2023

Tesla’s purported hands-free ‘Elon mode’ raises regulator’s blood pressure 30/08/2023 at 21:04 By Brandon Vigliarolo NHTSA is already worried Autopilot and FSD make drivers irresponsible – this surely won’t help matters The discovery of a secret Tesla Autopilot configuration that allows the self-driving system to operate without driver attention isn’t sitting well with US regulators […]

Hackers Can Exploit Windows Container Isolation Framework to Bypass Endpoint Security 30/08/2023 at 21:03 By New findings show that malicious actors could leverage a sneaky malware detection evasion technique and bypass endpoint security solutions by manipulating the Windows Container Isolation Framework. The findings were presented by Deep Instinct security researcher Daniel Avinoam at the DEF CON

The varied landscape of consumer fraud 30/08/2023 at 20:31 By In today’s interconnected digital world, consumer fraud remains a persistent threat that can have far-reaching consequences for individuals. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

HP blames discounted PCs and China chill for Q3 revenue drop 30/08/2023 at 20:02 By Dan Robinson At least the cost-cutting scissors are still sharp HP is putting a brave face on its third quarter 2023 results, claiming it’s making progress to long-term growth priorities while enacting structural cost savings, despite revenue being down nearly

MMRat Android Trojan Executes Remote Financial Fraud Through Accessibility Feature 30/08/2023 at 19:02 By A previously undocumented Android banking trojan dubbed MMRat has been observed targeting mobile users in Southeast Asia since late June 2023 to remotely commandeer the devices and perform financial fraud. “The malware, named after its distinctive package name com.mm.user, can capture user input

Google wants to takes a byte out of Oracle workloads with PostgreSQL migration service 30/08/2023 at 18:47 By Lindsay Clark Third-party and bespoke apps most likely candidates for the switch Google is looking to capture some of Oracle’s workloads by promising to help users migrate from Big Red’s databases to PostgreSQL with a set of

USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix 30/08/2023 at 17:32 By Liam Proven Alive and still quite vigorous considering its age The USENET management committee has reconvened and there are green shoots of growth in the original, pre-World Wide Web social network.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Security leaders report need to balance human and machine identities 30/08/2023 at 17:32 By The effect of data breaches was analyzed in a recent report by AppViewX and Forrester, including financial costs and decision-maker stress. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

AMA: Cybersecurity Executive Edition — Andrew Wilder 30/08/2023 at 17:16 By In this AMA episode from Security magazine, Andrew Wilder, cybersecurity executive and professor at Washington University, discusses security trends. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

China-Linked BadBazaar Android Spyware Targeting Signal and Telegram Users 30/08/2023 at 17:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious Android apps for Signal and Telegram distributed via the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store that are engineered to deliver the BadBazaar spyware on infected devices. Slovakian company ESET attributed the campaign to a China-linked actor