The U.S. government today issued a new warning that advanced persistent threat actors have exhibited the capability to gain full system access to multiple industrial control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition devices using custom-made tools. The joint advisory issued by the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the ...

Meta Inc. is reported to be planning to launch new augmented reality smart glasses in 2024 that will operate independently of smartphones. The Verge reported today that Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg believes that the AR glasses will be a “holy grail device” that will “redefine our relationship with technology. Referencing a former Meta employee, ...

A Russian attack against a Ukranian energy company has been stopped by security researchers from ESET spol s.r.o and Microsoft Corp. in conjunction with Ukraine’s Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team. The attack, linked to the Russian government “Sandworm” hacking group, used a new variant of the Industroyer malware dubbed Industroyer2. Industroyer is an infamous malware ...

A former Ethereum Foundation research scientist has been sentenced to more than five years in jail for providing information to North Korea on how to evade sanctions. Virgil Griffith, a U.S. citizen but previously a resident of Singapore, was arrested in December 2019 after speaking at the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference earlier the same year. ...

COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and neighboring Kunshan have disrupted key manufacturers of Apple Inc. products, with suppliers forced to halt manufacturing. The companies affected by the lockdowns include Pegatron Corp., which makes iPhones in Shanghai and Kunshan; Quanta Computer Inc., which makes MacBooks for Apple and devices for Dell Corp. and HP Development Co. LP in the ...

The RaidForums hacking forum has been taken offline and its founder indicted as part of an international effort to target the popular hacking site. RaidForums was not a darknet site, one available only using special software, but instead existed on the regular internet. Although it offered a variety of illegal services, it was best known ...

A new study from Intel Corp. released today finds that organizations value security product innovation, especially at the hardware level, when purchasing technologies and services. Some 64% of respondents say their organizations are more likely to purchase technologies and services from technology providers that are leading edge with respect to innovation, according to the study. It’s based ...

Japanese conglomerate Panasonic Corp. has been hit by a cyberattack at its Canadian operations, less that six months after it was previously hit by a data breach. The company confirmed the attack to TechCrunch today, saying that it was a victim of a “targeted cybersecurity attack” in February that affected some of its systems, processes and networks. Panasonic ...

Cloud services provider Sungard Availability Services LP has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy some three years after settling a previous Chapter 11 filing. Reuters reports the company filed its paperwork with the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas with about $424 million in secured debt In a statement today, the company said that it ...

Apple Inc. is facing new European Union antitrust charges in the coming weeks following an investigation triggered by a complaint by Spotify Technology SA, Reuters reported today. The additional charges will come on top of existing antitrust charges filed against Apple in April 2021. The charges from last year said Apple distorted competition in the mobile ...