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It looks a lot like VMware just lost a 24,000-VM customer 2024-05-23 at 00:01 By Simon Sharwood Computershare CTO says he got a bill 15 times his previous quote Next  Global stock-market share registry operator Computershare looks like it has just decided to bail from VMware rather than suffer Broadcom’s latest licensing regime and price […]

Nvidia’s future in scientific computing hinges on a melding of AI and HPC 2024-05-22 at 23:46 By Tobias Mann But if they can’t, AMD is well positioned to mop up Analysis  Nvidia had quite the showing at the International Supercomputing show in Hamburg last week. Its GH200 claimed a spot among the 10 most powerful

Canada’s London Drugs confirms ransomware attack after LockBit demands $25M 2024-05-22 at 23:17 By Jessica Lyons Pharmacy says it’s ‘unwilling and unable to pay ransom’ Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has confirmed that ransomware thugs stole some of its corporate files containing employee information and says it is “unwilling and unable to pay ransom to

NYSE parent gets $10M wrist tap for failing to report 2021 systems break-in 2024-05-22 at 22:51 By Brandon Vigliarolo Intercontinental Exchange’s Q1 revenue exceeded $1B – that’ll sure teach ’em The New York Stock Exchange’s parent company has just been hit with a $10 million fine for failing to properly inform the Securities and Exchange

US Army doubles down on laser tag with $95M for prototyping 2024-05-22 at 22:01 By Brandon Vigliarolo Recently confirming first use of energy weapons in the field, military now wants bigger, better systems It hasn’t been using them for long, but the US Army is apparently pleased enough with its early directed energy (i.e. laser)

Laundering cash from healthcare, romance scams lands US man in prison for a decade 2024-05-22 at 21:16 By Matthew Connatser $4.5M slushed through accounts from state healthcare and lonely people Georgia resident Malachi Mullings received a decade-long sentence for laundering money scored in scams against healthcare providers, private companies, and individuals to the tune of

Even TSMC can’t cook chips fast enough to sate AI’s hunger 2024-05-22 at 20:31 By Dan Robinson Semiconductor foundry industry thanks its lucky stars amid slow general recovery Demand for AI-related tech is at a high point amid a relatively slow recovery for the semiconductor foundry industry, according to Counterpoint Research, which expects the situation

Confused by the SEC’s breach reporting rules? Read this 2024-05-22 at 19:32 By Jessica Lyons ‘Clarification’ weighs in on material vs voluntary disclosures The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to clarify guidelines for public companies regarding the disclosure of ransomware and other cybersecurity incidents.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

The last six months shows a 341% increase in malicious emails 2024-05-22 at 19:16 By There has been an increase in malicious emails, including a rise in BEC, phishing and other message-based attacks driven by generative AI. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Boeing’s Calamity Capsule launch date slides into the future 2024-05-22 at 19:01 By Richard Speed Starliner or Padstayer? Boeing’s Starliner, aka the Calamity Capsule, has suffered another setback after a hoped-for May 25 launch date has been dropped as engineers work to deal with a helium leak in the spacecraft’s propulsion system.… This article is

Research finds electric cars are silent but violent for pedestrians 2024-05-22 at 18:16 By Richard Currie You’re thrice as likely to be hit by a battery-powered vehicle The road to net zero might be paved with good intentions, but it’s also apparently littered with injured pedestrians.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Researchers Warn of Chinese-Aligned Hackers Targeting South China Sea Countries 2024-05-22 at 18:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously undocumented threat group called Unfading Sea Haze that’s believed to have been active since 2018. The intrusion singled out high-level organizations in South China Sea countries, particularly military and government targets, Bitdefender said in a

John Deere now considers VMs to be legacy tech, Ethernet and Wi-Fi on the brink 2024-05-22 at 17:32 By Simon Sharwood Plans robo-tractors to help as folks flee the farm but the planet stays hungry Next  Agricultural equipment maker John Deere has decided virtual machines are legacy tech.… This article is an excerpt from The

Raspberry Pi sets IPO jam for June 2024-05-22 at 17:16 By Richard Speed $40 million to be raised for engineering and sorting out the supply chain The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Raspberry Pi is now set for June 2024, and $40 million is expected to be raised.… This article is an excerpt from The

In Debian, APT 3 gains features – but KeepassXC loses them 2024-05-22 at 16:46 By Liam Proven ‘Sid’ is looking a little sickly of late, but it will pass The intrepid users of Debian’s “testing” branch just discovered that a bunch of their password manager’s features disappeared… but their package manager is going to get

Giving Windows total recall of everything a user does is a privacy minefield 2024-05-22 at 16:16 By Richard Speed It’s only a preview, and maybe it should stay there … forever Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature is attracting controversy before even venturing out of preview.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Atos delays sign-off on 2023 finances as it weighs restructure offers 2024-05-22 at 15:46 By Dan Robinson Energy billionaire Daniel Křetínský reportedly looking at ways to sway creditors Ailing IT giant Atos has delayed approval of its financial statements for 2023 until the end of this year as it continues efforts to restructure, which have

Rockwell Advises Disconnecting Internet-Facing ICS Devices Amid Cyber Threats 2024-05-22 at 15:46 By Rockwell Automation is urging its customers to disconnect all industrial control systems (ICSs) not meant to be connected to the public-facing internet to mitigate unauthorized or malicious cyber activity. The company said it’s issuing the advisory due to “heightened geopolitical tensions and adversarial cyber

87% of medical practice data is digital 2024-05-22 at 15:16 By According to a recent healthcare cybersecurity report, more than 25% of ransomware attacks directly impact patient care, including lost data. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

In the last year, 70% of organizations were targeted with BEC attacks 2024-05-22 at 15:16 By New research highlights the cybersecurity risks that organizations are facing due to the rise in sophistication among malicious actors.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source