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Microsoft crafts Rust hypervisor to power Azure workloads

Microsoft crafts Rust hypervisor to power Azure workloads 2024-10-17 at 22:31 By Thomas Claburn OpenVMM touts stronger security, but not ready for prime time just yet Microsoft earlier this month published code for a new hypervisor, or virtual machine monitor (VMM), written in Rust.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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Feline Hackers Among Us? (A Deep Dive and Simulation of the Meow Attack)

Feline Hackers Among Us? (A Deep Dive and Simulation of the Meow Attack) 2024-10-17 at 22:04 By Karl Biron Introduction In the perpetually evolving field of cybersecurity, new threats materialize daily. Attackers are on the prowl for weaknesses in infrastructure and software like a cat eyeing its helpless prey. This article is an excerpt from

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Infrastructure giant Schneider Electric powers up with $850M liquid cooling deal

Infrastructure giant Schneider Electric powers up with $850M liquid cooling deal 2024-10-17 at 21:48 By Dan Robinson Snags controlling stake in Motivair Corporation, rest to come by 2028 Schneider Electric is taking a controlling interest in Motivair Corporation, a specialist in liquid cooling and thermal management tech for high-performance computing (HPC) systems.… This article is

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Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSON

Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSON 2024-10-17 at 20:02 By Thomas Claburn India-based stockbroker Zerodha pledges $1M a year for open source projects Zerodha, an India-based stock brokerage, has launched a fund to support open source software, to which the company attributes its existence and success.… This article is an excerpt from

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Russian RomCom Attacks Target Ukrainian Government with New SingleCamper RAT Variant

Russian RomCom Attacks Target Ukrainian Government with New SingleCamper RAT Variant 2024-10-17 at 19:31 By The Russian threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at Ukrainian government agencies and unknown Polish entities since at least late 2023. The intrusions are characterized by the use of a

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Western Digital releases firmware fix for SSDs blighted by Windows 11 24H2 BSODs

Western Digital releases firmware fix for SSDs blighted by Windows 11 24H2 BSODs 2024-10-17 at 18:46 By Richard Speed Microsoft tells us it is investigating the issue… Phew, that’s ok then Microsoft says it is looking into reports that certain Western Digital SSDs are causing trouble for users of Windows 11 24H2 on some devices.…

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Researchers Uncover Cicada3301 Ransomware Operations and Its Affiliate Program

Researchers Uncover Cicada3301 Ransomware Operations and Its Affiliate Program 2024-10-17 at 17:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have gleaned additional insights into a nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called Cicada3301 after successfully gaining access to the group’s affiliate panel on the dark web. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB said it contacted the threat actor behind the Cicada3301 persona on the RAMP cybercrime

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Brazilian police claim they’ve cuffed serial cybercrook behind FBI and Airbus attacks

Brazilian police claim they’ve cuffed serial cybercrook behind FBI and Airbus attacks 2024-10-17 at 17:01 By Connor Jones Early stage opsec failures lead to landmark arrest of suspected serial data thief Brazilian police are being cagey with the details about the arrest of a person suspected to be responsible for various high-profile data thefts.… This

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SolarWinds Releases Patches for High-Severity Vulnerabilities

SolarWinds Releases Patches for High-Severity Vulnerabilities 2024-10-17 at 16:46 By daksh sharma Overview SolarWinds has issued an important security update advisory outlining the latest vulnerability patches released for its products. This advisory provides insights into recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting the SolarWinds range and emphasizes the need for organizations to take immediate action to protect their

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Lessons Learned from the Illinois Voter Data Breach and How to Protect Election Infrastructure

Lessons Learned from the Illinois Voter Data Breach and How to Protect Election Infrastructure 2024-10-17 at 15:59 View original post at vpnMentor Recently I discovered and shared with vpnMentor about 15 unprotected and publicly exposed databases. They contained 4.6 million records, including sensitive Illinois voter information. Now that the dust has settled and as the

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HMD delivers Android Digital Detox feature to stop you scrolling your life away

HMD delivers Android Digital Detox feature to stop you scrolling your life away 2024-10-17 at 15:46 By Liam Proven Update for Skyline phone brings selective distraction blocking A couple of months after launch, an OS update has delivered one of the Nokia HMD Skyline’s headline features.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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TSMC revenue up 36% as world+dog demands AI and smartphone chips

TSMC revenue up 36% as world+dog demands AI and smartphone chips 2024-10-17 at 15:01 By Dan Robinson Biggest semi contract manufacturer – and Nvidia supplier – building out capacity in US and Europe Taiwan’s semiconductor giant TSMC has reported a good third quarter with revenue up 36 percent over a year ago, due to strong demand

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Fake Google Meet pages deliver infostealers

Fake Google Meet pages deliver infostealers 2024-10-17 at 14:47 By Zeljka Zorz Users of the Google Meet video communication service have been targeted by cyber crooks using the ClickFix tactic to infect them with information-stealing malware. Fake Google Meet video conference page with malicious ClickFix pop-up (Source: Sekoia) “The ClickFix tactic deceives users into downloading

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GitHub Releases Security Advisory on Critical Vulnerability in Self-Hosted Environments

GitHub Releases Security Advisory on Critical Vulnerability in Self-Hosted Environments 2024-10-17 at 14:31 By daksh sharma Overview GitHub has issued a security advisory regarding critical vulnerabilities that require immediate attention from users of the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES). This advisory highlights a specific vulnerability that could severely compromise organizations’ security relying on this self-hosted version

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Post Office CTO had ‘nagging doubts’ about Horizon system despite reliability assurances

Post Office CTO had ‘nagging doubts’ about Horizon system despite reliability assurances 2024-10-17 at 14:17 By Lindsay Clark As ‘heat’ built from campaigners, tech boss kept telling MPs everything was fine The former CTO of the Post Office had “nagging doubts” about the Horizon system at the center of one of the most far-reaching miscarriages

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Elon Musk’s disaster relief promises: Should we believe the hype?

Elon Musk’s disaster relief promises: Should we believe the hype? 2024-10-17 at 13:41 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols When you look behind the headlines, you’ll find unfulfilled commitments Opinion  I live in Asheville, North Carolina. You may have seen my hometown in the news over the last few weeks after Hurricane Helene wrecked the place.… This

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