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Chinese APT41 Hackers Target Mobile Devices with New WyrmSpy and DragonEgg Spyware 19/07/2023 at 13:48 By The prolific China-linked nation-state actor known as APT41 has been linked to two previously undocumented strains of Android spyware called WyrmSpy and DragonEgg. “Known for its exploitation of web-facing applications and infiltration of traditional endpoint devices, an established threat […]

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With limited space for tourist attractions, Singapore bets on augmented reality 19/07/2023 at 13:33 By Laura Dobberstein Will people really hop on a plane to gaze at their phone? Singapore attracts millions of tourists every year, but lags well behind competing Asian destinations like Malaysia, Indonesia or Japan. Part of the problem is limited space

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Bad.Build Flaw in Google Cloud Build Raises Concerns of Privilege Escalation 19/07/2023 at 12:49 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in Google Cloud that could enable malicious actors tamper with application images and infect users, leading to supply chain attacks. The issue, dubbed Bad.Build, is rooted in the Google Cloud Build service, according to

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Meet the guy trying to drag HM Treasury’s data strategy into the 21st century 19/07/2023 at 12:17 By Lindsay Clark John Kelly is building approach around Microsoft, but there’s room for flexibility Interview  The UK government is to spend £1.2 trillion in the current financial year overseen mainly by HM Treasury, the department also responsible

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Norway bans Meta’s behavioral advertising with threats of wrist-slap fines 19/07/2023 at 10:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Won’t someone think of Zuck’s pocket change? Norwegian data protection authorities have temporarily banned Meta from tracking users for the purposes of serving ads, and threatened the US company with fines of one million Kroner per day if it

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U.S. Government Blacklists Cytrox and Intellexa Spyware Vendors for Cyber Espionage 19/07/2023 at 09:49 By The U.S. government on Tuesday added two foreign commercial spyware vendors, Cytrox and Intellexa, to an economic blocklist for weaponizing cyber exploits to gain unauthorized access to devices and “threatening the privacy and security of individuals and organizations worldwide.” This

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Zero-Day Attacks Exploited Critical Vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Gateway 19/07/2023 at 06:33 By Citrix is alerting users of a critical security flaw in NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-3519 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue relates to a case of code injection that could result in unauthenticated

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Meta trots out Llama 2 AI models, invites devs to hop on 19/07/2023 at 04:04 By Katyanna Quach As Microsoft warns it’ll charge $30 per user per month for Copilot for Business Llama 2, Meta’s latest collection of large language models, can now be downloaded for free and commercial use is supported.… This article is

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US adds Euro spyware makers to its export naughty list 19/07/2023 at 02:52 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Predator dev joins Pegasus slinger The US government on Tuesday added commercial spyware makers Intellexa and Cytrox to its Entity List, saying the duo are a possible threat to national security.… This article is an excerpt from The

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JumpCloud says ‘nation state’ gang hit some customers 19/07/2023 at 02:03 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Enough to make you hopping mad JumpCloud says a “sophisticated nation-state” attacker broke into its IT systems and targeted some of its customers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

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Tesla board members to return $735M in compensation settlement 19/07/2023 at 00:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Look who is learning to share: Deal includes no admission of fault, naturally Tesla’s board of directors has settled a case with shareholders who accused its members of awarding themselves oversized compensation packages.… This article is an excerpt from The

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Make chips, not trade wars, says Semiconductor Industry Association 18/07/2023 at 23:03 By Dan Robinson Industry body warns against political rhetoric or US subsidy efforts will be diminished The US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has stepped into the fray to lower tensions between Washington and Beijing over chip exports, as well as calling for further

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AWS and Azure own lion’s share of $120B cloud infrastructure market 18/07/2023 at 22:19 By Dan Robinson China’s Alibaba comes in third followed by Google and Huawei The global market for cloud infrastructure services grew by 30 percent last year, exceeding $100 billion in value for the first time and two lions account for nearly

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If you’re going to train AI on our books, at least pay us, authors tell Big Tech 18/07/2023 at 20:33 By Katyanna Quach Also: OpenAI enters deals with the Associated Press and Shutterstock to license content, and more AI in brief  More than 8,000 writers have signed an open letter penned by the US Authors

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Auroras – the solar system’s universal light show (except Neptune… sorry, Neptune) 18/07/2023 at 19:07 By Lindsay Clark Data from 2021 Mercury flyby shows same mechanisms cause phenomena throughout our star system Scientists have found that the fundamental mechanism behind the spectacular light shows of auroras on Earth are universal throughout the solar system.… This

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70% of life sciences see a rise in insider data loss incidents 18/07/2023 at 19:07 By Cybersecurity, risk management and insider risks within the life sciences industry were analyzed in a recent report by Code42 Software.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Unidentified object on Australian beach may be part of Indian rocket launcher 18/07/2023 at 17:39 By Laura Dobberstein Probably not aliens, maybe The Australian Space Agency said on Monday it was making enquiries related to a mysterious cylindrical object that washed ashore on Western Australia’s Jurien Bay.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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Financial services industry sees rise in public cloud storage 18/07/2023 at 17:38 By A report highlights how financial services organizations have embraced the cloud in response to the pandemic-fueled movement toward remote work. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Pakistani Entities Targeted in Sophisticated Attack Deploying ShadowPad Malware 18/07/2023 at 17:38 By An unidentified threat actor compromised an application used by multiple entities in Pakistan to deliver ShadowPad, a successor to the PlugX backdoor that’s commonly associated with Chinese hacking crews. Targets included a Pakistan government entity, a public sector bank, and a telecommunications provider, according

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GoTo names Attila Török as new Chief Information Security Officer 18/07/2023 at 16:48 By GoTo recently announced the appointment of Attila Török as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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