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Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has ‘priorities’ – but still won’t explain ‘spy clause’ 2024-11-21 at 12:49 By Lindsay Clark Draft doc struggles to describe how theoretically encryption-busting powers might be used The UK government has set out plans detailing how it will use the new law it has created to control online […]

5 Scattered Spider Gang Members Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Cybercrime Scheme 2024-11-21 at 12:12 By Five alleged members of the infamous Scattered Spider cybercrime crew have been indicted in the U.S. for targeting employees of companies across the country using social engineering techniques to harvest credentials and using them to gain unauthorized access to sensitive […]

Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86’s PC dominance 2024-11-21 at 11:49 By Gavin Bonshor Now it’s up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in Arm has published its PC Base System Architecture (PC-BSA) specification, the blueprint for standardizing Arm-based PCs.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

AI hiring bias? Men with Anglo-Saxon names score lower in tech interviews 2024-11-21 at 10:45 By Thomas Claburn Study suggests hiding every Tom, Dick, and Harry’s personal info from HR bots In mock interviews for software engineering jobs, recent AI models that evaluated responses rated men less favorably – particularly those with Anglo-Saxon names, according […]

Google’s AI-Powered OSS-Fuzz Tool Finds 26 Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Projects 2024-11-21 at 10:18 By Google has revealed that its AI-powered fuzzing tool, OSS-Fuzz, has been used to help identify 26 vulnerabilities in various open-source code repositories, including a medium-severity flaw in the OpenSSL cryptographic library. “These particular vulnerabilities represent a milestone for automated vulnerability finding: […]

Billionaire food app CEO wants you to pay for the privilege of working with him 2024-11-21 at 09:33 By Simon Sharwood Zomato boss Deepinder Goyal leaves a sour taste in the mouth The CEO of Indian restaurant booking and food deliver app Zomato has posted a job ad in which he seeks a chief of […]

NodeStealer Malware Targets Facebook Ad Accounts, Harvesting Credit Card Data 2024-11-21 at 08:51 By Threat hunters are warning about an updated version of the Python-based NodeStealer that’s now equipped to extract more information from victims’ Facebook Ads Manager accounts and harvest credit card data stored in web browsers. “They collect budget details of Facebook Ads […]

Put your usernames and passwords in your will, advises Japan’s government 2024-11-21 at 08:18 By Simon Sharwood Digital end of life planning saves your loved ones from a little extra anguish Japan’s National Consumer Affairs Center on Wednesday suggested citizens start “digital end of life planning” and offered tips on how to do it.… This […]

Advice for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month 2024-11-21 at 07:18 By As CISA kicks off Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, the agency is offering advice to critical infrastructure organizations on how to remain resilient. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Brazil hooks up with Chinese satellite broadband service that doesn’t operate yet 2024-11-21 at 06:49 By Laura Dobberstein After beefing with Elon Musk, comms minister wants to diversify product choice Brazilian telco Telebras signed to resell satellite broadband services from Chinese satellite internet company SpaceSail as an alternative to Starlink – despite the service not […]

Pakistan’s tech lobby warns that slow internet is strangling IT industry 2024-11-21 at 05:03 By Laura Dobberstein Low-priced freelancers and call centers are at risk Pakistan’s IT Industry Association (P@SHA) – the nation’s sole tech biz lobby group – has warned that government policy could lead to business closures and financial losses among its constituents, […]

Five Scattered Spider suspects indicted for phishing spree and crypto heists 2024-11-21 at 03:33 By Iain Thomson DoJ also shutters allleged crimeware and credit card mart PopeyeTools The US Department of Justice has issued an indictment that names five people accused of stealing millions in cryptocurrency – and we are told they are suspected members […]

Feds charge 5 hackers tied to notorious Scattered Spider group — here’s how they stole from big companies 2024-11-21 at 02:20 By Reuters Scattered Spider has been blamed for unusually aggressive cybercrime sprees, targeting major multinational companies as well as individual cryptocurrency investors. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews […]

Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator 2024-11-21 at 02:04 By Jessica Lyons Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa A senior US senator has warned that American tech companies’ activities in China represent a national security risk, in a hearing that saw infosec […]

Dell settles with Uncle Sam over Army bid-rigging claims 2024-11-21 at 00:33 By Iain Thomson DoJ alleges merely overpriced offers from reseller followed inflated deals from IT giant The US Department of Justice has reached a $4.35 million settlement with Dell and its reseller Iron Bow over claims that the two businesses colluded to rig […]

Nvidia shares slide despite chip giant’s bullish outlook: ‘Age of AI is in full steam’ 2024-11-21 at 00:04 By Reuters Expectations ran high ahead of Q3 results, with Nvidia shares up more than 20% over the last two months. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post […]

We’ll answer any questions DoJ has, HPE CEO tells us as Feds probe $14B Juniper buy 2024-11-20 at 21:48 By Paul Kunert Takeover still expected to close late 2024 or early next year HPE CEO Antonio Neri told The Register today his corporation is working with the US Department of Justice to “answer any questions” […]

Job seekers call BS on the workplace AI revolution 2024-11-20 at 21:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo Survey respondents doubt it boosts performance or even lightens the load Despite all the top-down buzz around enterprise AI, most job seekers are unconvinced that it is making their work lives easier.… This article is an excerpt from The Register […]

Apple is ending iCloud backup for some users very soon — these devices are affected 2024-11-20 at 21:06 By Alex Mitchell These old Apple products are starting to rot. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Elon Musk ‘curious to meet’ left-wing billionaire Alex Soros in order to ‘understand his goals’ 2024-11-20 at 21:05 By Ariel Zilber Musk, who has amassed considerable influence in President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle, extended an olive branch to Alex Soros. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York […]