October 2024

Critical Veeam Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Akira and Fog Ransomware 2024-10-14 at 12:01 By Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy Akira and Fog ransomware. Cybersecurity vendor Sophos said it has been tracking a series of attacks in the past month leveraging compromised VPN […]

Smart homes may be a bright idea, just not for the dim bulbs who live in ’em 2024-10-14 at 11:41 By Rupert Goodwins How many Reg hacks does it take to change a light fitting…? Opinion  Smart homes aren’t smart. Simultaneously sinister and stupid, maybe, but not smart. We have been sold a pup, a

Crypto-apocalypse soon? Chinese researchers find a potential quantum attack on classical encryption 2024-10-14 at 09:35 By Laura Dobberstein With an off-the-shelf D-Wave machine Chinese researchers claim they have found a way to use D-Wave’s quantum annealing systems to develop a promising attack on classical encryption.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Boeing again delays the 777X – the plane that’s supposed to turn things around 2024-10-14 at 08:35 By Simon Sharwood Also warns it will fire thousands and keep making losses in space Aerospace outfit Boeing has again delayed its 777X jet – a product on which hot has hung all its hopes to help it

WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly 2024-10-14 at 07:24 By Simon Sharwood WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too The fight between WordPress co-creator Matthew Mullenweg and CMS hosting outfit WP Engine escalated over the weekend, with the latter seemingly made persona non grata in

State of cybersecurity: Complex threat landscape spiking stress levels 2024-10-14 at 07:24 By ISACA’s 2024 State of Cybersecurity report offers insights into the current cybersecurity landscape. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Learning from leaders across sectors 2024-10-14 at 07:24 By In Security magazine’s monthly Solutions by Sector live webinar series, security leaders share leadership & strategic insights that hit across the profession. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

First time’s the charm: SpaceX catches a descending Super Heavy Booster 2024-10-14 at 02:49 By Richard Speed Mechanical chopsticks on the launch tower grab a returning rocket and Starship splashes down on target SpaceX’s engineers performed two significant feats on Saturday: catching Starship’s Super Heavy Booster with mechanical arms on the rocket’s launch tower, and

Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between 2024-10-13 at 16:02 By Jessica Lyons Reading, writing, and cyber mayhem, amirite? If we were to draw an infosec Venn diagram, with one circle representing “sensitive info that attackers would want to steal” and the other “limited resources plus difficult-to-secure IT environments,” education would

OilRig Exploits Windows Kernel Flaw in Espionage Campaign Targeting UAE and Gulf 2024-10-13 at 14:05 By The Iranian threat actor known as OilRig has been observed exploiting a now-patched privilege escalation flaw impacting the Windows Kernel as part of a cyber espionage campaign targeting the U.A.E. and the broader Gulf region. “The group utilizes sophisticated