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President Biden Blocks Mass Transfer of Personal Data to High-Risk Nations 2024-02-29 at 07:17 By U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an Executive Order that prohibits the mass transfer of citizens’ personal data to countries of concern. The Executive Order also “provides safeguards around other activities that can give those countries access to Americans’ sensitive data,” the […]

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Chinese PC-maker Acemagic customized its own machines to get infected with malware 2024-02-29 at 07:04 By Simon Sharwood Tried to speed boot times, maybe by messing with ‘Windows source code’, ended up building a viral on-ramp Chinese PC maker Acemagic has admitted some of its products shipped with pre-installed malware.… This article is an excerpt

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Toyota admits its engines are overrated – by its own power testing software 2024-02-29 at 05:49 By Laura Dobberstein Japan’s government slapped it for using the wrong code to produce too-powerful results Toyota apologized on Wednesday for an incident involving the fraudulent certification of its diesel engines that resulted in a corrective order from Japan’s

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Australian spy chief fears sabotage of critical infrastructure 2024-02-29 at 04:02 By Simon Sharwood And accuses a former Australian politician of having ‘sold out their country’ The director general of security at Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has delivered his annual threat assessment, revealing ongoing attempts by adversaries to map digital infrastructure with a view

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ALPHV/BlackCat claims responsibility for Change Healthcare attack 2024-02-29 at 02:48 By Jessica Lyons Brags it lifted 6TB of data, but let’s remember these people are criminals and not worthy of much trust The ALPHV/BlackCat cybercrime gang has taken credit – if that’s the word – for a ransomware infection at Change Healthcare that has disrupted

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BEAST AI needs just a minute of GPU time to make an LLM fly off the rails 2024-02-29 at 01:48 By Thomas Claburn Talk about gone in 60 seconds Computer scientists at the University of Maryland have developed an efficient way to craft prompts that elicit harmful responses from large language models (LLMs).… This article

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Gone in 60 seconds: BEAST AI model attack needs just a minute of GPU time to breach LLM guardails 2024-02-29 at 01:19 By Thomas Claburn Scientists reveal automated adversarial prompt generation too powered Nvidia visualization accelerator Computer scientists from the University of Maryland have developed an efficient way to generate adversarial attack phrases that elicit

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Chinese chip slinger found not guilty of stealing memory secrets from Micron 2024-02-28 at 23:01 By Brandon Vigliarolo Fujian Jinhua escapes prosecution tho remains on the US sanctions list A Chinese chipmaker accused of stealing DRAM secrets from American memory manufacturer Micron has been found not guilty, bringing a five-year long legal saga to an

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New solvent might end winter charging blues for EV owners 2024-02-28 at 21:33 By Lindsay Clark Subzero temperatures and batteries don’t mix – but there may be a solution Researchers have discovered that using “small molecule” solvents could help improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries, speeding up charging and ensuring they work at low temperatures.…

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Chip fab supplier Applied Materials gets subpoenaed over China sales 2024-02-28 at 20:47 By Dan Robinson Comes after US probe into the company’s dealings with SMIC Chip kit maker Applied Materials was served with multiple subpoenas relating to Chinese shipments, the company disclosed today.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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CISA warns that malicious actors are targeting cloud infrastructure 2024-02-28 at 20:18 By Security experts weigh in on the CISA’s advisory, which reveals that cyberattackers are adapting to the increased use of cloud infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix serious safety shortcomings found in report 2024-02-28 at 20:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Expert panel finds ‘a lack of awareness of safety-related metrics at all levels,’ and more, at plane maker “Inadequate,” “confusing,” “disconnect,” and “lack of awareness” aren’t words passengers would like to hear associated with aviation safety,

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Palo Alto investor sues over 28% share tumble 2024-02-28 at 19:04 By Paul Kunert Lawsuit alleges it misled investors with claims new AI products were ‘facilitating greater platformization’ and more Palo Alto Networks (PAN) is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges investors were deceived about the traction of its platform tactics and hurt

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FOSS replacement for Partition Magic, Gparted 1.6 is here to save your data 2024-02-28 at 18:36 By Liam Proven But beware – Gparted Live hasn’t been updated yet There’s a new bugfix release of Gparted, a FOSS replacement for PowerQuest’s wonderful Partition Magic.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Broken China? Separating fact from fiction 2024-02-28 at 18:17 By In episode 20 of The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical Discussion, our trio of hosts discuss how, from the outside, China appears very different. However, is this really the case? This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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Willy Wonka event leaves bitter taste with artificially sweetened promises 2024-02-28 at 17:47 By Richard Currie Charlie and the AI factory flop compared to ‘meth lab’ In the most flagrant case of false advertising since The NeverEnding Story, cops were called to a Wonka-themed “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” in Glasgow, Scotland, because promotional material was made

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47% of cloud storage billing is allocated to data and usage fees 2024-02-28 at 17:46 By Cloud storage was analyzed in a recent report finding that 93% of organizations plan to grow their public cloud storage capacity in 2024. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React

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Iran-Linked UNC1549 Hackers Target Middle East Aerospace & Defense Sectors 2024-02-28 at 17:46 By An Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC1549 has been attributed with medium confidence to a new set of attacks targeting aerospace, aviation, and defense industries in the Middle East, including Israel and the U.A.E. Other targets of the cyber espionage activity likely include

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Third-party attack vectors are responsible for 29% of breaches 2024-02-28 at 17:21 By A recent report reveals that third-party attack vectors are involved in at least 29% of breaches, emphasizing the importance of third-party risk management.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Nikola founder faces ranch forfeiture following fraud conviction 2024-02-28 at 16:48 By Jude Karabus Trevor Milton bought it for cash and stock options, and he wants the cash back Try not to weep into your morning coffee, but convicted fraudster Trevor Milton might lose a ranch that a fresh filing claims he bought after lying

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