August 2024

Check your IP cameras: There’s a new Mirai botnet on the rise 2024-08-31 at 21:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Also, US offering $2.5M for Belarusian hacker, Backpage kingpins jailed, additional MOVEit victims, and more in brief  A series of IP cameras still used all over the world, despite being well past their end of life, have […]

North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero-Day Exploit 2024-08-31 at 19:16 By A recently patched security flaw in Google Chrome and other Chromium web browsers was exploited as a zero-day by North Korean actors in a campaign designed to deliver the FudModule rootkit. The development is indicative of the persistent efforts made by

Canadian artist wants Anthropic AI lawsuit corrected 2024-08-31 at 16:31 By Thomas Claburn Tim Boucher objects to the mischaracterization of his work in authors’ copyright claim Interview  Tim Boucher, a Canadian artist, author, and AI activist, sent a letter to the San Francisco judge overseeing an authors’ lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic to object to

GPT apps fail to disclose data collection, study finds 2024-08-31 at 08:16 By Thomas Claburn Researchers say that implementing Actions omit privacy details and expose info Many of the GPT apps in OpenAI’s GPT Store collect data and facilitate online tracking in violation of OpenAI policies, researchers claim.… This article is an excerpt from The

RansomHub hits 210 victims in just 6 months 2024-08-31 at 03:01 By Connor Jones The ransomware gang recruits high-profile affiliates from LockBit and ALPHV As RansomHub continues to scoop up top talent from the fallen LockBit and ALPHV operations while accruing a smorgasbord of victims, security and law enforcement agencies in the US feel it’s

Musk’s X, Media Matters headed to trial 2024-08-31 at 01:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo The platform ‘has provided sufficient allegations to survive dismissal,’ judge says Elon Musk’s X Corp and Media Matters for America are headed to trial next year following a judge’s refusal to toss the billionaire’s lawsuit. … This article is an excerpt from The

Green Berets storm building after hacking its Wi-Fi 2024-08-31 at 00:16 By Iain Thomson Relax, it’s just a drill. This time at least. US Army Special Forces, aka the Green Berets, have been demonstrating their hacking chops in the recent Swift Response 24 military exercises in May, the military has now confirmed.… This article is

Starliner’s not-so-grand finale is a thump in the desert next week 2024-08-30 at 23:46 By Richard Speed An ignominious, uncrewed end to Boeing’s misfire Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft is set to return to Earth just over a week from now with managers setting a date of no earlier than September 6 for undocking from the

Dell’s all-in bet on AI pays off in latest earnings 2024-08-30 at 22:16 By Dan Robinson The term was mentioned over 140 times during the earnings call Few companies have tied their fortunes to AI as much as Dell Technologies has, with the technology giant seeing a rise in server and networking revenue of 80

MongoDB takes a swing at PostgreSQL after claiming wins against rival 2024-08-30 at 20:46 By Lindsay Clark Open source competitor is still the most popular database among devs, though NoSQL database vendor MongoDB says it is making significant gains against open source relational rival PostgreSQL in a claim that seems to fly in the face

Gelsinger opens up about Intel troubles amid talk of possible split 2024-08-30 at 19:16 By Dan Robinson From spinoffs to layoffs and a boardroom revolt, 2024 isn’t going great for Chipzilla Intel chief Pat Gelsinger has acknowledged the chip giant’s financial woes and said he is working to address investor concerns amid talk that the

CISA and partners host security exercise to improve election security 2024-08-30 at 19:16 By CISA and partners host security exercise to improve election security, called Tabletop the Vote.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

SpaceX grounded after fumbling Falcon 9 landing for first time in years 2024-08-30 at 17:46 By Richard Speed Failure has become rare, but the FAA needs to look into it regardless SpaceX’s Falcon 9 has been grounded following a rare mishap during the landing of a veteran booster.… This article is an excerpt from The

Tired of airport security queues? SQL inject yourself into the cockpit, claim researchers 2024-08-30 at 16:47 By Connor Jones Infosec hounds say they spotted vulnerability during routine travel in the US Cybersecurity researchers say they’ve found a vulnerability that allowed them to skip US airport security checks and even fly in the cockpit on some