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Boeing’s Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit 2024-08-02 at 18:16 By Richard Speed Perhaps those thrusters actually burn dollars after all Lurking in Boeing’s woeful Q2 financials is an admission that while its Starliner spacecraft might be struggling when it comes to burning fuel, it has no problem whatsoever setting fire to

Breaking the economy of trust: How busts affect malware gangs 2024-08-02 at 17:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo It’s hard to track down individuals, so why not disrupt the underground market itself? Feature  Some of the world’s most notorious ransomware and malware-as-a-service (RaaS/MaaS) operators have shut up shop in the past 12 months thanks to international law

Azure Linux 3 hits general availability – but don’t expect any frills 2024-08-02 at 16:48 By Richard Speed Microsoft’s distribution gets a new LTS kernel With impeccable timing considering recent Windows issues, Microsoft has made Azure Linux 3.0 generally available. It includes an update to the Linux kernel and new versions of various packages.… This

Fortune 50 biz coughed up record-breaking $75M ransom to halt leak of stolen data 2024-08-02 at 15:16 By Iain Thomson They say crime doesn’t pay. They’re right – it’s the victims doing the paying An unnamed Fortune 50 corporation paid a stonking $75 million to a ransomware gang to stop it leaking terabytes of stolen

DoJ launches probes as AI antitrust storm clouds gather round Nvidia 2024-08-02 at 15:16 By Dan Robinson US regulator reportedly not happy about Run:ai buy… nor industry dominance The US Department of Justice has started an investigation into Nvidia’s acquisition of Run:ai, a startup offering orchestration tools for AI workloads.… This article is an excerpt

Improving pathways for women in cybersecurity 2024-08-02 at 15:16 By Policies and procedures within workplaces should support everyone and it’s the duty of leaders to make sure they’re creating an inclusive environment. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

New report identifies top 5 trends in physical access control 2024-08-02 at 15:16 By  A new report reveals five notable trends that may indicate the future of access control technology. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Webinar: Discover the All-in-One Cybersecurity Solution for SMBs 2024-08-02 at 15:16 By In today’s digital battlefield, small and medium businesses (SMBs) face the same cyber threats as large corporations, but with fewer resources. Managed service providers (MSPs) are struggling to keep up with the demand for protection. If your current cybersecurity strategy feels like a

Mirai Botnet targeting OFBiz Servers Vulnerable to Directory Traversal 2024-08-02 at 14:04 By Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software is at the heart of many enterprising supporting human resources, accounting, shipping, and manufacturing. These systems can become very complex and difficult to maintain. They are often highly customized, which can make patching difficult. However, critical vulnerabilities

New Windows Backdoor BITSLOTH Exploits BITS for Stealthy Communication 2024-08-02 at 14:04 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented Windows backdoor that leverages a built-in feature called Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism. The newly identified malware strain has been codenamed BITSLOTH by Elastic Security Labs, which made the discovery

UK plans to revamp national cyber defense tools are already in motion 2024-08-02 at 13:46 By Connor Jones Work aims to build on the success of NCSC’s 2016 initiative – and private sector will play a part The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says it’s in the planning stages of bringing a new suite

50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution 2024-08-02 at 12:47 By Liam Proven In 1974, Gary Kildall got the first version working and changed the world of operating systems Late in the summer of 1974, CP/M first started running on hardware. It became one of the first cross-platform microcomputer OSes, and revolutionized the hardware

Microsoft whiz dishes the dirt on the Blue Screen Of Death’s colorful past 2024-08-02 at 11:31 By Richard Speed CrowdStrike reminded the public that BSODs still exist. Their origins go back decades Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has taken to his Old New Thing blog to clear up an apparent mystery regarding the origins of

U.S. Releases High-Profile Russian Hackers in Diplomatic Prisoner Exchange 2024-08-02 at 11:31 By In a historic prisoner exchange between Belarus, Germany, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, and the U.S., two Russian nationals serving time for cybercrime activities have been freed and repatriated to their country. This includes Roman Valerevich Seleznev and Vladislav Klyushin, who are part of

Cybercriminals Abusing Cloudflare Tunnels to Evade Detection and Spread Malware 2024-08-02 at 10:31 By Cybersecurity companies are warning about an uptick in the abuse of Clouflare’s TryCloudflare free service for malware delivery. The activity, documented by both eSentire and Proofpoint, entails the use of TryCloudflare to create a one-time tunnel that acts as a conduit

UK crimebusters shut down global call-spoofing outfit that claimed 170K-plus victims 2024-08-02 at 09:46 By Jessica Lyons Suspected devs behind Russian Coms cuffed – now to find the users of the nastyware The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has shut down an outfit called Russian Coms – a call-spoofing service believed to have swindled hundreds

Japan mandates app to ensure national ID cards aren’t forged 2024-08-02 at 09:16 By Laura Dobberstein First delays, then data leaks – now fraud detection needed at point of use The Japanese government has released details of of an app that verifies the legitimacy of its troubled My Number Card – a national identity document.…

Amazon: Our cloud growth just sped up. Did you know we are also quite a big retailer? 2024-08-02 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood Reveals Kuiper broadband sats to fly later this year and solid Q2 sales Amazon.com has taken the unusual step of leading its quarterly results webcast with discussion of performance at Amazon Web

First-time buyers, especially in China, help Apple to quarterly revenue record 2024-08-02 at 07:46 By Simon Sharwood iPhone cash is a little off, but AI might just turn that around Apple has posted its best-ever revenue for the June quarter, with help from first-time buyers of Macs and iPads.… This article is an excerpt from