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US State Department launches cyber and digital policy strategy 2024-05-07 at 19:31 By Laura Dobberstein Part of the race with Beijing to set standards and advance norms RSAC  The US State Department’s latest cybersecurity strategy will not be wildly different from current stances, but offers an alternative path to those presented by the country’s adversaries.… […]

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Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator 2024-05-07 at 19:01 By The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-old Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. In addition, Khoroshev has been sanctioned by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCD), the

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Tesla layoff circus runs into fourth week with another round of cuts 2024-05-07 at 18:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Musk continues quest to make Tesla leaner, meaner, more profitable Another week, another round of layoffs at Tesla to report, and this time engineers are caught up in the mix. … This article is an excerpt from The

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Investigators finally unmask LockBit kingpin after two-month tease 2024-05-07 at 18:16 By Connor Jones Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev’s $10M question is answered at last The kingpin of the LockBit ransomware operation has finally been named by law enforcement as Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this

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VMware waves goodbye to AWS middleman as Broadcom takes the reins 2024-05-07 at 17:47 By Dan Robinson Customers brace for bumpy ride Broadcom has ended the right of Amazon Web Services to resell VMware Cloud on AWS, meaning customers will now have a direct relationship only with VMware by Broadcom, casting doubt over the long-term

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Valve vexation: Boeing’s Starliner grounded again 2024-05-07 at 17:16 By Richard Speed Problems with Centaur rocket keeps first crewed flight on terra firma Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner crewed launch, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed yet again, this time due to a valve problem on the Centaur upper stage. Managers pushed back the next

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APT42 Hackers Pose as Journalists to Harvest Credentials and Access Cloud Data 2024-05-07 at 17:01 By The Iranian state-backed hacking outfit called APT42 is making use of enhanced social engineering schemes to infiltrate target networks and cloud environments. Targets of the attack include Western and Middle Eastern NGOs, media organizations, academia, legal services and activists, Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant said in

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China-Linked Hackers Used ROOTROT Webshell in MITRE Network Intrusion 2024-05-07 at 17:01 By The MITRE Corporation has offered more details into the recently disclosed cyber attack, stating that the first evidence of the intrusion now dates back to December 31, 2023. The attack, which came to light last month, singled out MITRE’s Networked Experimentation, Research, and Virtualization Environment

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Palantir’s CEO calls ‘woke’ a ‘central risk to Palantir, America and the world’ 2024-05-07 at 16:46 By Lindsay Clark Oh, and Alex Karp’s forecasts disappoint the market after strong revenue growth Analytics platform biz Palantir saw its share price dip yesterday despite posting on-the-nose revenue growth of 21 percent year-over-year to reach $634 million in

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TSMC fully booked on advanced packaging until 2025 2024-05-07 at 16:16 By Laura Dobberstein TrendForce warns of ‘potential crowding out effects on HBM’ TSMC’s advanced packaging capacity is fully booked for the next two years, thanks to Nvidia and AMD needs, according to reports that echo an earlier earnings call.… This article is an excerpt

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Spanish startups say ‘no más’ to Microsoft cloud dominance 2024-05-07 at 15:47 By Richard Speed Group alleges anticompetitive behavior Microsoft is facing a complaint over alleged anticompetitive practices in the Spanish cloud market.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

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80% of data experts believe AI increases data security challenges 2024-05-07 at 15:01 By A new report reveals that a majority of data experts agree that artificial intelligence is increasing data security challenges. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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New Case Study: The Malicious Comment 2024-05-07 at 14:46 By How safe is your comments section? Discover how a seemingly innocent ‘thank you’ comment on a product page concealed a malicious vulnerability, underscoring the necessity of robust security measures. Read the full real-life case study here.  When is a ‘Thank you’ not a ‘Thank you’? When it’s a

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The truth about KEV: CISA’s vuln deadlines good influence on private-sector patching 2024-05-07 at 14:32 By Connor Jones More work to do as most deadlines are missed and worst bugs still take months to fix The deadlines associated with CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog only apply to federal agencies, but fresh research shows they’re

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Physical security biz exposes 1.2M files via unprotected database 2024-05-07 at 13:46 By Connor Jones Thousands of guards’ ID cards and CCTV snaps of suspects found online Exclusive  A UK-based physical security business let its guard down, exposing nearly 1.3 million documents via a public-facing database, according to an infosec researcher.… This article is an

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Google Simplifies 2-Factor Authentication Setup (It’s More Important Than Ever) 2024-05-07 at 13:31 By Google on Monday announced that it’s simplifying the process of enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for users with personal and Workspace accounts. Also called, 2-Step Verification (2SV), it aims to add an extra layer of security to users’ accounts to prevent takeover attacks in

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A tale of two Chinas: Our tech governance isn’t perfect, but we still get to say no 2024-05-07 at 12:46 By Rupert Goodwins Too many folks who should know better saying info-slurping tactics of Big Tech are just as bad Opinion  Which China do you want? The innovative good global citizen, adding to the storehouse

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Russian Operator of BTC-e Crypto Exchange Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering 2024-05-07 at 12:46 By A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, 44, was charged in January 2017 and taken into custody in Greece in July 2017. He was subsequently extradited to the U.S. in

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First 9front release of the year is called DO NOT INSTALL 2024-05-07 at 11:31 By Liam Proven Possibly its most helpful codename yet 9front, the most active project continuing development of the sequel to Unix, Plan 9 from Bell Labs, emitted a new version. We did not follow its advice.… This article is an excerpt

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Council claims database pain forced it to drop apostrophes from street names 2024-05-07 at 10:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo What next, trouble at tmill? A row in the UK has locals and council members at odds over apostrophes, and yes – this does actually have a tech angle. … This article is an excerpt from The Register

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