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Research observes threat activity targeting 2024 Presidential Election 2024-10-17 at 15:18 By New research shows the current threats associated with the 2024 Presidential Election.   This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Over 90% of phishing campaigns lead victims to malware 2024-10-17 at 15:18 By Phishing remains the primary method used by attackers to gain initial access to networks, according to a recent report. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

TSMC revenue up 36% as world+dog demands AI and smartphone chips 2024-10-17 at 15:01 By Dan Robinson Biggest semi contract manufacturer – and Nvidia supplier – building out capacity in US and Europe Taiwan’s semiconductor giant TSMC has reported a good third quarter with revenue up 36 percent over a year ago, due to strong demand

Post Office CTO had ‘nagging doubts’ about Horizon system despite reliability assurances 2024-10-17 at 14:17 By Lindsay Clark As ‘heat’ built from campaigners, tech boss kept telling MPs everything was fine The former CTO of the Post Office had “nagging doubts” about the Horizon system at the center of one of the most far-reaching miscarriages

Elon Musk’s disaster relief promises: Should we believe the hype? 2024-10-17 at 13:41 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols When you look behind the headlines, you’ll find unfulfilled commitments Opinion  I live in Asheville, North Carolina. You may have seen my hometown in the news over the last few weeks after Hurricane Helene wrecked the place.… This

SideWinder APT Strikes Middle East and Africa With Stealthy Multi-Stage Attack 2024-10-17 at 13:41 By An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor with suspected ties to India has sprung forth with a flurry of attacks against high-profile entities and strategic infrastructures in the Middle East and Africa. The activity has been attributed to a group tracked

5 Ways to Reduce SaaS Security Risks 2024-10-17 at 13:41 By As technology adoption has shifted to be employee-led, just in time, and from any location or device, IT and security teams have found themselves contending with an ever-sprawling SaaS attack surface, much of which is often unknown or unmanaged. This greatly increases the risk

Ransomware: Threat Level Remains High in Third Quarter 2024-10-17 at 13:17 By Threat Hunter Team Recently established RansomHub group overtakes LockBit to become most prolific ransomware operation. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Ransomware: Threat Level Remains High in Third Quarter 2024-10-17 at 13:17 By Threat Hunter Team Recently established RansomHub group overtakes LockBit to become most prolific ransomware operation. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Ransomware: Threat Level Remains High in Third Quarter 2024-10-17 at 13:17 By Threat Hunter Team Recently established RansomHub group overtakes LockBit to become most prolific ransomware operation. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

UK electronics firms want government to stop taxing trash and let them fix it instead 2024-10-17 at 12:31 By Dan Robinson CLEAR group calls for VAT to be dropped on spare parts, repairs, labor A newly formed group of UK electronics companies is advocating for the removal of VAT on electronic spare parts, repairs, and

U.S. Charges Two Sudanese Brothers for Record 35,000 DDoS Attacks 2024-10-17 at 12:19 By Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged two Sudanese brothers with running a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet for hire that conducted a record 35,000 DDoS attacks in a single year, including those that targeted Microsoft’s services in June 2023. The attacks,

WeChat devs introduced security flaws when they modded TLS, say researchers 2024-10-17 at 11:46 By Connor Jones No attacks possible, but enough issues to cause concern Messaging giant WeChat uses a network protocol that the app’s developers modified – and by doing so introduced security weaknesses, researchers claim.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged 2024-10-17 at 10:31 By Simon Sharwood Gang said to have developed its evilware on GitHub – then DDoSed GitHub Hacktivist gang Anonymous Sudan appears to have lost its anonymity after the US Attorney’s Office on Wednesday unsealed an indictment identifying two of its alleged operators.…

Elon Musk’s X isn’t important enough to feel the full force of EU regulation 2024-10-17 at 09:46 By Iain Thomson DMA gatekeeper status denied, meaning X can carry on without extra compliance chores The EU has said it won’t classify Elon Musk’s X as “gatekeeper” – the bloc’s designation for the most significant digital platforms-

Critical Kubernetes Image Builder Vulnerability Exposes Nodes to Root Access Risk 2024-10-17 at 09:46 By A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Kubernetes Image Builder that, if successfully exploited, could be abused to gain root access under certain circumstances. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-9486 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been addressed in version 0.1.38.

Oh, what a feeling: Toyota building robots that get better with practice 2024-10-17 at 08:25 By Laura Dobberstein Bots that learn to peel potatoes is a lot less scary than Black Mirror Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced on Wednesday they’re partnering to combine the former’s multi-jointed athletic humanoid, Atlas, with TRI’s large

It’s time to embrace OSCAL automation for effective risk management 2024-10-17 at 07:17 By There are a multitude of regulatory standards and frameworks that organizations must adhere to, and keeping up with them can be difficult.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source