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  • LLM aka Large Legal Mess: Judge wants lawyer fined $15K for using AI slop in filing

    LLM aka Large Legal Mess: Judge wants lawyer fined $15K for using AI slop in filing 2025-02-25 at 02:49 By Thomas Claburn Plus: Anthropic rolls out Claude 3.7 Sonnet A federal magistrate judge has recommended $15,000 in sanctions be imposed on an attorney who cited non-existent court cases concocted by an AI chatbot.… This article…

  • Google binning SMS MFA at last and replacing it with QR codes

    Google binning SMS MFA at last and replacing it with QR codes 2025-02-25 at 02:21 By Iain Thomson Everyone knew texted OTPs were a dud back in 2016 Google has confirmed it will phase out the use of SMS text messages for multi-factor authentication in favor of more secure technologies.… This article is an excerpt…

  • Apple promises to spend $500B, hire 20K over next 4 years to swerve Trump tariffs

    Apple promises to spend $500B, hire 20K over next 4 years to swerve Trump tariffs 2025-02-24 at 23:49 By Tobias Mann Sorry, that should read: Boost US manufacturing and R&D, believe in the American people, etc etc As computer makers grapple with Trump’s tariffs, Apple is doubling down on US manufacturing and research and development…

  • US Dept of Housing screens subverted to show deepfake of Trump sucking Elon’s toes

    US Dept of Housing screens subverted to show deepfake of Trump sucking Elon’s toes 2025-02-24 at 22:21 By Iain Thomson ‘Appropriate action will be taken,’ we’re told – as federal HR email sparks uproar, ax falls on CISA staff Visitors to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s headquarters in the capital got some…

  • What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption

    What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption 2025-02-24 at 21:20 By Kevin Townsend The question is whether Majorana 1 advances progress toward quantum computing – or for security professionals, the arrival of computers powerful enough to break PKE. The post What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption appeared first on SecurityWeek.…

  • US lawmakers rip EU over Big Tech fines that ‘target American companies’

    US lawmakers rip EU over Big Tech fines that ‘target American companies’ 2025-02-24 at 20:29 By Thomas Barrabi A top House Republican has demanded answers on how the European Union will enforce antitrust regulations against US Big Tech firms – days after President Trump vowed to protect the industry from fines that amount to “overseas…

  • SSE: What They Won’t Tell You (But I Will)

    SSE: What They Won’t Tell You (But I Will) 2025-02-24 at 20:29 By Nate Fitzgerald Part 2 of 3: You’ll need SSE to deliver more than security This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Appeals court upholds convictions of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, ex-lover

    Appeals court upholds convictions of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, ex-lover 2025-02-24 at 20:01 By Reuters A three-judge panel for the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected claims of legal errors at their separate trials held in 2022. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New…

  • Rad Security Raises $14 Million for AI, Cloud Security Platform 

    Rad Security Raises $14 Million for AI, Cloud Security Platform  2025-02-24 at 19:49 By Eduard Kovacs Rad Security has raised $14 million in Series A funding for a defense platform for AI workloads and cloud infrastructure. The post Rad Security Raises $14 Million for AI, Cloud Security Platform  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is…

  • New Malware Campaign Uses Cracked Software to Spread Lumma and ACR Stealer

    New Malware Campaign Uses Cracked Software to Spread Lumma and ACR Stealer 2025-02-24 at 19:34 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new campaign that leverages cracked versions of software as a lure to distribute information stealers like Lumma and ACR Stealer. The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) said it has observed a spike in…

  • OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese Group for Spy Tools

    OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese Group for Spy Tools 2025-02-24 at 19:18 By Eduard Kovacs OpenAI has banned ChatGPT accounts used by Chinese threat actors, including ones leveraged for the development of spying tools. The post OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese Group for Spy Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…

  • Microsoft trims more CPUs from Windows 11 compatibility list

    Microsoft trims more CPUs from Windows 11 compatibility list 2025-02-24 at 19:08 By Richard Speed OEMs blowing dust from the processor stock cupboard, beware Microsoft has published the list of CPUs supported by Windows 11 24H2 – which confirms to OEMs that if they were hoping to raid stocks of pre-11th-generation Intel CPUs, they’re out…

  • SEC establishes Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit

    SEC establishes Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit 2025-02-24 at 19:08 By The SEC has announced it established the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Apple pledges $500B toward US economy, will add 20K jobs as Trump tariffs loom

    Apple pledges $500B toward US economy, will add 20K jobs as Trump tariffs loom 2025-02-24 at 18:24 By Thomas Barrabi Apple said Monday it would “spend and invest” $500 billion toward the US economy – a move that comes as the Tim Cook-led tech giant looks to dodge the impact of President Trump’s trade tariffs.…

  • Intel cranks up accelerators in Xeon 6 blitz to outgun AMD

    Intel cranks up accelerators in Xeon 6 blitz to outgun AMD 2025-02-24 at 18:03 By Tobias Mann But you’re probably not cool enough for Chipzilla’s 288-core monster Facing stiff competition from its long-time rival AMD and the ever-present specter of custom Arm silicon in the cloud, Intel on Monday emitted another wave of Xeon 6…

  • uBlock Origin dead for many as Google purges Manifest v2 extensions

    uBlock Origin dead for many as Google purges Manifest v2 extensions 2025-02-24 at 17:47 By Richard Speed Chrome ad blocker stopped working? Time to look elsewhere Google’s purge of Manifest v2-based extensions from its Chrome browser is underway, as many users over the past few days may have noticed.… This article is an excerpt from…

  • NinjaOne Scores $500M in Series C Extensions at $5 Billion Valuation

    NinjaOne Scores $500M in Series C Extensions at $5 Billion Valuation 2025-02-24 at 17:33 By SecurityWeek News Texas automated endpoint management vendor banks $500 million infusion in Series C extensions that values the company at $5 billion.  The post NinjaOne Scores $500M in Series C Extensions at $5 Billion Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

  • BigID Next provides organizations with visibility and control over their data

    BigID Next provides organizations with visibility and control over their data 2025-02-24 at 17:04 By Industry News BigID announced BigID Next, a cloud-native, AI-powered Data Security Platform (DSP) designed to help enterprises discover, manage, and protect their data at scale. With a modular, AI-assisted architecture, BigID Next empowers organizations to take control of their most…

  • Microsoft’s drawback on datacenter investment may signal AI demand concerns

    Microsoft’s drawback on datacenter investment may signal AI demand concerns 2025-02-24 at 16:34 By Dan Robinson Investment bank claims software giant ditched ‘at least’ 5 land parcels due to potential ‘oversupply’ Microsoft has reportedly cancelled leases on datacenter capacity in the US, raising questions about whether the company may have overestimated demand for AI services…

  • PoC exploit for Ivanti Endpoint Manager vulnerabilities released (CVE-2024-13159)

    PoC exploit for Ivanti Endpoint Manager vulnerabilities released (CVE-2024-13159) 2025-02-24 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for four critical Ivanti Endpoint Manager vulnerabilities has been released by Horizon3.ai researchers. The vulnerabilities – CVE-2024-10811, CVE-2024-13161, CVE-2024-13160 and CVE-2024-13159 – may be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to leverage Ivanti EPM machine account credentials…

  • 68% of people are worried about misinformation due to deepfakes

    68% of people are worried about misinformation due to deepfakes 2025-02-24 at 15:45 By Recent research found that .1% of U.S. and U.K. consumers could accurately distinguish real from fake content across images and video. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • The software UK techies need to protect themselves now Apple’s ADP won’t

    The software UK techies need to protect themselves now Apple’s ADP won’t 2025-02-24 at 15:31 By Connor Jones No matter how deep you are in Apple’s ‘ecosystem,’ there are ways to stay encrypted in the UK Apple customers, privacy advocates, and security sleuths have now had the weekend to stew over the news of the…

  • Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts

    Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts 2025-02-24 at 15:16 By Help Net Security A recently discovered botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is launching coordinated password-spraying attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts. Security researchers at SecurityScorecard are examining possible connections to China-affiliated threat actors, citing evidence of infrastructure linked to CDS Global Cloud and UCLOUD…

  • SpaceX has an explanation for the Falcon 9 bits that hit Poland

    SpaceX has an explanation for the Falcon 9 bits that hit Poland 2025-02-24 at 15:02 By Richard Speed Oxygen leak blamed for a lack of deorbit burn SpaceX has published an explanation for the debris from the Falcon 9 second stage that fell over Poland last week. Because of an oxygen leak, the expected deorbit…

  • Kaspersky Banned on Australian Government Systems

    Kaspersky Banned on Australian Government Systems 2025-02-24 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs Australian government entities have been banned from using products and services of Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky. The post Kaspersky Banned on Australian Government Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

  • IBM Consulting workers told management wants to ‘more closely align pay, performance’

    IBM Consulting workers told management wants to ‘more closely align pay, performance’ 2025-02-24 at 14:03 By Paul Kunert At least they’re not having to ‘justify’ recent work or resign Exclusive  IBM Consulting wants employees to know they’re not all created equally, a point it intends to reflect in a “closer alignment between pay and performance.”……

  • US Charges Genesis Market User

    US Charges Genesis Market User 2025-02-24 at 14:03 By Eduard Kovacs A Michigan man has been charged for buying compromised credentials on Genesis Market and using and selling them. The post US Charges Genesis Market User appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

  • ⚡ THN Weekly Recap: From $1.5B Crypto Heist to AI Misuse & Apple’s Data Dilemma

    ⚡ THN Weekly Recap: From $1.5B Crypto Heist to AI Misuse & Apple’s Data Dilemma 2025-02-24 at 13:34 By Welcome to your weekly roundup of cyber news, where every headline gives you a peek into the world of online battles. This week, we look at a huge crypto theft, reveal some sneaky AI scam tricks,…

  • Becoming Ransomware Ready: Why Continuous Validation Is Your Best Defense

    Becoming Ransomware Ready: Why Continuous Validation Is Your Best Defense 2025-02-24 at 13:34 By Ransomware doesn’t hit all at once—it slowly floods your defenses in stages. Like a ship subsumed with water, the attack starts quietly, below the surface, with subtle warning signs that are easy to miss. By the time encryption starts, it’s too…

  • Google Cloud KMS Adds Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures to Defend Against Future Threats

    Google Cloud KMS Adds Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures to Defend Against Future Threats 2025-02-24 at 13:34 By Google Cloud has announced quantum-safe digital signatures in Google Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) for software-based keys as a way to bulletproof encryption systems against the threat posed by cryptographically-relevant quantum computers. The feature, currently in preview, coexists…

  • How’s that open source licensing coming along? That well, huh?

    How’s that open source licensing coming along? That well, huh? 2025-02-24 at 13:20 By Richard Speed When a vendor and a community stop loving each other, things can get very forked up State Of Open  Multiple license changes have rocked the open source community over the last few years. For vendors concerned, the impact has…

  • Beta of Unix version 2 restored to life

    Beta of Unix version 2 restored to life 2025-02-24 at 12:20 By Liam Proven What is dead may never die After a heroic effort, the oldest machine-readable copy of Unix version 2 is running again.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Quantum computing could arrive soon due to Microsoft’s new chip

    Quantum computing could arrive soon due to Microsoft’s new chip 2025-02-24 at 12:20 By According to Microsoft, quantum computers could be built within years instead of decades, citing a recent breakthrough.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Australia Bans Kaspersky Software Over National Security and Espionage Concerns

    Australia Bans Kaspersky Software Over National Security and Espionage Concerns 2025-02-24 at 12:19 By Australia has become the latest country to ban the installation of security software from Russian company Kaspersky, citing national security concerns. “After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of Kaspersky Lab, Inc. products and web services…

  • $1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers

    $1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers 2025-02-24 at 12:05 By Eduard Kovacs Companies and experts have found evidence linking the $1.5 billion Bybit cryptocurrency heist to North Korean Lazarus hackers. The post $1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • Microsoft’s Euro-mandated File Explorer surgery shows ‘less is more’ is still a thing

    Microsoft’s Euro-mandated File Explorer surgery shows ‘less is more’ is still a thing 2025-02-24 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins Humble but with a huge history, the utility’s privacy pare-back points to a productive possible future Opinion  Windows File Explorer doesn’t get much love, poor thing. It gets sworn at if a sought file cannot be…

  • Is BlueStacks Safe to Download on Windows PC & Mac (2025)

    Is BlueStacks Safe to Download on Windows PC & Mac (2025) 2025-02-24 at 10:43 View original post at vpnMentor BlueStacks is a popular Android emulator that can run mobile apps on your computer — it reported over 1 billion app downloads1. Despite its popularity, the question remains: Can BlueStacks be trusted? While the app is…

  • Maps of terrestrial fibre networks aren’t great. The Internet Society wants to fix that

    Maps of terrestrial fibre networks aren’t great. The Internet Society wants to fix that 2025-02-24 at 08:33 By Simon Sharwood Wants regulators and carriers to adopt Open Fibre Data Standard to answer questions like ‘Is that one fibre, or nine?’ APRICOT 2025  The Internet Society wants to help improve maps that depict terrestrial optic fibre…

  • Cybersecurity risks organizations need to address this year

    Cybersecurity risks organizations need to address this year 2025-02-24 at 08:18 By Organizations that don’t pivot to an asset-centric security model risk more than exposure — they’re inviting catastrophic breaches. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Man vs. machine: Striking the perfect balance in threat intelligence

    Man vs. machine: Striking the perfect balance in threat intelligence 2025-02-24 at 08:00 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Aaron Roberts, Director at Perspective Intelligence, discusses how automation is reshaping threat intelligence. He explains that while AI tools can process massive data sets, the nuanced judgment of experienced analysts remains critical. Roberts…

  • Misconfig Mapper: Open-source tool to uncover security misconfigurations

    Misconfig Mapper: Open-source tool to uncover security misconfigurations 2025-02-24 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz Misconfig Mapper is an open-source CLI tool built in Golang that discovers and enumerates instances of services used within your organization. It performs large-scale detection and misconfiguration assessments, leveraging customizable templates with detection and misconfiguration fingerprints to identify potential security risks…

  • Why AI deployment requires a new level of governance

    Why AI deployment requires a new level of governance 2025-02-24 at 07:09 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Lee Waskevich, VP of Security at ePlus, discusses how AI deployment demands enhanced governance and stricter controls, particularly in managing data. The recent ePlus AI Readiness survey revealed that the top data concerns…

  • Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud E2EE for UK peeps

    Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud E2EE for UK peeps 2025-02-24 at 05:54 By Brandon Vigliarolo PLUS: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more Infosec in brief  Apple has responded to the UK government’s demand for access to its customers’ data stored in iCloud by deciding to…

  • Trump administration threatens tariffs for any nation that dares to tax Big Tech

    Trump administration threatens tariffs for any nation that dares to tax Big Tech 2025-02-24 at 02:38 By Simon Sharwood Digital services taxes, network build levies, touted as violations of US sovereignty United States president Donald Trump last Friday issued a memorandum that suggests imposition of tariffs on nations that dare to tax big tech companies.……

  • If you thought training AI models was hard, try building enterprise apps with them

    If you thought training AI models was hard, try building enterprise apps with them 2025-02-23 at 19:27 By Tobias Mann Aleph Alpha’s Jonas Andrulis on the challenges of building sovereign AI Interview  Despite the billions of dollars spent each year training large language models (LLMs), there remains a sizable gap between building a model and…

  • New XCSSET macOS Malware Variant Steals Data and Crypto

    New XCSSET macOS Malware Variant Steals Data and Crypto 2025-02-23 at 17:57 View original post at vpnMentor Microsoft has uncovered a new variant of the XCSSET macOS malware, which is targeting users’ sensitive data, including cryptocurrency wallets and information stored in the Notes app. Active for at least five years, this malware spreads through compromised…

  • Here’s the ugliest global-warming chart you’ll ever need to see

    Here’s the ugliest global-warming chart you’ll ever need to see 2025-02-23 at 17:07 By Rik Myslewski Earth is running a fever. That’s not news. What’s surprising is exactly how fast its temperature is rising Analysis  As you’ve likely read in many a headline-shouting article, our precious Blue Marble Earth just experienced its warmest year since…

  • Week in review: PostgreSQL 0-day exploited in US Treasury hack, top OSINT books to learn from

    Week in review: PostgreSQL 0-day exploited in US Treasury hack, top OSINT books to learn from 2025-02-23 at 12:41 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: A PostgreSQL zero-day was also exploited in US Treasury hack (CVE-2025-1094) The suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers who…

  • ‘Jetsons’-like flying cars could be a reality in Orlando by 2028: report

    ‘Jetsons’-like flying cars could be a reality in Orlando by 2028: report 2025-02-22 at 23:22 By Chris Harris The flying electric vehicles envisioned by Orlando International Airport will fit up to six passengers and take off and land vertically. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post…

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