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North Korean Hackers Target Developers with Malicious npm Packages 2024-08-30 at 09:46 By Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed publishing a set of malicious packages to the npm registry, indicating “coordinated and relentless” efforts to target developers with malware and steal cryptocurrency assets. The latest wave, which was observed between August […]

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Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability Exploited in Crypto Mining Campaigns 2024-08-30 at 09:46 By Threat actors are actively exploiting a now-patched, critical security flaw impacting the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server to conduct illicit cryptocurrency mining on susceptible instances. “The attacks involve threat actors that employ methods such as the deployment of shell scripts and

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Crypto boss finds fraud trial a serious pain in the neck 2024-08-30 at 08:46 By Laura Dobberstein Thankfully his injuries are not life threatening South Korean crypto CEO Hyung-soo “Hugo” Lee was stabbed in the neck in court during his fraud trial on Thursday, according to numerous reports.… This article is an excerpt from The

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Iran hunts down double agents with fake recruiting sites, Mandiant reckons 2024-08-30 at 07:31 By Jessica Lyons Farsi-language posts target possibly-pro-Israel individuals Government-backed Iranian actors allegedly set up dozens of fake recruiting websites and social media accounts to hunt down double agents and dissidents suspected of collaborating with the nation’s enemies, including Israel.… This article

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Preparing for a post-quantum future amid machine identities 2024-08-30 at 07:16 By By focusing on machine identity management practices that incorporate post-quantum cryptography, organizations can build a secure foundation in both the present and the quantum future. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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China is beating the world at scientific research, think tank finds 2024-08-30 at 05:31 By Laura Dobberstein Could monopolise 24 key techs if current trends continue Think Tank the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has released an update to its Critical Technology Tracker, revealing that China leads the way in 89 percent of the technologies

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SETI boldly looks beyond the Milky Way in latest alien hunt 2024-08-30 at 03:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo Civilizations detectable at galactic distances could harness all of a star’s energy output, boffins say Looking for life in the Milky Way is so 20th century – today’s alien-hunters are going intergalactic to look for signs of alien

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Broadcom has brought VMware down to earth and that’s welcome 2024-08-30 at 02:16 By Simon Sharwood But users aren’t optimistic it will land softly VMware Explore  I’ve attended VMware’s annual conference every year since 2007 and this year the event had a very different flavor.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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US indicts duo over alleged Swatting spree that targeted elected officials 2024-08-30 at 01:31 By Iain Thomson Targeted elected officials and others with over 100 fake crime reports and threats The US government has indicted two men for allegedly reporting almost 120 fake emergencies or crimes in the hope of provoking action by armed law

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Nvidia admits Blackwell defect, but Jensen Huang pledges Q4 shipments as promised 2024-08-29 at 23:48 By Tobias Mann The setback won’t stop us from banking billions, CFO insists Nvidia has confirmed earlier reports that its Blackwell generation of GPUs suffered from a design defect that adversely impacted the yields of the hotly anticipated accelerators.… This

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Oh, great. Attacks developed by spyware vendors are being re-used by Russia’s Cozy Bear cretins 2024-08-29 at 23:18 By Iain Thomson Google researchers note the similarities, can’t find a link Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has spotted a disturbing similarity in attack tactics used by commercial spyware vendors and Russia-linked attack gangs.… This article is

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AMD’s Victor Peng: AI thirst for power underscores the need for efficient silicon 2024-08-29 at 22:32 By Tobias Mann Moore’s Law may be running out of steam, but there are still knobs to turn and levers to pull Hot Chips  Speaking at Hot Chips this week, AMD president Victor Peng addressed one of the biggest

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Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom 2024-08-29 at 21:46 By Jessica Lyons Sordid search history ‘evidence’ in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud A former infrastructure engineer who allegedly locked IT department colleagues out of their employer’s systems, then threatened to shut

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Yelp accuses Google of being a local search bully in antitrust lawsuit 2024-08-29 at 21:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo Chocolate Factory claims rival is trying to revive cases it’s already lost Yelp has waded through legal floodgates opened by the Department of Justice’s antitrust victory with a lawsuit of its own, alleging Google is monopolizing local

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Salesforce mulls charging per AI chat as investors sweat over fewer seats 2024-08-29 at 20:46 By Lindsay Clark Benioff sees ‘very high margin opportunity’ in bid to ‘monitize’ productivity gains Salesforce is considering a new charging model based on AI agent conversations as it attempts to allay investor concerns that improving productivity among users will

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Rock Chrome hard enough and get paid half a million 2024-08-29 at 19:46 By Thomas Claburn Google revises Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program with higher payouts for bug hunters Google’s Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) is now significantly more rewarding – with a top payout that’s at least twice as substantial.… This article is an excerpt

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Breach exposed information of more than 500,000 credit union members 2024-08-29 at 19:17 By Security leaders discuss the Texas Dow Employees Credit Union breach that impacted more than 500,000 members.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Russian Hackers Exploit Safari and Chrome Flaws in High-Profile Cyberattack 2024-08-29 at 19:17 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple in-the-wild exploit campaigns that leveraged now-patched flaws in Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers to infect mobile users with information-stealing malware. “These campaigns delivered n-day exploits for which patches were available, but would still be effective

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