July 2024

China’s Honor debuts laptop with bonkers removable camera that lives in a little slot 2024-07-16 at 04:46 By Laura Dobberstein Privacy preserved, with potential to lose the camera in your pocket or beyond Chinese consumer electronics outfit Honor has thought outside the clamshell by creating a laptop with a stowable magnetic camera.… This article is […]

DarkGate, the evil Swiss Army knife of malware, sees boom after rival Qbot crushed 2024-07-16 at 03:16 By Jessica Lyons Meet the new boss, same as the old boss The DarkGate malware family has become more prevalent in recent months after one of its main competitors was taken down by the FBI.… This article is

Kaspersky culls staff, closes doors in US amid Biden’s ban 2024-07-16 at 00:46 By Jessica Lyons After all we’ve done for you, America, sniffs antivirus lab Kaspersky has confirmed it will shutter its American operations and cut US-based jobs following President Biden’s ban on the Russian business last month.… This article is an excerpt from

US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle releases statement on assassination attempt 2024-07-15 at 23:46 By Earlier today, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, released a statement on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a political rally on Saturday, July 13.   This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS

FTC to probe IBM’s $6.4B takeover of HashiCorp 2024-07-15 at 22:31 By Matthew Connatser Cloud biz claims it’s full speed ahead – and damn the torpedoes The FTC is probing IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp, according to a filing made to America’s financial watchdog.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Net neutrality in danger again: US appeals court stays new FCC rule 2024-07-15 at 21:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘Likelihood of success is even clearer,’ after Chevron and Loper Bright decisions, say telco industry appellants The Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to reassert net neutrality rules has been put on hold by the US Sixth Circuit of

Smartphones sales bounce, Xiaomi biting at Apple’s heels 2024-07-15 at 20:48 By Dan Robinson Chinese brand giving iPhone a run for its money Global smartphone sales are continuing to rebound, partly thanks to a “buzz” around high-end devices supporting Gen AI, but mostly due to budget conscious consumers seeking out low-end devices.… This article is

GitHub Token Leak Exposes Python’s Core Repositories to Potential Attacks 2024-07-15 at 20:17 By Cybersecurity researchers said they discovered an accidentally leaked GitHub token that could have granted elevated access to the GitHub repositories of the Python language, Python Package Index (PyPI), and the Python Software Foundation (PSF) repositories. JFrog, which found the GitHub Personal

Linux kernel 6.10 arrives with punched-up hardware support 2024-07-15 at 20:03 By Liam Proven Plus: Broader Rust abilities, better sandboxing, and more The latest Linux kernel is here, with relatively few new features but better support for several hardware platforms, including non-Intel kit.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Southwest latest to aim at electric air taxi dream with Archer partnership 2024-07-15 at 19:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo You have to plan for the future, but we’re pretty far from a license to fly Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have penned a preliminary deal the pair hope will give them a slice of the electric

From check-in to check-out: Ensuring cybersecurity in hospitality 2024-07-15 at 19:18 By A secure and seamless guest experience is no longer a luxury, but a necessity in today’s digital age. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Evidence for Moon caves emerges as humans hunt for hospitable hideaway under lunar surface 2024-07-15 at 18:46 By Lindsay Clark Lava tubes promise shelter in future Moon missions Scientists have uncovered evidence of underground caves on the Moon that humans could potentially use for shelter during a mission to the Earth’s natural satellite.… This article

ZDI shames Microsoft for – yet another – coordinated vulnerability disclosure snafu 2024-07-15 at 18:17 By Jessica Lyons ‘It seems like they really don’t have a full grasp of what’s going on with this patch’ Exclusive  A Microsoft zero-day exploit that Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative team claims it found and reported to Redmond in

Is Teams connector retirement a tweak to fit EU laws, or a sign of price rises to come? 2024-07-15 at 17:34 By Richard Speed Customers debate reasons behind move, say halo of Teams has slipped now Copilot is here Analysis  Arguments over the retirement of Office 365 connectors within Teams shows no sign of abating,

Infoseccers claim Squarespace migration linked to DNS hijackings at Web3 firms 2024-07-15 at 17:01 By Connor Jones Company keeps quiet amid high-profile compromises Security researchers are claiming a spate of DNS hijackings at web3 businesses is linked to Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains last year.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original