2024

Failure to follow proper procedures caused US-wide AT&T outage, FCC says 2024-07-23 at 17:01 By Dan Robinson America’s second largest wireless carrier taking steps to prevent a repeat of 12-hour downtime in February An AT&T cellular outage lasting more than 12 hours that prevented US customers from accessing services including 911 was caused by misconfigured

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan and US NGO with MgBot Malware 2024-07-23 at 16:31 By Organizations in Taiwan and a U.S. non-governmental organization (NGO) based in China have been targeted by a Beijing-affiliated state-sponsored hacking group called Daggerfly using an upgraded set of malware tools. The campaign is a sign that the group “also engages in

Now as many as 10,000 SAP jobs to be hit by restructure 2024-07-23 at 16:16 By Lindsay Clark Revenue and underlying profit please markets in Q2 as German software giant retains focus on costs SAP has expanded the number of jobs affected by its restructuring program by up to 20 percent after generating higher revenue

CrowdStrike CEO summoned to explain epic fail to US Homeland Security 2024-07-23 at 15:31 By Richard Speed Boss faces grilling over disatrous software snafu The US House Committee on Homeland Security has requested public testimony from CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz in the wake of the chaos caused by a faulty update.… This article is an

The ‘2024 Fraudlympics’ highlight rising trends in global fraud 2024-07-23 at 15:16 By An awareness campaign displays fraud data across a range of countries, industries and categories.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

New ICS Malware ‘FrostyGoop’ Targeting Critical Infrastructure 2024-07-23 at 14:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the ninth Industrial Control Systems (ICS)-focused malware that has been used in a disruptive cyber attack targeting an energy company in the Ukrainian city of Lviv earlier this January. Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos has dubbed the

Arch-based CachyOS promises speed but trips over its laces 2024-07-23 at 14:31 By Liam Proven Strictly for performance fiends with ultra-modern kit who want a distro to match Hands-on  CachyOS is a performance-optimized rebuild of Arch Linux, with a simpler installer and dozens of desktops and options to tweak. Stable reliability, not so much.… This

ESA’s meteorite bricks hit Lego stores, but don’t get your wallet out just yet 2024-07-23 at 13:46 By Richard Speed In space, no one can hear you scream when you step on one ESA’s space brick has landed in LEGO® stores, but you can’t buy the 3D-printed items to add to your own creations.… This

How to Securely Onboard New Employees Without Sharing Temporary Passwords 2024-07-23 at 13:31 By The initial onboarding stage is a crucial step for both employees and employers. However, this process often involves the practice of sharing temporary first-day passwords, which can expose organizations to security risks. Traditionally, IT departments have been cornered into either sharing

Magento Sites Targeted with Sneaky Credit Card Skimmer via Swap Files 2024-07-23 at 13:31 By Threat actors have been observed using swap files in compromised websites to conceal a persistent credit card skimmer and harvest payment information. The sneaky technique, observed by Sucuri on a Magento e-commerce site’s checkout page, allowed the malware to survive

Meta Given Deadline to Address E.U. Concerns Over ‘Pay or Consent’ Model 2024-07-23 at 13:31 By Meta has been given time till September 1, 2024, to respond to concerns raised by the European Commission over its “pay or consent” advertising model or risk-facing enforcement measures, including sanctions. The European Commission said the Consumer Protection Cooperation