Critical Wazuh bug exploited in growing Mirai botnet infection The open-source XDR/SIEM provider’s servers are in other botnets’ crosshairs too Cybercriminals are trying to spread multiple Mirai variants by exploiting a critical Wazuh vulnerability, researchers say – the first reported active attacks since the code execution bug was disclosed.… #theregister #IT
Critical Wazuh bug exploited in Mirai botnet expansion drive
: The open-source XDR/SIEM provider’s servers are in other botnets’ crosshairs too
Google outfoxed by crafty squatters in $1B London HQ's rooftop garden Vulpes vulpes has run of five-story park before staffers move in Over a billion dollars, a renowned architect, and more than a decade under construction haven't prevented Google being beaten to its new London digs by unexpected tenants – urban foxes.… #theregister #IT
Foxes are squatting in Google
: Vulpes vulpes has run of five-story park before staffers move in
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Start Menu updates Windows Insiders will be first to see if the Windows 10 itch has been scratched The latest changes to Microsoft's Start Menu are being rolled out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. However, users in the European Economic Area have a little longer to wait for the promised Android and IOS device integration.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Start Menu updates
: Windows Insiders will be first to see if the Windows 10 itch has been scratched
Trump guts digital ID rules, claims they help 'illegal aliens' commit fraud Also axes secure software mandates - optional is the new secure, apparently President Donald Trump late Friday signed a cybersecurity-focused executive order that, in the White House's words, "amends problematic elements of Obama and Biden-era Executive Orders."… #theregister #IT
Trump EO axes digital IDs, blames
: Also axes secure software mandates - optional is the new secure, apparently
ChatGPT users wake to find it's even more wrong, slower than usual Oh, great – now who'll do my thinking for me? If you're having trouble getting ChatGPT to do your work for you this morning, you wouldn't be alone. It appears OpenAI services are experiencing a variety of issues.… #theregister #IT
OpenAI experiencing global ChatGPT, Sora system degradation
Updated: Oh, great – now who'll do my thinking for me?
Cloud brute-force attack cracks Google users' phone numbers in minutes Chocolate Factory fixes issue, pays only $5K A researcher has exposed a flaw in Google's authentication systems, opening it to a brute-force attack that left users' mobile numbers up for grabs.… #theregister #IT
Google brute-force attack exposes phone numbers in minutes
: Chocolate Factory fixes issue, pays only $5K
Snowflake and Databricks bank PostgreSQL acquisitions to bring transactions onto their platforms Data analytics vendors have tried this before with limited success In the past few weeks, both Snowflake and Databricks dipped into their respective acquisition funds and found the resources to buy specialist providers of PostgreSQL database systems.… #theregister #IT
Snowflake and Databricks bank PostgreSQL acquisitions
: Data analytics vendors have tried this before with limited success
MS online ordering system operational 46 days after cyber shutdown A milestone in cyberattack recovery – but deliveries will take a while and normal service not yet back UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reinstated online orders for some customers, marking a major milestone in its recovery from a cyberattack in April.… #theregister #IT
Online orders working again at M&S, 46 days later
: A milestone in cyberattack recovery – but deliveries will take a while and normal service not yet back
Peep show: 40K IoT cameras worldwide stream secrets to anyone with a browser Majority of exposures located in the US, including datacenters, healthcare facilities, factories, and more Security researchers managed to access the live feeds of 40,000 internet-connected cameras worldwide and they may have only scratched the surface of what's possible.… #theregister #IT
40,000 cameras expose feeds to datacenters, health clinics
: Majority of exposures located in the US, including datacenters, healthcare facilities, factories, and more
Jupiter, Europe’s most powerful super, takes maiden flight - but misses exascale orbit Full system expected to break the exaFLOP barrier - perhaps in time for SC25 this fall? ISC  Germany's long-awaited Jupiter supercomputer launched into the number four spot on the Top500 list of publicly ranked systems, dethroning Italy's HPC6 as Europe's biggest, baddest iron.… #theregister #IT
Jupiter takes Europe
ISC: Full system expected to break the exaFLOP barrier - perhaps in time for SC25 this fall?