October 2024

Malvertising Campaign Hijacks Facebook Accounts to Spread SYS01stealer Malware 2024-10-30 at 16:04 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an ongoing malvertising campaign that abuses Meta’s advertising platform and hijacked Facebook accounts to distribute information known as SYS01stealer. “The hackers behind the campaign use trusted brands to expand their reach,” Bitdefender Labs said in a report shared […]

Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive 2024-10-30 at 14:49 By Connor Jones The prolific Midnight Blizzard crew cast a much wider net in search of scrummy intel Microsoft says a mass phishing campaign by Russia’s foreign intelligence services (SVR) is now in its second week, and the spies are

Researchers Uncover Python Package Targeting Crypto Wallets with Malicious Code 2024-10-30 at 14:04 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious Python package that masquerades as a cryptocurrency trading tool but harbors functionality designed to steal sensitive data and drain assets from victims’ crypto wallets. The package, named “CryptoAITools,” is said to have been distributed

Embarking on a Compliance Journey? Here’s How Intruder Can Help 2024-10-30 at 14:04 By Navigating the complexities of compliance frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, or GDPR can be daunting. Luckily, Intruder simplifies the process by helping you address the key vulnerability management criteria these frameworks demand, making your compliance journey much smoother. Read on

Musk, Bezos need just 90 minutes to match your lifetime carbon footprint, says Oxfam 2024-10-30 at 12:49 By Brandon Vigliarolo Between jets, yachts and investments in destructive companies, billionaires are speed running the apocalypse Despite their self-professed environmental bona fides, tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the their ilk are responsible for so

Brit Apple semi supplier IQE’s CEO departs amid reshuffle 2024-10-30 at 11:33 By Gavin Bonshor Big personnel changes happening as semiconductor materials seller looks set to list Taiwan biz in 2025 In an unexpected personnel shake-up, IQE chief Americo Lemos has left the listed British semiconductor materials supplier effective immediately after less than three years

Software and IT vendors linked to 67% of energy sector breaches 2024-10-30 at 11:03 By Two-thirds (67%) of third-party energy sector breaches were caused by software and IT vendors.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Beijing claims it’s found ‘underwater lighthouses’ that its foes use for espionage 2024-10-30 at 10:33 By Laura Dobberstein Release the Kraken! China has accused unnamed foreign entities of using devices hidden in the seabed and bobbing on the waves to learn its maritime secrets.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

OpenAI reportedly asks Broadcom for help with custom inferencing silicon 2024-10-30 at 09:34 By Simon Sharwood Fabbed by TSMC, needed for … it’s a secret OpenAI is reportedly in talks with Broadcom to build a custom inferencing chip.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

No-Nvidias networking club convenes in search of open GPU interconnect 2024-10-30 at 08:33 By Simon Sharwood Ultra Accelerator Link consortium promises 200 gigabits per second per lane spec will debut in Q1 2025 The Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium – an alliance of enterprise tech vendors that pointedly excludes Nvidia because it wants a shared standard