2023

Softbank snaps up Vision Fund’s stake in Arm ahead of IPO 19/08/2023 at 03:02 By Tobias Mann Brit chip ship’s sales may or may not be quite as rosy as hoped, judging from draft paperwork Softbank has reportedly acquired the 25 percent stake its Vision Fund holds in Arm, less than a month before the […]

Need a decent dining spot in Ottawa? Microsoft suggested a food bank 19/08/2023 at 01:16 By Katyanna Quach Azure giant blames human error, not AI – up to you to swallow that ​​Microsoft took down an article from its sprawling web empire that recommended travelers visit the Ottawa Food Bank on an empty stomach as

FYI: There’s another BlackCat ransomware variant on the prowl 19/08/2023 at 00:47 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Bad kitty, no catnip for you Here’s a heads up. Another version of BlackCat ransomware has been spotted extorting victims. This variant embeds two tools, we’re told: the network toolkit Impacket for lateral movement within compromised environments, and Remcom

Google ‘wiretapped’ tax websites with visitor traffic trackers, lawsuit claims 18/08/2023 at 23:47 By Thomas Claburn And this wiretap, is it in the room with us right now? Google was sued on Thursday for allegedly “wiretapping” several tax preparation websites and gathering people’s sensitive personal data.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

New phishing campaign recognized in Europe and South America 18/08/2023 at 23:47 By A phishing campaign designed to collect Zimbra user credentials was uncovered by ESET. The campaign has been active since at least April 2023. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Hold the Moon – NASA’s buildings are crumbling amid 200-year upgrade cycles 18/08/2023 at 22:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo If a facility falls down, ‘the microscope inside it is useless to you’ While NASA prepares to journey through the unforgiving vacuum of space to the Moon and Mars, it faces a terrestrial threat in the meantime.

Germany to cut Huawei from networks ‘irrespective of costs’ 18/08/2023 at 21:33 By Dan Robinson What a difference four years makes Germany is determined to remove any systems from its telecoms networks that might pose a security threat, regardless of cost, in a remarkable reversal of the country’s stance from just a few years ago.…

Intel’s Tower bid has shuffled off this mortal coil – so what about foundry plans? 18/08/2023 at 20:19 By Tobias Mann Maybe Pat dodged a bullet – mature process nodes aren’t the kind of thing shareholders get excited about Analysis  With its $5.4 billion bid to acquire Tower Semiconductor in ruins, Intel Foundry Services’ (IFS)

Synthetic identity fraud fastest growing financial crime in U.S. 18/08/2023 at 20:02 By A Deloitte report found that synthetic identity fraud such as deepfakes could trigger the need for more sophisticated biometric security systems. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Meta to use work badge and Status Tool to snoop on staff 18/08/2023 at 18:47 By Paul Kunert Not in office three days a week? Repeated ‘violations’ could lead to termination Tough times loom for Meta engineers and the wider workforce that refuse to return to the office for at least three days a week

A closer look at Harvard and Google’s HPC heart research project 18/08/2023 at 17:31 By Dan Robinson That’s a massive workload you’ve got there – how much does it cost? Google is working with Harvard University on a medical research program using public cloud resources rather than a supercomputer to run very large scale simulations..…

Railway company agrees to new safety measures following derailment 18/08/2023 at 17:17 By Following a train derailment in February 2023, Norfolk Southern Corp has settled with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

CISA hosts nation’s largest annual election security exercise 18/08/2023 at 15:49 By This week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) hosted the nation’s largest annual election security exercise. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source