March 2024

Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets 2024-03-09 at 07:01 By Microsoft on Friday revealed that the Kremlin-backed threat actor known as Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29 or Cozy Bear) managed to gain access to some of its source code repositories and internal systems following a hack that came to light in January 2024. “In recent weeks, […]

Trump, who tried kicking TikTok out of the US, says boo to latest ban effort 2024-03-09 at 02:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Florida man would rather have app stay so as not to give gift to ‘true enemy of the people’ … Zuckerberg Comment  If you had to guess, who would you say former US President

Cybercrime crew Magnet Goblin bursts onto the scene exploiting Ivanti holes 2024-03-09 at 01:02 By Jessica Lyons Plus: CISA pulls plug on couple of systems feared compromised There’s yet another group of miscreants out there hijacking insecure Ivanti devices: A new, financially motivated gang dubbed Magnet Goblin has emerged from the shadowy digital depths with

Nano a nono: Pixel 8 phones too dumb for Google’s smallest Gemini AI model 2024-03-09 at 00:01 By Katyanna Quach Some might say a blessing in disguise Nano, Google’s smallest AI model in its generative Gemini series, will not be available on Pixel 8 handsets due to “some hardware limitations.”… This article is an excerpt

Grab a helmet because retired ISS batteries are hurtling back to Earth 2024-03-08 at 21:47 By Richard Speed ‘Luminous phenomena’ on the cards, but half a ton of debris could survive A pallet of used batteries from the International Space Station (ISS) is due to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere at some point in the next

Is Russia using Starlink in Ukraine? Congress demands answers 2024-03-08 at 20:49 By Brandon Vigliarolo And saying Starlink doesn’t work inside Russian borders isn’t sufficient… Starlink terminals are reportedly being used by both sides in Russia’s war against Ukraine, but now Congressional representatives want to know why. … This article is an excerpt from The Register