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‘Influencer’ gets 7 months in prison for plot to interfere with 2016 US election 20/10/2023 at 18:32 By Jude Karabus Florida man gets 4,900 people to ‘vote’ via SMS after promoting it as an option Nearly 5,000 people sent in an SMS “voting” for Hillary Clinton after a man the US Office of Public Affairs […]

Over 200 million malicious emails were detected in Q3 2023 20/10/2023 at 18:32 By According to an email security report, 233.9 million malicious emails were detected in Q3 2023. 150,000 emails displayed previously unknown behaviors. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

More X subscription tiers could spell doom for free access as biz bleeds cash 20/10/2023 at 17:47 By Richard Currie One’s cheaper but with ads, the other’s more expensive with no ads, says Musk X is launching two tiers of premium subscriptions, according to owner and CTO Elon Musk, but details are still scant.… This

Vietnamese Hackers Target U.K., U.S., and India with DarkGate Malware 20/10/2023 at 17:01 By Attacks leveraging the DarkGate commodity malware targeting entities in the U.K., the U.S., and India have been linked to Vietnamese actors associated with the use of the infamous Ducktail stealer. “The overlap of tools and campaigns is very likely due to the

Malvertisers Using Google Ads to Target Users Searching for Popular Software 20/10/2023 at 17:01 By Details have emerged about a malvertising campaign that leverages Google Ads to direct users searching for popular software to fictitious landing pages and distribute next-stage payloads. Malwarebytes, which discovered the activity, said it’s “unique in its way to fingerprint users and distribute

Look ma, no fans: Mini PC boasts slimline solid-state active cooling system 20/10/2023 at 16:32 By Dan Robinson Hong Kong-based maker claims cooler is ‘silent’ A Hong Kong-based PC maker is claiming a first with the release of a Mini PC featuring a silent, solid-state active cooling system for its processor.… This article is an

Bitcoin price shrugs off bears, but mining stocks take a beating: Report 20/10/2023 at 16:05 By Cointelegraph By Cointelegraph Research The crypto mining sector is becoming increasingly competitive, as hash rate shows no sign of slowing down and Bitmain releases a new rig. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Mastering Cybersecurity Challenges: How Crisis Simulations Empower Organizations to Defend Against Cyber Threats 20/10/2023 at 16:05 By Craig Searle By Craig Searle, Director of Consulting and Professional Services, Pacific This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source

Microsoft CEO Nadella’s compensation drops… to $48M 20/10/2023 at 15:36 By Paul Kunert Try to hold back your tears as CEO to employee pay ratio hits: 250 to 1 Microsoft boss Satya Nadella was paid $48.5 million in compensation for running the business in 2023 – the lowest amount he received in the past three

Corner cutting of nuclear proportions as duo admit to falsifying safety tests 29 times 20/10/2023 at 15:04 By Jude Karabus No word on motivation but pair face up to 5 years in the cooler Two men this week confessed to deliberately trying to bypass testing protocols that are essential to keeping nuclear power plants safe.

CISO perspective on breach disclosure 1 year after Sullivan conviction 20/10/2023 at 15:04 By Breach reporting has changed over the past year following the conviction of former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan for actively taking steps to hide a 2016 data breach. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Unleashing the Power of the Internet of Things and Cyber Security 20/10/2023 at 15:03 By Due to the rapid evolution of technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way business is conducted around the world. This advancement and the power of the IoT have been nothing short of transformational in making data-driven decisions,

Imagine a world without egress fees or cloud software license disparities 20/10/2023 at 14:33 By Paul Kunert UK regulator lists series of potential remedies for anti-competitive practices early on in probe The UK’s competition regulator is drafting remedies that could have big implications for Microsoft and AWS, should behavior that prevents or restricts customers from

ExelaStealer: A New Low-Cost Cybercrime Weapon Emerges 20/10/2023 at 13:01 By A new information stealer named ExelaStealer has become the latest entrant to an already crowded landscape filled with various off-the-shelf malware designed to capture sensitive data from compromised Windows systems. “ExelaStealer is a largely open-source infostealer with paid customizations available from the threat actor,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher

Half a billion pound NHS data platform award still stuck in the pipes 20/10/2023 at 12:47 By Lindsay Clark Palantir users’ endorsement letter could lay the ground for Palantir win The controversial Federated Data Platform for England’s health service looks set for more delays as the government body awarding the £480 million ($582 million) contract

Prosecutors argue ‘effective altruism’ inadequate in Bankman-Fried case 20/10/2023 at 12:02 By Cointelegraph By Amaka Nwaokocha Bankman-Fried’s legal counsel asserted that this argument lacks relevance and does not absolve the fraud allegations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

U.S. DoJ Cracks Down on North Korean IT Scammers Defrauding Global Businesses 20/10/2023 at 12:02 By The U.S. government has announced the seizure of 17 website domains used by North Korean information technology (IT) workers as part of an illicit scheme to defraud businesses across the world, evade sanctions, and fund the country’s ballistic missile program. The

Royal College considers no confidence move after Excel recruitment debacle 20/10/2023 at 11:33 By Lindsay Clark Mangled spreadsheets mean government was asleep on the job and should be held to account The Royal College of Anaesthetists is to consider whether it has confidence in the UK National Health Service’s recruitment process, following revelations that it

Sorry kids, Infosys and Wipro have cancelled graduate recruitment 20/10/2023 at 10:17 By Laura Dobberstein India’s big four outsourcers scored record deals in Q2, but revenue didn’t reflect those successes Infosys and Wipro have decided to skip hiring graduates this year as part of their “utilization optimization” strategies, after a quarter that brought both record

AMD gives 7000-series Threadrippers a frequency bump with Epyc core counts 20/10/2023 at 08:35 By Tobias Mann Workstation CPUs hit 96 cores, high-end desktops get 64. Prices nearly as high as clock speeds AMD has launched 7,000-series Ryzen Threadripper processors, bringing its 5nm Zen 4 cores to high-end desktops and workstations.… This article is an