Electoral Commission failed basic security test before hack
Whistleblower tells the BBC the election watchdog failed the government-backed Cyber Essentials test. Source:: BBC News – Technology
A college student’s guide to dating app scams
For all the conveniences they provide, dating apps can be a headache. Not only do you have to...
UK government outlines five objectives for AI Safety Summit
The UK government has laid out its five ambitions for the upcoming AI Safety Summit, due to be...
Hackers Exploit MinIO Storage System Vulnerabilities to Compromise Servers
An unknown threat actor has been observed weaponizing high-severity security flaws in the MinIO high-performance object storage system...
New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules
A European Union law will require portable devices to have a common charger by 2024. Source:: BBC News...
X (Twitter) to Collect Biometric Data from Premium Users to Combat Impersonation
X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has updated its privacy policy to collect users’ biometric...
Everything You Wanted to Know About AI Security but Were Afraid to Ask
There’s been a great deal of AI hype recently, but that doesn’t mean the robots are here to...
Microsoft blames Aussie data center outage on staff strength, failed automation
The outage that occurred on August 30 led to downtime in Azure services pertaining to APIs, databases, and...
How to share a Windows 10 or 11 PC
In some offices, computers are shared between two or more employees or temporary workers. That sounds like a...
Vietnamese Cybercriminals Targeting Facebook Business Accounts with Malvertising
Malicious actors associated with the Vietnamese cybercrime ecosystem are leveraging advertising-as-a-vector on social media platforms such as Meta-owned...
Beware of MalDoc in PDF: A New Polyglot Attack Allowing Attackers to Evade Antivirus
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a new antivirus evasion technique that involves embedding a malicious Microsoft Word...
Chinese-Speaking Cybercriminals Launch Large-Scale iMessage Smishing Campaign in U.S.
A new large-scale smishing campaign is targeting the U.S. by sending iMessages from compromised Apple iCloud accounts with...
Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space
An energy source which could sustain life on the Moon for long periods has been designed by researchers....
New tech boosts Dutch drive for sustainable farming
In the Netherlands, experiments are underway to ensure future food supply and cut carbon emissions. Source:: BBC News...
PoC Exploit Released for Critical VMware Aria’s SSH Auth Bypass Vulnerability
Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been made available for a recently disclosed and patched critical flaw impacting VMware...
Google’s search for an AI future as it turns 25
The tech giant celebrates its 25th birthday this month, but faces new threats to its dominance. Source:: BBC...
Okta Warns of Social Engineering Attacks Targeting Super Administrator Privileges
Identity services provider Okta on Friday warned of social engineering attacks orchestrated by threat actors to obtain elevated...
Tech firms fail to tackle Russian propaganda – EU
Russian disinformation has increased on X since Elon Musk’s takeover, according to a report. Source:: BBC News –...
Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS announces Extended Support for MySQL and PostgreSQL databases
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) announces Amazon RDS Extended Support for Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS database instances...
AWS Transfer Family is now available in the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
Customers in AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) Region can now use AWS Transfer Family. Source:: Amazon AWS