2024

Fortinet Rolls Out Critical Security Patches for FortiClientLinux Vulnerability 2024-04-11 at 17:31 By Fortinet has released patches to address a critical security flaw impacting FortiClientLinux that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. Tracked as CVE-2023-45590, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.4 out of a maximum of 10. “An Improper Control of […]

‘eXotic Visit’ Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in India and Pakistan 2024-04-11 at 17:31 By An active Android malware campaign dubbed eXotic Visit has been primarily targeting users in South Asia, particularly those in India and Pakistan, with malware distributed via dedicated websites and Google Play Store. Slovak cybersecurity firm said the activity, ongoing since

We never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer owners 2024-04-11 at 17:17 By Jude Karabus Complainants smack back after hardware giant moves to dismiss lawsuit HP “sought to take advantage of customers’ sunk costs,” printer owners claimed this week in a class action lawsuit against the hardware giant.… This article is an excerpt

AWS must pay $525M to cloud storage patent holder, says jury 2024-04-11 at 16:01 By Dan Robinson Computing giant will appeal ruling, which found infringement was not ‘wilful’ Amazon Web Services has been ordered by a jury to pay $525 million for infringing distributed data storage patents in a case brought by a technology outfit

PumpkinOS carves out a FOSS PalmOS-compatible runtime environment 2024-04-11 at 15:31 By Liam Proven And rePalm may yet bring real PalmOS to new hardware … even the Raspberry Pi PumpkinOS is a somewhat usable runtime environment that can run some Palm apps on top of Windows or Linux, without using or needing real PalmOS.… This

A vulnerability in Linux distributions may allow unauthorized access 2024-04-11 at 15:16 By A recently detected vulnerability in many Linux distributions may open the door for malicious actors to gain unauthorized access.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

MPs ask: Why is it so freakin’ hard to get AI giants to pay copyright holders? 2024-04-11 at 14:46 By Lindsay Clark Agreement on consent and compensation has failed to materialize UK lawmakers have slammed the government for its lack of action in protecting copyright holders against the infringement of their intellectual property by developers

Python’s PyPI Reveals Its Secrets 2024-04-11 at 14:46 By GitGuardian is famous for its annual State of Secrets Sprawl report. In their 2023 report, they found over 10 million exposed passwords, API keys, and other credentials exposed in public GitHub commits. The takeaways in their 2024 report did not just highlight 12.8 million new exposed secrets in GitHub, but