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Hey Microsoft – what ever happened to ‘Developers, developers, developers’?

Hey Microsoft – what ever happened to ‘Developers, developers, developers’? 2024-07-15 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins Hey, here’s an idea… create a point system for every time Microsoft hurts us Opinion  As Microsoft approaches its 50th birthday next year, it can look back with satisfaction at having created the first era of universal corporate computing, […]

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Singapore Banks to Phase Out OTPs for Online Logins Within 3 Months

Singapore Banks to Phase Out OTPs for Online Logins Within 3 Months 2024-07-15 at 11:31 By Retail banking institutions in Singapore have three months to phase out the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for authentication purposes when signing into online accounts to mitigate the risk of phishing attacks. The decision was announced by the Monetary

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China’s internet cleanup campaigns are going so well it needs a new one to protect kids

China’s internet cleanup campaigns are going so well it needs a new one to protect kids 2024-07-15 at 08:46 By Laura Dobberstein Years of crackdowns haven’t stopped some revolting stuff China’s many attempts to clean up its internet appear not to have prevented the proliferation of revolting material and products that abuse or target children.…

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New HardBit Ransomware 4.0 Uses Passphrase Protection to Evade Detection

New HardBit Ransomware 4.0 Uses Passphrase Protection to Evade Detection 2024-07-15 at 08:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new version of a ransomware strain called HardBit that comes packaged with new obfuscation techniques to deter analysis efforts. “Unlike previous versions, HardBit Ransomware group enhanced the version 4.0 with passphrase protection,” Cybereason researchers

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UK cyber-boss slams China’s bug-hoarding laws

UK cyber-boss slams China’s bug-hoarding laws 2024-07-15 at 03:21 By Laura Dobberstein Plus: Japanese scientists ID ancient supernova; AWS dismisses China trouble rumor; and more ASIA IN BRIEF  The interim CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has criticized China’s approach to bug reporting.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Windows MSHTML Zero-Day Exploited to Install Malware

Windows MSHTML Zero-Day Exploited to Install Malware 2024-07-15 at 00:01 Check Point Researchers have discovered that a Windows MSHTML zero-day vulnerability has been exploited in malware attacks for over a year. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-38112, allows threat actors to bypass built-in security features and launch malicious scripts, which led to the installation of password-stealing

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Honey, I shrunk the LLM! A beginner’s guide to quantization – and testing it

Honey, I shrunk the LLM! A beginner’s guide to quantization – and testing it 2024-07-14 at 14:46 By Tobias Mann Just be careful not to shave off too many bits … These things are known to hallucinate as it is Hands on  If you hop on Hugging Face and start browsing through large language models,

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Game dev accuses Intel of selling ‘defective’ Raptor Lake CPUs

Game dev accuses Intel of selling ‘defective’ Raptor Lake CPUs 2024-07-13 at 10:16 By Matthew Connatser High-end processor instability headaches, failures pushed one studio to switch to AMD One game developer says it’s had enough of Intel’s 13th and 14th-generation Core microprocessors, calling them “defective.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly All Wireless Customers

AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly All Wireless Customers 2024-07-13 at 09:31 By American telecom service provider AT&T has confirmed that threat actors managed to access data belonging to “nearly all” of its wireless customers as well as customers of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) using AT&T’s wireless network. “Threat actors unlawfully accessed an AT&T

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Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack

Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack 2024-07-13 at 03:01 By Matthew Connatser 15,000 dealerships take estimated $600M+ hit CDK Global reportedly paid a $25 million ransom in Bitcoin after its servers were knocked offline by crippling ransomware.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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White House urged to double check Microsoft isn’t funneling AI to China via G42 deal

White House urged to double check Microsoft isn’t funneling AI to China via G42 deal 2024-07-12 at 23:31 By Matthew Connatser Windows maker insisted everything will be locked down and secure – which given its reputation, uh-oh! Two House committee chairs have sent a public letter to the White House asking it to look into

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CISA broke into a US federal agency, and no one noticed for a full 5 months

CISA broke into a US federal agency, and no one noticed for a full 5 months 2024-07-12 at 21:16 By Connor Jones Red team exercise revealed a score of security fails The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says a red team exercise at a certain unnamed federal agency in 2023 revealed a string

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IcedID henchman gets nine years in clanger for abusing malware to drain bank accounts

IcedID henchman gets nine years in clanger for abusing malware to drain bank accounts 2024-07-12 at 19:16 By Connor Jones The slippery Ukrainian national must also pay a hefty $74 million on top of the jail time A Ukrainian malware kingpin who evaded law enforcement for a decade will face nine years in prison for

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