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UK financial regulator slammed for failed tech transformation

UK financial regulator slammed for failed tech transformation 2024-11-27 at 11:48 By Lindsay Clark Poor software projects among efforts to overhaul FCA that came up short, MPs find UK politicians have slammed the nation’s financial regulator for failing to implement a transformation program underpinned by technology.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

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How to Delete a Temu Account Permanently on a Phone & PC

How to Delete a Temu Account Permanently on a Phone & PC 2024-11-27 at 11:12 View original post at vpnMentor If you’re concerned that Temu isn’t doing enough to protect your privacy, deleting your account might feel like the right choice. You might be wondering, though, what actually happens to your personal information when you

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The workplace has become a surveillance state

The workplace has become a surveillance state 2024-11-27 at 10:48 By Thomas Claburn Cracked Labs report explores the use of motion sensors and wireless networking kit to monitor offices Office buildings have become like web browsers – they’re full of tracking technology, a trend documented in a report out this week by Cracked Labs.… This

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INTERPOL Busts African Cybercrime: 1,006 Arrests, 134,089 Malicious Networks Dismantled

INTERPOL Busts African Cybercrime: 1,006 Arrests, 134,089 Malicious Networks Dismantled 2024-11-27 at 10:33 By An INTERPOL-led operation has led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries and the takedown of 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt cybercrime in the continent. Dubbed Serengeti, the law enforcement

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Bye Bye, Google AI: How to Turn Off Google AI Search in 2024

Bye Bye, Google AI: How to Turn Off Google AI Search in 2024 2024-11-27 at 09:44 View original post at vpnMentor During Google I/O in May 2024, Google announced the official rollout of AI Overviews to hundreds of millions of users in the US. This feature, which provides AI-generated summaries of search queries, has since

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CrowdStrike still doesn’t know how much its Falcon flame-out will cost

CrowdStrike still doesn’t know how much its Falcon flame-out will cost 2024-11-27 at 09:33 By Simon Sharwood Thinks customers may have forgiven it after revenue hits a record CrowdStrike can’t yet confidently predict the financial impact of the failed update to its Falcon software that crashed millions of computers around the world last July, but

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You’re buying fat new servers to save energy and make room for AI hardware, claims Dell

You’re buying fat new servers to save energy and make room for AI hardware, claims Dell 2024-11-27 at 08:33 By Simon Sharwood But PCs and Nvidia are weak points, because you’re not buying one and can’t buy the other Dell believes its customers are consolidating server fleets to save energy and free up rack space

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Matrix Botnet Exploits IoT Devices in Widespread DDoS Botnet Campaign

Matrix Botnet Exploits IoT Devices in Widespread DDoS Botnet Campaign 2024-11-27 at 08:02 By A threat actor named Matrix has been linked to a widespread distributed denial-of-service (DoD) campaign that leverages vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to co-opt them into a disruptive botnet. “This operation serves as a comprehensive one-stop shop

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Telco engineer who spied on US employer for Beijing gets four years in the clink

Telco engineer who spied on US employer for Beijing gets four years in the clink 2024-11-27 at 07:34 By Laura Dobberstein Provides insight to how China gets inside US systems, perhaps at Verizon and Infosys A 59 year-old Florida telco engineer was sentenced to 48 months in prison after he served as a spy for

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Cloudflare broke its logging-a-service service, causing customer data loss

Cloudflare broke its logging-a-service service, causing customer data loss 2024-11-27 at 06:47 By Simon Sharwood Software snafu took five minutes to roll back. The mess it made took hours to clean up Cloudflare has admitted that it broke its own logging-as-a-service service with a bad software update, and that customer data was lost as a

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Google to wrap up Christmas Island with new subsea cable

Google to wrap up Christmas Island with new subsea cable 2024-11-27 at 04:48 By Laura Dobberstein Connection will tie remote territory to Darwin in North Australia A Google-funded subsea cable will connect the Australian territory of Christmas Island to Darwin on the mainland.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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FTC urges smart device makers to disclose software update lifecycles

FTC urges smart device makers to disclose software update lifecycles 2024-11-27 at 03:50 By Thomas Claburn You need to know in advance when your kit will be bricked or downgraded – it’s the law Makers of software-enabled products have been put on notice by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for failing to disclose how

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Microsoft Finds Fix For Major Outage

Microsoft Finds Fix For Major Outage 2024-11-27 at 02:19 View original post at Safety Detectives Microsoft fully restored its services after experiencing a global outage earlier in the day yesterday. “After a period of extended monitoring, we confirmed through customer reports and service health telemetry that the issue is resolved,” the company said in a

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Trump tariffs transform into bigger threats for Mexico, Canada than China

Trump tariffs transform into bigger threats for Mexico, Canada than China 2024-11-27 at 01:52 By Brandon Vigliarolo America’s neighbors now face 25% because of fentanyl and immigration, China just 10% on top of existing duties President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats have been formalized with a pair of social media statements that, while not nearly as

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Windows 10’s farewell tour – not AI PCs – set to drive laptop sales in 2025

Windows 10’s farewell tour – not AI PCs – set to drive laptop sales in 2025 2024-11-27 at 00:19 By Dan Robinson Impact of AI-integrated notebooks on overall market remains limited for now, says TrendForce The global laptop market is forecast to grow by 4.9 percent during 2025, but commercial upgrade cycles and the looming

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Twitter Rival BlueSky Fights Crypto Scams

Twitter Rival BlueSky Fights Crypto Scams 2024-11-27 at 00:02 View original post at vpnMentor BlueSky, the decentralized microblogging platform often seen as a competitor to Twitter, has recently surpassed 20 million users. This milestone, however, has been met with a surge in challenges, including the rise of crypto scams and the proliferation of fake accounts.

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A look inside America’s first solar-powered community—and it’s hurricane-proof, too

A look inside America’s first solar-powered community—and it’s hurricane-proof, too 2024-11-26 at 23:49 By Realtor.com America’s first solar-powered community has had a “mind-blowing” effect on residents’ power bills — and it’s even getting attention for surviving Hurricane Milton unscathed, and without losing power. Billed as “the Hometown of Tomorrow,” this planned community in Punta Gorda, FL,

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Man accused of hilariously bad opsec as alleged cybercrime spree detailed

Man accused of hilariously bad opsec as alleged cybercrime spree detailed 2024-11-26 at 22:50 By Connor Jones Complaint claims he trespassed, gave himself discounts, and sorted CCTV access… A Kansas City man who stands accused of having a disregard for basic opsec made his first court appearance on Friday over a series of alleged cybercrimes.…

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Microsoft slaps Windows 11 update hold on hardware connected to eSCL devices

Microsoft slaps Windows 11 update hold on hardware connected to eSCL devices 2024-11-26 at 21:23 By Richard Speed Scanners, printers, and… fax machines? Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 24H2 has issues with USB-connected devices that support the Scanner Communication Language (eSCL) protocol. A compatibility hold has been applied to the hardware.… This article is

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