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Copilot auto-launch bug now takes flight in multiple Windows Insider channels 2024-04-22 at 14:47 By Richard Speed Clippy 2024 is something else Microsoft has acknowledged an error – Copilot is auto-launching for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel as well as the Canary and Dev builds.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

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UK data watchdog questions how private Google’s Privacy Sandbox is 2024-04-22 at 14:17 By Thomas Claburn Leaked draft report says stated goals still come up short Google’s Privacy Sandbox, which aspires to provide privacy-preserving ad targeting and analytics, still isn’t sufficiently private.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to

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Ransomware Double-Dip: Re-Victimization in Cyber Extortion 2024-04-22 at 14:01 By Between crossovers – Do threat actors play dirty or desperate? In our dataset of over 11,000 victim organizations that have experienced a Cyber Extortion / Ransomware attack, we noticed that some victims re-occur. Consequently, the question arises why we observe a re-victimization and whether or

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FAA now requires reentry vehicles to get licensed before launch 2024-04-22 at 13:31 By Richard Speed Commercial operators must try Varda The US Federal Aviation Administration is updating its launch license requirements: if you’re launching something designed for reentry, you’ll need a license for that, too. Before you launch.… This article is an excerpt from

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IT consultant-cum-developer in court over hiding COVID loan 2024-04-22 at 12:46 By Paul Kunert Syzmon Jastrzebski wrongly borrowed $126k, money written off as he’s left the country UK government is kissing goodbye to the £100,000 an IT consultant-cum-software developer wrongly secured under the Bounce Back Loans scheme that was created during the pandemic to financially

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Researchers Uncover Windows Flaws Granting Hackers Rootkit-Like Powers 2024-04-22 at 12:46 By New research has found that the DOS-to-NT path conversion process could be exploited by threat actors to achieve rootkit-like capabilities to conceal and impersonate files, directories, and processes. “When a user executes a function that has a path argument in Windows, the DOS

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Google all at sea over rising tide of robo-spam 2024-04-22 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins What if it’s not AI but the algorithm to blame? Opinion  It was a bold claim by the richest and most famous tech founder: bold, precise and wrong. Laughably so. Twenty years ago, Bill Gates promised to rid the world

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Microsoft Warns: North Korean Hackers Turn to AI-Fueled Cyber Espionage 2024-04-22 at 10:31 By Microsoft has revealed that North Korea-linked state-sponsored cyber actors has begun to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make its operations more effective and efficient. “They are learning to use tools powered by AI large language models (LLM) to make their operations

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Microsoft foresees a new type of AI PC: A Surface designed with help from machines 2024-04-22 at 10:02 By Laura Dobberstein For now, Redmond is dogfooding Azure for product simulations Microsoft has bragged that its own Azure HPC service was able to reduce the length of its Surface laptop design process – most notably for

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Zilog to end standalone sales of the legendary Z80 CPU 2024-04-22 at 09:18 By Simon Sharwood The processor that gave the world the ZX Spectrum and so much more is out of wafers Production of some models of Z80 processor – the chip that helped spark the PC boom of the 1980s – will cease

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Researchers claim Windows Defender can be fooled into deleting databases 2024-04-22 at 07:32 By Laura Dobberstein Two rounds of reports and patches may not have completely closed this hole BLACK HAT ASIA  Researchers at US/Israeli infosec outfit SafeBreach last Friday discussed flaws in Microsoft and Kaspersky security products that can potentially allow the remote deletion

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Harnessing AI to bolster public sector cybersecurity 2024-04-22 at 07:16 By AI can become the foundation for a future where agencies can proactively identify, understand and address cyber threats before it’s too late. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Security isn’t convenient, and that’s a big problem in the age of AI 2024-04-22 at 07:16 By With threats looming, here are three considerations for consumers and businesses to protect data privacy in the age of AI. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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China creates ‘Information Support Force’ to improve networked defence capabilities 2024-04-22 at 06:32 By Simon Sharwood A day after FBI boss warns Beijing is poised to strike against US infrastructure China last week reorganized its military to create an Information Support Force aimed at ensuring it can fight and win networked wars.… This article is

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Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director 2024-04-21 at 18:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo With little competition at the goverment level, Windows giant has no incentive to make its systems safer Interview  Microsoft has a shocking level of control over IT within the US federal government – so much so that

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New RedLine Stealer Variant Disguised as Game Cheats Using Lua Bytecode for Stealth 2024-04-21 at 12:16 By A new information stealer has been found leveraging Lua bytecode for added stealth and sophistication, findings from McAfee Labs reveal. The cybersecurity firm has assessed it to be a variant of a known malware called RedLine Stealer owing

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Microsoft teases deepfake AI that’s too good to release 2024-04-20 at 18:19 By Thomas Claburn VASA-1 framework can turn a still image and a cloned voice file into a plausible video of a person talking Microsoft this week demoed VASA–1, a framework for creating videos of people talking from a still image, audio sample, and

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Lightweight LXQt 2.0.0 updates to same toolkit as KDE Plasma 6 2024-04-20 at 15:33 By Liam Proven 4-letter survivor’s move to Qt 6 means that, love it or hate it, Wayland is looming Version 2.0 of the LXQt desktop updates its foundations to Qt 6, as also used in KDE Plasma 6 – but still

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Tesla Cybertruck turns into world’s most expensive brick after car wash 2024-04-20 at 14:32 By Richard Currie Bulletproof? Is it waterproof? Ts&Cs say: ‘Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage’ The perils of turning cars into computers were laid bare by a hapless Cybertruck owner who claimed his ride was

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A knotty problem: Boffins working on fuel-efficient trajectories for space travel 2024-04-20 at 12:32 By Richard Speed Not yet the London Underground style efficient schematic we want, but it’s a start Boffins at the UK’s Surrey Space Centre have devised a way of determining the optimal route for spacecraft that doesn’t require the engines to

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