February 2024

Authorities Claim LockBit Admin “LockBitSupp” Has Engaged with Law Enforcement

Authorities Claim LockBit Admin “LockBitSupp” Has Engaged with Law Enforcement 2024-02-25 at 11:32 By LockBitSupp, the individual(s) behind the persona representing the LockBit ransomware service on cybercrime forums such as Exploit and XSS, “has engaged with law enforcement,” authorities said. The development comes following the takedown of the prolific ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation as part of a coordinated […]

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Week in review: 10 cybersecurity startups to watch, admins urged to remove VMware vSphere plugin

Week in review: 10 cybersecurity startups to watch, admins urged to remove VMware vSphere plugin 2024-02-25 at 11:01 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Inside the strategy of Salesforce’s new Chief Trust Officer In this Help Net Security interview, Arkin discusses a

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White House Wades Into Debate on ‘Open’ Versus ‘Closed’ Artificial Intelligence Systems

White House Wades Into Debate on ‘Open’ Versus ‘Closed’ Artificial Intelligence Systems 2024-02-24 at 21:46 By Associated Press The White House is seeking public comment on the risks and benefits of having an AI system’s key components publicly available for anyone to use and modify. The post White House Wades Into Debate on ‘Open’ Versus

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Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies

Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies 2024-02-24 at 14:31 By Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier, more than six months after a China-linked cyber espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations came to light. “Microsoft will automatically enable

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Judge slaps down law firm using ChatGPT to justify six-figure trial fee

Judge slaps down law firm using ChatGPT to justify six-figure trial fee 2024-02-24 at 13:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Use of AI to calculate legal bill ‘utterly and unusually unpersuasive’ You’d think lawyers – ostensibly a clever group of people – would have figured out by now that relying on ChatGPT to do anything related to

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Some Intel Core chips keep crashing, game devs complain

Some Intel Core chips keep crashing, game devs complain 2024-02-24 at 00:47 By Thomas Claburn Oodles of problems with data decompression and suchlike, depending on system settings Some recent Intel microprocessors are crashing systems – and the problem appears related to the chips’ firmware and clock rates settings.… This article is an excerpt from The

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LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest

LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest 2024-02-24 at 00:32 By Connor Jones Investigating LockBit’s finances has blown previous estimates of the operation’s wealth out of the water Authorities digging into LockBit’s finances believe the group may have generated more than $1 billion in ransom fees over its four-year lifespan.… This article

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AI comes for jobs at studio of American filmmaker Tyler Perry

AI comes for jobs at studio of American filmmaker Tyler Perry 2024-02-24 at 00:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo $800M expansion canceled after a mere glimpse at the power of Sora If you ask American film mogul Tyler Perry, AI isn’t coming for jobs – it’s already taken them. Case in point, Perry’s Atlanta film studio, where

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China breakthrough promises optical discs that store hundreds of terabytes

China breakthrough promises optical discs that store hundreds of terabytes 2024-02-23 at 23:46 By Dan Robinson The coasters are making a comeback … but tech won’t be commercially available for some time Optical discs that can store up to 200 TB of data could be possible with a new technology developed in China. If commercialized,

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Varda capsule proves you don’t need astronauts for gravity-defying science

Varda capsule proves you don’t need astronauts for gravity-defying science 2024-02-23 at 23:16 By Richard Speed Space factory startup celebrates successful re-entry Almost drowned out by last night’s lunar landing, Varda Space Industries celebrated the re-entry and landing of the capsule from its W-1 mission in the Utah desert.… This article is an excerpt from

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U-Haul tells 67K customers that cyber-crooks drove away with their personal info

U-Haul tells 67K customers that cyber-crooks drove away with their personal info 2024-02-23 at 22:17 By Jessica Lyons Thieves broke into IT system using stolen login U-Haul is alerting tens of thousands of folks that miscreants used stolen credentials to break into one of its systems and access customer records that contained some personal data.…

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Google Maps leads German tourists to week-long survival saga in Australian swamp

Google Maps leads German tourists to week-long survival saga in Australian swamp 2024-02-23 at 20:16 By Richard Currie Pair had to dodge croc on trek back to civilization Two German tourists got more than they bargained for when they put their lives in the hands of Google Maps and blindly followed the service into the

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Defending Healthcare Databases: Strategies to Safeguard Critical Information

Defending Healthcare Databases: Strategies to Safeguard Critical Information 2024-02-23 at 20:01 By The healthcare sector continues to be a primary target for threat actors, with 2023 seeing a record number  of data breaches and compromised records. While successful attacks are inevitable, it’s incumbent upon healthcare organizations to limit their exposure, and minimize the likelihood of

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81% of security leaders predict SEC rules will impact their businesses

81% of security leaders predict SEC rules will impact their businesses 2024-02-23 at 20:01 By Organizations have been working to adjust to the new SEC expectations with mixed results.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Dormant PyPI Package Compromised to Spread Nova Sentinel Malware

Dormant PyPI Package Compromised to Spread Nova Sentinel Malware 2024-02-23 at 19:46 By A dormant package available on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository was updated nearly after two years to propagate an information stealer malware called Nova Sentinel. The package, named django-log-tracker, was first published to PyPI in April 2022, according to software supply chain

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LockBit identity reveal a bigger letdown than Game of Thrones Season 8

LockBit identity reveal a bigger letdown than Game of Thrones Season 8 2024-02-23 at 18:32 By Connor Jones NCA still left enough for onlookers to wonder if there’s anything more to come The grand finale of the week of LockBit leaks was slated to expose the real identity of LockBitSupp – the alias of the

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Lender threatens to sweep MariaDB accounts over private equity bid

Lender threatens to sweep MariaDB accounts over private equity bid 2024-02-23 at 17:17 By Lindsay Clark Publicity around offer breaches loan agreement, or so SEC filing alleges MariaDB has been warned by a bank lender that it may “sweep” its accounts in retaliation for the publication of a private equity bid for the troubled database

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Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint

Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint 2024-02-23 at 15:47 By Richard Currie Lawsuit accuses contractor and co-defendants of ‘pacify and delay’ tactics Sergey Brin and two of his businesses – Google and Bayshore Global Management – are named in a lawsuit seeking damages over the death of a pilot who attempted

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Five reasons a building needs a peer-to-peer based IP intercom system

Five reasons a building needs a peer-to-peer based IP intercom system 2024-02-23 at 15:31 By Intercom systems can provide a facility with a significant amount of security and control, enabling users to communicate with other individuals. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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