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SpaceX cleared to test satellite phone service via Starlink 15/12/2023 at 18:37 By Dan Robinson Low Earth orbit cell ops will help remote region get services SpaceX has got approval to run tests of a proposed service that allows unmodified smartphones to make calls via a satellite link.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

New KV-Botnet Targeting Cisco, DrayTek, and Fortinet Devices for Stealthy Attacks 15/12/2023 at 18:03 By A new botnet consisting of firewalls and routers from Cisco, DrayTek, Fortinet, and NETGEAR is being used as a covert data transfer network for advanced persistent threat actors, including the China-linked threat actor called Volt Typhoon. Dubbed KV-botnet by the Black Lotus Labs

NKabuse backdoor harnesses blockchain brawn to hit several architectures 15/12/2023 at 17:43 By Connor Jones Novel malware adapts delivers DDoS attacks and provides RAT functionality Incident responders say they’ve found a new type of multi-platform malware abusing the New Kind of Network (NKN) protocol.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Last Vega rocket launch delayed over fuel tank vanishing act 15/12/2023 at 16:47 By Richard Speed Choose your own adventure: Use the old qualification tanks, or squeeze in some from Vega-C? The final Vega rocket launch is being delayed to September 2024 as engineers wrestle with the unusual problem of disappearing fuel tanks.… This article

80% predict burnout will have significant effect on businesses 15/12/2023 at 16:16 By The global perma-crisis is set to continue to take its toll in 2024, as extreme weather events continue to impact organizations and global instability deepens.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Crypto Hardware Wallet Ledger’s Supply Chain Breach Results in $600,000 Theft 15/12/2023 at 16:16 By Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger published a new version of its “@ledgerhq/connect-kit” npm module after unidentified threat actors pushed malicious code that led to the theft of more than $600,000 in virtual assets. The compromise was the result of a former employee falling victim

England’s village green hydrogen dream in tatters 15/12/2023 at 16:03 By Lindsay Clark Another Johnson era fantasy fails to survive its encounter with science, engineering and economics A second planned trial to provide hydrogen for home heating was this week officially cancelled in England, a government minister has confirmed.… This article is an excerpt from

Bug or Feature? Hidden Web Application Vulnerabilities Uncovered 15/12/2023 at 15:43 By Web Application Security consists of a myriad of security controls that ensure that a web application: Functions as expected. Cannot be exploited to operate out of bounds. Cannot initiate operations that it is not supposed to do. Web Applications have become ubiquitous after

New Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered in pfSense Firewall Software – Patch Now 15/12/2023 at 15:42 By Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the open-source Netgate pfSense firewall solution called pfSense that could be chained by an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on susceptible appliances. The issues relate to two reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) bugs and

Lenovo leaps into AI limelight with Intel’s Emerald Rapids 15/12/2023 at 14:33 By Dan Robinson Incoming datacenter chips will power new ThinkAgile, ThinkSystem boxes Lenovo is the latest vendor to unveil systems aimed at the wave of interest in AI, but the China-based tech giant is also among the first to say its boxes will

To BCC or not to BCC – that is the question data watchdog wants answered 15/12/2023 at 13:02 By Richard Speed The dos and don’ts of bulk emailing A data regulator has reminded companies they need to take care while writing emails to avoid unintentionally blurting out personal data.… This article is an excerpt from

Google’s New Tracking Protection in Chrome Blocks Third-Party Cookies 15/12/2023 at 10:49 By Google on Thursday announced that it will start testing a new feature called “Tracking Protection” starting January 4, 2024, to 1% of Chrome users as part of its efforts to deprecate third-party cookies in the web browser. The setting is designed to limit “cross-site

Damn, even the Pope thinks AI and autonomous weapons need reining in 15/12/2023 at 10:35 By Katyanna Quach Nobody expects the Spanish admonition! Pope Francis urged world leaders to establish an international treaty regulating AI, and warned against relying on machines to make moral and ethical decisions that should be left to humans.… This article

Is it 2000 or 2023? Get ready for AI-anchored news again 15/12/2023 at 10:04 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘Cos Ananova worked out so well A startup with aspirations of becoming a trusted global news brand is planning to launch a service delivering curated content – written by AI and delivered by artificial anchors. … This article is

New NKAbuse Malware Exploits NKN Blockchain Tech for DDoS Attacks 15/12/2023 at 09:17 By A novel multi-platform threat called NKAbuse has been discovered using a decentralized, peer-to-peer network connectivity protocol known as NKN (short for New Kind of Network) as a communications channel. “The malware utilizes NKN technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and

China’s e-commerce players commit to broaden overseas 15/12/2023 at 09:04 By Laura Dobberstein If all goes to plan, more Chinese goods will flow into the global market Amazon is set to open an innovation center in the Chinese city of Shenzhen to assist Middle Kingdom businesses increase exports – an effort that aligns with the

Science fiction writers hate what AI has done to copyright and their generosity 15/12/2023 at 07:55 By Simon Sharwood Association suggests future utopia would see authors and model-makers bargain over the price at which to opt-in for content scraping The Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA) has asked us all to imagine a future in which

Everyone’s talking about AI but industry reps say few are ready to implement 15/12/2023 at 06:49 By Laura Dobberstein Finding a reason to do it might be the hardest part CANALYS APAC FORUM  Businesses are clamoring to adopt AI, without really knowing what to do with it, according to speakers on a panel at last

VMware channel partner rates new product bundles and subs-only licenses ‘very attractive’ 15/12/2023 at 05:37 By Simon Sharwood As Broadcom division announces it will keep desktop hypervisors, revive ‘Flings’ VMware by Broadcom, as the former VMware is now known, has in recent days dished out welcome news for its faithful.… This article is an excerpt

The truth about Dropbox opening up your files to AI – and the loss of trust in tech 15/12/2023 at 04:18 By Thomas Claburn ‘Your info won’t be harvested for training’ is the new ‘Your private chatter won’t be used for ads’ Comment  Cloud storage biz Dropbox spent time on Wednesday trying to clean up