2025

Space rock 2024 YR4 still has 2.4% shot at smacking Earth 2025-02-18 at 18:19 By Richard Speed Scientists refine estimates, but can’t yet rule out an impact The latest figures from the European Space Agency (ESA) on the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4 show a reduction in uncertainty around the object’s orbit while the probability […]

FreSSH bugs undiscovered for years threaten OpenSSH security 2025-02-18 at 17:33 By Connor Jones Exploit code now available for MitM and DoS attacks Researchers can disclose two brand-new vulnerabilities in OpenSSH now that patches have been released.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Chinese Hackers Exploit MAVInject.exe to Evade Detection in Targeted Cyber Attacks 2025-02-18 at 17:17 By The Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been observed employing a novel technique to evade detection and maintain control over infected systems. This involves the use of a legitimate Microsoft Windows utility called Microsoft Application Virtualization Injector

Oracle extends 19c database support to 2032, making it ‘longest strategic release’ 2025-02-18 at 17:03 By Lindsay Clark Meanwhile, on-prem version of 23ai remains uncertain Oracle has postponed the end of support date for its popular 19c database as users await news of a mainstream on-prem version of its latest database, 23ai.… This article is

Ransomware attack hits 5 Michigan casinos, shuts them down 2025-02-18 at 17:03 By Casinos in Michigan were targeted by a ransomware attack.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Time to make C the COBOL of this century 2025-02-18 at 16:19 By Rupert Goodwins Lions juggling chainsaws are fun to watch, but you wouldn’t want them trimming your trees Opinion  Nobody likes The Man. When a traffic cop tells you to straighten up and slow down or else, profound thanks are rarely the first

New FrigidStealer Malware Targets macOS Users via Fake Browser Updates 2025-02-18 at 15:49 By Cybersecurity researchers are alerting to a new campaign that leverages web injects to deliver a new Apple macOS malware known as FrigidStealer. The activity has been attributed to a previously undocumented threat actor known as TA2727, with the information stealers for

Grok 3 wades into the AI wars with ‘beta’ rollout 2025-02-18 at 15:34 By Richard Speed Musk’s latest attempt at a ‘maximally truth-seeking’ bot arrives Grok 3 has begun rolling out. xAI founder Elon Musk describes the chatbot as “a maximally truth-seeking AI, even if that truth is sometimes at odds with what is politically

Huawei to bring massively expensive trifold smartphone to world market 2025-02-18 at 15:03 By Dan Robinson There’s everything to play for, but there ain’t no Play Store Huawei is bringing its triple-fold Mate XT smartphone to a global audience, but with an eye-watering reported price tag, the question is – who will want to buy

Super Bowl Sunday saw a 57% rise in malicious gambling content 2025-02-18 at 15:03 By A recent cybersecurity report by DNSFilter found that Super Bowl Sunday saw a 57% rise in malicious gambling and betting content.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Juniper Session Smart Routers Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Bypass Authentication 2025-02-18 at 14:33 By Juniper Networks has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Session Smart Router, Session Smart Conductor, and WAN Assurance Router products that could be exploited to hijack control of susceptible devices. Tracked as CVE-2025-21589, the vulnerability carries a