SEC turns up the heat on Tesla's Musk over Twitter stock purchases

<p>The SEC began its probe in April 2022 and has requested thousands of documents from the Tesla CEO and other parties, the agency said. The billionaire has already sent hundreds of documents, and testified twice in July 2022.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/elon...stock-buys

Dealers to be reimbursed for EV credit transfers within 3 days, Treasury says

<p>The reimbursement time frame was part of a handful of new guidance issued Friday by the Treasury and IRS to provide dealers with additional information on registration requirements and how the mechanics of the credit transfer will work.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/retail/car-deal...hin-3-days

Cisco Releases Urgent Patch to Fix Critical Flaw in Emergency Responder Systems

Cisco has released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Emergency Responder that allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to sign into susceptible systems using hard-coded credentials.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20101 (CVSS score: 9.8), is due to the presence of static user credentials for the root account that the company said is usually reserved for use during

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/cisco-...o-fix.html

QakBot Threat Actors Still in Action, Using Ransom Knight and Remcos RAT in Latest A

Despite the disruption to its infrastructure, the threat actors behind the QakBot malware have been linked to an ongoing phishing campaign since early August 2023 that led to the delivery of Ransom Knight (aka Cyclops) ransomware and Remcos RAT.
This indicates that “the law enforcement operation may not have impacted Qakbot operators’ spam delivery infrastructure but rather only their

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/qakbot...ction.html

Supermicro's BMC Firmware Found Vulnerable to Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) firmware for Supermicro baseboard management controllers (BMCs) that could result in privilege escalation and execution of malicious code on affected systems.
The seven flaws, tracked from CVE-2023-40284 through CVE-2023-40290, vary in severity from High to Critical, according to Binarly

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/superm...found.html

GitHub's Secret Scanning Feature Now Covers AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Slack

GitHub has announced an improvement to its secret scanning feature that extends validity checks to popular services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Google, and Slack.
Validity checks, introduced by the Microsoft subsidiary earlier this year, alert users whether exposed tokens found by secret scanning are active, thereby allowing for effective remediation measures. It was first

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/github...e-now.html

New OS Tool Tells You Who Has Access to What Data

Ensuring sensitive data remains confidential, protected from unauthorized access, and compliant with data privacy regulations is paramount. Data breaches result in financial and reputational damage but also lead to legal consequences. Therefore, robust data access security measures are essential to safeguard an organization’s assets, maintain customer trust, and meet regulatory requirements. 
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https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/new-os...ss-to.html

Chinese Hackers Target Semiconductor Firms in East Asia with Cobalt Strike

Threat actors have been observed targeting semiconductor companies in East Asia with lures masquerading as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) that are designed to deliver Cobalt Strike beacons.
The intrusion set, per EclecticIQ, leverages a backdoor called HyperBro, which is then used as a conduit to deploy the commercial attack simulation software and post-exploitation toolkit.

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/chines...uctor.html

Ford Joins Leading Companies to Call for Federal Investment in Clean Aluminum

Amid plummeting primary aluminum production in the U.S., the Department of Energy must invest in American-made clean aluminum to retain and create manufacturing jobs, reduce industrial emissions, and grow a vitally important industry.


https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia...-in-c.html

Ford Expands Europe Hands-Free Driving Availability with BlueCruise Launch in Third

As the first automaker to receive approval in Spain to introduce hands-free highway driving, the company is expanding the availability of Ford BlueCruise to more customers in Europe.


https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia...uecru.html