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Suggested Actions fails to suggest its own survival as Windows 11 feature killed 2024-12-14 at 14:33 By Richard Speed Final curtain call for weird wingman The Microsoft axman just claimed another victim. Less than three years after it appeared in the Windows Insider Dev Channel, the Suggested Actions feature is being deprecated.… This article is […]

Germany Disrupts BADBOX Malware on 30,000 Devices Using Sinkhole Action 2024-12-14 at 14:19 By Germany’s Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) has announced that it has disrupted a malware operation called BADBOX that came preloaded on at least 30,000 internet-connected devices sold across the country. In a statement published earlier this week, authorities said they

Thai Officials Targeted in Yokai Backdoor Campaign Using DLL Side-Loading Techniques 2024-12-14 at 12:34 By Thai government officials have emerged as the target of a new campaign that leverages a technique called DLL side-loading to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor dubbed Yokai. “The target of the threat actors were Thailand officials based on the nature

Disturbing clip reveals shocking flaws in Open AI’s Sora video generator: ‘Looks downright horrifying’ 2024-12-14 at 04:00 By Alex Mitchell Talk about a stretch. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Appeals court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban 2024-12-14 at 02:33 By Reuters TikTok and its parent warned that without court action the law will “shut down TikTok for its more than 170 million domestic monthly users.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post

Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks 2024-12-14 at 02:02 By Jessica Lyons IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently An Iranian government-linked cybercriminal crew used custom malware called IOCONTROL to attack and remotely control US and Israel-based water and fuel management systems, according to security researchers.…

Scumbag gets 30 years in the clink for running CSAM dark-web chatrooms, abusing kids 2024-12-14 at 01:04 By Iain Thomson ‘Today’s sentencing is more than just a punishment. It’s a message’ A Texan who ran a forum on the dark web where depraved netizens could swap child sex abuse material (CSAM), and chat freely about

Musk’s lawyer asks the SEC to quit pestering the shy and retiring billionaire 2024-12-14 at 00:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Won’t someone think of Elon? Ah, who are we kidding – none of this will matter in a month Ever in the sights of the SEC, Elon Musk is engaged in another public spat with America’s

Elon Musk wanted to make OpenAI a for-profit company, messages show, as feud heats up 2024-12-14 at 00:04 By Reuters OpenAI said Musk “should be competing in the marketplace rather than the courtroom.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Google Timeline location purge causes collateral damage 2024-12-13 at 23:18 By Thomas Claburn Privacy measure leaves some mourning lost memories A year ago, Google announced plans to save people’s Location History, which it now calls Timeline, locally on devices rather than on its servers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

390,000+ WordPress Credentials Stolen via Malicious GitHub Repository Hosting PoC Exploits 2024-12-13 at 22:33 By A now-removed GitHub repository that advertised a WordPress tool to publish posts to the online content management system (CMS) is estimated to have enabled the exfiltration of over 390,000 credentials. The malicious activity is part of a broader attack campaign

‘Tis the season to test the RHEL and AlmaLinux 10 betas 2024-12-13 at 21:48 By Liam Proven And the kernel team’s patience? AlmaLinux 10 is joining RHEL 10 in public beta testing, and the developers of CentOS Stream 10 have just hit the release button ahead of the festive break.… This article is an excerpt

Trump transition team seeks to scrap car-crash reporting rule opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla 2024-12-13 at 21:23 By Reuters Removing the crash-disclosure provision would particularly benefit Tesla, which has reported most of the crashes – more than 1,500 – to federal safety regulators under the program. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News

Broadcom hits $1T market cap after CEO’s ‘huge’ AI prediction 2024-12-13 at 20:48 By Reuters Big Tech’s push to diversify beyond Nvidia’s pricey and supply-constrained AI processors has been a windfall for Broadcom, which makes custom chips for major cloud companies. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post

Doing business in US? Don’t wait for state ruling on AI to act, warns former Senate chief of staff 2024-12-13 at 20:18 By Lindsay Clark Workday policy expert suggests NIST framework will save you trouble later The US House and Senate are unlikely to pass federal legislation on the use of AI in business, so

Critical OpenWrt Vulnerability Exposes Devices to Malicious Firmware Injection 2024-12-13 at 20:03 By A security flaw has been disclosed in OpenWrt’s Attended Sysupgrade (ASU) feature that, if successfully exploited, could have been abused to distribute malicious firmware packages. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-54143, carries a CVSS score of 9.3 out of a maximum of 10,

Elon Musk reveals SEC ‘settlement demand,’ mocks agency’s outgoing chair Gary Gensler 2024-12-13 at 19:48 By Thomas Barrabi Elon Musk has revealed that he received a “settlement demand” from the Gary Gensler-run SEC in connection his Twitter takeover – the latest in a long-running public feud between the billionaire Tesla boss and the agency. This

Jeff Bezos, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to each give $1M to Trump inauguration 2024-12-13 at 19:34 By Ariel Zilber Tech executives line up to get on the president-elect’s good side just a month before he takes the oath of office for a second time. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product

DoJ Indicts 14 North Koreans for $88M IT Worker Fraud Scheme Over Six Years 2024-12-13 at 18:50 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted 14 nationals belonging to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) for their alleged involvement in a long-running conspiracy to violate sanctions and commit wire fraud,

Ingenuity helicopter’s flying days cut short by featureless Martian terrain 2024-12-13 at 18:37 By Richard Speed Landing hard at an angle not great for the old rotor blades It appears the bland Martian surface triggered a chain of events that left NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter permanently grounded on the red planet.… This article is an excerpt