December 2024

Race to replace FTC chair Lina Khan pits antitrust hawks against candidate softer on Big Tech: sources 2024-12-05 at 22:19 By Thomas Barrabi The race to replace Lina Khan as chair of the Federal Trade Commission is coming to a head, pitting antitrust hawks against those who want a lighter touch when it comes to […]

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Real-life ‘invisibility cloak’ one step closer — scientists unveil cutting-edge camouflage material 2024-12-05 at 22:19 By Ben Cost Scientists have devised a camouflage material that adjusts its molecular composition to blend into the background, potentially rendering the wearer imperceptible to the naked eye. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews

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Canada commits $1.4B to sovereign compute infrastructure as it joins the AI arms race 2024-12-05 at 22:05 By Tobias Mann Project includes hundreds of millions of loonies for a national supercomputing facility Canada is one of the latest nations to catch the sovereign AI bug and plans to invest $2 billion CAD ($1.42 billion USD)

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Windows 11 24H2 rolls out to more devices – with a growing list of known issues 2024-12-05 at 20:47 By Richard Speed Compatibility holds persist as gamers face black screens Windows 11 24H2 is set to hit more users as the Microsoft operating system enters a “new stage of availability.”… This article is an excerpt

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Why Trump’s DOJ antitrust pick Gail Slater could have Google ‘shaking in its boots’ 2024-12-05 at 20:10 By Thomas Barrabi President-elect Trump’s selection of Gail Slater to serve as the Justice Department’s antitrust chief is drawing praise from anti-monopoly advocates – who said it sent a strong signal Google and Apple will remain under significant

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FreeBSD 14.2 wants to woo Docker fans, but still struggles with Wi-Fi 2024-12-05 at 19:25 By Liam Proven Another buzzword box ticked: OSI-compliant containers FreeBSD 14.2, the latest point release of the most widely used of the BSDs, brings some new features to tempt Docker fans.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ Haliey Welch launches meme coin — which almost immediately crashes 2024-12-05 at 19:06 By Thomas Barrabi Haliey Welch, the social media influencer better known as “Hawk Tuah Girl,” launched her own cryptocurrency – which briefly surged in value only to crash in a matter of hours. This article is an excerpt from

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Warning issued for 10-year-old vulnerability, security leaders discuss 2024-12-05 at 19:05 By A decade-old security flaw is being actively exploited, according to a warning issued by Cisco. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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This $3,000 Android Trojan Targeting Banks and Cryptocurrency Exchanges 2024-12-05 at 18:16 By As many as 77 banking institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, and national organizations have become the target of a newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called DroidBot. “DroidBot is a modern RAT that combines hidden VNC and overlay attack techniques with spyware-like capabilities,

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Arianespace’s Vega C delayed after gantry throws a tantrum 2024-12-05 at 17:31 By Richard Speed Euro rocket stuck on the ground for another day The return to flight of Arianespace’s Vega C has been delayed due to a “mechanical issue” with the mobile gantry.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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Critical Mitel MiCollab Flaw Exposes Systems to Unauthorized File and Admin Access 2024-12-05 at 17:30 By Cybersecurity researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that strings together a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Mitel MiCollab with an arbitrary file read zero-day, granting an attacker the ability to access files from susceptible instances. The critical vulnerability

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Europol Shuts Down Manson Market Fraud Marketplace, Seizes 50 Servers 2024-12-05 at 17:30 By Europol on Thursday announced the shutdown of a clearnet marketplace called Manson Market that facilitated online fraud on a large scale. The operation, led by German authorities, has resulted in the seizure of more than 50 servers associated with the service

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Want to Grow Vulnerability Management into Exposure Management? Start Here! 2024-12-05 at 17:30 By Vulnerability Management (VM) has long been a cornerstone of organizational cybersecurity. Nearly as old as the discipline of cybersecurity itself, it aims to help organizations identify and address potential security issues before they become serious problems. Yet, in recent years, the

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FBI warns texts between Android and Apple phones pose cybersecurity risk — here’s what to do instead 2024-12-05 at 17:01 By Brooke Kato Malicious actors suspected to be from China, nicknamed Salt Typhoon, hacked into telecommunication companies such as AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews

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