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BreachForums boss busted for bond blunders – including using a VPN 2024-01-05 at 16:49 By Connor Jones Fitzpatrick faces potentially decades in prison later this month, so may as well get some foreign Netflix in beforehand The cybercriminal behind BreachForums was this week arrested for violating the terms of his pretrial release and will now […]

AI-driven cyber threats require SaaS data protection 2024-01-05 at 16:17 By The cybersecurity landscape is already a battleground of cyberattacks, with the proliferation of SaaS applications adding to its complexity. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

The biggest cyber threats to public safety agencies 2024-01-05 at 16:17 By Everything that’s important in life starts with safety. Cyberattacks can impact public safety operations and mission-critical communications. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Generative AI and IGA: Three considerations 2024-01-05 at 16:17 By The introduction of ChatGPT and the generative AI model is one of the most significant new technology developments security leaders have seen. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft pulls the plug on WordPad, the world’s least favorite text editor 2024-01-05 at 15:45 By Richard Speed Throwback word processor ditched from clean installs, soon to be removed on upgrade Microsoft has begun ditching WordPad from Windows and removed the editor from the first Canary Channel build of 2024.… This article is an excerpt

Mobileye shares crash after warning of automotive customers’ chip glut 2024-01-05 at 14:47 By Paul Kunert Self-driving car biz says Q1 orders to drop 50% amid widening operating losses Mobileye shares tanked by up to 27 percent yesterday in pre-market trading after the self-driving tech biz surprised Wall Street by warning that customers are chewing

Code archaeologist digs up oldest known ancestor of MS-DOS 2024-01-05 at 13:46 By Liam Proven 86-DOS version 0.1-C found and archived – all nine files of it An intrepid code archaeologist has found and uploaded an early ancestor of what became MS-DOS, which later sparked the IBM PC-compatible computer industry.… This article is an excerpt

Expert sounds alarm bells over upcoming NHS data platform 2024-01-05 at 12:47 By Lindsay Clark Research warns not to make the same mistakes as other electronic patient record systems A leading expert has warned that the value of the NHS’s Federated Data Platform (FDP) will depend on usability testing if it is to improve patient

Exposed Secrets are Everywhere. Here’s How to Tackle Them 2024-01-05 at 12:32 By Picture this: you stumble upon a concealed secret within your company’s source code. Instantly, a wave of panic hits as you grasp the possible consequences. This one hidden secret has the power to pave the way for unauthorized entry, data breaches, and

Orange Spain Faces BGP Traffic Hijack After RIPE Account Hacked by Malware 2024-01-05 at 12:32 By Mobile network operator Orange Spain suffered an internet outage for several hours on January 3 after a threat actor used administrator credentials captured by means of stealer malware to hijack the border gateway protocol (BGP) traffic. “The Orange account

The Register’s 2023 in gaming had one final boss: Baldur’s Gate 3 2024-01-05 at 11:46 By Richard Currie But we also have a bit to say about Dark Souls, Starfield, Foxhole, and more The RPG  Greetings, traveler, and welcome back to our occasional gaming column The Register Plays Games.… This article is an excerpt from

Alert: Ivanti Releases Patch for Critical Vulnerability in Endpoint Manager Solution 2024-01-05 at 10:32 By Ivanti has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting its Endpoint Manager (EPM) solution that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution (RCE) on susceptible servers. Tracked as CVE-2023-39336, the vulnerability has been rated 9.6 out

Russian Hackers Had Covert Access to Ukraine’s Telecom Giant for Months 2024-01-05 at 10:32 By Ukrainian cybersecurity authorities have disclosed that the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm was inside telecom operator Kyivstar’s systems at least since May 2023. The development was first reported by Reuters. The incident, described as a “powerful hacker attack,” first came to light last

Sandworm’s Kyivstar attack should serve as a reminder of the Kremlin crew’s ‘global reach’ 2024-01-05 at 09:32 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle ‘Almost everything’ wiped in the telecom attack, says Ukraine’s top cyber spy Russia’s Sandworm crew appear to have been responsible for knocking out mobile and internet services to about 24 million users in Ukraine

Everyone wants better web search – is Perplexity’s AI the answer? 2024-01-05 at 08:32 By Katyanna Quach ‘Conversational engine’ still hallucinates, cites its sources at least AI search engine startup Perplexity has raised $73.6 million in a series-B funding round led by Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and other investors.… This article is an excerpt from The

New Bandook RAT Variant Resurfaces, Targeting Windows Machines 2024-01-05 at 08:31 By A new variant of remote access trojan called Bandook has been observed being propagated via phishing attacks with an aim to infiltrate Windows machines, underscoring the continuous evolution of the malware. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, which identified the activity in October 2023, said the malware is

Court orders arbitration for Wipro and ex-CFO who left for Cognizant 2024-01-05 at 04:31 By Laura Dobberstein India’s IT outsourcers have an exec poaching problem A Bengaluru civil court has ordered Indian IT outsourcer Wipro to go into arbitration with its former CFO, Jatin Dalal, over accusations the latter violated a non-compete clause by joining

Late model: OpenAI GPT Store may debut next week 2024-01-05 at 03:02 By Thomas Claburn Devil is in the as-yet-undisclosed revenue sharing details OpenAI’s GPT Store, a one-stop shop for customized chatbot models, is expected to start business next week, after missing its planned debut last month amid boardroom turmoil at the startup.… This article

Microchip nabs $162M to keep chips for washing machines – and missiles – flowing 2024-01-05 at 02:03 By Tobias Mann Uncle Sam: Nothing goes together quite like a well-pressed uniform and weapons of mass destruction Microchip will receive $162 million of US CHIPS and Science Act funding to bolster domestic production of microcontrollers used in

AMD talks up car chips it hopes will join you for a ride some time soon 2024-01-05 at 01:02 By Tobias Mann ‘New’ ADAS and infotainment parts powered by older FPGAs and earlier cores. It’s good enough for Tesla +Comment  Just in time for CES, which has become just as much a car show as