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FFmpeg 6.1 drops a Heaviside dose of codec magic 24/11/2023 at 20:32 By Liam Proven You may never have heard of it, but you almost certainly use it, possibly many times a day New versions of this amazingly versatile tool, used in most streaming video services and devices, don’t come along very often.… This article […]

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Crypto Biz: Binance’s CZ falls, Grayscale and BlackRock meet with SEC, and more 24/11/2023 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph By Ana Paula Pereira This week’s rollercoaster reveals one thing about the crypto industry: it is undergoing a period of change. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Tata Consultancy Services ordered to cough up $210M in code theft trial 24/11/2023 at 19:47 By Richard Speed Naughty engineers + inability to work email = $$$ A jury has sided with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) over the theft of source code and documentation. A total of $210 million was

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Cybercriminals Using Telekopye Telegram Bot to Craft Phishing Scams on a Grand Scale 24/11/2023 at 19:16 By More details have emerged about a malicious Telegram bot called Telekopye that’s used by threat actors to pull off large-scale phishing scams. “Telekopye can craft phishing websites, emails, SMS messages, and more,” ESET security researcher Radek Jizba said in a new analysis.

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OpenCart owner turns air blue after researcher discloses serious vuln 24/11/2023 at 18:48 By Connor Jones Web storefront maker fixed the flaw, but not before blasting infoseccer The owner of the e-commerce store management system OpenCart has responded with hostility to a security researcher disclosing a vulnerability in the product.… This article is an excerpt

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Blockchain devs expect complications from EU smart contract kill switch 24/11/2023 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph By Francisco Rodrigues The EU’s Data Act could introduce “kill switch” requirements for smart contracts, raising questions about how decentralized projects would handle such a scenario. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this

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China lobs tech demo into orbit for People’s Republic version of Starlink 24/11/2023 at 17:47 By Richard Speed Another mega-constellation incoming China has launched an Internet Technology test satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan Province.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

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FTC announces plans to mitigate AI voice fraud 24/11/2023 at 17:17 By The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced plans to better protect consumers from artificial intelligence (AI) voice cloning and fraud. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Taxing times: UK missed out on £1.75B because of digitization delays 24/11/2023 at 17:02 By Lindsay Clark Public Accounts Committee slams progress and questions plans Delays to a central plank of the UK tax collector’s efforts to provide an end-to-end digital service “mean the Exchequer will likely miss out on additional tax revenue of £1.75

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Black Friday? More like Blackout Friday for HSBC’s online and mobile banking 24/11/2023 at 16:47 By Paul Kunert Think of all the crap discounted things you won’t need to buy now HSBC’s online and mobile banking systems crashed spectacularly this morning on the busiest shopping day of the year, potentially disappointing early risers looking for

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William Wetherill named new DefenseStorm CISO 24/11/2023 at 16:16 By  After nine years, Robert Thibodeaux, DefenseStorm’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), will retire and William Wetherill will step in as the new 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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Tell Me Your Secrets Without Telling Me Your Secrets 24/11/2023 at 14:16 By The title of this article probably sounds like the caption to a meme. Instead, this is an actual problem GitGuardian’s engineers had to solve in implementing the mechanisms for their new HasMySecretLeaked service. They wanted to help developers find out if their secrets

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UKFast founder Lawrence Jones convicted of rape 24/11/2023 at 14:02 By Paul Kunert Ex-hosting biz boss to be sentenced for historic offences after being found guilty of earlier sexual assault Lawrence Jones, the founder and former chief exec at hosting biz UKFast, is awaiting a prison sentence after being found guilty of raping two women

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Hamas-Linked Cyberattacks Using Rust-Powered SysJoker Backdoor Against Israel 24/11/2023 at 13:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Rust version of a cross-platform backdoor called SysJoker, which is assessed to have been used by a Hamas-affiliated threat actor to target Israel amid the ongoing war in the region. “Among the most prominent changes is the

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German budget woes threaten chip fab funding for Intel and TSMC 24/11/2023 at 12:47 By Dan Robinson Constitutional court tells govt: Er, about that €60B you handed out… it’s not legal A recent ruling by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has cast doubt over funds earmarked to subsidize the building of local chip factories by companies

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Kubernetes Secrets of Fortune 500 Companies Exposed in Public Repositories 24/11/2023 at 10:32 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of publicly exposed Kubernetes configuration secrets that could put organizations at risk of supply chain attacks. “These encoded Kubernetes configuration secrets were uploaded to public repositories,” Aqua security researchers Yakir Kadkoda and Assaf Morag said in a new research

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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket rated ‘ready to rumble’ after passing hot fire test 24/11/2023 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood Still not reusable, but at least it’s getting closer to long-delayed launch The Ariane 6 launcher has successfully conducted a hot fire test –, an important achievement for the Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA).…

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Singapore to target crypto investors with tactics like those used to deter smokers, gamblers 24/11/2023 at 08:32 By Laura Dobberstein Buying on credit forbidden, affordability tests imposed, and accreditation required for big bets The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) revealed on Thursday its latest cryptocurrency regulations – measures designed to manage the digital payment tokens

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India’s space gatekeepers pick Eutelsat OneWeb to provide satellite broadband 24/11/2023 at 06:32 By Laura Dobberstein Bharti Enterprises-backed outfit beats Kuiper and Starlink The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) has approved Eutelsat OneWeb to provide commercial satellite broadband services.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to

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Stop shaming service providers for outages, argues APNIC chief scientist 24/11/2023 at 04:48 By Simon Sharwood Tech companies should behave like the aviation industry and detail failures to improve safety for all The chief scientist of the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the region’s internet registry, as called for operators of digital infrastructure to share

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