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Framework starts taking orders for 16-inch repairable, upgradeable laptop 21/07/2023 at 22:02 By Liam Proven Coming soon and looking very promising – if you like your models skinny, anyway You can now order the new 16-inch model of the Framework user-repairable – and user-upgradeable – laptop.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

Meta can call Llama open source as much as it likes, but that doesn’t mean it is 21/07/2023 at 20:32 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols For Zuck, open source is just another marketing phrase. For developers, it’s the rules of the road Opinion  Meta’s newly released large language model Llama-2 is not open source. Yes, I

NASA’s DART kicked up swarm of 37 boulders after Dimorphos asteroid crash 21/07/2023 at 19:19 By Katyanna Quach Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture ‘some of the faintest things ever imaged inside our solar system’ NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spied a swarm of 37 boulders that were ejected from the asteroid Dimorphos after the

HotRat: New Variant of AsyncRAT Malware Spreading Through Pirated Software 21/07/2023 at 19:02 By A new variant of AsyncRAT malware dubbed HotRat is being distributed via free, pirated versions of popular software and utilities such as video games, image and sound editing software, and Microsoft Office. “HotRat malware equips attackers with a wide array of capabilities, such as stealing

Azure AD Token Forging Technique in Microsoft Attack Extends Beyond Outlook, Wiz Reports 21/07/2023 at 19:02 By The recent attack against Microsoft’s email infrastructure by a Chinese nation-state actor referred to as Storm-0558 is said to have a broader scope than previously thought. According to cloud security company Wiz, the inactive Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key

FI$Cal names Benson as new Chief of Information Security 21/07/2023 at 18:31 By The Department of Financial Information System for California (FISCal) has hired Jennifer Benson as the new Chief of the Information Security Office. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

SAP checks cloud forecast to find it’s not raining as much revenue as hoped 21/07/2023 at 17:37 By Lindsay Clark Yet mission vital to ERP giant’s financial future remains on track SAP has disappointed markets following a readjustment of cloud revenue forecasts despite robust sales in its calendar Q2 profit and loss accounts.… This article

Online gaming: A sure bet for hackers? 21/07/2023 at 17:17 By A key security challenge facing the online gaming industry is that regulations are lagging behind in key markets, making it a sure bet for hackers. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer is a billion-dollar bet to make AI better at driving than humans 21/07/2023 at 16:04 By Dan Robinson More data means better neural net training, but it also means more cores Tesla says it is spending upwards of $1 billion on its Dojo supercomputer between now and the end of 2024 to

Sophisticated BundleBot Malware Disguised as Google AI Chatbot and Utilities 21/07/2023 at 15:31 By A new malware strain known as BundleBot has been stealthily operating under the radar by taking advantage of .NET single-file deployment techniques, enabling threat actors to capture sensitive information from compromised hosts. “BundleBot is abusing the dotnet bundle (single-file), self-contained format that

Local Governments Targeted for Ransomware – How to Prevent Falling Victim 21/07/2023 at 15:31 By Regardless of the country, local government is essential in most citizens’ lives. It provides many day-to-day services and handles various issues. Therefore, their effects can be far-reaching and deeply felt when security failures occur. In early 2023, Oakland, California, fell victim

Watchdog mulls online facial age-verification tech – for kids’ parents 21/07/2023 at 14:47 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle COPPA load of this Technology that estimates how old someone is based on their face geometry may soon be used to verify internet users’ ages, if an approach submitted to the US government gets the green light.… This

Lawyer sees almost 1,000 complainants sign up to Capita breach class action 21/07/2023 at 13:47 By Paul Kunert 95% pertain to pension schemes administered by outsourcing giant, says Barings Law The law firm that last month sent a Letter of Claim to Capita over the breach in late March says it has signed up nearly

Workday wants racially biased recruitment algorithm claims thrown out 21/07/2023 at 12:47 By Lindsay Clark Case is without merit, finance and HR SaaS vendor insists HR and financial management software vendor Workday has moved to dismiss a class action case which alleges it produced a screening system resulting in racial bias.… This article is an

DDoS Botnets Hijacking Zyxel Devices to Launch Devastating Attacks 21/07/2023 at 12:18 By Several distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets have been observed exploiting a critical flaw in Zyxel devices that came to light in April 2023 to gain remote control of vulnerable systems. “Through the capture of exploit traffic, the attacker’s IP address was identified, and

Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Devices Under Attack: CISA Urges Immediate Action 21/07/2023 at 09:06 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory on Thursday warning that the newly disclosed critical security flaw in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway devices is being abused to drop web shells on

Mallox Ransomware Exploits Weak MS-SQL Servers to Breach Networks 21/07/2023 at 07:16 By Mallox ransomware activities in 2023 have witnessed a 174% increase when compared to the previous year, new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 reveal. “Mallox ransomware, like many other ransomware threat actors, follows the double extortion trend: stealing data before encrypting

Judge lets art trio take another crack at suing AI devs over copyright 21/07/2023 at 05:48 By Katyanna Quach Just the facts, ma’am. More facts, in fact A US federal judge almost threw out a lawsuit brought by artists accusing text-to-image AI developers of copyright infringement, but decided to give the creatives a chance to

Proposed ban on data brokers selling warrantless personal info to Feds revived 21/07/2023 at 04:34 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Plus: Senator teases larger surveillance reform bill coming soon A draft law that would prevent data brokers from selling US citizens’ personal information to law enforcement and federal agencies without a warrant has been advanced by

TSMC says Arizona fab behind schedule, blames chip geek shortage 21/07/2023 at 03:04 By Tobias Mann Output of 4nm parts stalled until at least 2025 TSMC on Thursday said its under-construction chip fab in Arizona won’t be up and running until at least 2025 due to a shortage of skilled workers.… This article is an