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Tesla that killed motorcyclist was in Full Self-Driving mode 2024-08-01 at 02:31 By Thomas Claburn 28-year-old mowed down in US state where cars ordinarily aren’t allowed to operate autonomously Washington State Patrol investigators have found that the Tesla involved in the death of a motorcyclist on Friday, April 19, 2024 was operating in Full Self-Driving […]

Tesla that killed motorcyclist was in Full-Self Driving mode 2024-08-01 at 02:01 By Thomas Claburn 28-year-old mowed down in US state where cars ordinarily aren’t allowed to operate autonomously Washington State Patrol investigators have found that the Tesla involved in the death of a motorcyclist on Friday, April 19, 2024 was operating in Full-Self Driving

More than 83K certs from nearly 7K DigiCert customers must be swapped out now 2024-08-01 at 00:21 By Jessica Lyons Some ‘exceptional circumstances’ will be given a minor extension as lawsuits start to fly As the DigiCert drama continues, we now have a better idea of the size and scope of the problem – with

Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+ 2024-08-01 at 00:01 By Thomas Claburn Eight-year-old domain hijacking technique still claiming victims Dozens of Russia-affiliated criminals are right now trying to wrest control of web domains by exploiting weak DNS services.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Intel prepares to cut ‘thousands’ of workers 2024-07-31 at 22:46 By Matthew Connatser Employees hate this one simple trick to fix failing business empires Intel is said to be considering laying off thousands of its employees to alleviate the x86 giant’s unsteady financial situation.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Remember Nokia? Amazon’s lawyers do, in patent infringement suit 2024-07-31 at 22:01 By Matthew Connatser Finnish firm started the networking and cloud fight, Amazon could finish it Amazon has filed a complaint against Nokia accusing the Finnish tech firm of violating a dozen of its patents.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Upcoming US export rules on chipmaking tools won’t apply to friendly countries 2024-07-31 at 21:16 By Matthew Connatser 37 nations on good terms with Uncle Sam spared incoming restrictions, report claims The US is said to be tightening its export rules on chipmaking equipment, but will provide exceptions for allied and friendly nations.… This article

Boeing’s Q2 nosedive buoyed by appointment of new CEO 2024-07-31 at 20:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo It lost billions and missed expectations, but fresh blood at the top has pleased shareholders Boeing missed the mark on pretty much every analyst expectation in Q2 as it continues to struggle to recover from a series of devastating engineering

Chrome adopts app-bound encryption to stymie cookie-stealing malware 2024-07-31 at 19:47 By Connor Jones Windows users now get macOS-grade secret security Google says it’s enhancing the security of sensitive data managed by Chrome for Windows users to fight the scourge of infostealer malware targeting cookies.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

How to measure the success of identity security initiatives 2024-07-31 at 19:16 By As enterprise security leaders work to improve their identity security postures, they are turning to new metrics to benchmark their efforts and measure success.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Two senior board execs leave SAP as restructuring hits the fan 2024-07-31 at 19:01 By Lindsay Clark German vendor maintains departures follow increase in job cuts On the back of an expanded workforce restructuring, two execs responsible for revenue and marketing depart have departed SAP’s board.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Samsung confirms Exynos 2500 chip as profit skyrockets on back of AI memory boom 2024-07-31 at 18:17 By Dan Robinson Strikes? What strikes? Samsung Electronics is riding the AI wave with an increase in sales and a huge jump in operating profit thanks to a recovery in the memory market, and the firm expects demand

Five months after takedown, LockBit is a shadow of its former self 2024-07-31 at 17:34 By Connor Jones An unprecedented period for an unparalleled force in cybercrime Feature  For roughly two years, LockBit’s ransomware operation was by far the most prolific of its kind, until the fateful events of February. After claiming thousands of victims,

DigiCert to Revoke 83,000+ SSL Certificates Due to Domain Validation Oversight 2024-07-31 at 17:33 By Certificate authority (CA) DigiCert has warned that it will be revoking a subset of SSL/TLS certificates within 24 hours due to an oversight with how it verified if a digital certificate is issued to the rightful owner of a domain.

Cyber exploit activity increased 21% in Q2 2024 2024-07-31 at 17:16 By Cyber threats in Q2 2024 were analyzed in a recent report that indicates a 21.07% increase in exploit activity compared to Q1. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Skype goes ad-free, which is unusual for Microsoft 2024-07-31 at 16:46 By Richard Speed Feedback prioritized, unless it’s about a feature customers really miss Microsoft has announced an ad-free update for Skype, now headed to testers in the company’s Insider program. However, this update is unlikely to appease users who are still missing features previously

North Korea-Linked Malware Targets Developers on Windows, Linux, and macOS 2024-07-31 at 16:46 By The threat actors behind an ongoing malware campaign targeting software developers have demonstrated new malware and tactics, expanding their focus to include Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. The activity cluster, dubbed DEV#POPPER and linked to North Korea, has been found to

‘Error’ in Microsoft’s DDoS defenses amplified 8-hour Azure outage 2024-07-31 at 16:07 By Richard Speed A playbook full of strategies and someone fumbles the implementation Do you have problems configuring Microsoft’s Defender? You might not be alone: Microsoft admitted that whatever it’s using for its defensive implementation exacerbated yesterday’s Azure instability.… This article is an