Search found 263 matches

by rbc
Sun Nov 24, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door
Replies: 0
Views: 46

Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door

One of 2024's coolest hacking tales occurred two years ago, but it wasn't revealed to the public until Friday at the Cyberwarcon conference in Arlington, Virginia. Hackers with ties to Fancy Bear—the spy agency operated by Russia’s GRU—broke into the network of a high-value target after first ...
by rbc
Thu Nov 07, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Continuing Professional Education (CPEs)
Topic: Help Us Promote BSidesJackson 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 276

Re: Help Us Promote BSidesJackson 2024

The BSidesJackson 2024 event has been deferred to April 2025. Refunds are being processed for those who had already bought tickets. A new BSides page for the April 2025 event is forthcoming. Please stay tuned.
by rbc
Thu Nov 07, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Continuing Professional Education (CPEs)
Topic: BSides Jackson 2024 Call for Papers/Presentations
Replies: 1
Views: 935

Re: BSides Jackson 2024 Call for Papers/Presentations

The BSidesJackson 2024 event has been deferred to April 2025. Refunds are being processed for those who had already bought tickets. A new BSides page for the April 2025 event is forthcoming. Please stay tuned.
by rbc
Tue Nov 05, 2024 3:31 am
Forum: News
Topic: Hundreds of code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines
Replies: 0
Views: 118

Hundreds of code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines

An ongoing attack is uploading hundreds of malicious packages to the open source node package manager (NPM) repository in an attempt to infect the devices of developers who rely on code libraries there, researchers said.

The malicious packages have names that are similar to legitimate ones for the ...
by rbc
Mon Oct 21, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: News
Topic: ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models
Replies: 0
Views: 227

ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models

After rumors swirled that TikTok owner ByteDance had lost tens of millions after an intern sabotaged its AI models, ByteDance issued a statement this weekend hoping to silence all the social media chatter in China.

In a social media post translated and reviewed by Ars, ByteDance clarified "facts ...
by rbc
Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Job connections
Topic: Itawamba Community College Recruiting a Computer Science Instructor
Replies: 0
Views: 215

Itawamba Community College Recruiting a Computer Science Instructor

Itawamba Community College is recruiting a computer science instructor for their Fulton and Tupelo campuses. You can find more information here:

https://www.iccms.edu/employment
by rbc
Wed Oct 16, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Continuing Professional Education (CPEs)
Topic: Help Us Promote BSidesJackson 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 276

Help Us Promote BSidesJackson 2024

Good day all,

I hope this message finds you well. Tickets are now on sale for BSidesJackson 2024. They can be purchased at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsides-jackson-mississippi-tickets-1043138273657

The cost is $50, plus a $5.20 eventbrite handling fee. Admission covers coffee, some snacks ...
by rbc
Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Fidelity Investments says data breach affects over 77,000 people
Replies: 0
Views: 197

Fidelity Investments says data breach affects over 77,000 people

As one of the largest asset managers in the world, with $14.1 trillion in assets under administration and $5.5 trillion under management, Fidelity employs over 75,000 associates across 11 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

In a filing with the Office of Maine's Attorney ...
by rbc
Fri Oct 11, 2024 1:10 am
Forum: News
Topic: Malicious packages in open-source repositories are surging
Replies: 0
Views: 194

Malicious packages in open-source repositories are surging

The number of malicious packages found in the open-source ecosystem has dramatically grown in the past year, according to a new report from Sonatype.

The cybersecurity firm found that the number of malicious packages intentionally uploaded into open-source repositories has jumped by more than 150 ...
by rbc
Fri Oct 11, 2024 1:08 am
Forum: News
Topic: Lamborghini Carjackers Lured by $243M Cyberheist
Replies: 0
Views: 199

Lamborghini Carjackers Lured by $243M Cyberheist

The parents of a 19-year-old Connecticut honors student accused of taking part in a $243 million cryptocurrency heist in August were carjacked a week later — while out house-hunting in a brand new Lamborghini. Prosecutors say the couple was beaten and briefly kidnapped by six young men who traveled ...