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Cybercriminals Weaponizing Open-Source SSH-Snake Tool for Network Attacks 2024-02-22 at 12:46 By A recently open-sourced network mapping tool called SSH-Snake has been repurposed by threat actors to conduct malicious activities. “SSH-Snake is a self-modifying worm that leverages SSH credentials discovered on a compromised system to start spreading itself throughout the network,” Sysdig researcher Miguel Hernández said. “The worm […]

Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and openSUSE to get better installation 2024-02-22 at 11:47 By Liam Proven Fedora, though, won’t – until at least the version after next Installation remains a pain point for many Linux distros, but everyone is working hard on it. Some of those efforts are bearing fruit… but not all of them.… This article

Boeing-backed air taxi upstart Wisk plans to fly you across town at UberX prices by 2030 2024-02-22 at 10:46 By Laura Dobberstein Absence of an on-board pilot will lower costs and raise blood pressure, starting soon in Texas Boeing-backed autonomous aircraft startup Wisk expects to be operational by the end of the decade, at which

Google releases Gemma – LLMs small enough to run on your computer 2024-02-22 at 09:31 By Katyanna Quach Your own personal chatbot awaits Google has released a family of “open” large language models named Gemma, that are compact enough to run on a personal computer. … This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Giant leak reveals Chinese infosec vendor I-Soon is one of Beijing’s cyber-attackers for hire 2024-02-22 at 08:47 By Simon Sharwood Trove reveals RATs that can pop major OSes, campaigns against offshore and local targets A cache of stolen document posted to GitHub appears to reveal how a Chinese infosec vendor named I-Soon offers rent-a-hacker services

U.S. Offers $15 Million Bounty to Hunt Down LockBit Ransomware Leaders 2024-02-22 at 07:48 By The U.S. State Department has announced monetary rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification of key leaders within the LockBit ransomware group and the arrest of any individual participating in the operation. “Since

Crowning glory of GOV.UK websites updated, sparking frontend upgrades 2024-02-22 at 06:32 By Simon Sharwood His Majesty’s Royal Cypher adopted the Tudor Crown, so a new icon was needed Logowatch  GV.UK websites this week started implementing a major change: a new crown icon.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Gelsinger splits Intel in two to advance foundry vision 2024-02-22 at 04:47 By Tobias Mann Separation of church and state? More like separation of Product and Foundry FDC  Pat Gelsinger wants to make Intel the world’s second largest chip manufacturer by 2030, and that means serving businesses the x86 giant has traditionally seen as competitors.…

Nvidia revenue grows 265 percent with more to come as new GPUs and Ethernet near 2024-02-22 at 03:46 By Simon Sharwood Jensen Huang defends colossal GPU purchases made by hyperscalers, claims they’re ‘fairly allocated’ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has claimed responsibility for hyperscalers’ decisions to extend the operating life of their server fleets, and suggested

US Department of Defense enlists Scale AI to help the military get smarter 2024-02-22 at 02:02 By Katyanna Quach The technology is all the rage right now, but too risky for military applications The US Department of Defense is reportedly working with startup Scale AI to test generative AI models for military use.… This article

Biden asks Coast Guard to create an infosec port in a stormy sea of cyber threats 2024-02-22 at 00:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo Oh hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea President Biden has empowered the US Coast Guard (USCG) to get a tighter grip on cybersecurity at American

Apple promises to protect iMessage chats against quantum computer attacks 2024-02-21 at 23:16 By Jessica Lyons Easy to defend against stuff that may never actually work – oh there we go again, being all cynical like Apple says it’s going to upgrade the cryptographic protocol used by iMessage to hopefully prevent the decryption of conversations

A small Alaska town wants a big bronze Riker 2024-02-21 at 22:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Now that definitely would be an encounter at far point Riverside, Iowa, self-proclaimed hometown of Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk, has a erected a statue of their fictional hero, and Captain Kathryn Janeway has one in her future birthplace

Windows 11 users herded toward 23H2 via automatic upgrade 2024-02-21 at 21:18 By Richard Speed Machine learning to smooth bumps in the update road Windows 11 users still clinging to the past are to be dragged into a bright, 23H2-shaped future by Microsoft, whether they want to or not.… This article is an excerpt from

LockBit Takedown: Law Enforcement Disrupts Operations, but Ransomware Threats Likely to Persist 2024-02-21 at 21:02 By Ed Williams By Ed Williams, Trustwave Vice President of Consulting and Professional Services, EMEA. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source

Duo face 20 years in prison over counterfeit iPhone scam 2024-02-21 at 20:47 By Paul Kunert Sent 5,000+ fake handsets to Apple for repair in hope of getting real ones back Two Chinese nationals are facing a maximum of 20 years in prison after being convicted of mailing thousands of fake iPhones to Apple for

New Jersey construction company cited by OSHA 2024-02-21 at 20:01 By The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a New Jersey contractor after exposing construction employees to fall hazards.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Exploiting the latest max-severity ConnectWise bug is ’embarrassingly easy’ 2024-02-21 at 19:48 By Connor Jones Urgent patching advised to protect attacks against setup wizards Infosec researchers say urgent patching of the latest remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect is required given its maximum severity score.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

New Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Expose Android and Linux Devices to Hackers 2024-02-21 at 19:32 By Cybersecurity researchers have identified two authentication bypass flaws in open-source Wi-Fi software found in Android, Linux, and ChromeOS devices that could trick users into joining a malicious clone of a legitimate network or allow an attacker to join a trusted network

Firefly software snafu sends Lockheed satellite on short-lived space safari 2024-02-21 at 19:04 By Richard Speed IF (orbit == wrong) THEN oops; A software error on the part of Firefly Aerospace doomed Lockheed Martin’s Electronic Steerable Antenna (ESA) demonstrator to a shorter-than-expected orbital life following a botched Alpha launch.… This article is an excerpt from