April 2024

Feds probe massive alleged classified US govt data theft and leak 2024-04-04 at 21:32 By Jessica Lyons State Dept keeps schtum ‘for security reasons’ Uncle Sam is investigating claims that a criminal stole and leaked classified information from the Pentagon and other national security agencies.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original […]

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Sleuths who cracked Zodiac Killer’s cipher thank the crowd 2024-04-04 at 20:17 By Thomas Claburn Fifty-one years of community contributions, software, and clever cryptanalysis contributed Three men received recognition in December 2020 for cracking the Zodiac Killer’s 340-character cipher (Z340) – but they want to share credit with the community of sleuths who helped with

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NASA taps trio of companies to build the next generation of lunar rover 2024-04-04 at 19:46 By Richard Speed At $4.6 billion, this Moon malarkey is getting expensive NASA has selected three companies to develop designs for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) to transport astronauts around the Moon.… This article is an excerpt from The

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Thank the bots, your blue check is back on X 2024-04-04 at 19:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo What a great way to inflate those numbers Elon What Elon taketh away, Elon also giveth. Fee-free blue checks on Twitter are back, but only for users with a certain number of followers who pay for X Premium.… This

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DHS proposes reporting rules for critical infrastructure 2024-04-04 at 19:16 By Security leaders respond to the proposed critical infrastructure rules set forth by the DHS.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Vietnam-Based Hackers Steal Financial Data Across Asia with Malware 2024-04-04 at 19:16 By A suspected Vietnamese-origin threat actor has been observed targeting victims in several Asian and Southeast Asian countries with malware designed to harvest valuable data since at least May 2023. Cisco Talos is tracking the cluster under the name CoralRaider, describing it as financially

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New Phishing Campaign Targets Oil & Gas with Evolved Data-Stealing Malware 2024-04-04 at 19:16 By An updated version of an information-stealing malware called Rhadamanthys is being used in phishing campaigns targeting the oil and gas sector. “The phishing emails use a unique vehicle incident lure and, in later stages of the infection chain, spoof the

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Google ponders making AI search a premium option 2024-04-04 at 18:46 By Richard Speed Ad-free search experience might not be on the cards Google is reportedly considering tweaks to its search engine, including making some AI features subscription-only – an ad-free search experience is seemingly not on the cards.… This article is an excerpt from

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Ivanti commits to secure-by-design overhaul after vulnerability nightmare 2024-04-04 at 18:17 By Connor Jones CEO addresses whirlwind start to 2024 and how it plans to prevent a repeat Ivanti has committed to adopting a secure-by-design approach to security as it gears up for an organizational overhaul in response to the multiple vulnerabilities in Connect Secure

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Microsoft’s playdate in Google’s Privacy Sandbox gets messy 2024-04-04 at 17:47 By Thomas Claburn Targeted ads in Edge may be blocked before they even arrive Analysis  Inspired by Google’s Privacy Sandbox ad tech renovation initiative, Microsoft last month announced plans for a “privacy preserving” mechanism to deliver interest-based ads in its Edge browser.… This article

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German state ditches Windows, Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice 2024-04-04 at 17:33 By Matthew Connatser ‘Complete digital sovereignty’ … sounds familiar Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s most northern state, is starting its switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and is planning to move from Windows to Linux on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions.…

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