2023

2.M patents infected with data loss in Norton Healthcare ransomware outbreak 11/12/2023 at 23:15 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle AlphV lays claims to the intrusion Norton Healthcare, which runs eight hospitals and more than 30 clinics in Kentucky and Indiana, has admitted crooks may have stolen 2.5 million people’s most sensitive data during a ransomware attack […]

September 2023 saw more ransomware attacks than all of 2022 11/12/2023 at 22:46 By According to a recent report by Apple, the total number of data breaches more than tripled between 2013 and 2022, and rose further in 2023. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

New York set to host $10B semiconductor research facility with IBM and Micron 11/12/2023 at 22:17 By Dan Robinson Elsewhere, BAE Systems bags first CHIPS Act funding Upstate New York is set for a $10 billion semiconductor research facility to work on next-generation chip manufacturing, with IBM and Micron part of the scheme.… This article

Memory-safe languages so hot right now, agrees Lazarus Group as it slings DLang malware 11/12/2023 at 21:23 By Connor Jones Latest offensive cyber group to switch to atypical programming for payloads Research into Lazarus Group’s attacks using Log4Shell has revealed novel malware strains written in an atypical programming language.… This article is an excerpt from

Amazon’s practices are ‘the essence of competition,’ it tells judge 11/12/2023 at 20:05 By Brandon Vigliarolo Why would FTC call that antitrust, it asks in dismissal request Amazon is asking a judge to dismiss the antitrust case filed against it by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states, arguing the case fails to allege any

FTC wants Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI under the microscope 11/12/2023 at 19:17 By Richard Speed Hey Bing, how can I invest billions in a company but not break antitrust laws? Microsoft’s OpenAI headaches might not be going away following reports that now the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering an investigation into the Windows

Red Roof announces data breach 11/12/2023 at 19:16 By Red Roof confirmed that the organization experienced a data breach in late September of 2023. The breach did not involve any Red Roof guest data. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Two years on, 1 in 4 apps still vulnerable to Log4Shell 11/12/2023 at 18:17 By Connor Jones Lack of awareness still blamed for patching apathy despite it being among most infamous bugs of all time Two years after the Log4Shell vulnerability in the open source Java-based Log4j logging utility was disclosed, circa one in four

Another day, another delay to first Vulcan Centaur launch 11/12/2023 at 17:17 By Richard Speed Mission to the Moon likely to slip to 2024 following dress rehearsal issues United Launch Alliance’s heavy-lift launch vehicle Vulcan Centaur is facing yet another delay after the company was unable to complete a Wet Dress Rehearsal on December 8.…

Lack of encryption the primary reason for sensitive data loss 11/12/2023 at 17:17 By New study reveals that organizations appear to struggle in their ability to assess and remediate data encryption risks and policy violations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Researchers Unmask Sandman APT’s Hidden Link to China-Based KEYPLUG Backdoor 11/12/2023 at 17:17 By Tactical and targeting overlaps have been discovered between the enigmatic advanced persistent threat (APT) called Sandman and a China-based threat cluster that’s known to use a backdoor known as KEYPLUG. The assessment comes jointly from SentinelOne, PwC, and the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team

Lazarus Group Using Log4j Exploits to Deploy Remote Access Trojans 11/12/2023 at 17:17 By The notorious North Korea-linked threat actor known as the Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new global campaign that involves the opportunistic exploitation of security flaws in Log4j to deploy previously undocumented remote access trojans (RATs) on compromised hosts. Cisco Talos is

Intel shows off backside power and stacked transistors at IEDM 11/12/2023 at 16:35 By Dan Robinson Chip giant claims demo tech could ‘significantly’ improve device density Intel is looking to new options for its future chips including 3D stacking of transistors to enable greater density, extending backside power, and use of gallium nitride for greater