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Microsoft learned about new antitrust investigation from the news 2024-12-04 at 18:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Never mind our alleged cheating of customers – you guys are a bunch of leakers, Redmond tells Commission Microsoft isn’t happy about an antitrust investigation reportedly kicked off by the Federal Trade Commission recently, but not for the reason you […]

Cops arrest suspected admin of German-language crime bazaar 2024-12-04 at 17:38 By Connor Jones Drugs, botnets, forged docs, and more generated fortune for platform sellers German authorities say they have again shut down the perhaps unwisely named Crimenetwork platform and arrested a suspected admin.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Google Chrome users warned to never click on these websites — 8 telltale signs of a scam and tips to avoid 2024-12-04 at 16:49 By Brooke Kato Scam sites run rampant on search engines like Google, as malicious actors attempt to steal precious personal data and financial information using phony websites posing like the real […]

Microsoft says premature patch could make Windows Recall forget how to work 2024-12-04 at 16:18 By Richard Speed Installed the final non-security preview update of 2024? Best not hop onto the Dev Channel Microsoft has pinned down why some eager Windows Insiders could not persuade the Recall preview to save any snapshots. It’s all down […]

Elementary OS 8 ‘Circe’ conjures Wayland magic 2024-12-04 at 14:47 By Liam Proven Based on Ubuntu 24.04, more accessibility, still looks great Elementary OS 8 “Circe” is here, based on Ubuntu 24.04, with Wayland support in the Pantheon desktop.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

7 PAM Best Practices to Secure Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments 2024-12-04 at 14:47 By Are you using the cloud or thinking about transitioning? Undoubtedly, multi-cloud and hybrid environments offer numerous benefits for organizations. However, the cloud’s flexibility, scalability, and efficiency come with significant risk — an expanded attack surface. The decentralization that comes with utilizing […]

Europol Dismantles Criminal Messaging Service MATRIX in Major Global Takedown 2024-12-04 at 14:47 By Europol on Tuesday announced the takedown of an invite-only encrypted messaging service called MATRIX that’s created by criminals for criminal purposes. The joint operation, conducted by French and Dutch authorities under the moniker Passionflower, comes in the aftermath of an investigation […]

SAP legacy ERP users wise to ignore offer of single leap to the cloud 2024-12-04 at 13:58 By Lindsay Clark Multi-stage journey preferred in high-risk switch, says user group chair According to the chair of the SAP UK and Ireland user group, users of its legacy on-prem ERP systems are set to upgrade their software […]

How to Plan a New (and Improved!) Password Policy for Real-World Security Challenges 2024-12-04 at 13:12 By Many organizations struggle with password policies that look strong on paper but fail in practice because they’re too rigid to follow, too vague to enforce, or disconnected from real security needs. Some are so tedious and complex that […]

U.S. is the to generator of anonymous open source contributions 2024-12-04 at 12:04 By A new report has revealed the United States and Russia are the highest generators of open source projects.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Researchers Uncover Backdoor in Solana’s Popular Web3.js npm Library 2024-12-04 at 12:04 By Cybersecurity researchers are alerting to a software supply chain attack targeting the popular @solana/web3.js npm library that involved pushing two malicious versions capable of harvesting users’ private keys with an aim to drain their cryptocurrency wallets. The attack has been detected in […]

Fresh releases of Xfce, Mint, Cinnamon desktops out in time for the holidays 2024-12-04 at 11:34 By Liam Proven Cinnamon 6.4 is already out and Xfce 4.20 is very nearly ready Fancy spending time refreshing your setup over the holidays? Two of the more popular Windows-style FOSS desktops are about to drop new point releases, […]

Eurocops take down ‘secure’ criminal chat system known as Matrix 2024-12-04 at 10:40 By Iain Thomson They took the red pill French and Dutch police have taken down the Matrix chat app, which was designed by criminals for criminals to be a secure encrypted messaging tool.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

Musk and Trump to fall out in 2025, predicts analyst 2024-12-04 at 09:33 By Laura Dobberstein Differing China tech policy agendas will send bromance into ‘it’s complicated’ status Canalys Forums APAC  The CEO and founder of channel-centric analyst house Canalys has predicted that the alliance between president-elect Donald Trump and aspiring oligarch Elon Musk will […]

Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks 2024-12-04 at 09:21 By A joint advisory issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. has warned of a broad cyber espionage campaign undertaken by People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors targeting telecommunications providers. “Identified exploitations or compromises associated with these threat actors’ […]

£1B lawsuit targets Microsoft for allegedly overcharging Windows customers on other clouds 2024-12-04 at 08:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Yes, we’ve been over this before – several times, in fact Microsoft has been sued in the UK to the tune of more than £1 billion over claims Redmond has been overcharging businesses for Windows Server licenses […]

Binance accused of tax evasion by India’s finance minister 2024-12-04 at 07:38 By Simon Sharwood Nation wants almost $100 million from 17 crypto exchanges – most of it from Binance India’s Finance Ministry has alleged crypto exchange Binance evaded almost $85 million in tax – the vast majority of around $96 million it claims digi-dollar […]

Hackers Use Corrupted ZIPs and Office Docs to Evade Antivirus and Email Defenses 2024-12-04 at 07:38 By Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a novel phishing campaign that leverages corrupted Microsoft Office documents and ZIP archives as a way to bypass email defenses. “The ongoing attack evades #antivirus software, prevents uploads to sandboxes, and bypasses […]