July 2024

New HardBit Ransomware 4.0 Uses Passphrase Protection to Evade Detection 2024-07-15 at 08:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new version of a ransomware strain called HardBit that comes packaged with new obfuscation techniques to deter analysis efforts. “Unlike previous versions, HardBit Ransomware group enhanced the version 4.0 with passphrase protection,” Cybereason researchers […]

Google reportedly in talks to buy infosec outfit Wiz for $23 billion 2024-07-15 at 07:47 By Simon Sharwood The security industry has never had a clear leader – could it be the Chocolate Factory? Ask any techie to name who leads the market for OSes, databases, networks or ERP and the answers are clear: Microsoft,

Unlocking digital trust: The power of collaboration in a data-driven world 2024-07-15 at 07:16 By As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the importance of digital trust will only continue to grow. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

UK cyber-boss slams China’s bug-hoarding laws 2024-07-15 at 03:21 By Laura Dobberstein Plus: Japanese scientists ID ancient supernova; AWS dismisses China trouble rumor; and more ASIA IN BRIEF  The interim CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has criticized China’s approach to bug reporting.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Honey, I shrunk the LLM! A beginner’s guide to quantization – and testing it 2024-07-14 at 14:46 By Tobias Mann Just be careful not to shave off too many bits … These things are known to hallucinate as it is Hands on  If you hop on Hugging Face and start browsing through large language models,

Former President Donald Trump injured in shooting at campaign rally 2024-07-14 at 04:17 By Former U.S. President Donald Trump was rushed off the stage after shots rang out during a rally in Pennsylvania. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Three words to send a chill down your spine: Snowflake. Intrusion. Alert 2024-07-13 at 18:16 By Iain Thomson And can AI save us from the scourge of malware? In theory, why not, but in practice … Color us skeptical Kettle  For this week’s Kettle episode, in which our journos as usual get together for an

Game dev accuses Intel of selling ‘defective’ Raptor Lake CPUs 2024-07-13 at 10:16 By Matthew Connatser High-end processor instability headaches, failures pushed one studio to switch to AMD One game developer says it’s had enough of Intel’s 13th and 14th-generation Core microprocessors, calling them “defective.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly All Wireless Customers 2024-07-13 at 09:31 By American telecom service provider AT&T has confirmed that threat actors managed to access data belonging to “nearly all” of its wireless customers as well as customers of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) using AT&T’s wireless network. “Threat actors unlawfully accessed an AT&T

Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack 2024-07-13 at 03:01 By Matthew Connatser 15,000 dealerships take estimated $600M+ hit CDK Global reportedly paid a $25 million ransom in Bitcoin after its servers were knocked offline by crippling ransomware.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

White House urged to double check Microsoft isn’t funneling AI to China via G42 deal 2024-07-12 at 23:31 By Matthew Connatser Windows maker insisted everything will be locked down and secure – which given its reputation, uh-oh! Two House committee chairs have sent a public letter to the White House asking it to look into

CISA broke into a US federal agency, and no one noticed for a full 5 months 2024-07-12 at 21:16 By Connor Jones Red team exercise revealed a score of security fails The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says a red team exercise at a certain unnamed federal agency in 2023 revealed a string