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SMTP Smuggling: New Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Security and Spoof Emails 2024-01-03 at 13:18 By A new exploitation technique called Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) smuggling can be weaponized by threat actors to send spoofed emails with fake sender addresses while bypassing security measures. “Threat actors could abuse vulnerable SMTP servers worldwide to send malicious […]

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In surprise move, Gentoo Linux starts offering binaries 2024-01-03 at 12:31 By Liam Proven The most successful compile-it-yourself Linux distro now has compiled, packaged executables Gentoo now offers 20-plus gigabytes of pre-compiled binaries, from desktops to office suites, to speed up installations and updates.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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Google flaunts concurrency, optimization as cloud rivals overhaul platforms 2024-01-03 at 11:47 By Lindsay Clark Details sub-CPU allotments, performant Iceberg tables after Microsoft, Databricks bring market noise Feature  Last year was a big one for data analytics and ML in the cloud. Two of the biggest players, Microsoft and Databricks, both overhauled their platforms, with

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Formal ban on ransomware payments? Asking orgs nicely to not cough up ain’t working 2024-01-03 at 10:46 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle With the average demand hitting $1.5 million, something’s gotta change Emsisoft has called for a complete ban on ransom payments following another record-breaking year of digital extortion.… This article is an excerpt from The

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DOJ Slams XCast with $10 Million Fine Over Massive Illegal Robocall Operation 2024-01-03 at 10:16 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday said it reached a settlement with VoIP service provider XCast over allegations that it facilitated illegal telemarketing campaigns since at least January 2018, in contravention of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR).

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India inches space program forward with launch of X-ray polarimetry satellite 2024-01-03 at 04:46 By Laura Dobberstein Meanwhile, ISRO chief sets sights on next crewed mission India kicked off the new year with the launch of an X-ray polarimetry space observatory to research cosmic radiation.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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X reverses course on headlines in article links – but just a little 2024-01-03 at 02:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Meanwhile, Fidelity downgrades social network’s valuation by 71 percent, so far Links to articles and pages on the web make sense again on X, as headlines and titles have returned to preview cards shown in tweets

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Driverless cars swerve traffic tickets in California even if they break the law 2024-01-03 at 00:46 By Katyanna Quach Arizona and Texas are ahead in terms of regulating autonomous vehicles Driverless cars are not subject to traffic citations in California even if they violate driving laws under the state’s current rules.… This article is an

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Supreme Court supremo ponders AI-powered judges, concludes he’s not out of a job yet 2024-01-02 at 23:32 By Thomas Claburn Justice Roberts thinks ML can help in legal cases, if humans keep their hands on the tiller US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts believes that artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role in

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Top 10 SpiderLabs Blog Posts of 2023 2024-01-02 at 23:16 By The Top 10 Trustwave SpiderLabs’ blogs in 2023 reflected the cybersecurity landscape impacting security teams around the world with malicious email extensions, phishing and the Rilide infostealer being the dominant topics for the year. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original

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OSHA announces additional protections for emergency responders 2024-01-02 at 23:16 By The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will update an existing standard to expand safety and health protections for emergency responders. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Google password resets not enough to stop these info-stealing malware strains 2024-01-02 at 22:01 By Connor Jones Now every miscreant is jumping on Big G’s OAuth account security hole Security researchers say info-stealing malware can still access victims’ compromised Google accounts even after passwords have been changed.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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Valve celebrates the New Year by snuffing out Steam support for Windows 7 and 8 2024-01-02 at 21:31 By Tobias Mann Updates for the 1% of holdouts halt Valve rang in the New Year by dropping Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 support on its Steam gaming platform, giving your gaming grandparets yet another reason to

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