December 2023

UAC-0099 Using WinRAR Exploit to Target Ukrainian Firms with LONEPAGE Malware 22/12/2023 at 11:49 By The threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been linked to continued attacks aimed at Ukraine, some of which leverage a high-severity flaw in the WinRAR software to deliver a malware strain called LONEPAGE. “The threat actor targets Ukrainian employees working for companies

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Microsoft Warns of New ‘FalseFont’ Backdoor Targeting the Defense Sector 22/12/2023 at 09:18 By Organizations in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector are in the crosshairs of an Iranian threat actor as part of a campaign designed to deliver a never-before-seen backdoor called FalseFont. The findings come from Microsoft, which is tracking the activity under

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Cisco goes Christmas shopping, buys Cilium project originator Isovalent 22/12/2023 at 08:32 By Simon Sharwood Swithchzilla likes what eBPF does for multicloud networking and security Cisco has bought itself a Christmas present: Isovalent, the startup that originated Cilium, an open source networking, observability, and security tool recently graduated to full project status by the Cloud

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China bans export of rare earth processing kit 22/12/2023 at 05:47 By Simon Sharwood Beijing also wants its human gene-editing kit – and LiDAR– to stay at home China has added a host of technologies related to rare earth production to its list of restricted exports.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Programmable or ‘purpose-bound’ money is coming, probably as a feature in central bank digital currencies 22/12/2023 at 02:19 By Laura Dobberstein Governments may dictate where or when you use it, but it’s not a gift card Interview  As the tide of enthusiasm for cryptocurrency ebbs, new forms of digital currency are emerging, including something called

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Lapsus$ teen sentenced to indefinite detention in hospital after Nvidia, GTA cyberattacks 22/12/2023 at 01:18 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Arion Kurtaj will remain hospitalized until a mental health tribunal says he can leave Two British teens who were members of the Lapsus$ gang have been sentenced for their roles in a cyber-crime spree that included

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Philips recalls 340 MRI machines because they may explode in an emergency 22/12/2023 at 00:17 By Tobias Mann Rapid unscheduled disassembly not exactly a desirable quality for medical imaging equipment Philips is recalling hundreds of MRI machines around the globe over concerns the medical imaging equipment could explode during normal operation — something a US

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FTC wants to crack down on Big Biz profiting from kids’ data 21/12/2023 at 23:19 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle COPPA changes on the horizon. Meta, Amazon and friends must be thrilled It will soon be more difficult for corporations to collect and monetize kids’ data in the US if the FTC goes ahead with several

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