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27 DDoS-for-hire operations shut down by law enforcement 2024-12-17 at 07:18 By Law enforcement agencies across 15 countries have shut down 27 DDoS-for-hire operations.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Australia moves to drop some cryptography by 2030 – before quantum carves it up 2024-12-17 at 06:06 By Thomas Claburn The likes of SHA-256, RSA, ECDSA and ECDH won’t be welcome in just five years Australia’s chief cyber security agency has decided local orgs should stop using the tech that forms the current cryptographic foundation

SoftBank pledges to pour $100B into US, create 100,000 jobs in Trump’s second term 2024-12-17 at 04:19 By Tobias Mann Details? Who needs ’em! But AI seems a likely focus SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son revealed plans to invest $100 billion in the US and create a minimum of 100,000 jobs in the next four years.…

Ransomware scum blow holes in Cleo software patches, Cl0p (sort of ) claims responsibility 2024-12-17 at 01:48 By Jessica Lyons But can you really take crims at their word? Supply chain integration vendor Cleo has urged its customers to upgrade three of its products after an October patch was circumvented, leading to widespread ransomware attacks

TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban 2024-12-16 at 23:34 By Reuters TokTok and ByteDance sought an injunction to halt the looming ban on the social media app used by about 170 million Americans while they appeal a lower court’s ruling that upheld the law. This article is an excerpt from Latest

Computer Users Once Again Insist ‘123456’ and ‘password’ are the Pinnacle of Cybersecurity 2024-12-16 at 23:34 By … At least according to a recent report posted by the password manager firm NordPass. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges Congress to pass landmark Kids Online Safety Act by year’s end: letter 2024-12-16 at 23:18 By Thomas Barrabi Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is urging Congressional leaders to pass the Kids Online Safety Act, joining the likes of X owner Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. in supporting the

Jury trial kicks off Arm’s wrestling match with Qualcomm 2024-12-16 at 22:33 By Tobias Mann The Nuvia buyer’s alleged violations of license terms expected to last through Friday The battle between British chip designer Arm Holdings and Qualcomm kicked off today in Delaware District Court.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Bitcoin tops $107K for first time as Trump boosts hopes for strategic reserve: ‘Blue sky territory here’ 2024-12-16 at 22:18 By Reuters The world’s largest cryptocurrency is up about 150% this year. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China 2024-12-16 at 21:49 By Brandon Vigliarolo The US has never attacked Chinese critical infrastructure before, right? President-elect Donald Trump’s team wants to go on the offensive against America’s cyber adversaries, though it isn’t clear how the incoming administration plans to achieve this. … This article is

Deloitte says cyberattack on Rhode Island benefits portal carries ‘major security threat’ 2024-12-16 at 20:03 By Connor Jones Personal and financial data probably stolen A cyberattack on a Deloitte-managed government system in Rhode Island carries a “high probability” of sensitive data theft, the state says.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Apple working on ‘giant foldable iPad’ to boost product lineup: report 2024-12-16 at 19:04 By Thomas Barrabi Apple is reportedly working on a “giant foldable iPad” as it explores ways to boost its product lineup. The device is envisioned as “something akin to a giant iPad that unfolds into the size of two iPad Pros

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta sides with rival Elon Musk in fight to stop OpenAI from becoming for-profit 2024-12-16 at 19:04 By Thomas Barrabi Meta is attempting to stop OpenAI from becoming a for-profit company – a move that puts its billionaire boss Mark Zuckerberg on the same side as his longtime rival, Elon Musk. This article

Trump, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son reveal $100B investment in AI to create 100K US jobs 2024-12-16 at 18:49 By Reuters Trump also promised in his joint appearance with Son that the investment would create 100,000 jobs focused on Ai and related infrastructure, with the money to be deployed before the end of Trump’s term. This

Europe signs off on €10.6B IRIS² satellite broadband deal 2024-12-16 at 18:49 By Richard Speed Service promised by 2030 for bloc’s take on Starlink A competitor for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband constellation is on the way after Eurocrats signed the concession contract for the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²).… This

LinkedIn billionaire Reid Hoffman fears Trump will have IRS audit him as revenge for supporting Kamala Harris: ‘He was threatening personal and political retaliation’ 2024-12-16 at 17:34 By Ariel Zilber Reid Hoffman told “The Diary of a CEO” podcast that he is bracing for “personal and political retaliation because I tried to help Harris get

DeceptionAds Delivers 1M+ Daily Impressions via 3,000 Sites, Fake CAPTCHA Pages 2024-12-16 at 17:33 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented aspect associated with ClickFix-style attacks that hinge on taking advantage of a single ad network service as part of a malvertising-driven information stealer campaign dubbed DeceptionAds. “Entirely reliant on a single

Guide for the perplexed – Google is no longer the best search engine 2024-12-16 at 16:50 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Seek and ye shall find Opinion  Perplexity offers several advantages over Google as a search engine, making it a compelling alternative for many.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source