Kernel mode not good enough for you? Maybe you'll like SMM of this Some AMD processors dating back to 2006 have a security vulnerability that's a boon for particularly underhand malware and rogue insiders, though the chip designer is only patching models made since 2020.... [...]

Is that a lot? Depends on the context. GHz, no. Voltage, yes Intel has divulged more details on its Raptor Lake family of 13th and 14th Gen Core processor failures and the 0x129 microcode that's supposed to prevent further damage from occurring.... [...]

American and Brit firms thought they were employing a Westerner, but not so, it's alleged The FBI today arrested a Tennessee man suspected of running a "laptop farm" that got North Koreans, posing as Westerners, IT jobs at American and British companies.... [...]

Trying to cancel a citizen's registration would be caught by humans no matter what the page said, officials say The US state of Georgia has a website for cancelling voter registration, and it's had a bumpy start.... [...]

Some scowl, some smile, as fines no longer apply every time your mugshot or fingerprint is shared The US state of Illinois has reduced penalties for breaches of its tough Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).... [...]

WeRedEvils alleges successful attack on infrastructure, including data theft Israel-based hacktivists are taking credit for an ongoing internet outage in Iran.... [...]

May even have targeted other malware gangs, and infosec researchers Infosec researchers have discovered a network of over three thousand malicious GitHub accounts used to spread malware, targeting groups including gamers, malware researchers, and even other threat actors who themselves seek to spread malware.... [...]

We offer this formula instead: RND(100.0)*(10^9) The cost of CrowdStrike's apocalyptic Falcon update that brought down millions of Windows computers last week may be in the billions of dollars, and insurance isn't covering most of that.... [...]

Complicated, costly, time-consuming – pick three Cyber security workers only review major updates to software applications only 54 percent of the time, according to a poll of tech managers.... [...]

Aussie definitely not Satoshi Nakamoto, faces £6M legal bill and possible perjury trial Australian Craig Wright has finally admitted he is not the inventor of Bitcoin after losing several cases in the High Court of England and Wales, whose judge has suggested he be investigated for perjury.... [...]

15K dealerships take estimated $600M+ hit CDK Global reportedly paid a $25 million ransom in Bitcoin after its servers were knocked offline by crippling ransomware.... [...]

Windows maker insisted everything will be locked down and secure – which given its reputation, uh-oh! Two House committee chairs have sent a public letter to the White House asking it to look into a deal between AI R&D outfit G42 and Microsoft.... [...]

RT News snarks back after it's accused of building social nyet-work for Kremlin The FBI and cybersecurity agencies in Canada and the Netherlands say they have taken down an almost 1,000-strong Twitter bot farm set up by Russian state-run RT News that used generative AI to spread disinformation …

Mozilla shows guts with its extensions – but that's the way the Cook, he crumbles Updated At least two VPNs are no longer available for Russian iPhone users, seemingly after the Kremlin's internet regulatory agency Roskomnadzor demanded Apple take them down.... [...]

If Putin likes jammin', we hope NATO likes jammin' too Sweden says its satellites have been impacted by "harmful interference" from Russia ever since the Nordic nation joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) last March.... [...]

Crook and his alleged co-conspirators said to have used Discord to coordinate The US Department of Justice has convicted a Nigerian national of participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scam worth $1.5 million.... [...]

In the Navy, no, you cannot have an unauthorized WLAN. In the Navy, no, that's not a good plan The US Navy has cracked down on an illicit Wi-Fi network installed on a combat ship by demoting the senior enlisted leader who ordered it to be set up.... [...]

But criminals posing as Microsoft workers scored the most ill-gotten gains The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shared data on the most impersonated companies in 2023, which include Best Buy, Amazon, and PayPal in the top three.... [...]

Unfading Sea Haze adept at staying under the radar Bitdefender says it has tracked down and exposed an online gang that has been operating since 2018 nearly without a trace – and likely working for Chinese interests.... [...]

$4.5M slushed through accounts from state healthcare and lonely people Georgia resident Malachi Mullings received a decade-long sentence for laundering money scored in scams against healthcare providers, private companies, and individuals to the tune of $4.5 million.... [...]

On the bright side, someone made up to $30,000+ for finding it GitHub has patched its Enterprise Server software to fix a security flaw that scored a 10 out of 10 CVSS severity score.... [...]

Also, feds who switch to Google Workspace for 3 years get an extra year for free Updated Google has taken a victory lap in the wake of high-profile intrusions into Microsoft's systems, and says businesses should ditch Exchange and OneDrive for Gmail and Google Drive.... [...]

Feds scoff at blockchain integrity while software bug said to have been at heart of the matter The US Department of Justice has booked two brothers on allegations that they exploited open source software used in the Ethereum blockchain world to bag $25 million (£20 million).... [...]

Drama between two of the leading secure messaging services Telegram CEO Pavel Durov issued a scathing criticism of Signal, alleging the messaging service is not secure and has ties to US intelligence agencies.... [...]

BogusBazaar ripped off shoppers and scraped card details, but not in China A crime ring dubbed BogusBazaar has scammed 850,000 people out of tens of millions of dollars via a network of dodgy shopping websites.... [...]