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MSSqlPwner: Open-source tool for pentesting MSSQL servers

MSSqlPwner: Open-source tool for pentesting MSSQL servers 2025-01-17 at 07:48 By Help Net Security MSSqlPwner is an open-source pentesting tool tailored to interact with and exploit MSSQL servers. Built on Impacket, it enables users to authenticate with databases using various credentials, including clear-text passwords, NTLM hashes, and Kerberos tickets. The tool offers multiple methods for […]

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Homeowners are clueless about how smart devices collect their data

Homeowners are clueless about how smart devices collect their data 2025-01-17 at 07:00 By Help Net Security Homeowners are increasingly concerned about data privacy in smart home products, according to Copeland. Homeowners see smart devices as boosting home security Homeowners are still generally comfortable in using new technology, but this year smart thermostat non-owners are

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SpaceX resets ‘Days Since Starship Crashed’ counter to zero

SpaceX resets ‘Days Since Starship Crashed’ counter to zero 2025-01-17 at 06:43 By Simon Sharwood Test flight seven did better on the ground with a successful booster catch SpaceX has again lost a Starship, after the seventh test flight of the spacecraft ended with a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”, but is nonetheless celebrating the mission as

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EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity

EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity 2025-01-17 at 06:39 By Help Net Security The Commission has presented an EU action plan aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. The initiative is an essential step in shielding the healthcare sector from cyber threats. Digitalization is revolutionizing healthcare, enabling better patient services through

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European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China 2025-01-17 at 06:33 By Austrian privacy non-profit None of Your Business (noyb) has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data protection regulations in the European Union by unlawfully transferring users’ data to China. The

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New infosec products of the week: January 17, 2025

New infosec products of the week: January 17, 2025 2025-01-17 at 06:04 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Atsign, Cisco, Commvault, and IT-Harvest. Cisco AI Defense safeguards against the misuse of AI tools Cisco AI Defense is purpose-built for enterprises to develop,

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Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling

Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling 2025-01-17 at 04:40 By Tobias Mann and Simon Sharwood Some of you have apparently already botched chatbots or allowed ‘shadow AI’ to creep in Cisco and Nvidia have both recognized that as useful as today’s AI may be,

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FBI warns agents of call log thefts by hackers who breached AT&T — prompts urgent push to protect confidential informants’ identities: report

FBI warns agents of call log thefts by hackers who breached AT&T — prompts urgent push to protect confidential informants’ identities: report 2025-01-17 at 03:48 By Reuters FBI leaders have warned that hackers who breached AT&T’s system last year likely stole months of agents’ call and text logs. This article is an excerpt from Latest

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GM parks claims that driver location data was shared to insurers, pushed up premiums

GM parks claims that driver location data was shared to insurers, pushed up premiums 2025-01-17 at 03:03 By Thomas Claburn We’ll defo ask for permission next time, automaker tells FTC General Motors on Thursday said that it has reached a settlement with the FTC “to address privacy concerns about our now-discontinued Smart Driver program.”… This

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Apple has ‘worst annual performance’ in China as smaller rivals dethrone iPhone champ

Apple has ‘worst annual performance’ in China as smaller rivals dethrone iPhone champ 2025-01-17 at 02:00 By Reuters The decline also points to how factors such as the absence of artificial intelligence capabilities in the latest iPhones sold in China. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

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In farewell speech, Biden rails against the tech industrial complex and disinfo dismantling democracy

In farewell speech, Biden rails against the tech industrial complex and disinfo dismantling democracy 2025-01-16 at 23:49 By Iain Thomson Welcome to a decade where the oligarchs are no longer silent in the shadows US President Joe Biden gave his final address to the nation on Wednesday, and said America was visibly sliding into a

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Feds sue Southwest for chronic delays, unrealistic schedules

Feds sue Southwest for chronic delays, unrealistic schedules 2025-01-16 at 22:03 By Brandon Vigliarolo Department of Transportation wants in on last-minute Biden administration action too The Department of Transportation has joined the flurry of last-minute actions by the Biden administration with a lawsuit accusing Southwest Airlines of operating chronically delayed flights. … This article is an

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Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have ‘very high concentrations’ of this harmful chemical

Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have ‘very high concentrations’ of this harmful chemical 2025-01-16 at 21:31 By Tracy Swartz In a 2019 survey, 21% of American adults reported wearing a fitness tracker or smartwatch often. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React

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Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts

Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts 2025-01-16 at 21:18 By Jessica Lyons FSB cyberspies venture into a new app for espionage, Microsoft says Star Blizzard, a prolific phishing crew backed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), conducted a new campaign aiming to compromise WhatsApp accounts and gain access to their messages

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Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting

Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting 2025-01-16 at 21:18 By The Russian threat actor known as Star Blizzard has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign that targets victims’ WhatsApp accounts, signaling a departure from its longstanding tradecraft in a likely attempt to evade detection. “Star Blizzard’s targets

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TSMC plans to have 1.6nm chips in ‘volume production’ by 2026

TSMC plans to have 1.6nm chips in ‘volume production’ by 2026 2025-01-16 at 20:33 By Dan Robinson You’ve got to spend money – like $36 billion+ – to make, er, AI chips TSMC is bumping capital expenditure in 2025 to between $38 billion and $42 billion in anticipation of scooping up more chip manufacturing contracts

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San Francisco plummets in rankings of best US cities amid rampant crime, soaring cost of living: study

San Francisco plummets in rankings of best US cities amid rampant crime, soaring cost of living: study 2025-01-16 at 20:21 By Ariel Zilber The Milken Institute’s annual report gauges the best cities based on metrics including job and wage growth, affordability and other economic factors. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and

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Apple blasted after AI-generated news summary falsely claims Pete Hegseth was ‘fired’: ‘Wildly irresponsible’

Apple blasted after AI-generated news summary falsely claims Pete Hegseth was ‘fired’: ‘Wildly irresponsible’ 2025-01-16 at 20:06 By Thomas Barrabi Apple is facing heavy criticism over its much-hyped artificial intelligence tool’s habit of spitting out fake news in its AI-generated summaries – including an inaccurate alert about Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. This article is

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