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New Snake Keylogger Variant Leverages AutoIt Scripting to Evade Detection 2025-02-19 at 15:01 By A new variant of the Snake Keylogger malware is being used to actively target Windows users located in China, Turkey, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Spain. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said the new version of the malware has been behind over 280 million blocked […]

Mobile operators brace for bigger, faster headaches with 6G 2025-02-19 at 14:19 By Dan Robinson NGMN reports what telcos want, but admits most can be delivered by 5G Mobile operators are pushing for consensus on the key components of next-gen 6G networks, warning that a new radio interface could add complexity – though they acknowledge

The Ultimate MSP Guide to Structuring and Selling vCISO Services 2025-02-19 at 14:19 By The growing demand for cybersecurity and compliance services presents a great opportunity for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) to offer virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services—delivering high-level cybersecurity leadership without the cost of a full-time

Type-safe C-killer Delphi hits 30, but a replacement has risen 2025-02-19 at 13:33 By Liam Proven The FOSS world has replicated most of it in Lazarus Delphi is still very much with us, but the FOSS world also has its own, largely compatible, GUI-based Object Pascal environment – and it’s worth a look.… This article

Trojanized Game Installers Deploy Cryptocurrency Miner in Large-Scale StaryDobry Attack 2025-02-19 at 12:54 By Users who are on the lookout for popular games were lured into downloading trojanized installers that led to the deployment of a cryptocurrency miner on compromised Windows hosts. The large-scale activity has been codenamed StaryDobry by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which

Microsoft declutters Windows 11 File Explorer in the name of Euro privacy 2025-02-19 at 12:33 By Richard Speed Also hammers another nail into Cortana’s coffin with the end of Location History Microsoft had a Valentine’s Day gift for Windows Insiders, firing another arrow into the heart of Cortana while also attempting to soothe European privacy

London celebrity talent agency reports itself to ICO following Rhysida attack claims 2025-02-19 at 11:50 By Connor Jones Showbiz members’ passport scans already plastered online A London talent agency has reported itself to the UK’s data protection watchdog after the Rhysida ransomware crew last week claimed it had attacked the business, which represents luminaries of

HP Inc. to build future products atop grave of flopped ‘AI pin’ 2025-02-19 at 10:20 By Simon Sharwood Tech and people behind IoT brooch that reviewers instantly hated will one day pep up printers The “AI Pin” produced by company called Humane was a leading tender for 2024’s biggest consumer tech flop, but that hasn’t

Einstein Probe finds two stars that have spent 40 million years taking turns eating each othe 2025-02-19 at 09:17 By Iain Thomson Odd X-ray flashes gave the game away, just few weeks after China-led mission launched The Einstein Probe telescope has spotted evidence of one star consuming matter from another.… This article is an excerpt

Trump teases 25 percent semiconductor tariffs that will go ‘substantially higher’ 2025-02-19 at 07:52 By Simon Sharwood Envisions phased introduction dependent on manufacturing commitments United States President Donald Trump has hinted at substantial tariffs on imported semiconductors.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

CISA Adds Palo Alto Networks and SonicWall Flaws to Exploited Vulnerabilities List 2025-02-19 at 07:52 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added two security flaws impacting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS and SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The flaws are

Retail resilience: Technology strategies to combat organized theft 2025-02-19 at 07:04 By 3 strategies that leverage innovative solutions to combat organized retail theft. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11 million 2025-02-19 at 03:19 By Jessica Lyons If this makes you feel sick, knowing this happened before ransomware actors started targeting medical info may help An alleged security SNAFU that occurred during the Obama administration has finally been settled under the

Palo Alto firewalls under attack as miscreants chain flaws for root access 2025-02-19 at 02:18 By Iain Thomson If you want to avoid urgent patches, stop exposing management consoles to the public internet A flaw patched last week by Palo Alto Networks is now under active attack and, when chained with two older vulnerabilities, allows

Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump’s extra China tariff 2025-02-18 at 23:49 By Brandon Vigliarolo Analyst tells El Reg to expect more of this across hardware brands Acer has become one of the first major computer makers to confirm it will hike laptop prices in the US, citing fresh import tariffs

Snake Keylogger slithers into Windows, evades detection with AutoIt-compiled payload 2025-02-18 at 22:48 By Jessica Lyons Because stealing your credentials, banking info, and IP just wasn’t enough A new variant of Snake Keylogger is making the rounds, primarily hitting Windows users across Asia and Europe. This strain also uses the BASIC-like scripting language AutoIt to

Elon Musk’s xAI claims newest Grok 3 model outperforms OpenAI, DeepSeek 2025-02-18 at 21:50 By Thomas Barrabi Elon Musk’s xAI claims the newest version of its flagship “Grok” chatbot outperforms rival products offered by the likes of Sam Altman-led OpenAI and China-based DeepSeek — potentially giving the billionaire an edge in the AI arms race.