ShrinkLocker ransomware decryptor now available - The Register
5 hours ago · Thu 14 Nov 2024 // 00:14 UTC. Bitdefender has released a free decryption tool that can unlock data encrypted by the ShrinkLocker ransomware. Bitdefender made the decryptor publicly available following an extensive analysis of the malware strain, which was uncovered in May and found to use VBScript and Microsoft Windows' built-in BitLocker ...
Musk to head up Trump's gov't efficiency 'department'
5 hours ago · Comment Well, it's official(ish): US president-elect Donald Trump has made good on a campaign promise to appoint Elon Musk to the head of "the Department of Government Efficiency" – or DOGE.. No, we're not joking.Doge, as in Dogecoin, the meme cryptocurrency championed by the SpaceX supremo. We even warned about the possibility of such a move back in September when Musk and Trump's cozy ...
Snowflake opens chat-driven access to enterprise data
10 hours ago · Within Cortex, Snowflake is introducing a new chat API, which it says will help the Cortex Analyst product create conversational experiences with structured data and enable the Cortex Search capability to build conversational experiences with documents. Cortex AI also offers access to external large language models via LLM functions or REST APIs.
Embargo ransomware claims breach of US pharmacy network
10 hours ago · Wed 13 Nov 2024 // 19:10 UTC. American Associated Pharmacies (AAP) is the latest US healthcare organization to have had its data stolen and encrypted by cyber-crooks, it is feared. The criminals over at the Embargo ransomware operation claimed responsibility for the hit job, allegedly stealing 1.469 TB of AAP's data, scrambling its files, and ...
TSMC facing discrimination lawsuit from US employees
7 hours ago · Wed 13 Nov 2024 // 22:27 UTC. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been accused of “pervasive discrimination” against some of its workers in the USA. A similar accusation was levelled in August by a single former HR staffer at TSMC North America. An amended complaint [PDF] filed last week saw another 12 additional current ...
Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini • The Register
17 hours ago · Wed 13 Nov 2024 // 12:35 UTC. The iFixit team has pulled apart Apple's new Mac Mini, revealing replaceable storage and a slightly more modular design - concessions to repairability that warrant an impressive provisional score. Apple's Mac Mini product line has been around for a while, and the latest model was launched this month, replete with ...
Fujitsu does not trust Post Office use of Horizon data
1 day ago · Tue 12 Nov 2024 // 11:53 UTC. Fujitsu's Europe boss has told a public inquiry into the Post Office scandal — one of the widest miscarriages of justice in UK history — that the company does not trust the UK public body in its use of Horizon system data to support future police prosecutions. Speaking at the inquiry this week, Paul Patterson ...
UK regulator hints Voda-Three merger will get thumbs up
Dan Robinson. Tue 5 Nov 2024 // 11:25 UTC. Britain's competition regulator says it is minded to approve the merger of telcos Vodafone and Three UK, if the pair commit to network upgrades and short-term customer safeguards against higher bills. "We believe this deal has the potential to be pro-competitive for the UK mobile sector if our concerns ...
Identity: the new security perimeter • The Register
Jul 12, 2024 · Webinar Threat actors are always looking for that easy way in by testing weak spots, and user identities are one of their favourite targets.. Multi factor authentication (MFA), that stalwart defender of the login, is attacked mercilessly for example. And while additional security layers can ward off these attacks, what's the cost to the end user experience?
Keeping one step ahead of cyber security threats • The Register
Mar 1, 2024 · Webinar Dealing with cyber security incidents is an expensive business. Each data breach costs an estimated $4.35 million on average and it's not as if the volume of cyber attacks is falling - last year, they rose by 38 percent according to Google Cloud.