Ransomware crew Hunters International shuts down, hands out keys to victims Don't let their kind words sway you – leaders are still up to no good Ransomware gang Hunters International has shut up shop and offered decryption keys to all victims as a parting favor.… #theregister #IT

Hunters International announces closure, free decryptors

: Don't let their kind words sway you – leaders are still up to no good

Canonical adds extra shots to Ubuntu Java Juices the tooling and support for developers and enterprise customers Canonical has some extra toppings, flavorings, and offers coming for its bigger Java fans – because the suits swallow a lot of the stuff.… #theregister #IT

Canonical adds extra shots to Ubuntu Java

: Juices the tooling and support for developers and enterprise customers

UK charity bank branded a 'disaster' after platform migration goes wrong Customers booted from system and technical integration missing from upgrade A UK bank serving charities has come under fire from customers unable to log in or make transactions on its new online platform.… #theregister #IT

UK charity bank CAF branded

: Customers booted from system and technical integration missing from upgrade

Wayback gives X11 desktops a fighting chance in a Wayland world Minimalist glue code offers surprising lifeline for stubborn display setups A new project addresses one of the biggest differences between how X11 and Wayland work, and that could be a winning combination.… #theregister #IT

Wayback: A Wayland replacement for the whole X11 server

: Minimalist glue code offers surprising lifeline for stubborn display setups

Let's Encrypt rolls out free security certs for IP addresses You probably don't need one, but it's nice to have the option Let's Encrypt, a certificate authority (CA) known for its free TLS/SSL certificates, has begun issuing digital certificates for IP addresses.… #theregister #IT

Let

: You probably don't need one, but it's nice to have the option

ChatGPT creates phisher’s paradise by recommending the wrong URLs for major companies Crims have cottoned on to a new way to lead you astray AI-powered chatbots often deliver incorrect information when asked to name the address for major companies’ websites, and threat intelligence business Netcraft thinks that creates an opportunity for criminals.… #theregister #IT

ChatGPT creates phisher’s paradise by serving wrong URLs

: Crims have cottoned on to a new way to lead you astray

‘Quad’ nations launch plan to stop China making critical minerals into Unobtanium India, Japan, USA and Australia see risks and opportunities in rare earths India, Japan, USA and Australia have launched a “Critical Minerals Initiative” they hope will harden supply chains.… #theregister #IT

'Quad' nations launch plan to secure critical mineral supply • The Register

: India, Japan, USA and Australia see risks and opportunities in rare earths

Alibaba Cloud reveals DB cluster manager it says can beat rival hyperscalers ‘Eigen+’ finds instances likely to cause out of memory errors and makes sure they can’t do damage Alibaba Cloud has revealed a cluster manager it says allows it to run databases more efficiently than its hyperscale rivals.… #theregister #IT

Alibaba Cloud claims new DB manager beats rival hyperscalers

: ‘Eigen+’ finds instances likely to cause out of memory errors and makes sure they can’t do damage

Cisco scores a perfect 10 - sadly for a critical flaw in its comms platform The second max score this week for Netzilla - not a good look If you're running the Engineering-Special (ES) builds of Cisco Unified Communications Manager or its Session Management Edition, you need to apply Cisco's urgent patch after someone at Switchzilla made a big mistake.… #theregister #IT

Cisco scores a perfect 10 for a critical comms flaw

: The second max score this week for Netzilla - not a good look

CISA warns the Signal clone used by natsec staffers is being attacked, so patch now Two flaws in TeleMessage are 'frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors' The US security watchdog CISA has warned that malicious actors are actively exploiting two flaws in the Signal clone TeleMessage TM SGNL, and has directed federal agencies to patch the flaws or discontinue use of the app by July… #theregister #IT

CISA tells TeleMessage users to patch after active exploits

: Two flaws in TeleMessage are 'frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors'