October 2024

Warning! FortiManager critical vulnerability under active attack 2024-10-24 at 02:03 By Iain Thomson Security shop and CISA urge rapid action Fortinet has gone public with news of a critical flaw in its software management platform.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Ex-Intel board members make an ill-conceived case for spinning off Foundry 2024-10-24 at 01:04 By Tobias Mann Save America’s most important manufacturer? More like save our portfolio and let Uncle Sam pick up the pieces Comment  A gaggle of ex-Intel board directors have called on the chipmaker to spin off its floundering foundry business while

Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers 2024-10-24 at 00:18 By Thomas Claburn Removal of kernel maintainers linked to Russia attributed to sanctions Linux creator Linus Torvalds on Wednesday affirmed the removal last week of about a dozen kernel maintainers associated with Russia.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Tesla shares jump as EV maker posts better-than-expected profit of $2B 2024-10-24 at 00:04 By Reuters Tesla said earlier this month that its September-quarter deliveries grew by more than 6%. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

‘Satanic’ data thief claims to have slipped into 350M Hot Topic shoppers info 2024-10-23 at 23:34 By Iain Thomson We know where you got your skinny jeans – big deal A data thief calling themselves Satanic claims to have purloined the records of around 350 million customers of fashion retailer Hot Topic.… This article is

Ex-RFK Jr. running mate Nicole Shanahan offered $500K to Washington Post reporter to reveal sources: report 2024-10-23 at 22:33 By Ariel Zilber Nicole Shanahan allegedly offered a reporter for The Washington Post $500,000 in exchange for the names of sources that have been leaking information about her. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

Microsoft SharePoint RCE flaw exploits in the wild – you’ve had 3 months to patch 2024-10-23 at 22:33 By Jessica Lyons Plus, a POC to make it extra easy for attackers A Microsoft SharePoint bug that can allow an attacker to remotely inject code into vulnerable versions is under active exploitation, according to the US

The horror that is VHS revived for horror movie release 2024-10-23 at 21:33 By Simon Sharwood Cassette-bursting medium revived for latest Alien chest-burster flick POLL: Is VHS back?  If Alien: Romulus were a zombie movie, The Register could understand why 20th Century Studios has announced that it will release the film on VHS – the

New Grandoreiro Banking Malware Variants Emerge with Advanced Tactics to Evade Detection 2024-10-23 at 21:13 By New variants of a banking malware called Grandoreiro have been found to adopt new tactics in an effort to bypass anti-fraud measures, indicating that the malicious software is continuing to be actively developed despite law enforcement efforts to crack

RISC-V reaches milestone with RVA23 profile ratification 2024-10-23 at 20:36 By Gavin Bonshor No longer an underdog – it now challenges Arm and x86 Comment  The ratification of the RVA23 profile for RISC-V marks a monumental moment for the architecture, and anyone who’s been following RISC-V knows that this isn’t just a checkbox.… This article

Boeing’s new captain promises U-turn after Q3 nosedive 2024-10-23 at 19:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Earnings reported the same day striking union workers vote on a new contract If Boeing’s second quarter was dismal, its Q3 numbers are abysmal, giving recently ensconced CEO Kelly Ortberg the perfect opportunity to fly to the rescue with a revitalization

4 organizations charged with misleading cyber disclosures 2024-10-23 at 19:28 By The SEC has charged four public companies with misleading disclosures about cyber risks and intrusions. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

41-million-digit prime crunched by datacenter GPUs 2024-10-23 at 18:49 By Gavin Bonshor Former Nvidia engineer’s discovery shows graphics compute can kick some serious ass A former Nvidia engineer has found the largest known prime number – a whopping 41 million digits long – using an A100 GPU made by his previous workplace to do the

Rackspace is back with a seat on the OpenInfra Foundation board 2024-10-23 at 17:48 By Dan Robinson Absence makes the cloud grow fonder Rackspace, one of the original creators of OpenStack, has been welcomed back into the fold with a seat on the Board of Directors for the OpenInfra Foundation, which oversees the project after

Middle East Escalation, Humanitarian Law and Disinformation – Episode 25 2024-10-23 at 17:33 By In episode 25 of the Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Discussion, our trio of hosts pull apart the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Middle East. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Permiso State of Identity Security 2024: A Shake-up in Identity Security Is Looming Large 2024-10-23 at 16:51 By Identity security is front, and center given all the recent breaches that include Microsoft, Okta, Cloudflare and Snowflake to name a few. Organizations are starting to realize that a shake-up is needed in terms of the way

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38094) 2024-10-23 at 16:51 By A high-severity flaw impacting Microsoft SharePoint has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38094 (CVSS score: 7.2), has

Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative 2024-10-23 at 16:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test Faced with growing threats to aviation GPS systems, researchers at Sandia National Labs argue we’re overlooking a readily available alternative that could work effectively with further