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UKFast founder Lawrence Jones convicted of rape 24/11/2023 at 14:02 By Paul Kunert Ex-hosting biz boss to be sentenced for historic offences after being found guilty of earlier sexual assault Lawrence Jones, the founder and former chief exec at hosting biz UKFast, is awaiting a prison sentence after being found guilty of raping two women […]

Hamas-Linked Cyberattacks Using Rust-Powered SysJoker Backdoor Against Israel 24/11/2023 at 13:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Rust version of a cross-platform backdoor called SysJoker, which is assessed to have been used by a Hamas-affiliated threat actor to target Israel amid the ongoing war in the region. “Among the most prominent changes is the

German budget woes threaten chip fab funding for Intel and TSMC 24/11/2023 at 12:47 By Dan Robinson Constitutional court tells govt: Er, about that €60B you handed out… it’s not legal A recent ruling by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has cast doubt over funds earmarked to subsidize the building of local chip factories by companies

Kubernetes Secrets of Fortune 500 Companies Exposed in Public Repositories 24/11/2023 at 10:32 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of publicly exposed Kubernetes configuration secrets that could put organizations at risk of supply chain attacks. “These encoded Kubernetes configuration secrets were uploaded to public repositories,” Aqua security researchers Yakir Kadkoda and Assaf Morag said in a new research

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket rated ‘ready to rumble’ after passing hot fire test 24/11/2023 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood Still not reusable, but at least it’s getting closer to long-delayed launch The Ariane 6 launcher has successfully conducted a hot fire test –, an important achievement for the Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA).…

Singapore to target crypto investors with tactics like those used to deter smokers, gamblers 24/11/2023 at 08:32 By Laura Dobberstein Buying on credit forbidden, affordability tests imposed, and accreditation required for big bets The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) revealed on Thursday its latest cryptocurrency regulations – measures designed to manage the digital payment tokens

India’s space gatekeepers pick Eutelsat OneWeb to provide satellite broadband 24/11/2023 at 06:32 By Laura Dobberstein Bharti Enterprises-backed outfit beats Kuiper and Starlink The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) has approved Eutelsat OneWeb to provide commercial satellite broadband services.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Stop shaming service providers for outages, argues APNIC chief scientist 24/11/2023 at 04:48 By Simon Sharwood Tech companies should behave like the aviation industry and detail failures to improve safety for all The chief scientist of the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the region’s internet registry, as called for operators of digital infrastructure to share

India diplomatically debuts digital public infrastructure repository with international contributions 24/11/2023 at 02:47 By Simon Sharwood Russia’s Unified Digital Platform could be yours, along with many other less controversial projects India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has created the Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository – a collection of code created by governments, made

BlackCat claims it is behind Fidelity National Financial ransomware shakedown 23/11/2023 at 21:17 By Connor Jones One of US’s largest underwriters forced to shut down a number of key systems Fortune 500 insurance biz Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a “cybersecurity incident.”… This article is an excerpt from

Maverick Mars chopper has survived way past its warranty – now it’s time for a sequel 23/11/2023 at 20:17 By Richard Speed With Ingenuity still on the Red Planet, engineers have the best of both worlds NASA is planning more ambitious flights for the Mars Ingenuity helicopter as engineers work on its follow-up back on

Launching a DeFi company? 9 tips for choosing the best locale 23/11/2023 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph By Cointelegraph Innovation Circle Even in a digital era, choosing the right location for a new DeFi business can be a critical and complex task. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Lenovo’s USB-C Power Banks pack more heat than expected 23/11/2023 at 18:32 By Richard Speed Recall issued for fiery surprise Got a Lenovo USB-C Laptop Power bank? Is the model number PBLG2W? There’s a chance the device could catch fire, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC), and Lenovo has issued a recall

Konni Group Using Russian-Language Malicious Word Docs in Latest Attacks 23/11/2023 at 18:01 By A new phishing attack has been observed leveraging a Russian-language Microsoft Word document to deliver malware capable of harvesting sensitive information from compromised Windows hosts. The activity has been attributed to a threat actor called Konni, which is assessed to share

Industry piles in on North Korea for sustained rampage on software supply chains 23/11/2023 at 16:47 By Connor Jones Kim’s cyber cronies becoming more active, sophisticated in attempts to pwn global orgs The national cybersecurity organizations of the UK and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have issued a joint advisory warning of an increased volume

Alert: New WailingCrab Malware Loader Spreading via Shipping-Themed Emails 23/11/2023 at 16:31 By Delivery- and shipping-themed email messages are being used to deliver a sophisticated malware loader known as WailingCrab. “The malware itself is split into multiple components, including a loader, injector, downloader and backdoor, and successful requests to C2-controlled servers are often necessary to retrieve

Bezos might beat Musk to Mars as NASA recruits Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket 23/11/2023 at 15:47 By Katyanna Quach Eyeing an August 2024 launch, if spacecraft is ready for its first mission Blue Origin is expected to launch two small Martian satellites as the first-ever interplanetary payload aboard its upcoming New Glenn rocket, NASA

Attack on direct debit provider London & Zurich leaves customers with 6-figure backlogs 23/11/2023 at 15:02 By Connor Jones Customers complain of poor comms during huge outage that’s sparked payroll fears A ransomware attack and resulting outages at direct debit collection company London & Zurich has forced at least one customer to take out a

Mirai-based Botnet Exploiting Zero-Day Bugs in Routers and NVRs for Massive DDoS Attacks 23/11/2023 at 14:01 By An active malware campaign is leveraging two zero-day vulnerabilities with remote code execution (RCE) functionality to rope routers and video recorders into a Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. “The payload targets routers and network video recorder (NVR) devices

6 Steps to Accelerate Cybersecurity Incident Response 23/11/2023 at 14:01 By Modern security tools continue to improve in their ability to defend organizations’ networks and endpoints against cybercriminals. But the bad actors still occasionally find a way in. Security teams must be able to stop threats and restore normal operations as quickly as possible. That’s