February 2024

Meta to try ‘cutting edge’ AI detection on its platforms – asking people to add labels 2024-02-06 at 22:17 By Katyanna Quach Will apply ‘penalties if they fail to do so’ Meta is building tools to detect and label AI-generated images posted on its social media platforms, and is testing large language models to automatically […]

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Verizon says 63K employees’ info fell into wrong hands – an insider in this case 2024-02-06 at 21:33 By Jessica Lyons Telco says it’s a private matter Verizon is notifying more than 63,000 people, mostly current employees, that an insider, accidentally or otherwise, had inappropriate access to their personal data.… This article is an excerpt

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Verizon alerts 63k employees their details were leaked by an insider 2024-02-06 at 21:16 By Jessica Lyons Telco says it’s a private matter Verizon is notifying more than 63,000 people, mostly current employees, that an insider leak exposed their personal data.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this

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Apple Vision Pro is creating a new generation of glassholes 2024-02-06 at 20:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo They’re back – and more oblivious than ever Comment  If you’ve paid any attention to social media in the past four days, it’s likely you haven’t been able to escape the torrent of photos and videos of people wearing

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IBM pitches bite-sized $135k LinuxONE box for smaller biz types 2024-02-06 at 20:17 By Dan Robinson Fancy a mainframe that runs Linux? You’ll need deep pockets IBM has pushed out a new member of its LinuxONE enterprise-grade Linux lineup that it hopes will appeal to small and medium-sized businesses, but the price tag is unlikely

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Chinese Coathanger malware hung out to dry by Dutch defense department 2024-02-06 at 19:31 By Connor Jones Attack happened in 2023 using a bespoke backdoor, confirming year-old suspicions Dutch authorities are lifting the curtain on an attempted cyberattack last year at its Ministry of Defense (MoD), blaming Chinese state-sponsored attackers for the espionage-focused intrusion.… This

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SAP hits brakes on Tesla company car deal 2024-02-06 at 18:47 By Lindsay Clark Despite EV commitment, German giant tells Musk marque to buzz off German software giant SAP has reportedly elected not to buy new electric cars from Tesla, the electric automotive manufacturer led by Elon Musk.… This article is an excerpt from The

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EquiLend back in the saddle as ransom payment rumors swirl 2024-02-06 at 18:01 By Connor Jones Still no word on how the intruders broke in or the full extent of any possible data compromise Global securities finance tech company EquiLend’s systems are now back online after announcing a disruptive ransomware attack nearly two weeks ago.…

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You could have heard a pin drop: Virgin Galactic reports itself to the FAA 2024-02-06 at 17:17 By Richard Speed Everything’s fine, but a fastening fell off when it shouldn’t have Virgin Galactic has reported itself to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after discovering a detached alignment pin from the mechanism used to keep

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Beware: Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading ‘Ov3r_Stealer’ to Steal Crypto and Credentials 2024-02-06 at 16:48 By Threat actors are leveraging bogus Facebook job advertisements as a lure to trick prospective targets into installing a new Windows-based stealer malware codenamed Ov3r_Stealer. “This malware is designed to steal credentials and crypto wallets and send those to a Telegram

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Experts Detail New Flaws in Azure HDInsight Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop Services 2024-02-06 at 16:48 By Three new security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Azure HDInsight’s Apache Hadoop, Kafka, and Spark services that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and a regular expression denial-of-service (ReDoS) condition. “The new vulnerabilities affect any authenticated user of Azure HDInsight services such

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