Latest about Cyber Security
Hacker injects malicious, potentially disk-wiping prompt into Amazon's AI coding assistant with a simple pull request
A hacker injected a malicious prompt into the Q extension for VS Code that instructed Amazon's coding assistant to delete files on a user's device.
UK to ban making ransomware payments for some organizations
The UK Home Office and National Cyber Security Centre announced that some organizations could be banned from making ransomware payments.
158-year-old company forced to close after ransomware attack precipitated by a single guessed password
The 158-year established Knights of Old transportation company has collapsed in the wake of a ransomware attack, with 700 jobs lost.
Microsoft's Secure Boot UEFI bootloader signing key expires in September, posing problems for Linux users
A new key was issued in 2023, but it might not be well-supported ahead of the original key's expiration.
Microsoft to stop using engineers in China to work on U.S. Defense computer systems in wake of investigative report
Microsoft's China-based engineers will no longer get to work on its U.S. DoD projects.
Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks target Taiwan semiconductor industry
The chip wars intensify.
The FCC wants to ban Chinese tech from the undersea cables that connect the U.S. to the rest of the world
FCC chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement that the commission is looking to defend U.S. infrastructure against a variety of threats.
Ukrainian hackers say they compromised a major Russian drone company
Gaskar Group denies that the attack was successful, but Ukrainian intelligence is reportedly telling a different story.
