2024

CyrusOne scores another $7.9B in debt financing to expand AI datacenter empire 2024-07-10 at 14:46 By Tobias Mann Lenders bet you’re willing to rent GPUs Datacenters-for-AI outfit CyrusOne has scored another $7.9 billion loan to build more bit barns to fill full of GPUs.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Windows 11 is closing the gap on Windows 10 2024-07-10 at 14:16 By Richard Speed Market share increases for Microsoft’s latest operating system There is finally some good news for Microsoft in the operating system market share stakes: use of Windows 11 continues to rise as Windows 10 falls.… This article is an excerpt from

Google Adds Passkeys to Advanced Protection Program for High-Risk Users 2024-07-10 at 14:01 By Google on Wednesday announced that it’s making available passkeys for high-risk users to enroll in its Advanced Protection Program (APP). “Users traditionally needed a physical security key for APP — now they can choose a passkey to secure their account,” Shuvo

Ransomware crews investing in custom data stealing malware 2024-07-10 at 13:16 By Jessica Lyons BlackByte, LockBit among the criminals using bespoke tools As ransomware crews increasingly shift beyond just encrypting victims’ files and demanding a payment to unlock them, instead swiping sensitive info straight away, some of the more mature crime organizations are developing custom

Glass rain, supersonic winds, and Eau de Rotten Egg – just another day on HD 189733 b 2024-07-10 at 12:46 By Lindsay Clark Sounds better than a British summer At the time of year when thoughts naturally turn to a much-earned vacation, news arrives of a planet with temperatures of 920°C (1,688°F), raining glass blown

Babel fish? We’re getting there. Reg reviews the Timekettle X1 AI Interpreter Hub 2024-07-10 at 11:46 By Richard Speed A handy standalone translator, but you’ll need deep pockets, both figuratively and literally, if you want one Review  One of the more useful applications of AI technology is translation and interpreting. The Timekettle X1 AI Interpreter

Crypto Analysts Expose HuiOne Guarantee’s $11 Billion Cybercrime Transactions 2024-07-10 at 11:31 By Cryptocurrency analysts have shed light on an online marketplace called HuiOne Guarantee that’s widely used by cybercriminals in Southeast Asia, particularly those linked to pig butchering scams. “Merchants on the platform offer technology, data, and money laundering services, and have engaged in

Hackers Leak Data of 440,000 Taylor Swift Tickets 2024-07-10 at 10:37 By Keira Waddell Hackers have gained access to 440,000 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, and are demanding a multi-million dollar ransom from Ticketmaster. The hacker group, ShinyHunters, announced on BreachForums that they possess barcode data for hundreds of thousands of tickets and are threatening

‘Protected Health Information’ Stolen in HealthEquity Breach 2024-07-10 at 10:36 By Hendrik Human On July 2, 2024, Health tech provider HealthEquity disclosed a data breach involving unauthorized access to customers’ protected health information via a compromised third-party vendor account. The breach was detected on March 25 and involved HealthEquity’s SharePoint data. The incident, affecting 23,000

Nearly 39 Million Records Were Exposed Online by Legal Services and Technology Company 2024-07-10 at 10:36 By Jeremiah Fowler Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password-protected database that contained 38.6 million records belonging to Rapid Legal — a legal support services company that offers court filing, process serving, and document

Twilio Breach Exposes Millions of Authy Users’ Data 2024-07-10 at 10:36 By Husain Parvez Twilio, the U.S. messaging giant, has confirmed a significant data breach in which hackers stole 33 million phone numbers from Authy, its two-factor authentication app. The breach, linked to the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters, was facilitated by an unauthenticated API endpoint

Over 2.5 Million Affected by Prudential Financial Data Breach 2024-07-10 at 10:36 By Husain Parvez Prudential Financial, a major US life insurance provider, has revealed that a data breach in February 2024 has compromised the personal information of over 2.5 million individuals, a significant increase from the initially reported 36,000. The breach, detected on February

Big Tech’s eventual response to my LLM-crasher bug report was dire 2024-07-10 at 10:31 By Mark Pesce Fixes have been made, it appears, but disclosure or discussion is invisible Column  Found a bug? It turns out that reporting it with a story in The Register works remarkably well … mostly. After publication of my “Kryptonite”

ViperSoftX variant spotted abusing .NET runtime to disguise data theft 2024-07-10 at 09:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Freeware AutoIt also used to hide entire PowerShell environments in scripts A rapidly-changing infostealer malware known as ViperSoftX has evolved to become more dangerous, according to security researchers at threat detection vendor Trellix.… This article is an excerpt from

ViperSoftX Malware Disguises as eBooks on Torrents to Spread Stealthy Attacks 2024-07-10 at 09:31 By The sophisticated malware known as ViperSoftX has been observed being distributed as eBooks over torrents. “A notable aspect of the current variant of ViperSoftX is that it uses the Common Language Runtime (CLR) to dynamically load and run PowerShell commands,

Europe blasts back into the heavy launch biz with first Ariane 6 flight 2024-07-10 at 09:01 By Simon Sharwood Everything went fine, except the experimental re-ignition The European Space Agency’s new launcher, the Ariane 6, completed its maiden flight on Tuesday.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source