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Amazon had secret algorithm to hike prices, claims FTC 05/10/2023 at 02:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Project Nessie named in the antitrust suit, alleging Bezos’s bunch pulled in an extra billion-plus A redacted portion of the US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon last week has come to light, and with it more details of […]

IT networks under attack via critical Confluence zero-day. Patch now 05/10/2023 at 01:32 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle ‘Handful’ of customers hit so far, public-facing instances at risk Atlassian today said miscreants have exploited a critical bug in on-premises instances of Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center to create and abuse admin accounts within the enterprise

Make-me-root ‘Looney Tunables’ security hole on Linux needs your attention 05/10/2023 at 00:32 By Thomas Claburn What’s up, Doc? Try elevated permissions Grab security updates for your Linux distributions: there’s a security hole that can be fairly easily exploited by rogue users, intruders, and malicious software to gain root access and take over the box.…

TSA highlights explosive detection canines at JFK Airport 04/10/2023 at 23:46 By The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at John F. Kennedy Airport is highlighting the work of their explosive detection canine teams. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

‘Gay furry hackers’ brag of second NATO break-in, steal and leak more data 04/10/2023 at 23:35 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle ‘No impact on missions,’ military powerhouse insists NATO is “actively addressing” multiple IT security incidents after a hacktivist group claimed it once again breached some of the military alliance’s websites, this time stealing what’s claimed

Google introduces phone-shaped housing for its AI tech 04/10/2023 at 22:47 By Thomas Claburn Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro out, Chrome goliath ups support to seven years Google on Wednesday revealed its Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro model Android phones, and promised to support them in sickness and in health for seven years.…

Red Cross lays down hacktivism law as Ukraine war rages on 04/10/2023 at 22:17 By Connor Jones Rules apply to cyber vigilantes and their home nations, but experts cast doubt over potential benefits New guidelines have been codified to govern the rules of engagement concerning hacktivists involved in ongoing cyber warfare.… This article is an

CISA barred from coordinating with social media sites to police misinformation 04/10/2023 at 21:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo The 5th Circuit’s re-ruling adds CISA to a list of alleged first-amendment violators. Next stop: Supreme Court The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has modified a ruling from last month to add the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security

69% of generative AI users are concerned their data might be misused 04/10/2023 at 21:01 By A recent Malwarebytes report found that online threats are affecting consumer behavior as 70% have experienced a cybersecurity threat while online. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

FEMA to test emergency alert system US-wide today 04/10/2023 at 20:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Big deal, Americans are used to drills by now 🙁 A short time from now America’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, will kick off a nation-wide test of its emergency alert system (EAS), so don’t be surprised if your cellphone

Atos subsidiary Eviden scores contract win in Europe’s first exascale system 04/10/2023 at 20:02 By Dan Robinson $526M Jupiter set to rule EU’s tech orbit by 2024 The EU’s supercomputing initiative, the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), has awarded a procurement contract for Europe’s first exascale system, with installation due to start

Tweaked Space Shuttle Main Engine gets ready for final testing 04/10/2023 at 19:18 By Richard Speed NASA will run out of RS-25s to drop into the ocean unless the production line restarts A test run of the engines powering NASA’s Moon rocket is due to kick off this week, an essential milestone since the Space

Researchers Link DragonEgg Android Spyware to LightSpy iOS Surveillanceware 04/10/2023 at 19:01 By New findings have identified connections between an Android spyware called DragonEgg and another sophisticated modular iOS surveillanceware tool named LightSpy. DragonEgg, alongside WyrmSpy (aka AndroidControl), was first disclosed by Lookout in July 2023 as a strain of malware capable of gathering sensitive data from

Microsoft introduces AI meddling to your files with Copilot in OneDrive 04/10/2023 at 18:17 By Richard Speed We hope cloud storage service is ready for this web wingman Microsoft is to overhaul OneDrive in a move that will bring Copilot to the cloud storage service and herd users towards the tool’s web interface.… This article

Ransomware double-extortion attacks increased 72% 04/10/2023 at 18:01 By Malware, ransomware attacks and network security trends were analyzed in a recent report by WatchGuard, finding a rise in double-extortion attacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Red Planet roommates have been stuck on ‘Mars’ together for 100 days 04/10/2023 at 17:46 By Richard Speed Simulation milestone coincides with NASA’s 65th birthday – will it manage the real thing before its centenary? NASA has celebrated its 65th birthday by marking 100 days of its first attempt to simulate a yearlong mission Mars

Microsoft attempts to woo governments with Cloud for Sovereignty preview 04/10/2023 at 17:05 By Richard Speed Sovereignty = you’ll run on Azure and you’ll be told when our engineers access your resources Microsoft has taken another step to address regulatory worries regarding its cloud ecosystem with a public preview of the Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty.…

Dell jumps on personalized GenAI biz wagon with ‘customizable’ pitch 04/10/2023 at 16:17 By Dan Robinson Flags up enterprise customer adoption ‘hesitancy,’ though as data governance worries persist Dell is hoping to make hay while the Generative AI sun shines by cramming its portfolio with options for customizing enterprise AI models.… This article is an

Boosting safety and efficiency: New VMS enhances Mississippi security 04/10/2023 at 15:47 By In the state of Mississippi, a new VMS is being installed throughout more than 150 state boards, commissions and agencies in order to help ensure safety for constituents. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original

Wing Disrupts the Market by Introducing Affordable SaaS Security 04/10/2023 at 15:46 By Today, mid-sized companies and their CISOs are struggling to handle the growing threat of SaaS security with limited manpower and tight budgets. Now, this may be changing. By focusing on the critical SaaS security needs of these companies, a new approach has