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Twitter grew an incredible ‘1.6%’ since Musk’s $44B takeover. Amazing. Wow 2024-07-10 at 02:01 By Matthew Connatser No doubt thanks to Vladi5555, KremLinda1776, RealAmericanPat22, etc etc Growth of X’s userbase has reportedly flatlined since Elon Musk took over the thing formerly known as Twitter.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

America’s new Sentinel nukes balloon 81% in cost. Pentagon says it’s all good 2024-07-10 at 00:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo Minuteman replacement to hit $141B as officials promise good ol’ ‘restructure’ The price tag for the Pentagon’s next-generation nuclear-tipped Sentinel ICBMs has ballooned by 81 percent in less than four years, triggering a Congressionally-mandated justify-or-die review.…

Backscatter brainwave could make IoT comms even more energy efficient 2024-07-09 at 21:59 By Dan Robinson How does sub-0.6 mW sound? Boffins in South Korea claim to have developed an energy-efficient system for low-power Internet of Things (IoT) applications that uses “backscattering” to harvest energy from a wireless signal for its communications.… This article is

64% of people not happy about idea of AI-generated customer service 2024-07-09 at 21:59 By Richard Speed Not unreasonably, nearly half worried it would give them the ‘wrong answers’ Customers would prefer companies to ignore AI when it comes to providing aftersales service, according to a report published today.… This article is an excerpt from

HP to discontinue online-only e-series LaserJet amid user gripes 2024-07-09 at 21:59 By Dan Robinson Printers were locked into HP+ cloud service, which is also getting the chop HP is discontinuing its e-series LaserJet printers due to customer complaints, along with the HP+ and the “Instant Ink” toner subscription services tied to the hardware.… This

Elexon’s Insight into UK electricity felled by expired certificate 2024-07-09 at 21:59 By Richard Speed Understanding the power needs of the UK begins with knowing when renewals are due Certificate Watch  Demonstrating that Microsoft is not alone in its inability to keep track of certificates is UK power market biz Elexon.… This article is an

Nearly 10 billion stolen passwords were leaked on a hacker forum 2024-07-09 at 20:29 By Nearly 10 billion unique, plaintext passwords were uploaded to a hacker forum.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

65% of organizations cite data loss as top risk of unauthorized tools 2024-07-09 at 20:29 By The security of unauthorized (unapproved by IT) Software as a Service (SaaS) applications were analyzed in a recent report by Next DLP. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft ad subsidiary Xandr accused of violating GDPR 2024-07-09 at 20:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Access, deletion requests go ignored, and consumer profiles contradict themselves, complaint alleges Microsoft’s advertising subsidiary is the target of a complaint from EU privacy advocates accusing it of “highly intrusive data processing” as well as breaking several General Data Protection Regulation

RADIUS Protocol Vulnerability Exposes Networks to MitM Attacks 2024-07-09 at 16:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a security vulnerability in the RADIUS network authentication protocol called BlastRADIUS that could be exploited by an attacker to stage Mallory-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and bypass integrity checks under certain circumstances. “The RADIUS protocol allows certain Access-Request messages to have

Tesla parental controls keep teenage lead feet in check 2024-07-09 at 16:01 By Richard Currie Because trusting your kid with 300 horsepower should come with a curfew If you owned a Tesla, would you let your kid drive it? The electric vehicle marque seems to think you might with the addition of “Parental Controls” in

Network Isolation for DynamoDB with VPC Endpoint 2024-07-09 at 16:01 By Selam Gebreananeya DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is renowned for its scalability, dependability, and easy connection with other AWS services. Notwithstanding its manifold advantages, organizations continue to place a high premium on guaranteeing the

Transformation chief leaves Asda amid Walmart divorce IT projects 2024-07-09 at 15:16 By Lindsay Clark After 28 years’ service, Mark Simpson departs ‘by mutual agreement’ The UK’s third-largest supermarket chain, Asda, has parted company with its digital transformation chief amid delays in separating IT systems from former owner Walmart, the US retail giant.… This article

Guide to Operational Security for Election Officials released by CISA 2024-07-09 at 15:16 By The CISA has released its Guide to Operational Security for Election Officials.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Hackers Exploiting Jenkins Script Console for Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks 2024-07-09 at 15:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have found that it’s possible for attackers to weaponize improperly configured Jenkins Script Console instances to further criminal activities such as cryptocurrency mining. “Misconfigurations such as improperly set up authentication mechanisms expose the ‘/script’ endpoint to attackers,” Trend Micro’s Shubham

Users rage as Microsoft announces retirement of Office 365 connectors within Teams 2024-07-09 at 14:47 By Richard Speed Expletives fly as admins deal with recommendation to move to Power Automate workflows Microsoft has thrown some enterprises into a spin after confirming that, with only a few months’ notice, Office 365 connectors within Teams will be

Houthi rebels are operating their own GuardZoo spyware 2024-07-09 at 14:01 By Brandon Vigliarolo Fairly ‘low budget’, unsophisticated malware, say researchers, but it can collect the same data as Pegasus Interview  When it comes to surveillance malware, sophisticated spyware with complex capabilities tends to hog the limelight – for example NSO Group’s Pegasus, which is

GuardZoo Malware Targets Over 450 Middle Eastern Military Personnel 2024-07-09 at 14:01 By Military personnel from Middle East countries are the target of an ongoing surveillanceware operation that delivers an Android data-gathering tool called GuardZoo. The campaign, believed to have commenced as early as October 2019, has been attributed to a Houthi-aligned threat actor based

HUMINT: Diving Deep into the Dark Web 2024-07-09 at 14:01 By Clear Web vs. Deep Web vs. Dark Web Threat intelligence professionals divide the internet into three main components: Clear Web – Web assets that can be viewed through public search engines, including media, blogs, and other pages and sites. Deep Web – Websites and

Raspberry Pi OS airs out some fresh options for the summer 2024-07-09 at 12:46 By Liam Proven Why go outside in the sunshine when you could play with tiny computers in a darkened room? Perhaps hoping to mark independence from x86 PCs, there’s a new July 4th release of the official Raspberry Pi OS, although