October 2024

China Accuses U.S. of Fabricating Volt Typhoon to Hide Its Own Hacking Campaigns 2024-10-15 at 12:02 By China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has doubled down on claims that the threat actor known as the Volt Typhoon is a fabrication of the U.S. and its allies. The agency, in collaboration with the National […]

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ESA astronaut on the difference between flying in a Soyuz and piloting a Crew Dragon 2024-10-15 at 11:34 By Richard Speed Plus: We chat about going to the Moon and keeping the ISS running for a few more years Interview  The first Dane to fly in space, Andreas Mogensen, thinks there’s every chance the International

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Researchers Uncover Hijack Loader Malware Using Stolen Code-Signing Certificates 2024-10-15 at 10:50 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malware campaign that delivers Hijack Loader artifacts that are signed with legitimate code-signing certificates. French cybersecurity company HarfangLab, which detected the activity at the start of the month, said the attack chains aim to deploy an

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Google hopes to spark chain reaction with nuclear energy investment 2024-10-15 at 10:32 By Simon Sharwood Commits to molten salt small modular reactors it thinks can come online in 2035 Google has become the latest tech giant to seek nuclear power as a source for its datacenters and other operations.… This article is an excerpt

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WordPress bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups 2024-10-15 at 09:04 By Simon Sharwood As Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson feud over FOSS, community worries about the fallout WordPress has banned its user groups from accepting sponsorship from WP Engine – or even allowing its employees to attend events.… This article

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WordPress Plugin Jetpack Patches Major Vulnerability Affecting 27 Million Sites 2024-10-15 at 08:01 By The maintainers of the Jetpack WordPress plugin have released a security update to remediate a critical vulnerability that could allow logged-in users to access forms submitted by others on a site. Jetpack, owned by WordPress maker Automattic, is an all-in-one plugin

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Debunking DEI as a security threat: How DEI can improve security 2024-10-15 at 07:16 By Despite concrete evidence that prioritizing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the workforce is a profitable and secure path for the security industry, recent headlines are misleading readers about its usefulness. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security

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AI amplifies systemic risk to financial sector, says India’s Reserve Bank boss 2024-10-15 at 06:48 By Simon Sharwood Who also worries misinformation on social media could threaten liquidity The governor of India’s Reserve Bank, Shri Shaktikanta Das, yesterday warned that AI – and the platforms that provide it – could worsen systemic risk to the

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China again claims Volt Typhoon hack gang was invented by the US to discredit it 2024-10-15 at 04:20 By Simon Sharwood Enough with the racist-sounding ‘dragons’ and ‘pandas’, Beijing complains – then points the finger at koalas Chinese authorities have published another set of allegations that assert the Volt Typhoon threat actor is an invention

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Vietnam plans to convert all its networks to IPv6 2024-10-15 at 02:47 By Laura Dobberstein Wants ‘super-large capacity, super-wide bandwidth’ datacenters – and more submarine cables Vietnam will convert all local networks to IPv6, under a sweeping digital infrastructure strategy announced last week.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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US healthcare org admits up to 400,000 people’s personal info was snatched 2024-10-15 at 01:16 By Connor Jones It waited till just before Columbus Day weekend to make mandated filing, but don’t worry, we saw it A Houston-based services provider to healthcare organizations says a crook may have grabbed up to 400,000 people’s information after

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