2025

Researchers Uncover Major Security Flaw in Illumina iSeq 100 DNA Sequencers 2025-01-07 at 17:18 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered firmware security vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencing instrument that, if successfully exploited, could permit attackers to brick or plant persistent malware on susceptible devices. “The Illumina iSeq 100 used a very outdated implementation […]

DEF CON’s hacker-in-chief faces fortune in medical bills after paralyzing neck injury 2025-01-07 at 16:49 By Connor Jones Marc Rogers is ‘lucky to be alive’ Marc Rogers, DEF CON’s head of security, faces tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills following an accident that left him with a broken neck and temporary quadriplegia.… This

First launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket slated for January 10 2025-01-07 at 16:04 By Richard Speed Bezos booster finally ready for action Blue Origin has named the date for the first launch of its New Glenn rocket – January 10.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will end third-party fact-checking, adopt Elon Musk’s ‘Community Notes’ system on X 2025-01-07 at 15:48 By Reuters Community Notes model will allow users on Meta’s social media sites Facebook, Instagram and Threads to call out posts that may be misleading. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News

Windows 11 24H2 can run – sort of – in 184MB 2025-01-07 at 15:18 By Richard Speed Do you really need a new PC for Microsoft’s latest and greatest? From the department of “because I can” comes news of Windows 11 24H2 running in 184MB of memory.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Mitigating CVE exploitations: Putting the ‘rapid’ into rapid response 2025-01-07 at 15:18 By There is only so much a security team can do to be proactive; they don’t operate in a bubble, and patching systems without proper testing comes with its own risks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed

Can AWS really fix AI hallucination? We talk to head of Automated Reasoning Byron Cook 2025-01-07 at 14:51 By Tim Anderson Engineer who works on ways to prove code’s mathematically correct finds his field’s suddenly much less obscure Interview  A notable flaw of AI is its habit of “hallucinating,” making up plausible answers that have

Farewell to the Fallen: The Cybersecurity Stars We Lost Last Year 2025-01-07 at 14:51 By It’s time once again to pay our respects to the once-famous cybersecurity solutions whose usefulness died in the past year. The cybercriminal world collectively mourns the loss of these solutions and the easy access they provide to victim organizations. These

Elon Musk’s galactic ego sows chaos in European politics 2025-01-07 at 13:48 By Lindsay Clark Leaders miffed at ‘unacceptable interference’ Opinion  It’s been a busy month in the political brain of Elon Musk. The tech, automotive, and space entrepreneur has gone from mulling a donation to the Reform UK party worth around $100 million to

UK gives Openreach £289M for 4 rural broadband contracts in ‘gigabit by 2030’ push 2025-01-07 at 13:16 By Dan Robinson Nation’s dominant broadband plumber wins ahead of altnets The UK government has signed contracts with BT Group’s Openreach worth upwards of £289 million ($363 million) for the further build-out of fiber infrastructure to serve more

Behind the billionaire-backed longevity business — and the innovations that could help us live longer 2025-01-07 at 13:01 By Tracy Swartz Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman and Peter Thiel can buy whatever they want — even eternal youth? This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

The unlicensed OneDrive free ride ends this month 2025-01-07 at 12:19 By Richard Speed Kind old Microsoft is worried about security and compliance … nothing to do with a free storage loophole Still keeping data in unlicensed OneDrive accounts of long-gone users? The time has come to act: The data could soon become inaccessible or

New EAGERBEE Variant Targets ISPs and Governments with Advanced Backdoor Capabilities 2025-01-07 at 12:04 By Internet service providers (ISPs) and governmental entities in the Middle East have been targeted using an updated variant of the EAGERBEE malware framework. The new variant of EAGERBEE (aka Thumtais) comes fitted with various components that allow the backdoor to

CISA: No Wider Federal Impact from Treasury Cyber Attack, Investigation Ongoing 2025-01-07 at 12:04 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday said there are no indications that the cyber attack targeting the Treasury Department impacted other federal agencies. The agency said it’s working closely with the Treasury Department and BeyondTrust to