Critical vulns in USB under ESXi and desktop hypervisors found by Chinese researchers at cracking contest Hypervisors are supposed to provide an inviolable isolation layer between virtual machines and hardware. But hypervisor heavyweight VMware by Broadcom yesterday revealed its hypervisors…
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US lawmakers want ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban
The American mind must not be at the mercy of Chinese algorithms A group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that, if passed, would force Chinese internet concern ByteDance to divest TikTok – its most valuable property – or…
Here’s something else AI can do: expose bad infosec to give cyber-crims a toehold in your organization
Singaporean researchers note rising presence of ChatGPT creds in Infostealer malware logs Stolen ChatGPT credentials are a hot commodity on the dark web, according to Singapore-based threat intelligence firm Group-IB, which claims to have found some 225,000 stealer logs containing…
Lawsuit claims gift card fraud is the gift that keeps on giving, to Google
Play Store commissions are a nice little earner, wherever they come from Google has been accused of profiting from gift card scams.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Lawsuit claims gift card…
Chinese chap charged with stealing Google’s AI datacenter secrets
Moonlighted for PRC companies after side-stepping Big G’s security, allegedly The US Department of Justice on Wednesday revealed an indictment that charges a former Google employee with leaking the ad giant’s AI tech to two Chinese companies – after easily…
FBI: Critical infrastructure suffers spike in ransomware attacks
Jump in overall cybercrime reports, $60M-plus reportedly lost to extortionists alone, Feds reckon Digital crimes potentially cost victims more than $12.5 billion last year, according to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) annual report. … This article has been…
FBI: Critical infrastructure menaced by spike in ransomware attacks
Jump in overall cybercrime reports, $60M-plus reportedly lost to extortionists alone, Feds reckon Digital crimes potentially cost victims more than $12.5 billion last year, according to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) annual report. … This article has been…
Apple’s trademark tight lips extend to new iPhone, iPad zero-days
Two flaws fixed, one knee bent to the EU, and a budding cybersecurity star feature in iOS 17.4 Apple’s latest security patches address four vulnerabilities affecting iOS and iPadOS, including two zero-days that intel suggests attackers have already exploited.… This…
Capita says 2023 cyberattack costs a factor as it reports staggering £100M+ loss
Additional cost-cutting measures announced sparking fears of further job cuts Outsourcing giant Capita today reported a net loss of £106.6 million ($135.6 million) for calendar 2023, with the costly cyberattack by criminals making a hefty dent in its annual financials.……
Chip lobby group SEMI to EU: Export restrictions should only be used in self-defense
Please don’t scare away foreign investors – who do you think pays for this stuff? SEMI, an industry association representing 3,000 chip vendors, would really appreciate it if the European Union would back off plans to impose export controls on…
Japan orders local giants LINE and NAVER to disentangle their tech stacks
Government mighty displeased about a shared Active Directory that led to a big data leak Japan’s government has ordered local tech giants LINE and NAVER to disentangle their tech stacks, after a data breach saw over 510,000 users’ data exposed.……
Uncle Sam intervenes as Change Healthcare ransomware fiasco creates mayhem
As the crooks behind the attack – probably ALPHV/BlackCat – fake their own demise The US government has stepped in to help hospitals and other healthcare providers affected by the Change Healthcare ransomware infection, offering more relaxed Medicare rules and…
Fidelity customers’ financial info feared stolen in suspected ransomware attack
Insurance giant blames Infosys, LockBit claims credit Criminals have probably stolen nearly 30,000 Fidelity Investments Life Insurance customers’ personal and financial information — including bank account and routing numbers, credit card numbers and security or access codes — after breaking…
US accuses Army vet cyber-Casanova of sharing Russia-Ukraine war secrets
Where better to expose confidential data than on a dating app? Yet another US military man is facing a potentially significant stretch in prison after allegedly sending secret national defense information (NDI) overseas.… This article has been indexed from The…
IP address X-posure now a feature on Musk’s social media platform
If you’re still on X you’d better disable this insecure-by-default calling feature, lest someone snatch your IP Video and audio calling features for X Premium users added last year to Elon Musk’s version of Twitter have been expanded to everyone…
Rapid7 throws JetBrains under the bus for ‘uncoordinated vulnerability disclosure’
Exploits began within hours of the original disclosure, so patch now Security shop Rapid7 is criticizing JetBrains for flouting its policy against silent patching regarding fixes for two fresh vulnerabilities in the TeamCity CI/CD server.… This article has been indexed…
Spam crusade lands charity in hot water with data watchdog
Penny Appeal sent more than 460,000 texts asking for money to help war-torn countries, no opt out Typically it is energy improvement peddlers or debt help specialists that are disgraced by Britain’s data watchdog for spamming unsuspecting households, but the…
Cloudflare wants to put a firewall in front of your LLM
Claims to protect against DDoS, sensitive data leakage Cloudflare has tweaked its web application firewall (WAF) to add protections for applications using large language models.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Cloudflare…
American Express admits card data exposed and blames third party
Don’t leave home without … IT security A security failure at a third-party vendor exposed an untold number of American Express card numbers, expiry dates, and other data to persons unknown.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
Change Healthcare attack latest: ALPHV bags $22M in Bitcoin amid affiliate drama
No honor among thieves? ALPHV/BlackCat, the gang behind the Change Healthcare cyberattack, has received more than $22 million in Bitcoin in what might be a ransomware payment.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original…