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‘China-aligned’ spyware slingers operating since 2018 unmasked at last 2024-05-23 at 07:01 By Matthew Connatser Unfading Sea Haze adept at staying under the radar Bitdefender says it has tracked down and exposed an online gang that has been operating since 2018 nearly without a trace – and likely working for Chinese interests.… This article is […]

Lawmakers advance bill to tighten White House grip on AI model exports 2024-05-23 at 03:22 By Tobias Mann Vague ML definitions subject to change – yeah, great The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to advance a law bill expanding the White House’s authority to police exports of AI systems – including models said to

Microsoft invites punters to test drive custom Arm-based Cobalt 100 CPU VMs in Azure 2024-05-23 at 02:46 By Matthew Connatser Subscribers in US, Europe, SEA can take silicon out for a spin for free Microsoft is bringing its custom-designed Arm-based Cobalt 100 processors closer to the public as it is now demoing the chips in

FCC boss wants political ads to admit when they were made using AI 2024-05-23 at 01:47 By Matthew Connatser How about just flag up the adverts not using machine learning The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal that would require US political ads to disclose their usage of AI technology.… This article is an

Go after UnitedHealth, not us, 100+ medical groups urge Uncle Sam 2024-05-23 at 01:16 By Jessica Lyons Why should we get its paperwork? More than 100 medical industry groups have asked the Feds to make UnitedHealth Group, not them, go through the rigmarole of notifying everyone about the Change Healthcare ransomware infection.… This article is

It looks a lot like VMware just lost a 24,000-VM customer 2024-05-23 at 00:01 By Simon Sharwood Computershare CTO says he got a bill 15 times his previous quote Next  Global stock-market share registry operator Computershare looks like it has just decided to bail from VMware rather than suffer Broadcom’s latest licensing regime and price

Nvidia’s future in scientific computing hinges on a melding of AI and HPC 2024-05-22 at 23:46 By Tobias Mann But if they can’t, AMD is well positioned to mop up Analysis  Nvidia had quite the showing at the International Supercomputing show in Hamburg last week. Its GH200 claimed a spot among the 10 most powerful

Canada’s London Drugs confirms ransomware attack after LockBit demands $25M 2024-05-22 at 23:17 By Jessica Lyons Pharmacy says it’s ‘unwilling and unable to pay ransom’ Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has confirmed that ransomware thugs stole some of its corporate files containing employee information and says it is “unwilling and unable to pay ransom to

NYSE parent gets $10M wrist tap for failing to report 2021 systems break-in 2024-05-22 at 22:51 By Brandon Vigliarolo Intercontinental Exchange’s Q1 revenue exceeded $1B – that’ll sure teach ’em The New York Stock Exchange’s parent company has just been hit with a $10 million fine for failing to properly inform the Securities and Exchange

US Army doubles down on laser tag with $95M for prototyping 2024-05-22 at 22:01 By Brandon Vigliarolo Recently confirming first use of energy weapons in the field, military now wants bigger, better systems It hasn’t been using them for long, but the US Army is apparently pleased enough with its early directed energy (i.e. laser)

Laundering cash from healthcare, romance scams lands US man in prison for a decade 2024-05-22 at 21:16 By Matthew Connatser $4.5M slushed through accounts from state healthcare and lonely people Georgia resident Malachi Mullings received a decade-long sentence for laundering money scored in scams against healthcare providers, private companies, and individuals to the tune of

Even TSMC can’t cook chips fast enough to sate AI’s hunger 2024-05-22 at 20:31 By Dan Robinson Semiconductor foundry industry thanks its lucky stars amid slow general recovery Demand for AI-related tech is at a high point amid a relatively slow recovery for the semiconductor foundry industry, according to Counterpoint Research, which expects the situation

Confused by the SEC’s breach reporting rules? Read this 2024-05-22 at 19:32 By Jessica Lyons ‘Clarification’ weighs in on material vs voluntary disclosures The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to clarify guidelines for public companies regarding the disclosure of ransomware and other cybersecurity incidents.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

The last six months shows a 341% increase in malicious emails 2024-05-22 at 19:16 By There has been an increase in malicious emails, including a rise in BEC, phishing and other message-based attacks driven by generative AI. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source