed genuine FortiGate configs stolen during a zero-day raid in 2022.… This…

  • Looming TikTok ban poses financial nightmare for Google, Apple — and other American tech firms ties to China’s ByteDance

    Looming TikTok ban poses financial nightmare for Google, Apple — and other American tech firms ties to China’s ByteDance 2025-01-17 at 20:22 By Thomas Barrabi A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple and Google. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

  • EU steps up probe into Elon Musk’s X, days ahead of Trump inauguration

    EU steps up probe into Elon Musk’s X, days ahead of Trump inauguration 2025-01-17 at 19:35 By Reuters The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View…

  • Clock ticking for TikTok as US Supreme Court upholds ban

    Clock ticking for TikTok as US Supreme Court upholds ban 2025-01-17 at 19:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo With Biden reportedly planning to skirt enforcement and kick the can to Trump, this saga might still not be over The US Supreme Court has upheld a law requiring TikTok to either divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance…

  • EU demands a peek under the hood of X’s recommendation algorithms

    EU demands a peek under the hood of X’s recommendation algorithms 2025-01-17 at 18:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo Commission insists the timing has nothing to do with Musk meddling in German politics ahead of election The European Commission is stepping up its ongoing investigation of Elon Musk’s X with a request to examine recent changes made…

  • Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg blamed former lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg for pushing ‘inclusivity initiative’ in meeting with Trump aides: report

    Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg blamed former lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg for pushing ‘inclusivity initiative’ in meeting with Trump aides: report 2025-01-17 at 18:03 By Ariel Zilber Stephen Miller told Zuckerberg that the billionaire mogul had “an opportunity to help reform America, but it would be on Trump’s terms.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

  • Six vulnerabilities in ubiquitous rsync tool announced and fixed in a day

    Six vulnerabilities in ubiquitous rsync tool announced and fixed in a day 2025-01-17 at 18:03 By Liam Proven Turns out tool does both file transfers and security fixes fast Don’t panic. Yes, there were a bunch of CVEs affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of users found in rsync in early December – and made public…

  • Crypto bros won’t throw off yoke of SEC regulations despite backing Trump

    Crypto bros won’t throw off yoke of SEC regulations despite backing Trump 2025-01-17 at 17:13 By Charles Gasparino One big ask, On The Money has learned, includes no longer having to deal with the heavy hand of regulation by the SEC, also known as Wall Street’s top cop. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

  • Germany unleashes AMD-powered Hunter supercomputer

    Germany unleashes AMD-powered Hunter supercomputer 2025-01-17 at 17:13 By Tobias Mann €15 million system to serve as testbed for larger Herder supercomputer coming in 2027 Hundreds of AMD APUs fired up on Thursday as Germany’s High-Performance Computing Center (HLRS) at the University of Stuttgart announced the completion of its latest supercomputer dubbed Hunter.… This article…

  • Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation

    Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation 2025-01-17 at 17:12 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed three security flaws in Planet Technology’s WGS-804HPT industrial switches that could be chained to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution on susceptible devices. “These switches are widely used in building and home automation systems for a variety of…

  • Copilot invades Microsoft 365 Personal and Family for an extra three bucks a month

    Copilot invades Microsoft 365 Personal and Family for an extra three bucks a month 2025-01-17 at 15:49 By Richard Speed Many users less than impressed by unexpected arrival of AI assistant in Word Copilot is coming to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family, and Vulture Central has had some hands-on experience with the generative AI assistant’s…

  • Python-Based Bots Exploiting PHP Servers Fuel Gambling Platform Proliferation

    Python-Based Bots Exploiting PHP Servers Fuel Gambling Platform Proliferation 2025-01-17 at 15:48 By Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new campaign that targets web servers running PHP-based applications to promote gambling platforms in Indonesia. “Over the past two months, a significant volume of attacks from Python-based bots has been observed, suggesting a coordinated effort to exploit…

  • Here’s how many teens use ChatGPT for homework help and ‘research’ now

    Here’s how many teens use ChatGPT for homework help and ‘research’ now 2025-01-17 at 15:03 By Adriana Diaz ChatGPT or CheatGPT? This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Weekly IT Vulnerability Report: Critical Updates for SAP, Microsoft, Fortinet, and Others

    Weekly IT Vulnerability Report: Critical Updates for SAP, Microsoft, Fortinet, and Others 2025-01-17 at 15:03 By daksh sharma Key vulnerabilities in SAP, Microsoft, Fortinet, and others demand immediate attention as threat actors exploit critical flaws. Overview Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) analyzed significant IT vulnerabilities disclosed between January 8 and 14, 2025. The Cybersecurity…

  • Apple solves broken news alerts by turning off the AI

    Apple solves broken news alerts by turning off the AI 2025-01-17 at 14:48 By Richard Speed Summaries will return when Apple Intelligence has ‘improved’ Apple has released a new beta of iOS 18.3 and tacitly admitted that, yes, its AI-generated notification summaries need a bit more work.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

  • ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary circling to land TikTok — if Trump can sway China to sell 

    ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary circling to land TikTok — if Trump can sway China to sell  2025-01-17 at 14:04 By Charles Gasparino O’Leary tells On The Money he’s teaming up with billionaire Frank McCourt and has enough money to both build out their own app and buy the name and business from the Chinese…

  • How to Bring Zero Trust to Wi-Fi Security with a Cloud-based Captive Portal?

    How to Bring Zero Trust to Wi-Fi Security with a Cloud-based Captive Portal? 2025-01-17 at 13:46 By Recent data breaches have highlighted the critical need to improve guest Wi-Fi infrastructure security in modern business environments. Organizations face increasing pressure to protect their networks while providing convenient access to visitors, contractors, temporary staff, and employees with…

  • New ‘Sneaky 2FA’ Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts with 2FA Code Bypass

    New ‘Sneaky 2FA’ Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts with 2FA Code Bypass 2025-01-17 at 13:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing kit that’s capable of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to steal credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes since at least October 2024. The nascent phishing kit has been…

  • U.S. Sanctions North Korean IT Worker Network Supporting WMD Programs

    U.S. Sanctions North Korean IT Worker Network Supporting WMD Programs 2025-01-17 at 13:46 By The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and four entities for their alleged involvement in illicit revenue generation schemes for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by dispatching IT workers around the world to…

  • IBM swoops in to rescue UK Emergency Services Network after Motorola shown the door

    IBM swoops in to rescue UK Emergency Services Network after Motorola shown the door 2025-01-17 at 13:33 By Lindsay Clark With a near half-billion-pound price hike bringing contract value to £1.4B IBM has secured a deal with the UK Home Office to supply user services for the troubled Emergency Service Network (ESN) upgrade, providing voice…

  • 1touch.io’s SaaS offering delivers enterprise-grade security

    1touch.io’s SaaS offering delivers enterprise-grade security 2025-01-17 at 13:03 By Industry News In an exciting development for organizations struggling with data security, 1touch.io has announced its Sensitive Data Intelligence platform as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. This release extends 1touch.io’s powerful Contextual AI-driven data discovery and classification capabilities to a wider range of organizations, allowing businesses…

  • Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK’s Gateshead Council

    Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK’s Gateshead Council 2025-01-17 at 12:34 By Connor Jones Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand Another year and yet another UK local authority has been pwned by a ransomware crew. This time it’s Gateshead Council in North East England at the hands of the Medusa…

  • Sliver Implant Targets German Entities with DLL Sideloading and Proxying Techniques

    Sliver Implant Targets German Entities with DLL Sideloading and Proxying Techniques 2025-01-17 at 12:33 By rohansinhacyblecom Key Takeaways Overview Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) recently identified an ongoing campaign involving an archive file containing a deceptive LNK file. While the initial infection vector remains unclear, this attack is likely initiated via spear-phishing email. The…

  • AI Takes the Center Stage in Biden’s Landmark Cybersecurity Order

    AI Takes the Center Stage in Biden’s Landmark Cybersecurity Order 2025-01-17 at 12:33 By daksh sharma Overview Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden issued an order yesterday outlining measures to improve government cybersecurity. The lengthy order includes suggestions to improve cloud and software security by building requirements into the federal acquisition process. It also orders federal…

  • Security leaders weigh in on Biden’s new cybersecurity executive order

    Security leaders weigh in on Biden’s new cybersecurity executive order 2025-01-17 at 12:15 By The Biden Administration has established a new executive order. Cybersecurity leaders discuss its implications. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration

    Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration 2025-01-17 at 11:35 By Paul Kunert Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions supplier in hands of FRP Advisory A self-described specialist supplier of “transformational data and AI solutions” to the UK government has called in the administrative receivers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original…

  • Dynatrace reduces time-consuming compliance configuration checks associated with DORA

    Dynatrace reduces time-consuming compliance configuration checks associated with DORA 2025-01-17 at 11:35 By Industry News Dynatrace has extended its existing compliance capabilities to support the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) EU regulation. As part of this, Dynatrace is introducing the Compliance Assistant app, purpose-built to provide organizations with the visibility, insights, and automation to mitigate…

  • IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024

    IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024 2025-01-17 at 11:19 By Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News…

  • Bitwarden unveils native mobile applications for iOS and Android

    Bitwarden unveils native mobile applications for iOS and Android 2025-01-17 at 11:08 By Industry News Bitwarden announced Bitwarden native mobile applications for iOS and Android. These new apps provide significant performance improvements, a smoother user experience, and deeper integration with platform-specific features such as biometric authentication. Elevating the mobile user experience The evolution to native…

  • Microsoft eggheads say AI can never be made secure – after testing Redmond’s own products

    Microsoft eggheads say AI can never be made secure – after testing Redmond’s own products 2025-01-17 at 09:49 By Thomas Claburn If you want a picture of the future, imagine your infosec team stamping on software forever Microsoft brainiacs who probed the security of more than 100 of the software giant’s own generative AI products…

  • AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops

    AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops 2025-01-17 at 08:33 By Simon Sharwood Weirdly, this shows the weakness of hosted Windows with an admission about vidchats Amazon Web Services has flicked the switch on a pair of workstation-grade cloud desktops that, ironically, highlight a problem with the tech.… This article…

  • Balancing usability and security in the fight against identity-based attacks

    Balancing usability and security in the fight against identity-based attacks 2025-01-17 at 08:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Adam Bateman, CEO of Push Security, talks about the rise in identity-based attacks, how they’re becoming more sophisticated each year, and how AI and ML are both fueling these threats and helping to…

  • MSSqlPwner: Open-source tool for pentesting MSSQL servers

    MSSqlPwner: Open-source tool for pentesting MSSQL servers 2025-01-17 at 07:48 By Help Net Security MSSqlPwner is an open-source pentesting tool tailored to interact with and exploit MSSQL servers. Built on Impacket, it enables users to authenticate with databases using various credentials, including clear-text passwords, NTLM hashes, and Kerberos tickets. The tool offers multiple methods for…

  • Security’s Top 5 – 2024 Year in Review

    Security’s Top 5 – 2024 Year in Review 2025-01-17 at 07:18 By Security’s Top 5 from Security magazine showcases the top stories and new developments from across the security industry. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • 3 ways AI will transform security in 2025

    3 ways AI will transform security in 2025 2025-01-17 at 07:18 By Here are 3 ways that security professionals can expect AI to transform security in the year ahead.   This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Homeowners are clueless about how smart devices collect their data

    Homeowners are clueless about how smart devices collect their data 2025-01-17 at 07:00 By Help Net Security Homeowners are increasingly concerned about data privacy in smart home products, according to Copeland. Homeowners see smart devices as boosting home security Homeowners are still generally comfortable in using new technology, but this year smart thermostat non-owners are…

  • SpaceX resets ‘Days Since Starship Crashed’ counter to zero

    SpaceX resets ‘Days Since Starship Crashed’ counter to zero 2025-01-17 at 06:43 By Simon Sharwood Test flight seven did better on the ground with a successful booster catch SpaceX has again lost a Starship, after the seventh test flight of the spacecraft ended with a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”, but is nonetheless celebrating the mission as…

  • EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity

    EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity 2025-01-17 at 06:39 By Help Net Security The Commission has presented an EU action plan aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. The initiative is an essential step in shielding the healthcare sector from cyber threats. Digitalization is revolutionizing healthcare, enabling better patient services through…

  • European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

    European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China 2025-01-17 at 06:33 By Austrian privacy non-profit None of Your Business (noyb) has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data protection regulations in the European Union by unlawfully transferring users’ data to China. The…

  • New infosec products of the week: January 17, 2025

    New infosec products of the week: January 17, 2025 2025-01-17 at 06:04 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Atsign, Cisco, Commvault, and IT-Harvest. Cisco AI Defense safeguards against the misuse of AI tools Cisco AI Defense is purpose-built for enterprises to develop,…

  • Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling

    Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling 2025-01-17 at 04:40 By Tobias Mann and Simon Sharwood Some of you have apparently already botched chatbots or allowed ‘shadow AI’ to creep in Cisco and Nvidia have both recognized that as useful as today’s AI may be,…

  • FBI warns agents of call log thefts by hackers who breached AT&T — prompts urgent push to protect confidential informants’ identities: report

    FBI warns agents of call log thefts by hackers who breached AT&T — prompts urgent push to protect confidential informants’ identities: report 2025-01-17 at 03:48 By Reuters FBI leaders have warned that hackers who breached AT&T’s system last year likely stole months of agents’ call and text logs. This article is an excerpt from Latest…

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