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ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers 12/10/2023 at 15:01 By The threat actors behind ShellBot are leveraging IP addresses transformed into its hexadecimal notation to infiltrate poorly managed Linux SSH servers and deploy the DDoS malware. “The overall flow remains the same, but the download URL used by

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Starlink starts advertising Direct to Cell satellite phone service as coming in ‘2024’ 12/10/2023 at 14:47 By Dan Robinson Slated to work with existing 4G phones, though space rivals still trying to shoot it down SpaceX’s Starlink is advertising a Direct to Cell satellite phone service due to start next year and which it claims

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Microsoft Defender Thwarts Large-Scale Akira Ransomware Attack 12/10/2023 at 14:31 By Microsoft on Wednesday said that a user containment feature in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helped thwart a “large-scale remote encryption attempt” made by Akira ransomware actors targeting an unknown industrial organization in early June 2023. The tech giant’s threat intelligence team is tracking the operator as

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How to Guard Your Data from Exposure in ChatGPT 12/10/2023 at 14:31 By ChatGPT has transformed the way businesses generate textual content, which can potentially result in a quantum leap in productivity. However, Generative AI innovation also introduces a new dimension of data exposure risk, when employees inadvertently type or paste sensitive business data into

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US construction giant unearths concrete evidence of cyberattack 12/10/2023 at 14:02 By Paul Kunert Simpson Manufacturing yanks systems offline, warns of ongoing disruption Simpson Manufacturing Company yanked some tech systems offline this week to contain a cyberattack it expects will “continue to cause disruption.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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Cilium leaves incubator, gets the nod from Cloud Native Computing Foundation 12/10/2023 at 13:17 By Richard Speed eBPF project jumps from ‘just a network plugin’ moves to begin wide adoption The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has awarded a graduated sash to Cilium, a validation of the maturity and future of the eBPF project.… This

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Excel recruitment time bomb makes top trainee doctors ‘unappointable’ 12/10/2023 at 12:33 By Lindsay Clark Mangled mismatch of formats, macros, and VLOOKUP practice hits wannabe anesthetists Exclusive  Computer errors, bad technology choices, and flawed processes have disrupted the recruitment of trainee anesthetists in England and Wales.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Researchers Uncover Malware Posing as WordPress Caching Plugin 12/10/2023 at 12:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new sophisticated strain of malware that masquerades a WordPress plugin to stealthily create administrator accounts and remotely control a compromised site. “Complete with a professional looking opening comment implying it is a caching plugin, this rogue

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