That 'clean' Google Translate app is actually Windows crypto-mining malware [Wed Aug 31 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 31 August 2022 ***************************************************************** That 'clean' Google Translate app is actually Windows crypto-mining malware Ah, nothing like a classic Trojan horse ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Ubuntu Linux 18.04 systemd security patch breaks DNS in Microsoft Azure Snafu disrupts VMs as cloud giant offers workarounds * Official: Arm-based VMs available on Microsoft Azure Going live in 10 regions, running Ampere Altra silicon On-Prem * Musk tries to stall Twitter takeover trial following whistleblower claims And throws a copy of Mudge's allegations to the SEC, too, just in case it hasn't read them yet * California lawmakers approve online privacy law for kids. Which may turn websites into identity checkpoints Will Newsom sign it? With a possible presidential bid looming, take a guess * Dell intros updated VxRail and dedicated AI platform with VMware HCI platform now supports vSphere 8, vSAN 8, and VCF 4.5 * Chips still down for Toyota: Low semiconductor supplies dampen output Production dips almost 7% between January and July. COVID-19 disruption also blamed * Meta picks India for WhatsApp's first e-commerce service Indian residents will be able to buy their groceries through the chat app – for as long as the government is happy with the idea Security * Find a security hole in Google's open source and you could bag a $31,337 reward Will it be enough to prevent the next software supply-chain attack? * That 'clean' Google Translate app is actually Windows crypto-mining malware Ah, nothing like a classic Trojan horse Software * VMware CEO bats away Broadcom concerns – it’s just ‘the next transition’ And so is vSphere for Arm: CEO tells Reg he’s ‘beating up’ the exec responsible for the port * Googler says she was forced out after opposing $1.2bn cloud contract with Israel Fears of human-rights abuses overshadow Project Nimbus * Tesla faces Autopilot lawsuit alleging phantom braking Automaker accused of hiding malfunctioning tech from drivers * Teradata takes on cloud-native rivals with data lakes, MLOps Reworked use of object storage changes footing with competitors but will need to convince devs * VMware reckons 20% of server cores can come back to work thanks to vSphere 8 and SmartNICs Re-composes automation and management tools as ‘Aria’, reduces cloud hardware requirements, tries to reinvent security ... again * Singapore struggles to curb cryptocurrency enthusiasm City-state can’t beat them, so plans to regulate them, starting with consumer suitability tests * Kylin: The multiple semi-official Chinese versions of Ubuntu Investigating the world of Chinese Linux * Microsoft fixes Windows 'idiosyncrasy' that hampered some SMB file transfers You might find copying data over a network goes at least a little quicker * AI detects 20,000 hidden taxable swimming pools in France, netting €10m Aerial photo scanning tool to be expanded to catch out other unreported home improvements Offbeat * The International Space Station will deorbit in glory. How's your legacy tech doing? Your past projects may be a pain, but can they rain fiery death from above? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2022 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: