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New macOS vulnerability allows unauthorized data access 2024-10-24 at 07:48 By A new macOS vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to evade an operating system’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) technology.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Anthropic’s latest Claude model can interact with computers – what could go wrong? 2024-10-24 at 07:33 By Thomas Claburn For starters, it could launch a prompt injection attack on itself… The latest version of AI startup Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet model can use computers – and the developer makes it sound like that’s a good

Musk claims Cybertruck has become profitable at last 2024-10-24 at 06:35 By Iain Thomson Third quarter results recharge Tesla’s stock price Tesla stock is on the up after America’s most valuable automaker reported its third quarter results – including the news that the beleaguered Cybertruck “achieved a positive gross margin for the first time.”… This

Perfctl malware strikes again as crypto-crooks target Docker Remote API servers 2024-10-24 at 05:33 By Jessica Lyons Attacks on unprotected servers reach ‘critical level’ An unknown attacker is abusing exposed Docker Remote API servers to deploy perfctl cryptomining malware on victims’ systems, according to Trend Micro researchers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Flying taxis cleared for takeoff under new US aviation rules 2024-10-24 at 04:06 By Laura Dobberstein ‘Powered-lift’ becomes first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week released the final regulations for tiltrotors and other vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including electric variants, the first time the

Samsung phone users under attack, Google warns 2024-10-24 at 03:20 By Jessica Lyons Don’t ignore this nasty zero day exploit says TAG A nasty bug in Samsung’s mobile chips is being exploited by miscreants as part of an exploit chain to escalate privileges and then remotely execute arbitrary code, according to Google security researchers.… This

Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case 2024-10-24 at 02:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Fight On, State? Not this time Pennsylvania State University has agreed to pay the Justice Department $1.25 million to settle claims of misrepresenting its cybersecurity compliance to the federal government and leaving sensitive data improperly secured. … This article is

Warning! FortiManager critical vulnerability under active attack 2024-10-24 at 02:03 By Iain Thomson Security shop and CISA urge rapid action Fortinet has gone public with news of a critical flaw in its software management platform.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Ex-Intel board members make an ill-conceived case for spinning off Foundry 2024-10-24 at 01:04 By Tobias Mann Save America’s most important manufacturer? More like save our portfolio and let Uncle Sam pick up the pieces Comment  A gaggle of ex-Intel board directors have called on the chipmaker to spin off its floundering foundry business while

Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers 2024-10-24 at 00:18 By Thomas Claburn Removal of kernel maintainers linked to Russia attributed to sanctions Linux creator Linus Torvalds on Wednesday affirmed the removal last week of about a dozen kernel maintainers associated with Russia.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Tesla shares jump as EV maker posts better-than-expected profit of $2B 2024-10-24 at 00:04 By Reuters Tesla said earlier this month that its September-quarter deliveries grew by more than 6%. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

‘Satanic’ data thief claims to have slipped into 350M Hot Topic shoppers info 2024-10-23 at 23:34 By Iain Thomson We know where you got your skinny jeans – big deal A data thief calling themselves Satanic claims to have purloined the records of around 350 million customers of fashion retailer Hot Topic.… This article is

Ex-RFK Jr. running mate Nicole Shanahan offered $500K to Washington Post reporter to reveal sources: report 2024-10-23 at 22:33 By Ariel Zilber Nicole Shanahan allegedly offered a reporter for The Washington Post $500,000 in exchange for the names of sources that have been leaking information about her. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

Microsoft SharePoint RCE flaw exploits in the wild – you’ve had 3 months to patch 2024-10-23 at 22:33 By Jessica Lyons Plus, a POC to make it extra easy for attackers A Microsoft SharePoint bug that can allow an attacker to remotely inject code into vulnerable versions is under active exploitation, according to the US

The horror that is VHS revived for horror movie release 2024-10-23 at 21:33 By Simon Sharwood Cassette-bursting medium revived for latest Alien chest-burster flick POLL: Is VHS back?  If Alien: Romulus were a zombie movie, The Register could understand why 20th Century Studios has announced that it will release the film on VHS – the