IBM wins lawsuit over alleged theft of mainframe technology – Hardware
IBM has won a London lawsuit against US tech entrepreneur and philanthropist John Moores’ company LzLabs, which the IT giant accused of stealing trade secrets.…
Month: March 2025
North Korean Hackers Use ZIP Files to Deploy Malicious PowerShell Scripts
North Korean state-sponsored hackers, known as APT37 or ScarCruft, have been employing sophisticated tactics to breach systems, leveraging malicious ZIP files containing LNK files to…
Tech worker retirements put gov agencies on edge – Training & Development
The Australian Public Service will need a strategy to counter a rise in age-related retirements in digital and ICT domains in the coming years, both…
US govt says Americans lost record $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to fraud last year, a 25% increase over the previous…
Researcher Hacks Embedded Devices to Uncover Firmware Secrets
In a recent exploration of embedded device hacking, a researcher demonstrated how to extract firmware from flash memory using the flashrom tool. This process is…
Microsoft shares guidance on upcoming Publisher deprecation
Microsoft has published guidance for users of Microsoft Publisher as it will no longer be supported after October 2026 and removed from Microsoft 365. Specifically,…
Android Zygote Injection Flaw Lets Attackers Execute Code & Gain Elevated Privileges
A significant vulnerability in the Android operating system, identified as CVE-2024-31317, has been discovered, allowing attackers to exploit the Zygote process for system-wide code execution…
Innovation strategy continues to deliver for Co-op
Chris Conway, Co-op Food’s e-commerce director, promised on 11 February that a rebranded business-to-business (B2B) quick commerce app from the organisation was imminent. Talking at…
FTC will send $25.5 million to victims of tech support scams
Later this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to those misled by tech support companies Restoro and…
Over 1000 Malicious Packages Found Exploiting Open-Source Platforms
Over 1,000 malicious packages found using low file counts, suspicious installs, and hidden APIs. Learn key detection methods from FortiGuard Labs’ analysis. Since November 2024,…
Cycode Launches Proprietary Next-gen SAST Engine to Elevate Complete ASPM Platform
This week, Cycode launched its proprietary next-generation SAST engine to elevate its complete ASPM platform – and it is already achieving a breakthrough 94% reduction…
Peter Kyle sets stage for making tech work
During his presentation at TechUK’s Tech Policy conference in London, science and technology minister Peter Kyle unveiled investments, reforms and appointments to drive innovation and…