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T-Mobile goes live with beta of satellite phone service for the US 2025-02-10 at 18:48 By Dan Robinson Free text messages for users of its own and rival networks during test period T-Mobile US has started a public beta of its Direct-to-Cell service using Starlink satellites, offering just text messages for now, with data and […]

Hackers Exploit Google Tag Manager to Deploy Credit Card Skimmers on Magento Stores 2025-02-10 at 18:30 By Threat actors have been observed leveraging Google Tag Manager (GTM) to deliver credit card skimmer malware targeting Magento-based e-commerce websites. Website security company Sucuri said the code, while appearing to be a typical GTM and Google Analytics script

Boeing warns SLS staff that job cuts could be on the way 2025-02-10 at 17:35 By Richard Speed Overdue, over budget and now… perhaps just over? Boeing has notified staff that hundreds of jobs could be eliminated if the Artemis program is canceled or heavily revised.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway 2025-02-10 at 16:54 By Rupert Goodwins When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off Opinion  All malicious attacks on digital systems have one common aim: taking control. Mostly, that means getting a CPU somewhere to turn traitor, running code that silently steals or scrambles

Ransomware extortion rose by 46% in Q4 2024 2025-02-10 at 16:20 By According to a Nuspire report, ransomware extortion publications rose by 46% compared to Q3, with Clop ransomware emerging as the most active group. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Sri Lanka goes bananas after monkey unplugs nation 2025-02-10 at 16:02 By Richard Currie Simian saboteur or a grid screaming for modernization? Sri Lanka’s electricity grid was brought down nationwide on Sunday after monkey business struck a power station south of the capital of Colombo.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

DeepSeek hired talent from Microsoft’s controversial AI research lab in China 2025-02-10 at 15:26 By Thomas Barrabi Several DeepSeek employees honed their skills at Microsoft’s controversial artificial intelligence research labs in China before joining the Chinese startup – whose release of an ultra-efficient model sparked a $1 trillion selloff in US tech stocks, The Post

CentOS Connect conference announces return of Firefox 2025-02-10 at 15:08 By Liam Proven OKD project also has its own immutable CentOS image, which could be fun FOSDEM 2025  CentOS Connect, the FOSDEM-adjacent meetup, delivered a few notable updates: Firefox is returning as a native package on CentOS, an immutable Stream variant is being explored, and

US news org still struggling to print papers a week after ‘cybersecurity event’ 2025-02-10 at 15:08 By Connor Jones Publications across 25 states either producing smaller issues or very delayed ones US newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is one week into tackling a nondescript “cybersecurity event,” saying the related investigation may take “weeks or longer” to

29% of school systems report a rise in student-to-student security incidents 2025-02-10 at 15:08 By A recent cybersecurity report by Clever found that 5% of U.S. school systems have implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA) for students. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [10 February] 2025-02-10 at 15:08 By In cybersecurity, the smallest crack can lead to the biggest breaches. A leaked encryption key, an unpatched software bug, or an abandoned cloud storage bucket—each one seems minor until it becomes the entry point for an attack. This week,

Legacy systems running UK’s collector are taxing – in more ways than one 2025-02-10 at 14:19 By Lindsay Clark Costs for fixing them and keeping them running are up by 390%, NAO report reveals Costs associated with the remediation of the UK tax collector’s legacy systems have risen by up to 390 percent, according to

Don’t Overlook These 6 Critical Okta Security Configurations 2025-02-10 at 13:59 By Given Okta’s role as a critical part of identity infrastructure, strengthening Okta security is essential. This article covers six key Okta security settings that provide a strong starting point, along with recommendations for implementing continuous monitoring of your Okta security posture. With over

DragonRank Exploits IIS Servers with BadIIS Malware for SEO Fraud and Gambling Redirects 2025-02-10 at 13:02 By Threat actors have been observed targeting Internet Information Services (IIS) servers in Asia as part of a search engine optimization (SEO) manipulation campaign designed to install BadIIS malware. “It is likely that the campaign is financially motivated since

London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds 2025-02-10 at 12:43 By Dan Robinson And up to 70% of stalled energy generation projects are unlikely to be approved, claims regulator Ofgem While the UK government wants to turbocharge datacenter construction, a newly published report says there are already 400 GW worth of

UK armed forces fast-tracking cyber warriors to defend digital front lines 2025-02-10 at 11:41 By Connor Jones High starting salaries promised after public sector infosec pay criticized The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is fast-tracking cybersecurity specialists in a bid to fortify its protection against increasing attacks.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Zimbra Releases Security Updates for SQL Injection, Stored XSS, and SSRF Vulnerabilities 2025-02-10 at 11:41 By Zimbra has released software updates to address critical security flaws in its Collaboration software that, if successfully exploited, could result in information disclosure under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25064, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of

DOGE inputs federal data to AI, cyber leaders discuss implications 2025-02-10 at 10:04 By DOGE has been feeding sensitive federal information into AI. Security leaders discuss.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Cloudflare hopes to rebuild the Web for the AI age – with itself in the middle 2025-02-10 at 09:48 By Simon Sharwood Also claims it’s found DeepSeek-eque optimizations that reduce AI infrastructure requirements Cloudflare has declared it’s found optimizations that reduce the amount of hardware needed for inferencing workloads, and is in early talks to

Judge says US Treasury ‘more vulnerable to hacking’ since Trump let the DOGE out 2025-02-10 at 08:40 By Simon Sharwood Order requires destruction of departmental data accessed by Musky men Trump administration policies that allowed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems and data at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) have