Hotel and Travel Companies Targeted with Fake Reservations
Attackers are targeting several hotels and hospitality companies through phishing. Identified as TA558, the threat actor uses a series of 15 different malware families, in particular (RATs) remote access trojans, to gain access to the target systems, carry out surveillance, steal key data and ultimately siphon off money from customers. According to Proofpoint researchers, a […]
Janet Jackson Music Video Declared a Security Vulnerability
Janet Jackson’s music video Rhythm Nation has been declared a security vulnerability by MITRE and identified as CVE-2022-38392. According to researchers, the music video freezes some models of hard drives on older computers. It is described as a Denial of Service (DoS), specifically a side channel attack that causes hard drives on some laptop PCs […]
Apple Releases Update to fix Bugs on iPhone, iPad and Mac Devices
Apple has released an update to address security vulnerabilities on its iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. According to Apple, hackers exploit the vulnerability to infiltrate WebKit, the engine that drives Apple’s Safari web browser. There are no confirmed reports of specific cases where the vulnerability was put to use against people or devices. However, Apple […]
Green Vinyl Records Offers a more Sustainable Solution to Record Backlog
The Dutch company Green Vinyl Records is offering a more sustainable bur expensive solution to the backlog in the vinyl industry. The company’s new large-scale pressing machine uses up to 90% less energy than traditional record production, which can be monitored in real time and not retroactively. The machine in Eindhoven avoids the use of […]
FTC Takes Action Against Weber Over Right to Repair Violation
The FTC has taken action against Weber, alleging that third-party parts and repairs violate user warranties, and, as part of its right-to-repair push, the agency also demanded that Harley Davidson and Westinghouse stop waiving customer warranties for repairs. “The FTC’s complaint charges that Weber’s warranty included terms that conveyed that the warranty is void if […]
Apple Maps to Show Ads by 2023
Apple is expanding its ad business in the coming years, and the company could show ads in Apple Maps as early as 2023. According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple Maps remains a major candidate for advertising and engineering work is “already underway to launch search ads in the Apple Maps app.” Ads in Apple […]
Cyber Security Today – Some CISO salaries are up, LockBit gang has troubles and crooks take advantage of poorly-secured WordPress sites
This episode reports on a survey of CISOs, LockBit ransomware gang data leak site is offline and crooks take advantage of poorly-secured WordP
Spending on Enterprise Software to Rise 12% by end of 2023
According to Forester’s Global Software Industry Forecast 2022, the enterprise software market will grow by 12% by the end of 2023. The report indicates that spending on commercial infrastructure and application software, the two categories that make up enterprise software, will exceed $400 billion by 2023. The report found that software vendors are raising prices […]
Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $300 million in Northern Vietnam
Apple supplier Foxconn has signed a $300 million memorandum of understanding with Vietnamese developer Kinh Bac City to invest and expand in the north of the country to diversify production. According to the newspaper Tuoi Tre, the Taiwanese company’s factory is located on 50.5 hectares of land in Bac Glang province and is expected to […]
U.K. Unveils Roadmap for Self-Driving Vehicles by 2025
The U.K. government has announced a planned effort to ensure widespread adoption of self-driving cars by 2025, a roadmap that will help the U.K. government tap into the burgeoning market for autonomous vehicles. To achieve its goals, the U.K. government will speed up its efforts through funding and legislation, with a £100 million funding package […]
