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Sacramento airport goes no-fly after AT&T internet cable snipped 2024-04-19 at 23:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Police say this appears to be a ‘deliberate act.’ Sacramento International Airport (SMF) suffered hours of flight delays yesterday after what appears to be an intentional cutting of an AT&T internet cable serving the facility.… This article is an excerpt […]

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NASA solar sail to be Siriusly visible in orbit from Earth 2024-04-19 at 22:16 By Richard Speed Look out for a new star next week NASA is to send a solar sail demonstrator into orbit next week, and there is a good chance that the sail, measuring 860 square feet (80 square meters), will be

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Qt Ubuntu 24.04 betas show that there’s room to innovate 2024-04-19 at 20:46 By Liam Proven Hot on the heels of Ubuntu Noble beta come the betas of the Qt-based remixes, with some interesting differences The beta versions of Lubuntu and Kubuntu 24.04 are out, showing that there’s room to improve on the standard Ubuntu formula.…

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AI energy draw from Chicago datacenters to rise ninefold 2024-04-19 at 19:21 By Dan Robinson No wonder industry is exploring nuclear as an alternative to electricity US energy provider Exelon has calculated that power demand from datacenters in the Chicago area is set to increase ninefold, in more evidence that AI adoption is will put

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66% of IT leaders doubt the government can defend against cyberwarfare 2024-04-19 at 19:16 By In a recent report, two-thirds of IT leaders express a lack of confidence in the United States government’s ability to defend against cyberwarfare. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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WhatsApp, Threads, more banished from Apple App Store in China 2024-04-19 at 17:46 By Matthew Connatser Still available in Hong Kong and Macau, for now Apple has removed four apps from its China-regional app store, including Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads, after it was ordered to do so by Beijing for security reasons.… This article is

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BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New ‘Deuterbear’ Tool 2024-04-19 at 17:46 By Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions pave the way for an updated version of modular backdoor dubbed Waterbear as well as its enhanced successor referred

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Unintended acceleration leads to recall of every Cybertruck produced so far 2024-04-19 at 17:02 By Matthew Connatser That isn’t what Tesla meant by Full Self-Driving Tesla has issued a recall notice for every single Cybertruck it has produced thus far, a sum of 3,878 vehicles.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Hybrid-cloud: the best of both worlds 2024-04-19 at 15:16 By No matter how many systems are running on local devices or connected to the cloud, organizations can bring them all back to a central head end.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Report finds a near 20% increase in ransomware victims year-over-year 2024-04-19 at 15:16 By The number of victims experiencing ransomware incidents has risen since Q1 of 2023, rising by nearly 20% by Q1 of 2024.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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A quarter of 5-7 year olds now use smartphones, says regulator 2024-04-19 at 15:02 By Lindsay Clark Social media use and gaming show steep increases within the age group, after UK comms watchdog given new powers The UK’s telecoms regulator has found that nearly a quarter of children between the ages of five and seven

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How Attackers Can Own a Business Without Touching the Endpoint 2024-04-19 at 15:02 By Attackers are increasingly making use of “networkless” attack techniques targeting cloud apps and identities. Here’s how attackers can (and are) compromising organizations – without ever needing to touch the endpoint or conventional networked systems and services.  Before getting into the details of the attack techniques being used, let’s discuss

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Akira Ransomware Gang Extorts $42 Million; Now Targets Linux Servers 2024-04-19 at 15:02 By Threat actors behind the Akira ransomware group have extorted approximately $42 million in illicit proceeds after breaching the networks of more than 250 victims as of January 1, 2024. “Since March 2023, Akira ransomware has impacted a wide range of businesses

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Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals 2024-04-19 at 14:32 By Connor Jones It’s the second time the World-Check list has fallen into the wrong hands The World-Check database used by businesses to verify the trustworthiness of users has fallen into the hands of cybercriminals.… This article is

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Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets 2024-04-19 at 13:32 By Matthew Connatser Apparently an attempt to damage Ukraine’s war effort Bavarian state police have arrested two German-Russian citizens on suspicion of being Russian spies and planning to bomb industrial and military facilities that participate in efforts to assist

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Wing Commander III changed how the copy hotkey works in Windows 95 2024-04-19 at 12:32 By Richard Speed No, boss, I’m not just playing a game. I’m testing compatibility. Honest It is almost 30 years since Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger was released. In addition to allowing users to kick some Kilrathi ass,

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Some smart meters won’t be smart at all once 2/3G networks mothballed 2024-04-19 at 11:46 By Paul Kunert UK reckoning with prospect of millions of homes with obsolete hardware Months after being quizzed by a committee of cross-party MPs, the UK government is still failing to clarify ways to support the substitution of millions of

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UK unions publish AI bill to protect workers from ‘risks and harms’ of tech 2024-04-19 at 09:46 By Lindsay Clark TUC questions government’s approach so far A UK federation of trades unions has published a bill designed to protect workers from “the risks and harms” of AI-powered decision-making in the workplace.… This article is an

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Hackers Target Middle East Governments with Evasive “CR4T” Backdoor 2024-04-19 at 09:46 By Government entities in the Middle East have been targeted as part of a previously undocumented campaign to deliver a new backdoor dubbed CR4T. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said it discovered the activity in February 2024, with evidence suggesting that it may have been active since at least a

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Huawei’s latest flagship smartphone contains no world-shaking silicon surprises 2024-04-19 at 09:16 By Simon Sharwood Kirin 9010 SoC powering the Pura 70 is impressive, but doesn’t indicate unforeseen prowess When Huawei debuted its Mate 60 smartphone in mid-2023, it turned heads around the world after teardown artists found it contained a system-on-chip manufactured by Chinese

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