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Ransomware on ESXi: The mechanization of virtualized attacks 2025-01-13 at 14:18 By In 2024, ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers reached alarming levels, with the average ransom demand skyrocketing to $5 million. With approximately 8,000 ESXi hosts exposed directly to the internet (according to Shodan), the operational and business impact of these attacks is profound. […]

Pornhub lockdown and fact-free Zuckbots – welcome to 2025 2025-01-13 at 13:18 By Rupert Goodwins Think you’re good at spotting trends? Try these on for size Opinion  This column may be out of date two days after publication. That’s when the US Supreme Court decides whether the Constitutional right to free speech overrides the laws

China’s chokehold on critical minerals puts US in ‘unfathomable’ national security bind: experts 2025-01-13 at 13:05 By Thomas Barrabi China has a chokehold on the world’s supply of critical minerals – and experts are warning the situation is major risk to US national security if the government doesn’t step up its efforts to compete. This

Nominet probes network intrusion linked to Ivanti zero-day exploit 2025-01-13 at 12:42 By Connor Jones Unauthorized activity detected, but no backdoors found UK domain registrar Nominet is investigating a potential intrusion into its network related to the latest Ivanti zero-day exploits.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

UK prepared to throw planning rules out the window for massive datacenters 2025-01-13 at 11:36 By Dan Robinson Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project designation could tear down more restrictions Britain’s planning system is still seen as a significant barrier to the development of datacenters.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Cybersecurity researchers discover malware targeting macOS users 2025-01-13 at 11:04 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an information-stealing malware targeting macOS users.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform 2025-01-13 at 09:41 By Simon Sharwood Faced with huge license cost increase, provider and customers were both happy make migration a mission Exclusive  Broadcom has lost another large customer for its VMware platform: Austrian cloud provider Anexia has moved 12,000 VMs, some of them

Expired Domains Allowed Control Over 4,000 Backdoors on Compromised Systems 2025-01-13 at 08:49 By No less than 4,000 unique web backdoors previously deployed by various threat actors have been hijacked by taking control of abandoned and expired infrastructure for as little as $20 per domain. Cybersecurity company watchTowr Labs said it pulled off the operation

WordPress Skimmers Evade Detection by Injecting Themselves into Database Tables 2025-01-13 at 08:49 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new stealthy credit card skimmer campaign that targets WordPress e-commerce checkout pages by inserting malicious JavaScript code into a database table associated with the content management system (CMS). “This credit card skimmer malware targeting WordPress

Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules 2025-01-13 at 07:36 By Brandon Vigliarolo PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more Infosec in brief  Gravy Analytics, a vendor of location intelligence info for marketers which

U.S. retail workers report feeling unsafe through holiday season 2025-01-13 at 07:06 By Retail workers report fear for their safety over the past holiday season. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Large companies saw a rise in email-based cyberattacks 2025-01-13 at 07:06 By The financial sector faces an increase in email attacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Linus Torvalds offers to build guitar effects pedal for kernel developer 2025-01-13 at 05:59 By Simon Sharwood ‘I’m a software person with a soldering iron’, he warns alongside release of Linux 6.13-rc7 Linux overlord Linus Torvalds has offered to hand-build a guitar effects pedal for one lucky kernel contributor.… This article is an excerpt from

‘Make TikTok wonderful again’: Kevin O’Leary explains his plan to save the social media platform 2025-01-13 at 03:19 By Fox Business “Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is partnering up with another investor in a bid to save TikTok and hopes China and the Supreme Court will allow them to make it “wonderful again.” This article is

Microsoft testing 45 percent M365 price hikes in Asia to make sure you can enjoy AI 2025-01-13 at 02:36 By Simon Sharwood Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react – so far with anger Microsoft has advised users of its M365 suite in six Asian

That subdued CES has us wondering what 2025 will look like, tech-wise 2025-01-12 at 17:05 By Iain Thomson El Reg vultures circle the Consumer Electronics Show Kettle  The annual Consumer Electronics Show was held this week in Las Vegas – and for us the extravaganza felt a bit subdued for a change.… This article is

China’s newest humanoid robot is ready to serve like never before 2025-01-12 at 00:16 By Fox News The next generation of humanoid robots is here. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Apple users warned of hi-tech Mac malware that steals personal data, goes undetected for months— here’s how to stay safe 2025-01-11 at 20:20 By Brooke Kato An estimated 100 million Apple users are at risk of falling victim of a new Mac malware. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

Is it really the plan to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal? It’s been a weird week 2025-01-11 at 17:52 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Meanwhile, tech titans are falling over themselves to help Trump Opinion  We all know the US’s incoming president, Donald Trump, has gone off-script in a way that is almost comical.

Celebrating when EVs went to the Moon with a Lego Lunar Roving Vehicle build 2025-01-11 at 11:48 By Richard Speed Even better use for the Technic range than the Mars Rover – with one big caveat The original Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle had the look of something that had been strung together from an oversized