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This article is a collection of security and technology news snippets. It highlights a vulnerability impacting Joomla websites due to extension bugs, a Russian phishing campaign mimicking Signal support, and Microsoft's ongoing struggles with on-prem SharePoint security. It also touches on AMD's competitive move against Nvidia in AI compute, and a general trend of increasing cybersecurity activity.
This article compiles a variety of recent security and technology news items. A significant vulnerability has been discovered in Joomla websites due to flaws within the iCagenda and Balbooa Forms extensions, potentially impacting a million sites globally. Simultaneously, Russian actors are leveraging social engineering to conduct phishing attacks, impersonating Signal support to gain access to user information.
AMD is aggressively challenging Nvidia's dominance in the AI compute market with its Helios systems, which offer comparable performance to Nvidia's Vera Rubin. Microsoft continues to face challenges securing its on-prem SharePoint infrastructure, despite patching efforts.
Beyond these specific incidents, the article mentions broader trends, including Russia upgrading smartphone surveillance tools and a general increase in cybersecurity activity. AMD’s Helios systems are a direct competitor to Nvidia’s Vera Rubin.
Finally, the article notes a shift in Linux desktop environments, with Cinnamon 6.8 now supporting Wayland, and the end of life for Debian on x86-32 systems.