August 2024

LiquidStack says its new CDU can chill more than 1MW of AI compute 2024-08-22 at 23:16 By Tobias Mann So what’s that good for? Like eight of Nvidia’s NVL-72s? As GPUs and AI accelerators push beyond one kilowatt of power consumption, many systems builders are turning to liquid cooling to manage the heat. However, these […]

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Amazon antitrust case in Washington DC is resurrected 2024-08-22 at 22:32 By Thomas Claburn DC appeals court reverses dismissal, finding enough evidence of anticompetitive behavior to proceed The District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Thursday found there was sufficient evidence of anticompetitive behavior by Amazon to allow Washington DC’s antitrust case against the e-commerce

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Zoom profits up despite CEO’s doubts about remote working 2024-08-22 at 22:01 By Dan Robinson And CFO is off, maybe to find a role where she doesn’t have to come into the office Zoom continues to turn a profit from providing remote collaboration tools, despite mandating that its own staff must work in the office

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CrowdStrike deja vu as ‘performance issue’ leaves systems sluggish 2024-08-22 at 21:31 By Jessica Lyons Not related to the massive outage in July, security biz spokesperson told us Some IT administrators suffered a moment of deja vu on Thursday morning as CrowdStrike blamed a cloud service issue for performance problems and lagging boot times affecting

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Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide 2024-08-22 at 21:01 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hardware backdoor within a particular model of MIFARE Classic contactless cards that could allow authentication with an unknown key and open hotel rooms and office doors. The attacks have been demonstrated against FM11RF08S, a

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Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability Found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk 2024-08-22 at 21:01 By SolarWinds has issued patches to address a new security flaw in its Web Help Desk (WHD) software that could allow remote unauthenticated users to gain unauthorized access to susceptible instances. “The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded

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Microsoft sends Windows Control Panel to tech graveyard 2024-08-22 at 20:46 By Richard Speed A Paint-like rescue unlikely for old configuration warhorse Microsoft has confirmed that the venerable Windows Control panel will finally be put out to pasture in favor of a shiny new Settings app.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Halliburton probes ‘an issue’ disrupting business ops 2024-08-22 at 20:03 By Jessica Lyons What could the problem be? Reportedly, a cyberattack American oil giant Halliburton is investigating an “issue,” reportedly a cyberattack, that has disrupted some business operations and global networks.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this

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Manufacturing is the most targeted sector by cyber criminals 2024-08-22 at 19:16 By A new report details the top threat trends observed in the first half of 2024, including the most targeted industries.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Cisco Switch Flaw to Gain System Control 2024-08-22 at 19:16 By Details have emerged about a China-nexus threat group’s exploitation of a recently disclosed, now-patched security flaw in Cisco switches as a zero-day to seize control of the appliance and evade detection. The activity, attributed to Velvet Ant, was observed early

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Benign bug in iOS and iPadOS crashes gizmos with just four characters 2024-08-22 at 18:46 By Connor Jones More of an Easter egg than a vuln, but a fun one to mess around with Typing a special four-character string will crash your iPhone thanks to a newly discovered, albeit benign, bug in iOS and iPadOS. …

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