2023

Chinese media teases imminent exposé of seismic US spying scheme 15/08/2023 at 05:02 By Simon Sharwood Again labels America a hacker empire over alleged backdoors found in earthquake monitoring kit China’s Global Times, a state-controlled media outlet, has teased an imminent exposé of alleged US attacks on seismic data measurement stations.… This article is an

Sextortion suspects on trial after teen victim dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound 15/08/2023 at 02:33 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Trio alleged to have blackmailed over 100 targets after threats of intimate image release Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the US and were scheduled to appear in deferral court on Monday, charged with

Internet Archive sued by record labels as battle with book publishers intensifies 15/08/2023 at 02:02 By Thomas Claburn Music copyright bomb hits just as other court conflict leads to lending limits The Internet Archive was sued for copyright infringement by a coalition of music giants on Friday, just as it lost a similar copyright claim

Beware cool-looking beta crypto-apps. They may be money-stealing fakes 15/08/2023 at 01:32 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Try out a hot new thing before official launch? Something smells phishy The FBI has warned of a scam in which criminals lure people into installing what they think are pre-release beta-grade phone apps to try out – only

Amazon uses AI to emit reviews of people’s product reviews 15/08/2023 at 00:47 By Katyanna Quach From one untrusted source to another … and another Amazon is now using generative AI to produce written summaries of customer reviews for products on the shelves of its sprawling e-commerce empire.… This article is an excerpt from The

Ford SYNC 3 infotainment systems vulnerable to drive-by Wi-Fi hijacking 15/08/2023 at 00:04 By Brandon Vigliarolo Affected vehicles are still safe to use, says automaker Ford has suggested owners of vehicles equipped with its SYNC 3 infotainment system disable the Wi-Fi lest someone nearby exploits a buffer-overflow vulnerability and hijacks the equipment.… This article is

Cage match: Zuck finally realizes Elon is full of twit 14/08/2023 at 23:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo How can a billionaire in his 50s be this much of a dweeb? Mark Zuckerberg isn’t shying away from his supposed cage match with Elon Musk, though he wants the world to know it probably isn’t going to happen

Pack of GM Cruise robo-taxis freeze, snarl up Friday night traffic amid festival crowds 14/08/2023 at 22:47 By Thomas Claburn Just a day after getting green light to expand autonomous ops A day after General Motors was given the green light to accelerate the roll out of its self-driving Cruise taxis in a US state,

FEMA announces emergency response efforts for Hawaii wildfires 14/08/2023 at 22:32 By The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced various federal relief efforts in response to the lethal wildfires in Hawaii.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Get ’em while you can: Intel begins purging NUCs from inventory 14/08/2023 at 22:16 By Tobias Mann Is that a firesale we smell? Intel has begun purging its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) lineup, issuing a slew of product discontinuation notices just weeks after abandoning its mini-PC division and handing the reins to Asus.… This

Idaho airport highlights explosive detection canine workers 14/08/2023 at 21:32 By Transportation Security Agency at Boise Airport is highlighting the work of one of their explosive detection canines and law enforcement handlers. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Dell fined $6.5M for ‘error in pricing process’ down under 14/08/2023 at 20:32 By Simon Sharwood Blunder made bundled monitors more expensive than standalone purchases Australia’s Federal Court has fined Dell AU$10 million ($6.5 million) for what the tech giant has called an error in its pricing processes.… This article is an excerpt from The

QwixxRAT: New Remote Access Trojan Emerges via Telegram and Discord 14/08/2023 at 19:18 By A new remote access trojan (RAT) called QwixxRAT is being advertised for sale by its threat actor through Telegram and Discord platforms. “Once installed on the victim’s Windows platform machines, the RAT stealthily collects sensitive data, which is then sent to the attacker’s

IBM describes analog AI chip that might displace power-hungry GPUs 14/08/2023 at 19:04 By Dan Robinson Power-sipper still in the research stage, but findings are interesting IBM Research has developed a mixed-signal analog chip for AI inferencing that it claims may be able to match the performance of digital counterparts such as GPUs, while consuming

The rise in e-commerce forces retailers to adjust IT procedures 14/08/2023 at 18:31 By The pandemic-induced rise in ecommerce has led retailers to adjust their IT departments, according to a recent report by Information Services Group. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

X-rated auction sells last vestiges of pre-Musk Twitter 14/08/2023 at 17:46 By Richard Currie Oscars 2014 Ellen DeGeneres Selfie in oil, anyone? In case you were heretofore unconvinced that Twitter is dead and is never coming back, the latest sell-off of branded tat might sway you.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View