August 2024

NASA’s NEOWISE asteroid spotter turned off for the final time

NASA’s NEOWISE asteroid spotter turned off for the final time 2024-08-09 at 15:46 By Richard Speed A mission that was supposed to last for less than a year went on for more than a decade NASA’s comeback kid, the NEOWISE spacecraft, was this week shut down for the final time as its transmitter was turned […]

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Critical 1Password flaws may allow hackers to snatch your passwords (CVE-2024-42219, CVE-2024-42218)

Critical 1Password flaws may allow hackers to snatch your passwords (CVE-2024-42219, CVE-2024-42218) 2024-08-09 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-42219, CVE-2024-42218) affecting the macOS version of the popular 1Password password manager could allow malware to steal secrets stored in the software’s vaults and obtain the account unlock key, AgileBits has confirmed. Discovered by the

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Core Python developer suspended for three months

Core Python developer suspended for three months 2024-08-09 at 15:01 By Thomas Claburn Code of Conduct violations include allegations that posts created ‘atmosphere of FUD’ The Python Steering Council has decided to suspend a core Python developer for three months for alleged Code of Conduct violations.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Warnings Issued Over Cisco Device Hacking, Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Warnings Issued Over Cisco Device Hacking, Unpatched Vulnerabilities 2024-08-09 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs CISA is warning organizations about abuse of Cisco Smart Install feature, as Cisco is notifying customers about critical phone vulnerabilities it’s not patching. The post Warnings Issued Over Cisco Device Hacking, Unpatched Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Apple tries again to make EU DMA officials happy – with new fees

Apple tries again to make EU DMA officials happy – with new fees 2024-08-09 at 14:16 By Thomas Claburn Meanwhile, UK watchdog contemplates breaking Cupertino’s WebKit rule Apple this week revised its alternative contractual terms for devs selling apps in the European Union – a revision that was immediately dismissed by critics as more “malicious

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CMA launches full blown probe of Amazon’s Anthropic tie-up

CMA launches full blown probe of Amazon’s Anthropic tie-up 2024-08-09 at 13:31 By Paul Kunert Poor cloud titans, just trying to give a helping hand to AI startups valued at billions of dollars Britain’s competition regulator is embarking on a full blown deep dive into Amazon’s multi-billion dollar investments in Anthropic to ascertain if the

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“0.0.0.0-Day” vulnerability affects Chrome, Safari and Firefox

“0.0.0.0-Day” vulnerability affects Chrome, Safari and Firefox 2024-08-09 at 13:01 By Zeljka Zorz A “0.0.0.0-Day” vulnerability affecting Chrome, Safari and Firefox can be – and has been – exploited by attackers to gain access to services on internal networks, Oligo Security researchers have revealed. The vulnerability stems from how those popular browsers handle network requests

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August 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking for a calm August release

August 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking for a calm August release 2024-08-09 at 13:01 By Help Net Security July ended up being more ‘exciting’ than many of us wanted; we’re supposed to be in the height of summer vacation season. First, we had a large set of updates on Patch Tuesday, then we had to

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Vulnerability Allowed Eavesdropping via Sonos Smart Speakers

Vulnerability Allowed Eavesdropping via Sonos Smart Speakers 2024-08-09 at 12:16 By Eduard Kovacs Sonos has patched vulnerabilities in its smart speakers, including a serious flaw that could have been exploited to eavesdrop on users. The post Vulnerability Allowed Eavesdropping via Sonos Smart Speakers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Physical Security Firm ADT Confirms Hack and Data Breach

Physical Security Firm ADT Confirms Hack and Data Breach 2024-08-09 at 12:16 By Eduard Kovacs ADT has confirmed that hackers have stolen information after 30,000 customer records were leaked recently. The post Physical Security Firm ADT Confirms Hack and Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Intel’s processor failures: A cautionary tale of business vs engineering

Intel’s processor failures: A cautionary tale of business vs engineering 2024-08-09 at 11:46 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Chipzilla taking some punches but could it stay down? Opinion  Just like Boeing, once upon a time, Intel was the darling of the engineering world. Both companies were the premier tech companies in their day, but those days

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DOJ Charges Nashville Man for Helping North Koreans Get U.S. Tech Jobs

DOJ Charges Nashville Man for Helping North Koreans Get U.S. Tech Jobs 2024-08-09 at 10:32 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday charged a 38-year-old individual from Nashville, Tennessee, for allegedly running a “laptop farm” to help get North Koreans remote jobs with American and British companies. Matthew Isaac Knoot is charged with

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10 Best Static Site Hosting: Free & Low-Cost Options in 2024

10 Best Static Site Hosting: Free & Low-Cost Options in 2024 2024-08-09 at 10:17 View original post at Website Planet Even though static sites are making a comeback, many hosting providers still lack decent support for static sites, whether it’s in the form of scripts, website builders, or static site generators (SSGs). Or they make

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What’s going on with AMD funding a CUDA translation layer, then nuking it?

What’s going on with AMD funding a CUDA translation layer, then nuking it? 2024-08-09 at 09:32 By Tobias Mann We guess the House of Zen wants all you HIP kids to ROCm out with its own runtimes instead Analysis  AMD’s legal team appears to have clawed back control of much of the ZLUDA project’s code

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CISA Warns of Hackers Exploiting Legacy Cisco Smart Install Feature

CISA Warns of Hackers Exploiting Legacy Cisco Smart Install Feature 2024-08-09 at 09:16 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed that threat actors are abusing the legacy Cisco Smart Install (SMI) feature with the aim of accessing sensitive data. The agency said it has seen adversaries “acquire system configuration files by

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It’s 2024 and we’re just getting round to stopping browsers insecurely accessing 0.0.0.0

It’s 2024 and we’re just getting round to stopping browsers insecurely accessing 0.0.0.0 2024-08-09 at 08:46 By Jessica Lyons Can’t reach someone’s private server on localhost from outside? No problem A years-old security oversight has been addressed in basically all web browsers – Chromium-based browsers, including Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, WebKit browsers like Apple’s

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NIS2: A catalyst for cybersecurity innovation or just another box-ticking exercise?

NIS2: A catalyst for cybersecurity innovation or just another box-ticking exercise? 2024-08-09 at 08:02 By Help Net Security The Network and Information Security (NIS) 2 Directive is possibly one of the most significant pieces of cybersecurity regulation to ever hit Europe. The 27 EU Member States have until 17 October 2024 to adopt and publish

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Malware-as-a-Service and Ransomware-as-a-Service lower barriers for cybercriminals

Malware-as-a-Service and Ransomware-as-a-Service lower barriers for cybercriminals 2024-08-09 at 07:32 By Help Net Security The sophistication of cyber threats has escalated dramatically, with malicious actors’ deploying advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to exploit vulnerabilities and evade detection, according to Darktrace. Subscription-based tools such as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) have also lowered the barrier-to-entry

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A Dive into Earth Baku’s Latest Campaign

A Dive into Earth Baku’s Latest Campaign 2024-08-09 at 07:16 By Since late 2022, Earth Baku has broadened its scope from the Indo-Pacific region to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Their latest operations demonstrate sophisticated techniques, such as exploiting public-facing applications like IIS servers for initial access and deploying the Godzilla webshell for command

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