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North Korean IT Workers in Western Firms Now Demanding Ransom for Stolen Data 2024-10-18 at 17:47 By North Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but are also stepping up by demanding ransoms in order to not leak it, marking a new

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Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method 2024-10-18 at 17:16 By Thomas Claburn The indirect branch predictor barrier is less of a barrier than hoped Six years after the Spectre transient execution processor design flaws were disclosed, efforts to patch the problem continue to fall short.… This article

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Tech giants set to pay through the nose for nuclear power that’s still years away 2024-10-18 at 16:02 By Dan Robinson Google, Amazon, Microsoft dive into costly deals that aren’t generating anything yet Nuclear power contracts signed by hyperscalers show they’re desperate for reliable “clean and green” energy sources to feed their ever-expanding datacenter footprints,

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Alleged Bitcoin crook faces 5 years after SEC’s X account pwned 2024-10-18 at 15:46 By Connor Jones SIM swappers strike again, warping cryptocurrency prices An Alabama man faces five years in prison for allegedly attempting to manipulate the price of Bitcoin by pwning the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account earlier this year.… This

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Richard Branson to take balloon ride to edge of space 2024-10-18 at 15:16 By Richard Speed No Zero-G shenanigans, but a fully stocked bar and spectacular views Richard Branson is taking to the skies again, this time hitching a ride to the top of the Earth’s atmosphere in a Space Perspective balloon.… This article is

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93% of hackers believe enterprise AI tools create a new attack vector 2024-10-18 at 15:16 By 93% of hackers believe AI tools used by companies have opened up a new attack vector for malicious actors to exploit. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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68% of healthcare workers experienced a supply chain attack 2024-10-18 at 15:16 By The effect of cybersecurity incidents on healthcare organizations was analyzed in a recent Proofpoint report. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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The Ultimate DSPM Guide: Webinar on Building a Strong Data Security Posture 2024-10-18 at 15:01 By Picture your company’s data as a vast, complex jigsaw puzzle—scattered across clouds, devices, and networks. Some pieces are hidden, some misplaced, and others might even be missing entirely. Keeping your data secure in today’s fast-evolving landscape can feel like

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U.S. and Allies Warn of Iranian Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure in Year-Long Campaign 2024-10-18 at 15:01 By Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from Australia, Canada, and the U.S. have warned about a year-long campaign undertaken by Iranian cyber actors to infiltrate critical infrastructure organizations via brute-force attacks. “Since October 2023, Iranian actors have used brute force

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ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with ‘ESET-branded’ wipers 2024-10-18 at 14:04 By Connor Jones Says ‘limited’ incident isolated to ‘partner company’ ESET denies being compromised after an infosec researcher highlighted a wiper campaign that appeared to victims as if it was launched using the Slovak security shop’s infrastructure.… This article is

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Beware: Fake Google Meet Pages Deliver Infostealers in Ongoing ClickFix Campaign 2024-10-18 at 14:03 By Threat actors are leveraging fake Google Meet web pages as part of an ongoing malware campaign dubbed ClickFix to deliver infostealers targeting Windows and macOS systems. “This tactic involves displaying fake error messages in web browsers to deceive users into

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Someone’s finally taking on £10M Hull City Council ERP deal to replace Oracle 2024-10-18 at 12:48 By Lindsay Clark Step forward Workday after mega long procurement to support system that went live 22 years ago More than two and a half years after it began talking to vendors, a city council in northern England has

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HashiCorp unveils ‘Terraform 2.0’ while tiptoeing around Big Blue elephant in the room 2024-10-18 at 11:56 By Richard Speed HashiConf shindig oddly reluctant to mention impending IBM acquisition HashiCorp’s annual HashiConf shindig wrapped up in Boston with a Big Blue elephant in the room and a hissed instruction: “Don’t mention IBM!”… This article is an

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Server-maker Wiwynn expands $61 million lawsuit against X 2024-10-18 at 09:32 By Simon Sharwood Finds two more reasons Musk should have known he was on the hook for datacenter kit Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wiwynn has added two more counts to its complaint against Elon Musk’s social network X, alleging hasn’t paid for hardware it had

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Microsoft Reveals macOS Vulnerability that Bypasses Privacy Controls in Safari Browser 2024-10-18 at 09:31 By Microsoft has disclosed details about a now-patched security flaw in Apple’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework in macOS that has likely come under exploitation to get around a user’s privacy preferences and access data. The shortcoming, codenamed HM Surf

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Intel robustly refutes China’s accusations it bakes in NSA backdoors 2024-10-18 at 08:47 By Laura Dobberstein Chipzilla uses WeChat post to defend record of following local laws Intel has roundly rebutted Chinese accusations that its chips include security backdoors at the direction of the US National Security Agency (NSA).… This article is an excerpt from

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Biz hired, and fired, a fake North Korean IT worker – then the ransom demands began 2024-10-18 at 07:46 By Jessica Lyons ‘My webcam isn’t working today’ is the new ‘The dog ate my network’ It’s a pattern cropping up more and more frequently: a company fills an IT contractor post, not realizing it’s mistakenly

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5 reasons why healthcare organizations need a SIEM tool 2024-10-18 at 07:17 By For healthcare organizations, where breaches can have severe consequences, robust cybersecurity practices are critical.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Someone’s tried sneaking semiconductor secrets out of South Korea’s patent office 2024-10-18 at 06:31 By Laura Dobberstein Government hardens up infosec to stop this – as you would when Samsung and SK hynix are massive parts of your economy South Korea announced new measures on Thursday to prevent future leaks of technology from its patent

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