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Trump campaign cites Iran election phish claim as evidence leaked docs were stolen
Dots have been joined, but hard evidence is not apparent Former US president Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has claimed it’s been the victim of a cyber attack.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original…
The UN unanimously agrees that cybercrime is bad, mkay?
Also: British nuke subs get code from Russia; and BlackSuit begs for $500M Infosec in brief The United Nations often reaches consensus rather than complete agreement, but last week a proposal from Russia to cut down on cyber crime was…
Raptor Lake microcode limits Intel chips to a mere 1.55 volts to prevent CPU destruction
Is that a lot? Depends on the context. GHz, no. Voltage, yes Intel has divulged more details on its Raptor Lake family of 13th and 14th Gen Core processor failures and the 0x129 microcode that’s supposed to prevent further damage…
Understanding escalating cyber threats
Explore the latest trends in cybersecurity with expert insight from Cloudflare Webinar As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, staying informed is crucial for IT professionals.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Understanding…
Pro-Iran groups lay groundwork for ‘chaos and violence’ as US election meddling intensifies
Political officials, advisors targeted in cyber attacks as fake news sites deliver lefty zingers Microsoft says Iran’s efforts to influence the November US presidential election have gathered pace recently and there are signs that point toward its intent to incite…
It’s 2024 and we’re just getting round to stopping browsers insecurely accessing 0.0.0.0
Can’t reach someone’s private server on localhost from outside? No problem A years-old security oversight has been addressed in basically all web browsers – Chromium-based browsers, including Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, WebKit browsers like Apple’s Safari, and Mozilla’s Firefox.……
Hello? Are you talking on a Cisco SPA300 or SPA500 IP phone? Now’s the time to junk ’em
Multiple critical flaws found and they won’t be fixed A boffin from British defence contractor BAE has found three critical flaws in Cisco’s Small Business SPA300 and SPA500 IP phones – and another couple of nasties – none of which…
Delta: CrowdStrike’s offer to help in Falcon meltdown was too little, too late
Airline unimpressed with ‘unhelpful and untimely’ phone call from CEO, Falcon maker says claims untrue Delta Air Lines has come out swinging at CrowdStrike in a letter accusing the security giant of trying to “shift the blame” for the IT…
US ‘laptop farm’ man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Korea to fund weapons programs
American and Brit firms thought they were employing a Westerner, but not so, it’s alleged The FBI today arrested a Tennessee man suspected of running a “laptop farm” that got North Koreans, posing as Westerners, IT jobs at American and…
US ‘laptop farm’ man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Koreans to raise funds for weapons
American and Brit firms thought they were employing a Westerner, but not so, it’s alleged The FBI today arrested a Tennessee man suspected of running a “laptop farm” that got North Koreans, posing as Westerners, IT jobs at American and…
Using 1Password on Mac? Patch up if you don’t want your Vaults raided
Hundreds of thousands of users potentially vulnerable Password manager 1Password is warning that all Mac users running versions before 8.10.36 are vulnerable to a bug that allows attackers to steal vault items.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
US elections have never been more secure, says CISA chief
Election tech is fine – it’s all thise idiots buying into the propaganda that’s worrying Jen Easterly Black Hat US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director Jen Easterly and her counterparts from the UK and EU want the world…
Report: Tech misconceptions plague the IT world
Just snapping the webcam shutter closed won’t keep a user safe online New research has shown that while many Brits will snap shut a laptop camera in the name of privacy, a worrying amount will just as happily shovel all…
Entrust faces years of groveling to regain browsers’ trust, say rival chiefs
Sectigo bosses claim it’s only a matter of time before Microsoft and Apple drop Big E from their root stores too After falling down in the estimations of major browser makers Google and Mozilla, Entrust faces a lengthy fight on…
Cloud storage lockers from Microsoft and Google used to store and spread state-sponsored malware
Why run your own evil infrastructure when Big Tech offers robust tools hosted at trusted URLs? Black Hat State-sponsored cyber spies and criminals are increasingly using legitimate cloud services to attack their victims, according to Symantec’s threat hunters who have…
Samsung boosts bug bug bounty to a cool million for cracks of the Knox Vault subsystem
Good luck, crackers: It’s an isolated processor and storage enclave, and top dollar only comes from a remote attack Samsung has dangled its first $1 million bug bounty for anyone who successfully compromises Knox Vault – the isolated subsystem the…
Faulty instructions in Alibaba’s T-Head C910 RISC-V CPUs blow away all security
Let’s get physical, physical … I don’t wanna hear your MMU talk Black Hat Computer security researchers at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany have found serious security flaws in some of Alibaba subsidiary T-Head Semiconductor’s RISC-V…
Fighting AI fire with AI fire
Palo Alto Networks reveals how AI can be harnessed to strengthen cyber security defenses David Gordon Sponsored Post Hackers and cyber criminals are busy finding new ways of using AI to launch attacks on businesses and organizations often unprepared to…
Small CSS tweaks can help nasty emails slip through Outlook’s anti-phishing net
A simple HTML change and the warning is gone! Researchers say cybercriminals can have fun bypassing one of Microsoft’s anti-phishing measures in Outlook with some simple CSS tweaks.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…