February 2025

Hackers Exploiting SimpleHelp RMM Flaws for Persistent Access and Ransomware 2025-02-07 at 07:53 By Threat actors have been observed exploiting recently disclosed security flaws in SimpleHelp’s Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a precursor for what appears to be a ransomware attack. The intrusion leveraged the now-patched vulnerabilities to gain initial access and maintain […]

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Hardware quality problems and server supply chain kinks slow Amazon’s $100 billion AI build 2025-02-07 at 07:07 By Simon Sharwood Reverses life extensions for some servers it now feels aren’t useful in the inferencing age Amazon Web Services is struggling to get the high-quality servers it needs to build AI infrastructure and has retired other

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Understanding the Language of Law Enforcement 2025-02-07 at 07:07 By Douglas Horsting, Manager of Organized Retail Crime & Special Investigations/Law Enforcement Liaison at Rite Aid, shares his insights on successfully partnering with law enforcement. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims 2025-02-07 at 05:16 By Jessica Lyons OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries Kaspersky eggheads say they’ve spotted the first app containing hidden optical character recognition spyware in Apple’s App Store. Cunningly, the software nasty is designed to

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TikTok owner’s new AI project brings Albert Einstein back to life in shockingly real deepfake — generated from a single image 2025-02-07 at 04:19 By David Landsel Influencers could eventually be out of a job, one expert suggested. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View

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If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show 2025-02-07 at 04:01 By Iain Thomson 35% drop in payments across the year as your backups got better and law enforcement made a difference Ransomware extortion payments fell in 2024, according to blockchain analyst biz Chainalysis this week.… This article is

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DOGE staffer with Treasury payment system access now quits amid ‘racist tweet’ claims 2025-02-07 at 02:07 By Jessica Lyons We did Nazi see that coming Marko Elez, a former SpaceX, Starlink, and X engineer who was granted deep access to a critical US Treasury payment system by the Trump-blessed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has

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Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty nuke reactors that don’t exist yet 2025-02-07 at 01:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Looking forward to someone putting the new into nuclear Months after Amazon joined a half-billion-dollar funding round for next-gen modular nuclear startup X-energy, the biz has announced a supplemental Series C-1 raise – despite its fission

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Amazon shares slide as weak revenue, AI spending rattle investors 2025-02-07 at 00:18 By Reuters Amazon joined Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet in posting slowing cloud growth in last year’s fourth quarter. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

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Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker 2025-02-07 at 00:18 By Thomas Claburn Fourth time’s the harm? Gravy Analytics has been sued yet again for allegedly failing to safeguard its vast stores of personal data, which are now feared stolen. And by personal data we mean information including

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Google quietly edits Super Bowl ad to cut glaring error by Gemini AI about Gouda cheese 2025-02-06 at 23:23 By Ariel Zilber Ad sparked unexpected controversy when it errantly claimed that Gouda accounts for “50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews

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Google retracts promise not to use AI for weapons or surveillance — prompting employee backlash: ‘Are we the baddies?’ 2025-02-06 at 22:45 By Ariel Zilber Google did not explicitly acknowledge the removal of its AI weaponry ban in its official communications. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New

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Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access 2025-02-06 at 22:45 By Brandon Vigliarolo and Jessica Lyons Lawsuit: ‘Scale of intrusion into individuals’ privacy is massive and unprecedented’ Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has had its access to US Treasury payment systems restricted – at least temporarily – following a lawsuit

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Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE 2025-02-06 at 20:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon’s enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know Elected officials are demanding answers as to whether the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are hamstringing US national security.…

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