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FTC warns tax preparation companies against sharing confidential data 03/10/2023 at 00:01 By Five tax preparation companies have been warned by the FTC in regards to what information can and can’t be shared for outside purposes. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Fuming Tom Hanks says he had nothing to do with that AI dental ad clone of him 02/10/2023 at 23:34 By Katyanna Quach I’m not a smart man, but I know it should be cast away A dental healthcare advert featuring what looks like a younger Tom Hanks dressed in a black suit is fake

CERN swells storage space beyond 1EB for LHC’s latest ion-whacking experiments 02/10/2023 at 23:03 By Tobias Mann A petabyte or more a day of readings? No problem, pal In preparation for its latest round of ion-smashing tests, CERN boosted its storage array for the experiments to more than one million terabytes in total size.… This

Financial sector sees rise in digital identity verification 02/10/2023 at 23:03 By According to a Juniper Research report, the rate of digital identity verification checks is on the rise in response to increased identity theft. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

NASA awards $1.5m for ‘three steps to Mars’ astronaut health program 02/10/2023 at 21:57 By Brandon Vigliarolo One (very) small leap for humanity’s future in space NASA has announced plans to fund eight short-term research projects aimed at improving our understanding of space’s effects on the human body, but all eight will have to share

openSUSE offers Slowroll distro for those scared by the speed of Tumbleweed 02/10/2023 at 21:30 By Liam Proven Keep rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ The openSUSE project is undergoing changes that, to us at least, indicate a multiplicity of future directions for the code base.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

X Corp is now suing a sublessee for unpaid rent 02/10/2023 at 19:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo Irony alert: Complaint cites defendant as claiming X ‘did not even pay rent for such period’ Elon Musk’s X Corp is suing a former subtenant for breach of contract, saying it owes X nearly three-quarters of a million dollars

NSA hopes AI Security Center will help US outsmart, outwit, and outlast adversaries 02/10/2023 at 19:05 By Dan Robinson Agency boss warns enemies trying to nick AI advances and ‘corrupt our application of it’ The US National Security Agency (NSA) is trying to head off trouble early by opening an office to oversee the development

Healthcare top infrastructure target for cyberattacks 02/10/2023 at 19:05 By According to the recent KnowBe4 report, healthcare is the top infrastructure topic for ransomware attacks with an increase in cyberattack frequency. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Outlook’s clingy ‘reopen last session’ prompt gets the boot 02/10/2023 at 18:18 By Richard Speed It looks like you’re a perpetual Office user who needs a hidden feature disabled. Would you like help? Microsoft has issued a patch to resolve an unwanted Outlook prompt that urges users to reopen items from a previous session.… This

NASA’s New Horizons probe scores extended vacation in Kuiper Belt 02/10/2023 at 17:48 By Richard Speed Good news: More science. Bad news: Somebody has to pay for it NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which performed a flyby of Pluto in 2015, is being granted a mission extension through 2029.… This article is an excerpt from The

Security researchers believe mass exploitation attempts against WS_FTP have begun 02/10/2023 at 16:47 By Connor Jones Early signs emerge after Progress Software said there were no active attempts last week Security researchers have spotted what they believe to be a “possible mass exploitation” of vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s WS_FTP Server.… This article is an excerpt

European Commission checks AI chip market for stifled competition 02/10/2023 at 16:03 By Dan Robinson No formal moves yet, but massive demand for GPUs has drawn its attention The European Commission is said to be monitoring the AI-driven chipmakers for potential anticompetitive practices, though no formal investigation has been announced.… This article is an excerpt

Break Out the Decorations! Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Here 02/10/2023 at 16:02 By Calendars are great and serve a wide range of purposes. Paper calendars, digital calendars, calendars with Garfield or Peanuts comics, they all have the ability remind us of birthdays, the first day of school, garbage pick-up day and holidays. So, let’s make

Government shutdown averted: What security leaders can learn 02/10/2023 at 15:17 By Here security leaders discuss what a government shutdown would mean for security professionals and how it could affect the security industry. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Going back to the basics this Cybersecurity Awareness Month 02/10/2023 at 15:17 By Since the first Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the industry has made significant strides in raising overall awareness around cybersecurity threats. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Silent Skimmer: A Year-Long Web Skimming Campaign Targeting Online Payment Businesses 02/10/2023 at 15:17 By A financially motivated campaign has been targeting online payment businesses in the Asia Pacific, North America, and Latin America with web skimmers for more than a year. The BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team is tracking the activity under the name Silent

LUCR-3: Scattered Spider Getting SaaS-y in the Cloud 02/10/2023 at 15:17 By LUCR-3 overlaps with groups such as Scattered Spider, Oktapus, UNC3944, and STORM-0875 and is a financially motivated attacker that leverages the Identity Provider (IDP) as initial access into an environment with the goal of stealing Intellectual Property (IP) for extortion. LUCR-3 targets Fortune

APIs: Unveiling the Silent Killer of Cyber Security Risk Across Industries 02/10/2023 at 15:17 By Introduction In today’s interconnected digital ecosystem, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) play a pivotal role in enabling seamless communication and data exchange between various software applications and systems. APIs act as bridges, facilitating the sharing of information and functionalities. However, as

Lyft driver takes off with cat, global search ensues 02/10/2023 at 14:33 By Laura Dobberstein Ride-share app originally told man they’d charge him $20 for Tux’s return One man’s hunt for his cat captivated an entire town, and the internet, after a Lyft driver allegedly sped off with the kitty still inside on Saturday afternoon.…