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WEBAbout a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector. Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum. Cybersecurity Month 24 hrs | 4. Tesla Cybertruck recalled again. This time, a software fix for backup camera glitch.
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WEBTwo simple give-me-control security bugs found in Optigo network switches used in critical manufacturing. Poor use of PHP include () strikes again. Cybersecurity Month 4 days | 4. NIST's security flaw database still backlogged with 17K+ unprocessed bugs. Not great.
Russia is actively scanning everything for known vulns
WEB1 day ago · The popular DevOps platform released versions 17.4.2, 17.3.5 and 17.2.9 for both the CE and EE versions of GitLab to address eight security vulnerabilities, including a critical one that allows for running CI/CD pipelines on arbitrary branches. That vulnerability (CVE-2024-9164; CVSS 9.6) was patched alongside issues allowing for an attacker to ...
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WEBChinese cyberspies reportedly breached Verizon, AT&T, Lumen. Salt Typhoon may have accessed court-ordered wiretaps and US internet traffic. US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene. Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss. American Water rinsed in cyberattack, turns off app.
PC shipments stuck in neutral despite AI buzz • The Register
WEB2 days ago · According to the latest figures from Gartner, global PC shipments totaled 62.9 million units during Q3 of this year, representing a 1.3 percent decline compared with the same period last year. However, this does follow three consecutive quarters of modest growth. "Even with a full line-up of Windows-based AI PCs for both Arm and x86 in the ...
US lawmakers demand probe into China's Salt Typhoon hacks
WEB1 day ago · Lawmakers are demanding answers about earlier news reports that China's Salt Typhoon cyberspies breached US telecommunications companies Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, and hacked their wiretapping systems. They also urge federal regulators to hold these companies accountable for their infosec practices - or lack thereof.
Last week's Falcon issue could have serious implications
WEBJul 15, 2024 · Comment SpaceX has confirmed the payload of last week's Starlink launch is pretty much a total writeoff. However, standing down Falcon 9 as authorities look into the incident could have major implications for the space industry. The July 11 (local time) launch from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base was the latest in an increasingly rapid cadence of launches by SpaceX.
Sellafield nuclear site fined £332,500 fine for lax infosec
WEBSat 5 Oct 2024 // 06:07 UTC. The outfit that runs Britain's Sellafield nuclear waste processing and decommissioning site has been fined £332,500 ($440,000) by the nation's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for its shoddy cybersecurity practices between 2019 and 2023. Sellafield, located in Cumbria, England, manages more radioactive waste ...
Microsoft has some thoughts about Windows Recall security
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Microsoft has revised the Recall feature for its Copilot+ PCs and insists that the self-surveillance system is secure. "Recall," as Microsoft describes it, "is designed to help you instantly and securely find what you’ve seen on your PC." You may not recall what you were doing on your PC but rest assured that Microsoft's Copilot AI can ...