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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 | 68

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 | 44

BT tries to crack cyber crime, grabs stake in Safe Security

Spends £££ on Silicon Valley cyber risk management firm

23 Jul 05:56 | 5

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 | 12

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 | 7

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

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 | 31

Securing the cloud while Windows burns: Microsoft pops CloudKnox in trolley

At least Redmond is taking some security seriously

22 Jul 17:01 | 1

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

Thales launches payment card with onboard fingerprint scanner

Would you like to pay with a poke?

22 Jul 08:30 | 50

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fortinet's security appliances hit by remote code execution vulnerability

Cure worse than the disease for anyone with the 'fgfmsd' daemon activated

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

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

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You're not imagining it. Amazon and AWS want to hire all your friends, enemies, and everyone in between

What really happens after you disappear into Bezos' talent hoover?

Windows 11: What we like and don't like about Microsoft's operating system so far

Brace yourself, there have been some changes to the Start menu, File Explorer

We've seen things you people wouldn't believe. An exoplanet building its own moons

400 light-years away, satellites are forming

Fortinet's security appliances hit by remote code execution vulnerability

Cure worse than the disease for anyone with the 'fgfmsd' daemon activated

Make-me-admin holes found in Windows, Linux kernel

Patches available for priv-esc bug in the open-source software, at least

Everyone cites that 'bugs are 100x more expensive to fix in production' research, but the study might not even exist

It's probably still true, though, says formal methods expert

Engineers' Laurel and Hardy moment caused British Airways 787 to take an accidental knee

A tale of two holes and two mechanics of two different heights

Russia's ISS Multipurpose Laboratory Module launches after years sitting on a shelf, immediately runs into issues

Nauka? More like 'Borka!' Geddit?

Open-source dev and critic of Beijing claims Audacity owner Muse threatened him with deportation to China in row over copyright

'Who knows how he may be received...'

I no longer have a burning hatred for Jewish people, says Googler now suddenly no longer at Google

Veep of cloud devrel exits after 'beyond car crash' all-hands meeting

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US legal eagles representing Apple, IBM, and more take 5 months to inform clients of ransomware data breach

Those affected get free protection services – but only if their Social Security numbers were exposed

20 Jul 10:45 | 18

Cloudstar – IT provider for real estate, finance, insurance worlds – downed by ransomware

Plus: Telegram security probed, CISA boss confirmed, and more

19 Jul 19:24 | 5

UK and chums call out Chinese Ministry of State Security for Hafnium Microsoft Exchange Server attacks

And US indicts four Chinese spies on suspicion of the hacks

19 Jul 14:52 | 39

Amnesty International and French media protection org claim massive misuse of NSO spyware

Heads of State, academics, diplomats, journalists, and others targeted, iPhones vulnerable

19 Jul 03:15 | 30

You'll want to shut down the Windows Print Spooler service (yes, again): Another privilege escalation bug found

PrintNightmare? More like Groundhog Day for admins

16 Jul 17:28 | 36

Wanted: State-backed bandits planning cyberattacks on US infrastructure. Reward: $10m

Cops and dobbers: Uncle Sam dangles cash incentive for tattletales

16 Jul 16:30 | 16

Microsoft, Google, Citizen Lab blow lid off zero-day bug-exploiting spyware sold to governments

100+ dissidents, politicians, journos targeted by Israeli espionage toolkit

16 Jul 00:57 | 61

This is the data watchdog! Surrender your Matt Hancock smoochy-kiss pics right now!

ICO raids homes, seizes computers after UK Department of Health leak

15 Jul 15:45 | 56

Regulating facial recognition technology? It's the 'Wild West out there,' says US law boffin

House Committee on the Judiciary told until there is a proper regime, there will be 'misuse, and mistrust' of the tech

15 Jul 14:16 | 7

NortonLifeLock sniffs around Avast, announces 'advanced discussions' for acquisition

Company now has 28 days to make up its mind

15 Jul 10:46 | 12

Report sheds light on 'cocky' but 'creative' Mespinoza ransomware group

Palo Alto's Unit 42 rejects claims group has shifted to ransomware-as-a-service

15 Jul 10:00 | 2

Restoring your privacy costs money, which makes it a marker of class

Opting out of data monetisation is neither easy nor cheap

15 Jul 09:15 | 85

So nice of China to put all of its network zero-day vulns in one giant database no one will think to break into

We sum up Middle Kingdom's massive crackdown on bug reports

15 Jul 01:07 | 29

Facial-recognition technology gets a smack in the chops from civil rights campaigners

US retailers accused of privacy invasion

14 Jul 19:14 | 50

Hong Kong working to share its digital IDs with mainland China

App currently used for 110 government services, more to come

14 Jul 08:03 | 14

What follows Patch Tuesday? Exploit Wednesday. Grab this bumper batch of security updates from Microsoft

Four flaws already being abused in the wild to compromise victims

14 Jul 06:20 | 16

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