Google halts purge of legacy ad blockers and other Chrome Extensions, again
Manifest V2 will die another day
Personal Tech01 Apr 2023 |
Security
British govt tech supplier Capita crippled by 'IT issue'
Earning that nickname all over again
Off-Prem31 Mar 2023 | 4
NYPD blues: Cops ignored 93 percent of surveillance law rules
Who watches the watchmen? The Office of the Inspector General
Security31 Mar 2023 |
Psst! Infosec bigwigs: Wanna be head of security at HM Treasury for £50k?
Juicy private sector job vs … money off a season travel ticket
Security31 Mar 2023 | 53
Pro-Russia cyber gang Winter Vivern puts US, Euro lawmakers in line of fire
Winter is coming for NATO countries
Security31 Mar 2023 | 9
Leaked IT contractor files detail Kremlin's stockpile of cyber-weapons
Snowden-esque 'Vulkan' dossier links Moscow firm to FSB, GRU, SRV
Research31 Mar 2023 | 24
NARROWER TOPICS
Azure blunder left Bing results editable, MS 365 accounts potentially exposed
'BingBang' boo-boo affected other internal Microsoft apps, too
Security30 Mar 2023 | 10
Cloud Security Alliance VP: Database security boils down to these three things
Interview Here's how not to end up in their next report as a cautionary tale
Spotlight on Databases30 Mar 2023 |
Malware disguised as Tor browser steals $400k in cryptocash
Beware of third party downloads
Security30 Mar 2023 |
China urges Apple to improve security and privacy
It's a juicy market that welcomes foreign investment, National development boss reminds Tim Cook
Security29 Mar 2023 | 6
US cyber spymaster calls TikTok China's 'Trojan horse'
It's not a smoking gun, it's 'a loaded gun' suggests NSA's Rob Joyce
Personal Tech29 Mar 2023 | 30
AWS security exec: You don't want to win this database popularity contest
Interview Data guarding requires better 'education, better technology, and better automation'
Spotlight on Databases28 Mar 2023 | 7
President Biden kind of mostly bans commercial spyware from US govt
Executive order has loopholes for Uncle Sam's snoop tools and American-made code
Cyber-crime28 Mar 2023 | 15
Lawyers cough up $200k after health data stolen in Microsoft Exchange pillaging
In addition to $100k given to LockBit
Security27 Mar 2023 | 8
Gone in 120 seconds: Tesla Model 3 child's play for hackers
In brief Plus OIG finds Uncle Sam fibbed over Login.gov
Research27 Mar 2023 | 36
When it comes to database security it's down to people, not tech fixes, to save the day
Interview Get your staff and processes lined up and ready to go
Spotlight on Databases27 Mar 2023 | 5
France bans all recreational apps – including TikTok – from government devices
Meanwhile the US contemplates drastic action
Personal Tech27 Mar 2023 | 42
French parliament says oui to AI surveillance for 2024 Paris Olympics
Liberté, égalité, reconnaissance faciale for all
Security24 Mar 2023 | 46
Uncle Sam reveals it sent cyber-soldiers to Albania to hunt for Iranian threats
'Hunt forward' teams of this sort aid with defense and learn how attackers like Tehran operate
Security24 Mar 2023 | 8
Critical infrastructure gear is full of flaws, but hey, at least it's certified
Security researchers find bugs, big and small, in every industrial box probed
CSO23 Mar 2023 | 20
OpenAI CEO 'feels awful' after ChatGPT leaks conversations, payment info
Updated Delayed mea culpa isn't a good look for a biz with 'open' in the name
AI + ML23 Mar 2023 | 31
Bogus ChatGPT extension steals Facebook cookies
All aboard the chatbot hype train! Next stop: Fraud
Cyber-crime23 Mar 2023 | 9
South Korea fines McDonald's for data leak from raw SMB share
British American Tobacco, Samsung, also burgered up their infosec
Security23 Mar 2023 | 2
Cisco kindly reveals proof of concept attacks for flaws in rival Netgear's kit
Maybe this is deserved given the problem's in a hidden telnet service
Research22 Mar 2023 | 24
Journalist hurt by exploding USB bomb drive
Now that's a flash bang
Cyber-crime22 Mar 2023 | 43
Microsoft freaks out users with Windows 11 warning: 'LSA protection is off'
Alerts telling folks their 'device may be vulnerable' triggered by KB5007651
OSes22 Mar 2023 | 50
Unknown actors deploy malware to steal data in occupied regions of Ukraine
If this is Kyiv's work, Russia can Crimea river
Security22 Mar 2023 | 25
India's absurd infosec reporting rules get just 15 followers
CERT-In was told its six-hour notification requirement was a bad idea – now it knows just how bad
Security22 Mar 2023 | 3
Xi, Putin declare intent to rule the world of AI, infosec
'Technological sovereignty is the key to sustainability' states Russian despot
Security22 Mar 2023 | 23
BreachForums shuts down ... but the RaidForums cybercrime universe will likely spawn a trilogy
Admins decide reviving crime-mart is dangerous, hint at new chapter
Cyber-crime22 Mar 2023 | 2
No reliable way to detect AI-generated text, boffins sigh
This article was not written by a computer, not that you could tell for sure either way
AI + ML21 Mar 2023 | 59
You just gonna take that AWS? Let Microsoft school your users on cloud security?
And Google Cloud is next
CSO21 Mar 2023 | 3
Ex-Meta security staffer accuses Greece of spying on her phone
Beware of Greeks bearing GIFs
Security21 Mar 2023 | 26
Putin to staffers: Throw out your iPhones, or 'give it to the kids'
April Fools should use Russian or Chinese tech instead, Kremlin advises
Security21 Mar 2023 | 38
Google suspends top Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo
Alleges it’s infected with malware – but not the version in its own digital tat bazaar
Security21 Mar 2023 | 4
Australian FinTech takes itself offline to deal with cyber incident that caused data leak
Latitude blames a 'major vendor' for its woes. Is that a vendor? A cloud? Whoever they are, they're in trouble
Cyber-crime21 Mar 2023 | 4
Ferrari in a spin as crims steal a car-load of customer data
Speeds away from the very suggestion it would ever pay a ransom
Cyber-crime21 Mar 2023 | 8
You've been pwned, how much will each stolen customer SSN cost you? How about $7.5k?
At the very least, with other costs on top
Cyber-crime18 Mar 2023 | 16
Google: Turn off Wi-Fi calling, VoLTE to protect your Android from Samsung hijack bugs
Four flaws open mobiles, cars to remote-control at baseband level with just a phone number
Patches17 Mar 2023 | 39
Eufy security cams 'ignore cloud opt-out, store unique IDs' of anyone who walks by
Gadget maker accused of 'corporate voyeurism' by gathering up footage against your wishes
Security17 Mar 2023 | 59
Here's how Chinese cyber spies exploited a critical Fortinet bug
Looks to be the same baddies attacking VMware hypervisors last year
Security17 Mar 2023 | 6
The npm registry's safe word is Socket
Exclusive GitHub's JavaScript failings are someone else's opportunity
Devops16 Mar 2023 | 8
Google taps Fastly to make cookie-free adtech FLEDGE fly
Online ad colossus hopes it can still make money when users want privacy
Personal Tech16 Mar 2023 | 31
Microsoft pauses delayed partner ecosystem security update to count its money
Active Directory privilege de-escalation will run for nine days in May before taking June off
Channel16 Mar 2023 | 2
Cancer patient sues hospital after ransomware gang leaks her nude medical photos
Victim offered two years of credit monitoring after highly sensitive records dumped online
Security15 Mar 2023 | 36
SVB collapse's mix of money, urgency and uncertainty makes it irresistible to scammers
Phishing, dodgy domain names, and sophisticated attacks already deployed
Security15 Mar 2023 | 1
Microsoft: Patch this severe Outlook bug that Russian miscreants exploited
Patch Tuesday Plus: Fixes for SAP, Adobe. Android, Chrome
Patches14 Mar 2023 | 37
Microsoft squashes Windows bug exploited to inflict ransomware misery
Not-so-smart SmartScreen flagged up by Googlers
Patches14 Mar 2023 | 5
UK refreshes national security plan to stop more of China's secret-stealing cyber-tricks
A threat that needs two orgs to tackle it: the 'Integrated Security Fund' and the 'National Protective Security Authority'
CSO14 Mar 2023 | 39
Meta winds down NFTs but will continue token efforts
'We're looking closely at what we prioritize to increase our focus' – which increasingly means staving off TikTok
Software14 Mar 2023 | 14
LockBit brags: We'll leak thousands of SpaceX blueprints stolen from supplier
And also, Ring hit with ransomware, too? No, says Amazon
Cyber-crime13 Mar 2023 | 19
Pentagon whistleblower Ellsberg given months to live
Comment The man leaking vital data before it was fashionable
Bootnotes13 Mar 2023 | 16
What happens if you 'cover up' a ransomware infection? For Blackbaud, a $3m charge
File under cost of doing business
CSO10 Mar 2023 | 9
FBI and international cops catch a NetWire RAT
Malware-seekers were diverted to the Feds, severing a Croatian connection
Cyber-crime10 Mar 2023 | 4
GitHub rolls out mandatory 2FA for loads of devs next week
Engineers who contribute to public projects told to enroll
Software09 Mar 2023 | 11
AT&T blames marketing bods for exposing 9M accounts
Says it was old and boring data, so that's OK, then ...
Security09 Mar 2023 | 8
Suspected Chinese cyber spies target unpatched SonicWall devices
They've been lurking in networks since at least 2021
Security09 Mar 2023 | 2
Microsoft's scythe hovers over RPS for Exchange Online
Remote PowerShell Protocol users must shift into PowerShell v3 module
Software08 Mar 2023 |
Acer confirms server intrusion after miscreant offers 160GB cache of stolen files
Customer info safe, or so we're told
Cyber-crime08 Mar 2023 | 4
German 5G network ban said to loom for Huawei and ZTE
Playing catch-up with Western allies, federal government to initiate rip 'n replace for mobile operators
Networks07 Mar 2023 | 36
Pro-Putin scammers trick politicians and celebrities into low-tech hoax video calls
Who needs deepfakes when you've got makeup and 'element of surprise'?
Security07 Mar 2023 | 13
DoppelPaymer ransomware suspects cuffed, alleged ringleaders escape
Millions extorted from victims, one attack left hospital patient dead
Cyber-crime06 Mar 2023 | 4
Biting the hand that feeds IT
