2024

Internet Archive exposed again – this time through Zendesk 2024-10-21 at 04:46 By Simon Sharwood Org turns its woes into a fundraising opportunity Despite the Internet Archive’s assurances it’s back on its feet after a recent infosec incident, the org still appears to be in trouble after parties unknown claimed to hold access tokens to […]

WinAmp’s woes will pass, but its wonders will be here forever 2024-10-20 at 16:46 By Rupert Goodwins Not as clumsy or random as a streamer, an elegant player for a more civilized age Opinion  Yup, I called that one wrong. Twenty years ago. I bid farewell to WinAmp, the PC music player of choice. It

Open source LLM tool primed to sniff out Python zero-days 2024-10-20 at 12:40 By Thomas Claburn The static analyzer uses Claude AI to identify vulns and suggest exploit code Researchers with Seattle-based Protect AI plan to release a free, open source tool that can find zero-day vulnerabilities in Python codebases with the help of Anthropic’s

Hackers Exploit Roundcube Webmail XSS Vulnerability to Steal Login Credentials 2024-10-20 at 12:40 By Unknown threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in the open-source Roundcube webmail software as part of a phishing attack designed to steal user credentials. Russian cybersecurity company Positive Technologies said it discovered last month that

North Korean IT Workers in Western Firms Now Demanding Ransom for Stolen Data 2024-10-20 at 10:55 By North Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but are also stepping up by demanding ransoms in order to not leak it, marking a new

California cops cuff suspect in deadly drone-assisted drug deal 2024-10-19 at 18:46 By Iain Thomson ‘Crany’ also captured with three ‘ghost guns’ A California man has been charged with using a DJI drone to distribute drugs, which resulted in a fatal overdose.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Acronym Overdose – Navigating the Complex Data Security Landscape 2024-10-19 at 13:01 By In the modern enterprise, data security is often discussed using a complex lexicon of acronyms—DLP, DDR, DSPM, and many others. While these acronyms represent critical frameworks, architectures, and tools for protecting sensitive information, they can also overwhelm those trying to piece together

Crypt Ghouls Targets Russian Firms with LockBit 3.0 and Babuk Ransomware Attacks 2024-10-19 at 11:01 By A nascent threat actor known as Crypt Ghouls has been linked to a set of cyber attacks targeting Russian businesses and government agencies with ransomware with the twin goals of disrupting business operations and financial gain. “The group under

Europa Clipper heads to Jupiter: Can its icy moon support life? 2024-10-19 at 08:46 By Iain Thomson But first stop is Mars for a speed boost, then back to Earth for the final push The Europa Clipper has unfurled its solar panels and is on its way to Jupiter, but it’s taking a circuitous route

Jetpack fixes 8-year-old flaw affecting millions of WordPress sites 2024-10-19 at 01:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Also, new EU cyber reporting rules are live, exploiters hit the gas pedal, free PDNS for UK schools, and more in brief  A critical security update for the near-ubiquitous WordPress plugin Jetpack was released last week. Site administrators should ensure

Tesla FSD faces yet another probe after fatal low-visibility crash 2024-10-18 at 21:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Musk’s camera-only approach may not be a great idea after all? Tesla is facing yet another government investigation into the safety of its full self driving (FSD) software after a series of accidents in low-visibility conditions. … This article is

X to allow third parties to train their AI models with social media users’ data 2024-10-18 at 19:36 By Richard Speed Another raft of reasons to ponder your social media presence Elon Musk’s social media mouthpiece X (formerly known as Twitter) has updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to direct disputes to a

AWS boss: Don’t want to come back to the office? Go work somewhere else 2024-10-18 at 18:46 By Richard Speed It’s our way or the highway AWS CEO Matt Garman has reportedly told workers that if they don’t like the company’s five-day-a-week return-to-office policy, they can look for work elsewhere.… This article is an excerpt