Critical Barracuda 0-day was used to backdoor networks for 8 months

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A critical vulnerability patched 10 days ago in widely used email software…

Monzo reports £356M in FY2023 revenue, up from £154M in FY2022, and a £116M net loss, down from £119M YoY; CEO TS Anil says an IPO is “some ways down the road” (Iain Withers/Reuters)

Iain Withers / Reuters: Monzo reports £356M in FY2023 revenue, up from £154M in FY2022, and…

OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

Enlarge / Worldcoin’s “Orb,” a device that scans your eyeballs to verify that you’re a real…

Analysis: of 460 companies that did SPAC deals, insiders at 232 sold $22B in shares in well-timed trades; Chamath Palihapitiya made $310M selling Virgin stock (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Analysis: of 460 companies that did SPAC deals, insiders at 232 sold $22B…

Unearthed: CosmicEnergy, malware for causing Kremlin-style power disruptions

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have uncovered malware designed to disrupt electric power transmission that may…

South Korea’s Naver plans to offer versions of its ChatGPT-like AI model to governments worried about US data controls, addressing political and cultural issues (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)

Song Jung-a / Financial Times: South Korea’s Naver plans to offer versions of its ChatGPT-like AI…

Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years

Enlarge / With this background, potentially the most viewed photograph in human history, Windows XP always…

Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government’s plan, permitted by the Supreme Court, to track counterfeit phones is “excessive” and threatens privacy (Damilare Dosunmu/Rest of World)

Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government’s plan, permitted…

Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days

Enlarge Smartphone malware sold to governments around the world can surreptitiously record voice calls and nearby…

AGs from Washington DC and 48 US states file a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, accusing the firm of making 7.5B+ robocalls to people on the Do Not Call Registry (Associated Press)

Associated Press: AGs from Washington DC and 48 US states file a lawsuit against Avid Telecom,…