February 2024

Two of India’s most prominent startup tech giants are in deep trouble 2024-02-05 at 06:31 By Simon Sharwood Paytm’s bank has been locked out, edtech darling Byju’s faces bankruptcy Two of India’s tech leaders, both of which have been widely hailed as exemplars of local entrepreneurialism, are in deep trouble.… This article is an excerpt

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New Mispadu Banking Trojan Exploiting Windows SmartScreen Flaw 2024-02-05 at 06:31 By The threat actors behind the Mispadu banking Trojan have become the latest to exploit a now-patched Windows SmartScreen security bypass flaw to compromise users in Mexico. The attacks entail a new variant of the malware that was first observed in 2019, Palo Alto

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SBF likely off the hook for misplaced FTX funds after cops bust SIM swap ring 2024-02-05 at 03:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo PLUS: more glibc vulns discovered; DraftKings hacker sentenced; and a hefty dose of critical vulnerabilities Infosec In Brief  The recent indictment of a massive SIM-swapping ring may mean convicted crypto conman Sam Bankman-Fried is

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What Big Tech’s balance sheets this week said – and didn’t say – about real-world AI adoption 2024-02-03 at 17:03 By Chris Williams Is there anything more terrifying than a ‘smart’ HR chatbot? Well, OK, yes, but … This ongoing generative AI assistant hype-cycle already feels like it’s been going on for a decade, with

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Still no love for JPEG XL: Browser maker love-in snubs next-gen image format 2024-02-03 at 13:01 By Thomas Claburn Fans of the spec bemoan lack of transparency in Interop 2024 process Browser makers Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, alongside two software consultancies, celebrated a moment of unity and common purpose on Thursday with the announcement

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Researchers remotely exploit devices used to manage safe aircraft landings and takeoffs 2024-02-03 at 11:46 By Connor Jones The closest thing we may ever get to a real-life Die Hard 2 scenario Criminals could remotely tamper with the data that apps used by airplane pilots rely on to inform safe takeoff and landing procedures, according

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U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks 2024-02-03 at 09:46 By The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against six officials associated with the Iranian intelligence agency for attacking critical infrastructure entities in the U.S. and other countries. The officials include Hamid Reza Lashgarian, Mahdi Lashgarian, Hamid Homayunfal, Milad

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Mastodon Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Hijack Any Decentralized Account 2024-02-03 at 09:01 By The decentralized social network Mastodon has disclosed a critical security flaw that enables malicious actors to impersonate and take over any account. “Due to insufficient origin validation in all Mastodon, attackers can impersonate and take over any remote account,” the maintainers said

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AnyDesk Hacked: Popular Remote Desktop Software Mandates Password Reset 2024-02-03 at 06:16 By Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk disclosed on Friday that it suffered a cyber attack that led to a compromise of its production systems. The German company said the incident, which it discovered following a security audit, is not a ransomware attack and

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Dell said to be preparing broad Return To Office order this Monday 2024-02-03 at 02:17 By Thomas Claburn Remote work option will still be offered – but at the cost of career advancement Exclusive  On Monday Dell is expected to send a “Return To Office” notification to all employees, a source familiar with the matter

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Untangling Meta’s plan for its homegrown AI chips, set to actually roll out this year 2024-02-03 at 00:31 By Tobias Mann So that’s where all the laid-off semiconductor engineers went! After years of development, Meta may finally roll out its homegrown AI accelerators in a meaningful way this year.… This article is an excerpt from

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Blackbaud settles with FTC after that IT breach exposed millions of people’s info 2024-02-02 at 23:21 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Cloud software slinger admits no guilt, promises better basic security hygiene Blackbaud, which had data on millions of people stolen from it by one or more crooks, has promised to shore up its IT defenses

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US starts ’emergency’ checks on cryptocurrency power use, citing winter power demands 2024-02-02 at 22:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Up until now watchdogs say they’ve just been guesstimating consumption The US government has just signed off an emergency probe into how much power cryptocurrency miners are drawing from America’s electricity grid. … This article is an excerpt

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