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Meta connects Threads to the Fediverse 2024-03-22 at 08:47 By Simon Sharwood Doing things outside the walled garden is kinda hard, devs admit Meta’s totally-not-a-Twitter clone, Threads, has joined the Fediverse.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Vigorous US lobbying reportedly reversed India PC import license scheme 2024-03-22 at 08:01 By Laura Dobberstein Washington was most displeased and New Delhi knew it made a mistake India was subjected to intense US lobbying after suddenly imposing a requirement that computer importers obtain a license, according to a news report on Thursday.… This article

Vernor Vinge, first author to describe cyberspace and ‘The Singularity’, passes at 79 2024-03-22 at 06:31 By Simon Sharwood CompSci and math professor by trade, he envisaged a galactic Usenet, and was utterly brilliant Obituary  Science fiction author and academic Vernor Vinge has passed away, aged 79.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Telecoms with Upgraded ‘AcidPour’ Malware 2024-03-22 at 06:31 By The data wiping malware called AcidPour may have been deployed in attacks targeting four telecom providers in Ukraine, new findings from SentinelOne show. The cybersecurity firm also confirmed connections between the malware and AcidRain, tying it to threat activity clusters associated with Russian military

3 tips to help bridge the gap between identity and security teams 2024-03-22 at 06:02 By Everyone knows identity has become a business-critical service. But now, identity has come to the forefront of both IT and security conversations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Indian court halts operations of government-run social media fact checker 2024-03-22 at 05:02 By Laura Dobberstein Rights groups protested potential for sneaky censorship of political rivals India’s supreme court on Thursday halted a plan to activate a government-run fact-checking unit that would assess info posted about the nation’s government posted to social media platforms, the

Japan’s NTT and NEC reckon they can boost optical network capacities 12x 2024-03-22 at 03:33 By Simon Sharwood First tests of manycore fibres hailed as success over oceanic distances Japanese tech titans NTT and NEC reckon they’ve proven the performance of a novel fiber optic technology that could increase capacity of submarine cables by a

Truck-to-truck worm could infect – and disrupt – entire US commercial fleet 2024-03-22 at 02:17 By Jessica Lyons The device that makes it possible is required in all American big rigs, and has poor security Vulnerabilities in common Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) required in US commercial trucks could be present in over 14 million medium-

FBI v the bots: Feds urge denial-of-service defense after critical infrastructure alert 2024-03-22 at 00:31 By Jessica Lyons You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, they’re telling you why The US government has recommended a series of steps that critical infrastructure operators should take to prevent distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.… This article

Microsoft faces bipartisan criticism for alleged censorship on Bing in China 2024-03-21 at 23:32 By Dan Robinson Redmond says it does what it’s told, but still thinks users are better off Microsoft is the subject of growing criticism in the US over allegations that its Bing search engine censors results for users in China that

Congress votes unanimously to ban brokers selling American data to enemies 2024-03-21 at 22:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo At least we can all agree on something The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would prohibit data brokers from selling Americans’ data to foreign adversaries with an unusual degree of bipartisan support: It passed

New Bipartisan Bill Would Require Online Identification, Labeling of AI-Generated Videos and Audio 2024-03-21 at 22:31 By Associated Press Key provisions in the legislation would require AI developers to identify content created using their products with digital watermarks or metadata. The post New Bipartisan Bill Would Require Online Identification, Labeling of AI-Generated Videos and Audio

Microsoft’s first AI PCs Surface with Intel cores and a Copilot key 2024-03-21 at 21:46 By Iain Thomson Upgraded fondleslab and laptops limited to business buyers only, for now At a virtual press conference on Thursday, Microsoft showed off the latest additions to its Surface hardware via an updated tablet and business laptops that Redmond

Licensing labyrinth for Power Apps and Dynamics 365 must be clarified, warns expert 2024-03-21 at 20:31 By Lindsay Clark Rules still unclear for Microsoft users making potentially costly decisions on enterprise applications Microsoft needs to clarify licensing arrangements around its low-code Power Apps and Dynamics 365 software to prevent users from receiving unexpected bills for

World’s first Neuralink patient enjoying online chess, long Civ 6 sessions 2024-03-21 at 19:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo While excited by the implant, Noland Arbaugh says it’s not perfect and there’s still work to be done Neuralink’s first human patient is now a public figure, with the company publishing a video yesterday showing him playing chess

Russia Hackers Using TinyTurla-NG to Breach European NGO’s Systems 2024-03-21 at 19:01 By The Russia-linked threat actor known as Turla infected several systems belonging to an unnamed European non-governmental organization (NGO) in order to deploy a backdoor called TinyTurla-NG. “The attackers compromised the first system, established persistence and added exclusions to antivirus products running on these

CSG is failing to honor its GPL obligations, say critics 2024-03-21 at 18:31 By Liam Proven Spawn of Citrix and Tibco ‘no longer able to support the community edition of JasperReports Server’ Even if you decide to stop offering free editions, you don’t get to stop providing the source code to FOSS, users of JasperReports

The Magnet Goblin group is leveraging one-day vulnerabilities 2024-03-21 at 18:16 By Security leaders discuss the actions of the Magnet Goblin threat actor group.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Yacht dealer to the stars attacked by Rhysida ransomware gang 2024-03-21 at 17:46 By Connor Jones MarineMax may be in choppy waters after ‘stolen data’ given million-dollar price tag The Rhysida ransomware group claims it was responsible for the cyberattack at US luxury yacht dealer MarineMax earlier this month.… This article is an excerpt from

DoJ, 15 states sue Apple for anti-competitive behavior 2024-03-21 at 17:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo Complaint alleges iGiant uses policies to overcharge customers, stifle dev innovation, make it hard to ditch iOS breaking news  The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple, accusing the iMaker of stifling innovation and undermining competitors through