October 2024

Openreach reveals latest locations facing the copper chop 2024-10-16 at 11:31 By Dan Robinson A reminder to get fiber (eventually) or get left behind BT infrastructure arm Openreach has disclosed the latest exchange locations where it plans to stop selling phone and broadband services that use copper cabling as part of its ambition to get […]

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Astaroth Banking Malware Resurfaces in Brazil via Spear-Phishing Attack 2024-10-16 at 10:46 By A new spear-phishing campaign targeting Brazil has been found delivering a banking malware called Astaroth (aka Guildma) by making use of obfuscated JavaScript to slip past security guardrails. “The spear-phishing campaign’s impact has targeted various industries, with manufacturing companies, retail firms, and

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Internet Archive wobbles back online, with limited functionality 2024-10-16 at 10:31 By Simon Sharwood DDoS detectives deduce Mirai used to do the deed, using home entertainment boxes in Korea, China, and Brazil The Internet Archive has come back online, in slightly degraded mode, after repelling an October 9 DDoS attack and then succumbing to a

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Google’s memory safety plan includes rehab for unsafe languages 2024-10-16 at 09:31 By Thomas Claburn Large C and C++ codebases will be around for the ‘foreseeable future’ Google has revealed that its approach to making programming code more memory safe involves both the adoption of memory safe languages and making unsafe languages more secure –

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GitHub Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Server Allowing Unauthorized Instance Access 2024-10-16 at 08:47 By GitHub has released security updates for Enterprise Server (GHES) to address multiple issues, including a critical bug that could allow unauthorized access to an instance. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-9487, carries a CVS score of 9.5 out of a maximum

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CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability 2024-10-16 at 08:47 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2024-28987 (CVSS score: 9.1),

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IBM acquires Indian SaaS startup Prescinto to shine a light on renewable energy assets 2024-10-16 at 08:32 By Laura Dobberstein ALSO: Crypto-hub Binance helps Delhi police shut down solar power scam IBM announced on Tuesday it has acquired Prescinto, a Bangalore-based provider of asset performance management software for renewable energy.… This article is an excerpt

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WhatsApp may expose the OS you use to run it – which could expose you to crooks 2024-10-16 at 07:31 By Iain Thomson Messaging service creates persistent user IDs that have different qualities on each device An analysis of Meta’s WhatsApp messaging software reveals that it may expose which operating system a user is running,

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AT&T and Broadcom may settle VMware support case 2024-10-16 at 06:46 By Simon Sharwood Fresh filing sees Broadcom admit it discounts deeply – music to the ears of all Virtzilla users coming off contract AT&T and Broadcom appear to be close to settling their legal dispute over the provision of support services for VMware software.…

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Asian tech ministers fear effective AI regulation will prove elusive 2024-10-16 at 05:32 By Laura Dobberstein New Zealand isn’t bothering. Singapore fears harms are inevitable At a conference in Singapore on Tuesday, ministers from around the world mused that they may have missed the chance to regulate AI effectively.… This article is an excerpt from

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Uncle Sam reportedly considers capping AI chip shipments to Middle East 2024-10-16 at 03:31 By Tobias Mann Meanwhile, ASML shares plunge as China export curbs hit forecast Amid fears that Middle Eastern nations are being used to funnel AI accelerators and other sensitive technologies to China, the Biden administration is reportedly considering capping shipments of

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Pentagon stumped by mystery drone swarm flying over Langley Air Force Base 2024-10-16 at 02:47 By Iain Thomson Not that there’s anything important there – just F-22s and stuff The former commander of the the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, has revealed an unidentified drone swarm buzzed the facility for 17 days last

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Cisco confirms ‘ongoing investigation’ after crims brag about selling tons of data 2024-10-16 at 01:46 By Jessica Lyons IntelBroker claims the breach impacts Microsoft, SAP, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US, and more Cisco has confirmed it is investigating claims of stealing — and now selling — data belonging to the networking giant.… This article is an excerpt

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DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters 2024-10-16 at 00:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet – only one planned for now The US military is betting the Black Hawk helicopter of the future won’t need pilots, and it’s giving the bird’s maker Sikorsky $6 million to prove

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