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Privacy Commissioner warns the ‘John Smiths’ of the world can acquire ‘digital doppelgangers’ 2025-02-03 at 08:49 By Simon Sharwood Australian government staff mixed medical info for folk who share names and birthdays Australia’s privacy commissioner has found that government agencies down under didn’t make enough of an effort to protect data describing “digital doppelgangers” – […]

Crazy Evil Gang Targets Crypto with StealC, AMOS, and Angel Drainer Malware 2025-02-03 at 08:03 By A Russian-speaking cybercrime gang known as Crazy Evil has been linked to over 10 active social media scams that leverage a wide range of tailored lures to deceive victims and trick them into installing malware such as StealC, Atomic […]

Coming soon to job boards: The Chief Secure Networking Officer 2025-02-03 at 07:20 By The Chief Secure Networking Officer (CSNO) is a transformative role designed to ensure seamless performance and security for next-generation technologies.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Big events, bigger risks: How teams keep large events safe 2025-02-03 at 07:20 By Security leaders in the event venue industry discuss what it takes to secure crowds in an unpredictable world. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

As Trump slugs Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs, industry groups hope trade war weapon isn’t pointed at their feet 2025-02-03 at 06:48 By Simon Sharwood Tech lobby isn’t at the negotiating table, fears unintended consequences United States President Donald Trump has delivered on his campaign promise to introduce tariffs, by slapping a 25 percent […]

Medical monitoring machines spotted stealing patient data, users warned to pull the plug ASAP 2025-02-03 at 04:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo PLUS: MGM settles breach suits; AWS doesn’t trust you with security defaults; A new .NET backdoor; and more Infosec in brief  The United States Food and Drug Administration has told medical facilities and caregivers that […]

Humans brought the heat. Earth says we pay the price 2025-02-02 at 22:20 By Rik Myslewski There are solutions, workable smart solutions, but who wants to talk about that? Special report  We humans have gorged ourselves on fossil fuels for well over a century, and the bill for that delicious, civilization-enhancing meal has finally come […]

What does it mean to build in security from the ground up? 2025-02-02 at 19:34 By Larry Peterson As if secure design is the only bullet point in a list of software engineering best practices Systems Approach  As my Systems Approach co-author Bruce Davie and I think through what it means to apply the systems […]

Gilmore Girls fans nabbed as Eurocops dismantle two major cybercrime forums 2025-02-02 at 15:35 By Connor Jones Nulled and Cracked had a Lorelai-cal rise – until Operation Talent stepped in Law enforcement officers across Europe assembled again to collectively disrupt major facilitators of cybercrime, with at least one of those cuffed apparently a fan of […]

Microsoft vet laments a world where even toothbrushes need reboots 2025-02-02 at 11:48 By Richard Speed Raymond Chen reflects on the never-ending cycle of updates and restarts Comment  Remember when things didn’t need constant updating and reboots to work? Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen notes that the affliction has even spread as far as the […]

Intel has officially missed the boat for AI in the datacenter 2025-02-01 at 17:18 By Tobias Mann But it still has a chance at the edge and the PC Comment  Any hope Intel may have had of challenging rivals Nvidia and AMD for a slice of the AI accelerator market dissolved on Thursday as yet […]

How DeepSeek is upending AI innovation and investment 2025-02-01 at 17:03 By Alex Tapscott The Chinese upstart is remaking all the rules when it comes to investment. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

DeepSeek or DeepFake? Our vultures circle China’s hottest AI 2025-02-01 at 13:46 By Iain Thomson If this keeps Silicon Valley on its toes and honest, who are we to complain? Kettle  There’s really only one topic for the Kettle this week. DeepSeek.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Windows 11 stages a comeback – still miles behind older sibling 2025-02-01 at 11:48 By Richard Speed Microsoft’s latest OS claws back market share from Windows 10, but the finish line is a long way off Microsoft appears to be starting the year with a rebound in Windows 11 adoption as the latest figures show […]

U.S. and Dutch Authorities Dismantle 39 Domains Linked to BEC Fraud Network 2025-02-01 at 11:03 By U.S. and Dutch law enforcement agencies have announced that they have dismantled 39 domains and their associated servers as part of efforts to disrupt a network of online marketplaces originating from Pakistan. The action, which took place on January […]

BeyondTrust Zero-Day Breach Exposes 17 SaaS Customers via Compromised API Key 2025-02-01 at 08:49 By BeyondTrust has revealed it completed an investigation into a recent cybersecurity incident that targeted some of the company’s Remote Support SaaS instances by making use of a compromised API key. The company said the breach involved 17 Remote Support SaaS […]

Meta Confirms Zero-Click WhatsApp Spyware Attack Targeting 90 Journalists, Activists 2025-02-01 at 07:49 By Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday said it disrupted a campaign that involved the use of spyware to target journalists and civil society members. The campaign, which targeted around 90 members, involved the use of spyware from an Israeli company known as Paragon […]

Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts 2025-02-01 at 05:48 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that’s targeting Microsoft advertisers with bogus Google ads that aim to take them to phishing pages that are capable of harvesting their credentials. “These malicious ads, appearing on Google Search, are designed to […]

MSG Networks in talks to avoid bankruptcy — possibly with help of Amazon: sources 2025-02-01 at 01:24 By Josh Kosman MSG Networks, the embattled cable TV station that airs New York Knicks and Rangers games, is in talks to reach a deal to avoid bankruptcy as soon as Friday. This article is an excerpt from […]