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Regulator delays Adobe’s $20B buy of Figma, derails deal deadline 26/10/2023 at 14:47 By Paul Kunert Competition and Markets Authority needs more time to consider ‘complex case’, new deadline set for February 2024 Britain’s competition regulator is extending into 2024 its prolonged investigation of Adobe’s $20 billion purchase of Figma, upending the software giant’s plan […]

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Does Windows have a very weak password lurking in its crypto libraries? 26/10/2023 at 14:02 By Richard Speed Don’t panic – it’s just for testing Microsoft’s Raymond Chen took to his “Old New Thing” blog this week to explain why Windows has a hash of a weak password in its cryptographic libraries.… This article is an

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Privacy advocate challenges YouTube’s ad blocking detection scripts under EU law 26/10/2023 at 13:18 By Thomas Claburn Irish eyes may not be smiling Interview  Last week, privacy advocate (and very occasional Reg columnist) Alexander Hanff filed a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) decrying YouTube’s deployment of JavaScript code to detect the use

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Vodafone and Wi-Fi vendors play tug of war over 6 GHz 26/10/2023 at 12:32 By Dan Robinson Everyone’s wanting a slice of this spectrum pie Vodafone says tests of frequencies in the upper 6 GHz band for mobile phone calls were successful, and is pushing for it to be available for cellular networks. The problem?

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ServiceNow quietly addresses unauthenticated data exposure flaw from 2015 26/10/2023 at 11:47 By Connor Jones Researcher who publicized issue brands company’s communication ‘appalling’ ServiceNow is issuing a fix for a flaw that exposes data after a researcher published a method for unauthenticated attackers to steal an organization’s sensitive files.… This article is an excerpt from

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Iranian Group Tortoiseshell Launches New Wave of IMAPLoader Malware Attacks 26/10/2023 at 11:46 By The Iranian threat actor known as Tortoiseshell has been attributed to a new wave of watering hole attacks that are designed to deploy a malware dubbed IMAPLoader. “IMAPLoader is a .NET malware that has the ability to fingerprint victim systems using native Windows

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YoroTrooper: Researchers Warn of Kazakhstan’s Stealthy Cyber Espionage Group 26/10/2023 at 11:46 By A relatively new threat actor known as YoroTrooper is likely made of operators originating from Kazakhstan. The assessment, which comes from Cisco Talos, is based on their fluency in Kazakh and Russian, use of Tenge to pay for operating infrastructure, and very limited targeting

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Critical Flaw in NextGen’s Mirth Connect Could Expose Healthcare Data 26/10/2023 at 11:46 By Users of Mirth Connect, an open-source data integration platform from NextGen HealthCare, are being urged to update to the latest version following the discovery of an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2023-43208, the vulnerability has been addressed in version 4.4.1 released on October

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Ubuntu LTS kernels will get one decade of fixes … still 26/10/2023 at 10:32 By Liam Proven Upstream policy change for LTS kernels Ubuntu doesn’t use Canonical has addressed customer concerns over the reduction in long term support (LTS) of its code – but there is no real change here, and you’ll still need Ubuntu Pro

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Cisco to sell enterprise version of $400 Bang & Olufsen earbuds 26/10/2023 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood Make Webex more collaborative and secure, while you enjoy its AI additions and active noise cancellation Cisco has co-branded a pair of high-end electronics vendor Bang & Olufsen’s earbuds, and suggested they’ll make Webex videoconferences more productive and

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Microsoft creates a new kind of credential: the ‘Applied Skill’ 26/10/2023 at 07:32 By Simon Sharwood Shorter and more specific than certifications, but still tied to Microsoft products. Would you do one? Poll  When The Register writes about vendor certification programs, readers often comment that the credentials aren’t worth the pixels they’re printed on because

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Telcos should compensate phished subscribers, suggests Singapore 26/10/2023 at 05:47 By Simon Sharwood Regulator reckons letting scam texts through is a culpable act Singapore’s government has proposed making telcos compensate their customers if they’re phished via text messages that should have been blocked.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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US, Australia solicit Google’s help with Pacific subsea cable project 26/10/2023 at 03:47 By Tobias Mann $65 million cable project to connect US to Australia by way of Fiji and French Polynesia Google will build a pair of subsea cables connecting the US to Australia by way of Fiji and French Polynesia.… This article is

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Your ex isn’t the only one stalking your social media posts. The Feds are, too 26/10/2023 at 02:32 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Two thumbs down as ACLU lawsuit yields uncomfortable results The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used an AI-powered data-scanning tool called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST) to scour social media looking

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World checks it’s not April 1 as Apple signals support for full US right-to-repair rule 26/10/2023 at 01:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo But beware geeks bearing gifts Apple is backing the Biden Administrations’ push for a nationwide right-to-repair law but, as with all things Apple, always check the terms and conditions. … This article is an excerpt

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13-year Google privacy settlement pays litigants the equivalent of a Big Mac meal 26/10/2023 at 00:18 By Thomas Claburn Chocolate Factory agrees $23m guilt-free settlement About 2.5 million people who clicked on a Google Search link between October 25, 2006, and September 30, 2013 can expect to receive $7.16 to compensate them for claims of

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78% of fintech leaders report concern over compliance training 26/10/2023 at 00:01 By The current risks within the financial technology (fintech) sector and new compliance regulations were analyzed in a recent report by Fenergo.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn’t enough 25/10/2023 at 23:33 By Tobias Mann Shareholders, rejoice: Apple TV+, News+ prices over 40% Subscription pricing has been on the rise for nearly every service imaginable, and Apple isn’t about to miss the opportunity to squeeze its customers for a little more.… This

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Canada goosed as attackers shutter hospitals and China deepfakes its politicians 25/10/2023 at 23:02 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Eh? Canucks cracked by cyber crims Cybercriminals have Canada in the crosshairs, with five Ontario hospitals and a fresh Spamoflague disinformation campaign targeting “dozens” of Canadian government officials, including the PM.… This article is an excerpt from

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Food robots delivering bombs? Oregon State campus shut down by ‘prank’ 25/10/2023 at 22:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Student’s new dorm room comes with bars, not the good kind Food delivery robots became a source of fear for students at Oregon State University on Tuesday after a bomb threat claimed explosives had been placed in an

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