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FBI Warns of Rising Trend of Dual Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Companies 30/09/2023 at 14:31 By The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a new trend of dual ransomware attacks targeting the same victims, at least since July 2023. “During these attacks, cyber threat actors deployed two different ransomware variants against victim […]

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Iranian APT Group OilRig Using New Menorah Malware for Covert Operations 30/09/2023 at 12:46 By Sophisticated cyber actors backed by Iran known as OilRig have been linked to a spear-phishing campaign that infects victims with a new strain of malware called Menorah. “The malware was designed for cyberespionage, capable of identifying the machine, reading and uploading files

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NASA delays already-late $1B Psyche probe’s visit to metal-rich asteroid 30/09/2023 at 12:17 By Katyanna Quach Given it was first due to blast off last year, what’s another week or so? NASA has pushed back the launch date of its Psyche asteroid probe to October 12 as engineers make sure the spacecraft’s nitrogen gas thrusters

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New Critical Security Flaws Expose Exim Mail Servers to Remote Attacks 30/09/2023 at 08:01 By Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Exim mail transfer agent that, if successfully exploited, could result in information disclosure and remote code execution. The list of flaws, which were reported anonymously way back in June 2022, is as follows –

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China suggests America ‘carefully consider’ those chip investment bans 30/09/2023 at 00:47 By Tobias Mann We thought you people loved spending dollars, what gives? China has formally asked the United States to reconsider rules curbing investments in companies based in the Middle Kingdom.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Microsoft Bing Chat pushes malware via bad ads 30/09/2023 at 00:02 By Thomas Claburn From AI to just plain aaaiiiee! Microsoft introduced its Bing Chat AI search assistant in February and a month later began serving ads alongside it to help cover costs.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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PhD student guilty of 3D-printing ‘kamikaze’ drone for Islamic State terrorists 29/09/2023 at 22:47 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle ‘Research purposes’ excuse didn’t fly A PhD student has been found guilty of building a potentially deadly drone for Islamic State terrorists, in part using his home 3D printer.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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55-inch Jamboard and app ecosystem tossed into the Google graveyard 29/09/2023 at 21:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Now have a look at these third-party alternatives from our partners, says Chocolate Factory Customers aren’t usually left with a mostly useless 55-inch Android tablet when Google sends another of its many services to the graveyard, but here we

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Free software pioneer Richard Stallman is battling cancer 29/09/2023 at 20:49 By Liam Proven A changed RMS appeared at the GNU 40th anniversary event in Switzerland Richard Stallman has revealed he is undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer of the white blood cells, but says that his prognosis is good.… This article is

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Cybercriminals Using New ASMCrypt Malware Loader Flying Under the Radar 29/09/2023 at 20:16 By Threat actors are selling a new crypter and loader called ASMCrypt, which has been described as an “evolved version” of another loader malware known as DoubleFinger. “The idea behind this type of malware is to load the final payload without the loading

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Equal Employment Commission sues Tesla for racist discrimination, retaliation at Fremont plant 29/09/2023 at 19:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Like some sort of bizarro greatest hits album, the EEOC case sounds just like multiple previous suits The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Tesla alleging “widespread and ongoing racial harassment of

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UTM: An Apple hypervisor with some unique extra abilities 29/09/2023 at 18:02 By Liam Proven Fancy running Windows, Linux and Classic MacOS on your modern x86-64 or Arm64 Mac? Walk this way Friday FOSS Fest  UTM is a handy hypervisor for Macs and Apple fondleslabs, but it’s more than just that. It has some very

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Norway wants Facebook behavioral advertising banned across Europe 29/09/2023 at 16:47 By Jude Karabus But Meta was just about to start asking people for their permission! Norway has told the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) it believes a countrywide ban on Meta harvesting user data to serve up advertising on Facebook and Instagram should be

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Huawei’s UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers 29/09/2023 at 16:17 By Dan Robinson Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy UK government orders to remove Huawei equipment from Britain’s 5G networks have reportedly led to outages for customers of Sky Mobile.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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CISA, NSA, FBI and Japan warn of BlackTech, PRC-linked cyber activity 29/09/2023 at 16:16 By CISA has recently published a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory about malicious activity by People’s Republic of China (PRC)-linked cyber actors known as BlackTech. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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Security leaders discuss implications as Sony investigates recent cyber attack 29/09/2023 at 16:01 By Here, security leaders discuss their thoughts on the most recent alleged Sony attack and what lessons can be learned. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Lazarus Group Impersonates Recruiter from Meta to Target Spanish Aerospace Firm 29/09/2023 at 16:01 By The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been linked to a cyber espionage attack targeting an unnamed aerospace company in Spain in which employees of the firm were approached by the threat actor posing as a recruiter for Meta. “Employees of the targeted

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Contract for England’s controversial health data platform delayed 29/09/2023 at 15:32 By Lindsay Clark NHS also launches £2M project to engage patients with data strategy The contract award for the £480 million ($588 million) NHS Federated Data Platform – a huge analytics project for one of the world’s largest healthcare providers – has been delayed

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5 strategies for advocating for a security budget increase 29/09/2023 at 15:17 By To bolster the case for budget increases, it is imperative for CSOs to possess an understanding of the factors contributing to security breaches. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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A preventative approach to school safety in 2023 29/09/2023 at 15:16 By Staff and students need access to comprehensive training on how to identify concerning behaviors and how to raise these concerns when necessary. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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