22-year-old Brit avoids US extradition over SIM-swapping conspiracy after judge deems him to be high suicide risk
Accused said to have suffered mental health problems from childhood
Legal25 Jan 2022 | 27
UK government opens consultation on medic-style register for Brit infosec pros
Are you competent? Ethical? Welcome to UKCSC's new list
Security25 Jan 2022 | 53
Assange can go to UK Supreme Court (again) to fend off US extradition bid
Top Brit judges may consider whether an American prison is just too much
Legal24 Jan 2022 | 22
'95% original' film star Spitfire could be yours for a mere £4.5m (or 0.05 Pogbas)
Freshly overhauled, several careful owners
Offbeat21 Jan 2022 | 52
UK mulls making MSPs subject to mandatory security standards where they provide critical infrastructure
And to pay for the privilege. Consultation's open, though
Security20 Jan 2022 | 11
Privacy is for paedophiles, UK government seems to be saying while spending £500k demonising online chat encryption
Opinion So far we've got a pisspoor video and... er, that's it
Security20 Jan 2022 | 170
Sniff those Ukrainian emails a little more carefully, advises Uncle Sam in wake of Belarusian digital vandalism
NotPetya started over there, don't forget
Security19 Jan 2022 | 4
Japan solves 5G airliner conundrum: Keep mobe masts 200m from airport approach paths. That's it
(And maintain a guard band.) US airliners melt down as rest of world moves on
Networks19 Jan 2022 | 70
I own that $4.5bn of digi-dosh so rewrite your blockchain and give it to me, Craig Wright tells Bitcoin SV devs
Oh look, another High Court sueball over cryptocurrencies
Legal19 Jan 2022 | 95
Autonomy's Mike Lynch gets yet another judgment date as US extradition wrangling continues
Autonomy Trial Brit exec plays extremely expensive game of hurry up and wait
Legal19 Jan 2022 | 22
More contractor pain: Parasol's sister firms, SJD Accountancy and Nixon Williams, confirm cyberattack
Ransomware suspected but not confirmed
Security18 Jan 2022 | 7
Autonomy founder's anti-extradition case is like saying Moon made of cheese, US govt tells UK court
Autonomy Trial Lynch fears US.gov will add yet more charges against him
Legal18 Jan 2022 | 50
Ukraine blames Belarus for PC-wiping 'ransomware' that has no recovery method and nukes target boxen
And for last week's digital graffiti operations, too
Security17 Jan 2022 | 35
Russia starts playing by the rules: FSB busts 14 REvil ransomware suspects
Cybercrook gang has 'ceased to exist' says Putin's military service
Security14 Jan 2022 | 50
5G frequencies won't interfere with airliners here, UK and EU aviation regulators say
US (and Canadian) fears are uniquely Leftpondian, it seems
Networks14 Jan 2022 | 44
Ukraine shrugs off mass govt website defacement as world turns to stare at Russia
Despite threatening messages nothing's been leaked, say victims
Security14 Jan 2022 | 33
Ukrainian cops nab husband and wife suspected to be part of $1m ransomware operation
Plus three other suspects nicked in raids today
Security13 Jan 2022 | 5
Volunteer Dutch flaw finders bag $100k to forward national bug bounty goal
Huntress Labs tips some loose change into vuln-spotters' cup
Security13 Jan 2022 |
Software engineer jailed for 2 years after using RATs and crypters to steal underage victims' intimate pics
Another one who pleaded autism in mitigation
Legal12 Jan 2022 | 96
Info-saturated techie builds bug alert service that phones you to warn of new vulns
Or SMSes, if the idea of midnight robot calls worries you
Security12 Jan 2022 | 10
Make sure you're up-to-date with Sonicwall SMA 100 VPN box patches – security hole exploit info is now out
Nothing like topping off unauth'd remote code execution with a su password of ... password
Security11 Jan 2022 | 1
Secure boot for UK electric car chargers isn't mandatory until 2023 – but why the delay?
Good: New requirements in new law. Bad: Grace period
Security11 Jan 2022 | 108
Four million outdated Log4j downloads were served from Apache Maven Central alone despite vuln publicity blitz
It's not as though folks haven't been warned about this
Security11 Jan 2022 | 20
GCHQ was rebuked for ignoring spy law safeguards as pandemic hit Britain
Auditor IPCO flagged it up – but then approved 99.94% of state snooping
Security10 Jan 2022 | 21
Less than PEACH-y: UK's plant export IT system only works with Internet Explorer
You know, the browser used by 0.34% of netizens nowadays
Software07 Jan 2022 | 75
Bitcoin 'inventor' will face forgery claims over his Satoshi Nakamoto proof, rules High Court
COPA load of that
Legal06 Jan 2022 | 76
Facebook files challenge to UK Giphy buyout ban by complaining CMA was 'unfair' and 'irrational'
They really want that display ad and user tracking service
Legal05 Jan 2022 | 14
Remember Norton 360's bundled cryptominer? Irritated folk realise Ethereum crafter is tricky to delete
Updated Disable anti-tamper features first and you'll be all right
Security05 Jan 2022 | 68
IBM bosses wrongly sacked channel salesman after Tech Data joint venture failed, tribunal rules
TSS UK redundancy selection was 'biased, superficial and wholly inadequate'
Legal05 Jan 2022 | 34
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of fraud: Blood-testing machines were vapourware after all
Fallen Silicon Valley darling defrauded investors, says jury
Legal04 Jan 2022 | 151
Offering Patreon subs in sterling or euros means you can be sued under GDPR, says Court of Appeal
Even if you've got no other EU legal presence
Legal04 Jan 2022 | 68
Wifinity hands customers bills for Wi-Fi services they didn't want but used by accident after software 'glitch' let 'fixed term' subs continue
Firm admits problem and then tries to cash in from own screwup
Networks23 Dec 2021 | 49
Belgian defence ministry admits attackers accessed its computer network by exploiting Log4j vulnerability
Perpetrators' ID unknown, however
Security21 Dec 2021 | 60
Police National Computer not pwned by Clop ransomware crims, insists Home Office
Scottish MSP Dacoll was hit, however
Security20 Dec 2021 | 20
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch files judicial review that pauses extradition clock
That makes 4 concurrent court cases over hotly disputed 2011 buyout
Legal17 Dec 2021 | 32
RAF shoots down 'terrorist drone' over US-owned special ops base in Syria
£200k Anglo-French heat-seeking missile does its thing
Security17 Dec 2021 | 112
Insurance firm Admiral fails to grab phone location data of 'fraud' claimant's mother
Plus: Quad9 loses German DNS-blocking injunction pause attempt
Legal17 Dec 2021 | 49
East Londoners nicked under Computer Misuse Act after NHS vaccine passport app sprouted clump of fake entries
App runs off a database, and databases are run by humans
Security16 Dec 2021 | 105
National Cyber Strategy will lead to BritChip for mobile devices by 2025, claims UK.gov
And potentially an increase in UK state-backed hacks
Security16 Dec 2021 | 39
Pen Test Partners: Anyone could view Gumtree users' GPS location by pressing F12
And online flea market had IDOR in an iOS-focused API
Security15 Dec 2021 | 18
Apache takes off, nukes insecure feature at the heart of Log4j from orbit with v2.16
Now open-source logging library's JNDI disabled entirely by default, message lookups removed
Security14 Dec 2021 | 15
MPs charged with analysing Online Safety Bill say end-to-end encryption should be called out as 'specific risk factor'
Too far? Committee thinks it doesn't go far enough
Security14 Dec 2021 | 118
Log4j RCE latest: In case you hadn't noticed, this is Really Very Bad, exploited in the wild, needs urgent patching
Updated This might be the bug that deserves the website, logo and book deal
Security13 Dec 2021 | 36
Timekeeping biz Kronos hit by ransomware and warns customers to engage biz continuity plans
Updated Big implications for millions of staffers' Christmas pay packets
Security13 Dec 2021 | 24
Irish Health Service ransomware attack happened after one staffer opened malware-ridden email
PWC report shows long list of missed opportunities to shut out extortion crims
Security10 Dec 2021 | 34
Log4j RCE: Emergency patch issued to plug critical auth-free code execution hole in widely used logging utility
Updated Prepare to have a very busy weekend of mitigating and patching
Security10 Dec 2021 | 65
Assange extradition case goes to UK Home Secretary as High Court rules he can be sent to US for trial
Brace yourself, now come years of appeals
Legal10 Dec 2021 | 99
A third of you slackers out there still aren't using HTTPS by default
And it's really bad news for EV cert vendors in Top 1 Million report
Security09 Dec 2021 | 33
Resistance is ... cheap? Cloudflare, Mandiant, and pals form incident response 'n' cyber insurance borg
Trust us with everything, croons septuple-strong partnership
Security09 Dec 2021 | 4
Don't panic about cyber insurers pulling up the drawbridge, says Lloyd's
New clauses are menu to pick from, not commandments of stone
Legal09 Dec 2021 | 10
Canadian charged with running ransomware attack on US state of Alaska
Cross-border op nabbed our man, boast cops and prosecutors
Security08 Dec 2021 | 11
Virgin Media fined £50,000 after spamming 451,000 who didn't want marketing emails
Data watchdog shows it's keeping its PECR up
Security08 Dec 2021 | 32
Cryptominers aren't just a headache – they're a big neon sign that Bad Things are on your network
So says Sophos in warning about Tor2Mine Monero malware
Security07 Dec 2021 | 5
Spar shops across northern England shut after cyber attack hits payment processing abilities
Franchisees' closures also affect petrol stations
Security06 Dec 2021 | 27
Uber's gig economy business model takes a blow from London legal double-whammy
Updated Free Now taxi app unlawfully registered by regulator – and Ts&Cs didn't comply with the law
Legal06 Dec 2021 | 19
Utility biz Delta-Montrose Electric Association loses billing capability and two decades of records after cyber attack
All together now - R, A, N, S, O...
Security03 Dec 2021 | 25
Netgear router flaws exploitable with authentication ... like the default creds on Netgear's website
Don't just install the patch, change your router passwords too
Security03 Dec 2021 | 17
Dev loses copyright appeal over forensic software after judges rule suite was owned by his employer
Did it during work time and got paid for it, affirms Court of Appeal
Legal03 Dec 2021 | 34
When you think of a unit of length, do you think of Antony Gormley's rusty anatomy?
Angel of the North asteroid story upsets us mightily
Bootnotes03 Dec 2021 | 50
Ubiquiti dev charged with knocking $4bn off firm's value after insider threat spree
Prosecutors claim Nickolas Sharp even posed as a whistleblower to press
Legal02 Dec 2021 | 8
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