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Researchers Discover “Bootkitty” – First UEFI Bootkit Targeting Linux Kernels 2024-11-27 at 15:05 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on what has been described as the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit designed for Linux systems. Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators who go by the name BlackCat, the bootkit is assessed to be a […]

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 cranks up the power – and the heat 2024-11-27 at 14:34 By Richard Speed Same form factor, more performance for industry The Raspberry Pi maker has rounded off a busy few weeks with the launch of an updated Compute Module 5 – it has the same form factor but considerably […]

Foursquare to close, but Swarm game will live on 2024-11-27 at 13:48 By Liam Proven And the company is doing the right thing with its database Foursquare Labs is closing its venue-finding app, rather than the mobile game – but it’s open sourcing the worldwide database it built.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

APT-C-60 Exploits WPS Office Vulnerability to Deploy SpyGlace Backdoor 2024-11-27 at 13:21 By The threat actor known as APT-C-60 has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an unnamed organization in Japan that used a job application-themed lure to deliver the SpyGlace backdoor. That’s according to findings from JPCERT/CC, which said the intrusion leveraged legitimate […]

Swedish authorities probe Oracle Cerner health record rollout 2024-11-27 at 12:48 By Lindsay Clark $190 million project under scrutiny after reported failures Oracle’s electronic health records system is under scrutiny by multiple Swedish authorities after a $190 million rollout in the Västra Götaland region (VGR) encountered significant issues.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

UK financial regulator slammed for failed tech transformation 2024-11-27 at 11:48 By Lindsay Clark Poor software projects among efforts to overhaul FCA that came up short, MPs find UK politicians have slammed the nation’s financial regulator for failing to implement a transformation program underpinned by technology.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

The workplace has become a surveillance state 2024-11-27 at 10:48 By Thomas Claburn Cracked Labs report explores the use of motion sensors and wireless networking kit to monitor offices Office buildings have become like web browsers – they’re full of tracking technology, a trend documented in a report out this week by Cracked Labs.… This […]

INTERPOL Busts African Cybercrime: 1,006 Arrests, 134,089 Malicious Networks Dismantled 2024-11-27 at 10:33 By An INTERPOL-led operation has led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries and the takedown of 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt cybercrime in the continent. Dubbed Serengeti, the law enforcement […]

CrowdStrike still doesn’t know how much its Falcon flame-out will cost 2024-11-27 at 09:33 By Simon Sharwood Thinks customers may have forgiven it after revenue hits a record CrowdStrike can’t yet confidently predict the financial impact of the failed update to its Falcon software that crashed millions of computers around the world last July, but […]

You’re buying fat new servers to save energy and make room for AI hardware, claims Dell 2024-11-27 at 08:33 By Simon Sharwood But PCs and Nvidia are weak points, because you’re not buying one and can’t buy the other Dell believes its customers are consolidating server fleets to save energy and free up rack space […]

Matrix Botnet Exploits IoT Devices in Widespread DDoS Botnet Campaign 2024-11-27 at 08:02 By A threat actor named Matrix has been linked to a widespread distributed denial-of-service (DoD) campaign that leverages vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to co-opt them into a disruptive botnet. “This operation serves as a comprehensive one-stop shop […]

Telco engineer who spied on US employer for Beijing gets four years in the clink 2024-11-27 at 07:34 By Laura Dobberstein Provides insight to how China gets inside US systems, perhaps at Verizon and Infosys A 59 year-old Florida telco engineer was sentenced to 48 months in prison after he served as a spy for […]

How to guard against the holiday cyberattack surge 2024-11-27 at 07:17 By Organizations become prime targets for a wide array of cyberattacks as the holidays approach.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Cloudflare broke its logging-a-service service, causing customer data loss 2024-11-27 at 06:47 By Simon Sharwood Software snafu took five minutes to roll back. The mess it made took hours to clean up Cloudflare has admitted that it broke its own logging-as-a-service service with a bad software update, and that customer data was lost as a […]

Google to wrap up Christmas Island with new subsea cable 2024-11-27 at 04:48 By Laura Dobberstein Connection will tie remote territory to Darwin in North Australia A Google-funded subsea cable will connect the Australian territory of Christmas Island to Darwin on the mainland.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

FTC urges smart device makers to disclose software update lifecycles 2024-11-27 at 03:50 By Thomas Claburn You need to know in advance when your kit will be bricked or downgraded – it’s the law Makers of software-enabled products have been put on notice by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for failing to disclose how […]

Trump tariffs transform into bigger threats for Mexico, Canada than China 2024-11-27 at 01:52 By Brandon Vigliarolo America’s neighbors now face 25% because of fentanyl and immigration, China just 10% on top of existing duties President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats have been formalized with a pair of social media statements that, while not nearly as […]