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New LightSpy Spyware Version Targets iPhones with Increased Surveillance Tactics 2024-10-31 at 17:30 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an improved version of an Apple iOS spyware called LightSpy that not only expands on its functionality, but also incorporates destructive capabilities to prevent the compromised device from booting up. “While the iOS implant delivery method closely […]

VMware by Broadcom lifts storage allowances and prices for vSphere Foundation 2024-10-31 at 17:06 By Simon Sharwood This will both ease and exacerbate price concerns and competitive sniping VMware by Broadcom has upped the storage capacity allowed under licenses for its vSphere Foundation bundle – a move that addresses competitors’ attacks, but may also give

LottieFiles Issues Warning About Compromised “lottie-player” npm Package 2024-10-31 at 16:48 By LottieFiles has revealed that its npm package “lottie-player” was compromised as part of a supply chain attack, prompting it to release an updated version of the library. “On October 30th ~6:20 PM UTC – LottieFiles were notified that our popular open source npm

We know what Musk will probably dress up as this year: A victim 2024-10-31 at 16:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo Mr X ordered to show at Halloween hearing over election lottery as his lawyers file docs to dodge it Elon Musk has been ordered to attend a Halloween hearing on the legality of his election petition

LottieFiles supply chain attack exposes users to malicious crypto wallet drainer 2024-10-31 at 14:04 By Connor Jones A scary few Halloween hours for team behind hugely popular web plugin LottieFiles is overcoming something of a Halloween fright after battling to regain control of a compromised developer account that was used to exploit users’ crypto wallets.…

Linda Reid to deliver keynote at SECURITY 500 Conference 2024-10-31 at 14:03 By Linda Reid, Vice President of Security Operations at The Walt Disney World Resort, will deliver the keynote address at the SECURITY 500 Conference in Washington, D.C. this November. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Enterprise Identity Threat Report 2024: Unveiling Hidden Threats to Corporate Identities 2024-10-31 at 13:11 By In the modern, browser-centric workplace, the corporate identity acts as the frontline defense for organizations. Often referred to as “the new perimeter”, the identity stands between safe data management and potential breaches. However, a new report reveals how enterprises are

LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability Poses Significant Risk to WordPress Websites 2024-10-31 at 12:35 By A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow an unauthenticated threat actor to elevate their privileges and perform malicious actions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50550 (CVSS score: 8.1), has been addressed in

UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, ‘AI visas’ 2024-10-31 at 11:33 By Dan Robinson Vendors not keen on ‘lengthy bureaucracy,’ and cost when they try to hire skilled foreigners UK government is to recommend streamlining the visa process for those with AI skills and the creation of special zones where it will

Tower PC case used as ‘creative cavity’ by drug importer 2024-10-31 at 10:33 By Simon Sharwood Motherboard missing, leaving space for a million hits of meth Australian police have arrested a man after finding he imported what appear to be tower PC cases that were full of illicit drugs.… This article is an excerpt from

Microsoft turning away AI training workloads – inferencing makes better money 2024-10-31 at 09:34 By Simon Sharwood Azure’s acceleration continues, but so do costs Microsoft has explained that its method of funding the tens of billions it’s spending on new datacenters and AI infrastructure is to shun customers who want to rent GPUs to train

Apple throws shade on pokey AI PCs, claims its maxed out M4 chips are 4x faster 2024-10-31 at 08:35 By Tobias Mann Busy week for Cupertino sees shrunken Mac minis, updated lappies, and new SoCs With the arrival of its M4 silicon on the Mac this week, Apple wants the world to know that the

Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years 2024-10-31 at 07:58 By Laura Dobberstein India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time A report by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) revealed that state-backed actors have collected valuable information from government networks for five years.… This article is an excerpt

Meta spruiks benefits of open sourcing Llama models – to its own bottom line 2024-10-31 at 05:34 By Simon Sharwood It’s not like Zuck needs the coin despite increased infrastructure spend, headcount, losses on VR Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has told investors that open sourcing its Llama AI models is not entirely altruistic – he

Equinix to pad Thai coffers with $500 million investment 2024-10-31 at 02:37 By Laura Dobberstein Another Asian country declares ambition to be a tech hub Thailand has won a pair of high profile investments that boost its ambition to become a hub for datacenters and semiconductor manufacturing.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones, says Eric Schmidt 2024-10-31 at 01:34 By Dan Robinson And what do you know, Google’s former CEO just so happens to have a commercial solution Former Google chief Eric Schmidt thinks the US Army should expunge “useless” tanks and replace them with AI-powered drones instead.… This article