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Oak Ridge boffins enlist Quantum Brilliance to make supercomputers sparkle at room temp 2024-09-06 at 11:31 By Dan Robinson Diamond-based accelerators could help smash science problems Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is working with a company called Quantum Brilliance on the integration of quantum systems and high-performance computing (HPC) to tackle scientific concerns.… This article […]

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Critical Security Flaw Found in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress 2024-09-06 at 10:32 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered yet another critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow unauthenticated users to take control of arbitrary accounts. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44000 (CVSS score: 7.5), impacts versions before and including 6.4.1.

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SQL king Larry Ellison becomes sequel sultan with controlling interest in Paramount Global 2024-09-06 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood Oh, great: another tech billionaire owns a media company – although his son probably runs the show Oracle founder and CTO Larry Ellison has been revealed as holding the controlling interest in US media giant Paramount

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Apache OFBiz Update Fixes High-Severity Flaw Leading to Remote Code Execution 2024-09-06 at 08:47 By A new security flaw has been addressed in the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that, if successfully exploited, could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution on Linux and Windows. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45195 (CVSS score:

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Pavel Durov Criticizes Outdated Laws After Arrest Over Telegram Criminal Activity 2024-09-06 at 08:47 By Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has broken his silence nearly two weeks after his arrest in France, stating the charges are misguided. “If a country is unhappy with an internet service, the established practice is to start a legal action against

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NASA’s solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that’s part of the plan 2024-09-06 at 07:46 By Iain Thomson Who needs fuel – or even engines – when you could use the sun to push a spacecraft along? NASA has announced its experimental ACS3 solar-sailing spacecraft is working as expected, after it was spotted tumbling

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A new malware named “Voldemort” may be a cyber espionage campaign 2024-09-06 at 07:16 By New research shows the growth of a new malware campaign called “Voldemort.” This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked 2024-09-06 at 06:17 By Simon Sharwood CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out Broadcom’s turnaround plan for VMware appears to be working, as the silicon-and-software-slinger reported 47 percent year on year revenue growth – but also posted a loss.… This article is an

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Nvidia and chums inject $160M into Applied Digital to keep GPU sales rolling 2024-09-06 at 04:34 By Tobias Mann Datacenters are the lifeline for its $30B ML-fueled boom AI has made GPUs one of the hottest commodities on the planet, driving more than $30 billion in revenues for Nvidia in Q2 alone. But, without datacenters,

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Nvidia injects $160M into Applied Digital to keep its GPU sales rolling 2024-09-06 at 04:02 By Tobias Mann Datacenters are the lifeline for its $30B ML-fueled boom AI has made GPUs one of the hottest commodities on the planet, driving more than $30 billion in revenues for Nvidia in Q2 alone. But, without datacenters, the

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US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia 2024-09-06 at 03:33 By Thomas Claburn Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can’t weaponise tech The US has tightened export controls on quantum computing and semiconductor technology to address national defense and foreign policy concerns posed by

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Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed 2024-09-06 at 03:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Supply chains, 13M jobs and $649B a year at risk, so Uncle Sam is fighting back – with a request for info The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking help to assess the security of tech at

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White House’s new fix for cyber job gaps: Serve the nation in infosec 2024-09-06 at 01:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Now do your patriotic duty and fill one of those 500k open roles, please? The White House has unveiled a new strategy to fill some of the hundreds of thousands of critical cybersecurity vacancies across the

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Raspberry Pi 4 bugs throw wrench in the works for Fedora 41 2024-09-06 at 00:16 By Liam Proven Problems also afflict the Pi Pico 2’s chip Fedora 41 is approaching the home stretch, but is currently beset by problems around Raspberry Pi support.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Of course the Internet Archive’s digital lending broke the law, appeals court says 2024-09-05 at 23:46 By Thomas Claburn Sorry, no, you can’t just digitize, share copyrighted books without permission The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling that the Internet Archive’s digitization and electronic distribution of copyrighted print

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AI-pushing Adobe says AI-shy office workers will love AI if it saves them time 2024-09-05 at 23:46 By Thomas Claburn knowledge workers, overwhelmed by knowledge tasks? We know what you need Adobe recently surveyed more than 1,000 employed Americans about their view of AI, and found that they could overcome their concerns about losing their

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US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions 2024-09-05 at 23:01 By Jessica Lyons Feds post $10 million bounty for each of the six’s whereabouts The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 before the ground invasion

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Cisco’s Smart Licensing Utility flaws suggest it’s pretty dumb on security 2024-09-05 at 21:31 By Iain Thomson Two critical holes including hardcoded admin credential If you’re running Cisco’s supposedly Smart Licensing Utility, there are two flaws you ought to patch right now.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to

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Verizon snaps up Frontier in $20B fiber power play 2024-09-05 at 21:02 By Todd Weiss Marking yet another round of telecom consolidation Verizon is buying Frontier Communications for $20 billion in an all-cash deal that the Tier 1 carrier says will bolster its fiber network across 31 states and Washington DC, as the industry undergoes

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Chinese-Speaking Hacker Group Targets Human Rights Studies in Middle East 2024-09-05 at 20:16 By Unnamed government entities in the Middle East and Malaysia are the target of a persistent cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as Tropic Trooper since June 2023. “Sighting this group’s [Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures] in critical governmental entities in

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