Security
Iranian state-backed hackers posed as flirty Scouser called Marcy to target workers in defence and aerospace
Recognise this one? Oh dear...
28 Jul 16:45 | 4
Security
Security
UK's National Cyber Security Centre needs its posh Westminster digs, says Cabinet Office, because of WannaCry
May need to upgrade 'bunfight' into 'cake-flinging war' over this one
28 Jul 07:30 | 17
Security
Google revamps bug bounty program
Announces that it's paid out for 11,000 bugs in under eleven years
28 Jul 06:58 | 6
Security
Biden warns 'real shooting war' will be sparked by severe cyber attack
Suggests incident 'of great consequence' in the real world could be a tipping point
28 Jul 04:58 | 49
Security
Tencent suspends signups to WeChat, citing 'security upgrade' and need to comply with Chinese laws
Promises everything will be back to normal sometime in early August
28 Jul 01:30 |
Security
eBay ex-security boss sent down for 18 months for cyber-stalking, witness tampering
Four others at online tat bazaar admit trying to silence newsletter couple, two senior execs fight charges
28 Jul 00:26 | 15
Security
Misconfigured Azure Blob at Raven Hengelsport exposed records of 246,000 anglers – and took months to tackle, claim infosec researchers
18GB of Dutch fishing supplier's data left in unsecured server
27 Jul 20:49 | 6
Security
Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam
'It was pretty convincing until the very end,' says host Jim Browning
27 Jul 19:44 | 66
Security
Tech biz must tell us about more security breaches, says UK.gov as it ponders lowering report thresholds
Breach reporting law might have effect on overseas operators too
27 Jul 18:15 |
Security
Compsci student walks off with $50,000 after bug bounty report blows gaping hole in Shopify software repos
First-timer wins maximum payout through HackerOne programme
27 Jul 12:14 | 10
Promo
It takes intuition and skill to find hidden evidence and hunt for elusive threats
Try the SANS DFIR-ence in Berlin this October
27 Jul 07:28 |
Security
SSD belonging to Euro-cloud Scaleway was stolen from back of a truck, then turned up on YouTube
Has since been recovered, and Scaleway now ships disks with GPS trackers
27 Jul 03:58 | 34
Security
Apple patches zero-day vulnerability in iOS, iPadOS, macOS under active attack
Characteristically mum about details
27 Jul 00:53 | 23
Security
You, too, can be a Windows domain controller and do whatever you like, with this one weird WONTFIX trick
Microsoft offers some mitigations for thwarting PetitPotam attacks
26 Jul 20:31 | 27
Who, Me?
Somebody is destined for somewhere hot, and definitely not Coventry
Praise be for Firewalls
26 Jul 07:30 | 72
In brief
DEF CON offers beginner-level Spot the Fed this year: He'll be on stage giving a keynote
Plus: Microsoft responds to another NTLM relay attack technique, and more
26 Jul 04:09 | 5
Security
Hole blasted in Guntrader: UK firearms sales website's CRM database breached, 111,000 users' info spilled online
One of the worst things that could happen to privacy-focused community
23 Jul 11:29 | 92
Security
Tech support scams subside somewhat, but Millennials and Gen Z think they're bulletproof and suffer
Microsoft study says India is most susceptible, other studies suggest the USA cops it most
23 Jul 07:54 | 51
Security
BT tries to crack cyber crime, grabs stake in Safe Security
Spends £££ on Silicon Valley cyber risk management firm
23 Jul 05:56 | 6
Security
Kaseya obtains REvil decryptor, starts sharing it with afflicted customers
Users sent two further updates – one fixing an issue that prevented installation of antivirus software
23 Jul 02:15 | 15
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Personal Tech
Dell won't ship energy-hungry PCs to California and five other US states due to power regulations
Energy efficiency rules appear to be limiting the availability of gaming rigs
Feature
I've got a broken combine harvester – but the manufacturer won't give me the software key
Right-to-repair activists welcome policy wins with caution
Security
Apple patches zero-day vulnerability in iOS, iPadOS, macOS under active attack
Characteristically mum about details
Security
SSD belonging to Euro-cloud Scaleway was stolen from back of a truck, then turned up on YouTube
Has since been recovered, and Scaleway now ships disks with GPS trackers
Security
You, too, can be a Windows domain controller and do whatever you like, with this one weird WONTFIX trick
Microsoft offers some mitigations for thwarting PetitPotam attacks
Security
Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam
'It was pretty convincing until the very end,' says host Jim Browning
Security
Compsci student walks off with $50,000 after bug bounty report blows gaping hole in Shopify software repos
First-timer wins maximum payout through HackerOne programme
SaaS
'Login infrastructure issue' blamed as sustained Xero outage threatens payrolls
Accountancy software goes TITSUP* as biz users can't invoice customers nor see who's paid their bills
On-Prem
North Wales Police seek IT services partners in deals worth up to £41.6m
Force still stinging after CGI fiasco ended up costing more than hoped for
Security
Misconfigured Azure Blob at Raven Hengelsport exposed records of 246,000 anglers – and took months to tackle, claim infosec researchers
18GB of Dutch fishing supplier's data left in unsecured server
STORIES
Security
Never mind the trolls, Discord hosts 'significant volumes of malware' in its CDN
Biz insists it's trying as hard as possible to scrub clean its IRC-for-the-2020s
23 Jul 01:32 | 8
Promo
Cyber-attacks really ramp up after Halloween – so why not start preparing now?
Learn tricks of the trade at SANS Singapore 2021 – and treat yourself to a discount
22 Jul 22:09 |
Security
Microsoft has a workaround for 'HiveNightmare' flaw: Nuke your shadow copies from orbit
It's the only way to be sure
22 Jul 18:27 | 32
Security
Securing the cloud while Windows burns: Microsoft pops CloudKnox in trolley
At least Redmond is taking some security seriously
22 Jul 17:01 | 1
Security
Respect in Security initiative aims to build reporting lines for infosec bods suffering harassment at work, conferences and online
Some of the stuff going on in the industry is completely out of order
22 Jul 15:30 | 4
Security
Thales launches payment card with onboard fingerprint scanner
Would you like to pay with a poke?
22 Jul 08:30 | 50
Security
China pushes back against Exchange attack sponsorship claims
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says 53 per cent of cyber attacks on China come from the US
22 Jul 07:00 | 16
Security
NSO Group 'will no longer be responding to inquiries' about misuse of its software
Denies everything, as governments open probes into the company and its wares
22 Jul 04:09 | 51
Security
US senators warn China's Digital Yuan could compromise Olympic athletes
Meanwhile, Tokyo games ticket holder data leaks, and those affected can't even use their seats
22 Jul 02:48 | 8
Security
Spanish cops cuff Brit bloke accused of playing role in 2020 celeb Twitter hijacking
'PlugWalkJoe' also said to have meddled with TikTok, SnapChat
21 Jul 20:54 | 10
Security
Google Cloud's Intrusion Detection Service attempts to make security 'invisible' but cost will be the big giveaway
Fancy new system shown off at online summit
21 Jul 17:25 | 8
Security
Make-me-admin holes found in Windows, Linux kernel
Patches available for priv-esc bug in the open-source software, at least
21 Jul 01:55 | 67
Security
Journo who went to prison for 2 years for breaking US cyber-security law is jailed again
Deletion of employer's YouTube account deemed violation of release
20 Jul 23:56 | 23
Security
Fortinet's security appliances hit by remote code execution vulnerability
Cure worse than the disease for anyone with the 'fgfmsd' daemon activated
20 Jul 14:30 | 1
Security
Northern Train's ticketing system out to lunch as ransomware attack shuts down servers
£17m on shiny new Flowbird touchscreen kiosks well spent, apparently
20 Jul 12:33 | 42
Security
Verified: UK.gov launching plans for yet another digital identity scheme
Because Verify was roaring success and cos digi ID will 'reduce cases of online fraud'. Ahem
20 Jul 12:01 | 79
