Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because a user's recovery codes were left sitting in a plaintext file on t… #theregister #IT

Ransomware crims broke in, found recovery codes in plaintext

: Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks

Engineer turned a vape into a web server Breathe deep on internet fumes Discarded vapes are becoming the new cigarette butts in pollution terms, but a hacker has found a novel way to repurpose the chips they contain to build a web server.… #theregister #IT

Engineer turned a vape into a web server

: Breathe deep on internet fumes

Half of tech firms plotting restructures as AI hype bites Study also finds M&A and changes to operating model on the way for sector More than half of tech companies are considering a complete restructure and / or changing their operating model in response to AI, according to research from the consulting sector.… #theregister #IT

Half of tech firms plotting restructures as AI hype bites

: Study also finds M&A and changes to operating model on the way for sector

Smart-blooded super soldiers: Coming soon from DARPA We remind the world yet again that science fiction is usually a warning, not an aspiration Look to science fiction and you'll find plenty of pathways to create super soldiers. There's cloning or genetic engineering. If that fails, you could try in-utero enhancements, or maybe some cybernetic augmentation. DARPA has a diffe… #theregister #IT

DARPA eyes ‘smart’ blood cells for tougher troops

: We remind the world yet again that science fiction is usually a warning, not an aspiration

'Powerful but dangerous' full MCP support beta for ChatGPT arrives 'Wow this is dangerous' says Django dev, while others call feature a 'game-changer' OpenAI has added a beta of Developer mode to ChatGPT, enabling full read and write support for MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools, though the documentation describes the feature as dangerous.… #theregister #IT

Full MCP support beta for ChatGPT

: 'Wow this is dangerous' says Django co-creator, while others call feature a 'game-changer'

Dirac audio glitch finally silenced in Windows 11 24H2 Microsoft removes safeguard hold thanks to updated drivers Microsoft has resolved a Windows 11 24H2 problem with devices using Dirac audio as the 25H2 update waits in the wings.… #theregister #IT

Dirac audio glitch finally silenced in Windows 11 24H2

: Microsoft removes safeguard hold thanks to updated drivers

Even fantasy money can buy a lot of power, just ask Larry Ellison As doubts cast over who will pay to stuff Oracle's cloud pipeline, the octogenarian spreads his wings Opinion  When does imaginary money come before real? If you had bought Oracle shares on Tuesday last week and sold them on Friday, you might have some real cash. But everything else lives in a gray area.… #theregister #IT

Even fantasy money can buy lots of power – ask Larry Ellison

Opinion: As doubts grow over who will pay to stuff Oracle's cloud pipeline, the octogenarian spreads his wings

Former FinWise employee may have accessed nearly 700K customer records Bank says incident went undetected for over a year before discovery in June A US fintech biz is writing to nearly 700,000 customers because a former employee may have accessed or acquired their data after leaving the company.… #theregister #IT

Insider blamed for FinWise data breach affecting nearly 700K

: Bank says incident went undetected for over a year before discovery in June

Nork snoops whip up fake South Korean military ID with help from ChatGPT Kimsuky gang proves that with the right wording, you can turn generative AI into a counterfeit factory North Korean spies used ChatGPT to generate a fake military ID for use in an espionage campaign against a South Korean defense-related institution, according to new research.… #theregister #IT

Nork snoops whip up fake military ID with help from ChatGPT

: Kimsuky gang proves that with the right wording, you can turn generative AI into a counterfeit factory

China turns the screws on Nvidia with antitrust probe Chip giant accused of breaching conditions of $6.9B Mellanox takeover China has dealt Nvidia another blow, finding the chipmaker in violation of the country's anti-monopoly Law and escalating a long-running regulatory headache into a full investigation.… #theregister #IT

China turns the screws on Nvidia with antitrust probe

: Chip giant accused of breaching conditions of $6.9B Mellanox takeover