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TAG-100: New Threat Actor Uses Open-Source Tools for Widespread Attacks 2024-07-18 at 13:31 By Unknown threat actors have been observed leveraging open-source tools as part of a suspected cyber espionage campaign targeting global government and private sector organizations. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group is tracking the activity under the temporary moniker TAG-100, noting that the adversary […]

SAP AI Core Vulnerabilities Expose Customer Data to Cyber Attacks 2024-07-18 at 13:31 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered security shortcomings in SAP AI Core cloud-based platform for creating and deploying predictive artificial intelligence (AI) workflows that could be exploited to get hold of access tokens and customer data. The five vulnerabilities have been collectively dubbed

Don’t blame AI for rise in carbon emissions, says Google exec 2024-07-18 at 12:32 By Dan Robinson Datacenter pollution is rising… but LLM workload not as big as you think Google’s chief scientist claims that AI is being unfairly blamed for the rise in his company’s carbon dioxide emissions, and says the tech giant’s efforts

Thunderbird is go: 128 now out with revamped ‘Nebula’ UI 2024-07-18 at 11:46 By Liam Proven Give it a try, if only in case you lose your webmail account Following the new ESR version of Firefox, upon which it is based, the latest Thunderbird is out too – with a fresh new look.  … This

Meta Halts AI Use in Brazil Following Data Protection Authority’s Ban 2024-07-18 at 11:01 By Meta has suspended the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in Brazil after the country’s data protection authority issued a preliminary ban objecting to its new privacy policy. The development was first reported by news agency Reuters. The company said

Firms skip security reviews of major app updates about half the time 2024-07-18 at 10:31 By Matthew Connatser Complicated, costly, time-consuming – pick three Cyber security workers only review major updates to software applications only 54 percent of the time, according to a poll of tech managers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Semiconductor shares slump – possibly thanks to Biden and Trump 2024-07-18 at 09:31 By Simon Sharwood More sanctions and weaker support for Taiwan are bad news … except for Intel? The share price of several major semiconductor producers has taken a sharp dive, seemingly in response to a pair of political developments in the United

Cisco Warns of Critical Flaw Affecting On-Prem Smart Software Manager 2024-07-18 at 09:16 By Cisco has released patches to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Smart Software Manager On-Prem (Cisco SSM On-Prem) that could enable a remote, unauthenticated attacker to change the password of any users, including those belonging to administrative users. The vulnerability, tracked

Samsung buys UK AI startup to give its products the personal touch 2024-07-18 at 08:46 By Laura Dobberstein Oxford Semantic could help your fridge and smartphone pick up on your proclivities Samsung announced the acquisition of UK knowledge graph startup Oxford Semantic Technologies on Thursday, to boost its AI smarts and offer more personalized experiences

Unlocking secrets of AI-proof industries: Security and cash-in-transit 2024-07-18 at 07:16 By While AI presents exciting possibilities for sectors around the world, the security and cash-in-transit sectors will always require the nuanced, adaptable and empathetic touch of human professionals.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Tech upgrade broke the casino – took slots offline for days 2024-07-18 at 06:16 By Simon Sharwood A fresh mess for the Australian outfit that previously managed to pay winnings more than once Australia’s Star Entertainment Group, operator of three casinos down under, has seen its slot machines and other electronic games go offline for

Release the hounds! Securing datacenters may soon need sniffer dogs 2024-07-18 at 04:02 By Simon Sharwood Nothing else can detect attackers with implants designed to foil physical security Sniffer dogs may soon become a useful means of improving physical security in datacenters, as increasing numbers of people are adopting implants like NFC chips that have

Merged Exabeam and LogRhythm cut jobs, face lawsuit 2024-07-18 at 02:31 By Jessica Lyons Unconfirmed reports suggest 30 percent reduction in headcount Exabeam and LogRhythm – a pair of cyber security firms – finalized their merger on Wednesday, an occasion The Register understands was marked by swift job cuts and shareholder action to investigate the

Here we go again. And again. Musk threatens to pull Twitter, SpaceX out of California 2024-07-17 at 22:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Over here, look at me, Donald, I’m over here, don’t you want to tweet again? Woke! Antifa! Immigration! Cali! Comment  Elon Musk is threatening yet again to take his ball and go home, this

Anthropic teams up with venture capital firm to kickstart $100M AI startup fund 2024-07-17 at 22:01 By Matthew Connatser Recipients of six-digit investments aren’t required to use Claude Anthropic is setting up a $100 million fund for AI startups with the help of venture capital firm Menlo Ventures.… This article is an excerpt from The

Kaspersky gives US customers six months of free updates as a parting gift 2024-07-17 at 21:31 By Jessica Lyons So long, farewell, do svidaniya, goodbye Embattled Russian infosec shop Kaspersky is giving US customers six months of security updates for free as a parting gift as Uncle Sam kicks the antivirus maker out of the

SpaceX asks the FAA: ‘Can we launch our rockets again, please?’ 2024-07-17 at 21:01 By Richard Speed Company keen to get back on the horse before the investigation is complete SpaceX wants to get back to launching Falcon 9 after one of the rockets experienced an upper stage malfunction last week, which forced it to

Light-weight solar-powered flying robots are coming 2024-07-17 at 19:46 By Lindsay Clark Don’t worry, they look like they wouldn’t hurt a fly Researchers have developed very lightweight solar-powered flying robots in a bid to overcome the limitations of small-scale drone flyers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

North Korean Hackers Update BeaverTail Malware to Target MacOS Users 2024-07-17 at 19:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated variant of a known stealer malware that attackers affiliated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have delivered as part of prior cyber espionage campaigns targeting job seekers. The artifact in question is an