2024

Google’s New Restore Credentials Tool Simplifies App Login After Android Migration 2024-11-25 at 17:03 By Google has introduced a new feature called Restore Credentials to help users restore their account access to third-party apps securely after migrating to a new Android device. Part of Android’s Credential Manager API, the feature aims to reduce the hassle […]

PyPI Python Library “aiocpa” Found Exfiltrating Crypto Keys via Telegram Bot 2024-11-25 at 17:03 By The administrators of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have quarantined the package “aiocpa” following a new update that included malicious code to exfiltrate private keys via Telegram. The package in question is described as a synchronous and asynchronous Crypto

Musk agrees with fan that worries over orbital Starlink traffic a ‘silly narrative’ 2024-11-25 at 16:50 By Richard Speed Forget the 10x programmer. How about 10x satellites? SpaceX boss Elon Musk has backed claims that the ballooning number of satellites in orbit around the Earth isn’t a problem, signing off on a comment stating that

Increasingly common phone act actually a relationship red flag, study reveals 2024-11-25 at 16:18 By News.com.au Experts are warning that a worrying relationship “red flag” has become normalised after new data revealed it’s on the rise in Australia. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View

China has utterly pwned ‘thousands and thousands’ of devices at US telcos 2024-11-25 at 15:18 By Simon Sharwood Senate Intelligence Committee chair says his ‘hair is on fire’ as execs front the White House The Biden administration on Friday hosted telco execs to chat about China’s recent attacks on the sector, amid revelations that US

French state waves up to €625M for Atos’s Advanced Computing assets 2024-11-25 at 15:04 By Dan Robinson Another offer IT services giant possibly can’t refuse IT services giant Atos has received another offer from the French state, this time for just its Advanced Computing assets, in a transaction that could be worth up to €625

Microsoft reboots Windows Recall, but users wish they could forget 2024-11-25 at 14:19 By Richard Speed AI snapshot tool stumbles back into the spotlight with more issues The second coming of Windows Recall has brought with it a litany of issues, reminding users that there’s a reason why the snapshotting technology remains a preview for

THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Nov 18 – Nov 24) 2024-11-25 at 13:33 By We hear terms like “state-sponsored attacks” and “critical vulnerabilities” all the time, but what’s really going on behind those words? This week’s cybersecurity news isn’t just about hackers and headlines—it’s about how digital risks shape our lives in

Smile! UK cops spend tens of millions on live facial recognition tech 2024-11-25 at 12:48 By Lindsay Clark Labour government keen, though critics paint it as a severe threat to privacy UK government has launched a £20 million ($25 million) competition for tech companies to provide live facial recognition to a number of police forces.…

Mysteries in polar orbit – space’s oldest working hardware still keeps its secrets 2024-11-25 at 11:33 By Rupert Goodwins It’s never aliens, but it could be underground TV repair techs Opinion  The oldest functional off-Earth space hardware? Well, that is a great question for those into pub quizzes, aka bar trivia. 1977’s Voyagers hold some

Researchers Uncover Malware Using BYOVD to Bypass Antivirus Protections 2024-11-25 at 11:33 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malicious campaign that leverages a technique called Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) to disarm security protections and ultimately gain access to the infected system. “This malware takes a more sinister route: it drops a legitimate

Cyber agencies reveal top 15 routinely exploited vulnerabilities 2024-11-25 at 11:04 By Cybersecurity agencies from five countries collaborated on an advisory regarding Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) routinely exploited in 2023.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft shuttering dedicated licensing education and certification site 2024-11-25 at 10:36 By Simon Sharwood Spreading the content around other sites – and may also sprinkle some AI around because why not Microsoft has quietly revealed it’s binning a site dedicated to software licensing info and education that it currently promotes as “a complete and up-to-date

Google blocked 1,000-plus pro-China fake news websites from its search results 2024-11-25 at 08:33 By Laura Dobberstein Beijing’s propaganda buddies aren’t just using social media Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has blocked a network China-related firms from its search results for operating fake news services and websites.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View