October 2023

Exploring the Realm of Malicious Generative AI: A New Digital Security Challenge 17/10/2023 at 13:46 By Recently, the cybersecurity landscape has been confronted with a daunting new reality – the rise of malicious Generative AI, like FraudGPT and WormGPT. These rogue creations, lurking in the dark corners of the internet, pose a distinctive threat to […]

Experts Warn of Severe Flaws Affecting Milesight Routers and Titan SFTP Servers 17/10/2023 at 13:46 By A severity flaw impacting industrial cellular routers from Milesight may have been actively exploited in real-world attacks, new findings from VulnCheck reveal. Tracked as CVE-2023-43261 (CVSS score: 7.5), the vulnerability has been described as a case of information disclosure that affects

Serenity OS turns five and emits first offspring, Ladybird 17/10/2023 at 13:17 By Liam Proven Indie C++ Unix-like OS project now has an indie Javascript-capable browser, too A small project with a hobby of defying expectations found a new one to defy, by making its home-grown browser cross-platform.… This article is an excerpt from The

Falcon Heavy sends NASA probe to metal-rich asteroid Psyche 17/10/2023 at 12:17 By Richard Speed Is SpaceX psyching out the competition? There were sighs of relief all round as NASA’s Psyche mission finally lifted off late last week. However, the launch highlights more Earthly worries around launch provider competition.… This article is an excerpt from

Raspberry Pi 5: Hot takes and cooler mistakes 17/10/2023 at 11:32 By Richard Speed How does the device fare as a daily driver, and is cooling really optional? We’ve used a pair of Raspberry Pi 5s as daily drivers and have some hot takes. Some really hot takes.… This article is an excerpt from The

British boffins say aircraft could fly on trash, cutting pollution debt by 80% 17/10/2023 at 10:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Domestic jets can use ‘municipal solid waste’ to fly the friendly skies Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) made from sources other than fossil fuels have the potential to reduce emissions by up to 80 percent, UK researchers

$6.2B in profit wasn’t enough: Nvidia hikes GeForce Now prices for Canada and Europe 17/10/2023 at 09:32 By Tobias Mann Cites ‘increased operational costs’ but whatever they are US gamers aren’t impacted Nvidia will increase the price of its GeForce Now game streaming services across much of Canada, Europe, and the UK, effective from November

CERT-UA Reports: 11 Ukrainian Telecom Providers Hit by Cyberattacks 17/10/2023 at 09:16 By The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that threat actors “interfered” with at least 11 telecommunication service providers in the country between May and September 2023. The agency is tracking the activity under the name UAC-0165, stating the intrusions

Cloudflare exiles baseboard management controller from its server motherboards 17/10/2023 at 09:02 By Simon Sharwood Puts Datacenter-ready Secure Control Modules to work in boxen built by Lenovo Cloudflare has joined the ranks of operators that believe baseboard management controllers (BMCs) no longer belong on server motherboards.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View