December 2024

OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare 2024-12-09 at 16:20 By Connor Jones A couple of bugs lead to a potentially bad time OpenWrt users should upgrade their images to the same version to protect themselves from a possible supply chain attack reported to the open source Wi-Fi router project last week.… […]

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⚡ THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips (Dec 2 – 8) 2024-12-09 at 15:19 By This week’s cyber world is like a big spy movie. Hackers are breaking into other hackers’ setups, sneaky malware is hiding in popular software, and AI-powered scams are tricking even the smartest of us. On the other side,

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Microsoft flags Outlook issue in Windows 11 24H2 2024-12-09 at 14:48 By Richard Speed Meanwhile, new Outlook rollout looms for 365 Enterprise users Microsoft has admitted that an issue in Windows 11 24H2 could stop Outlook from starting. It has also been confirmed that Microsoft 365 Enterprise users will switch to the new Outlook in

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Researchers Uncover Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in DeepSeek and Claude AI 2024-12-09 at 14:18 By Details have emerged about a now-patched security flaw in the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that, if successfully exploited, could permit a bad actor to take control of a victim’s account by means of a prompt injection attack. Security researcher Johann

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Seven Bolt-Ons to Make Your Entra ID More Secure for Critical Sessions 2024-12-09 at 14:18 By Identity security is all the rage right now, and rightfully so. Securing identities that access an organization’s resources is a sound security model. But IDs have their limits, and there are many use cases when a business should add

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Socks5Systemz Botnet Powers Illegal Proxy Service with 85,000+ Hacked Devices 2024-12-09 at 14:18 By A malicious botnet called Socks5Systemz is powering a proxy service called PROXY.AM, according to new findings from Bitsight. “Proxy malware and services enable other types of criminal activity adding uncontrolled layers of anonymity to the threat actors, so they can perform

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Microsoft dangles $10K for hackers to hijack LLM email service 2024-12-09 at 13:18 By Jessica Lyons Outsmart an AI, win a little Christmas cash Microsoft and friends have challenged AI hackers to break a simulated LLM-integrated email client with a prompt injection attack – and the winning teams will share a $10,000 prize pool.… This

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Experts say Chinese hacking campaign underscores value of mobile data 2024-12-09 at 12:03 By The recent Chinese hacking campaign against telecommunications companies underscores value of mobile data.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Mr Intel leaving Intel is not a great sign… for Intel 2024-12-09 at 11:34 By Rupert Goodwins Pat Gelsinger has unexpectedly quit. Gore dump follows Opinion  In the dystopian world of Blade Runner, the killing of rogue superhuman replicants wasn’t called that. Rather, they were “retired.” Pat Gelsinger is far more human than many of

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Raspberry Pi 500 and monitor arrive in time for Christmas 2024-12-09 at 10:03 By Richard Speed Faster, whiter, a tad more expensive – and a little baffling Hands On  The Raspberry Pi 500 and monitor have been released just in time for Christmas. The machine itself is an undeniably impressive bit of hardware, but the

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India launches two ESA sun-spotters that will fly in incredibly precise formation 2024-12-09 at 08:03 By Laura Dobberstein Proba-3’s Occulter will blot out the sun to create eclipse-like effect Coronagraph can observe India’s space agency last week launched a pair of European Space Agency satellites that will hopefully demonstrate high-precision formation flight techniques that make

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