IRIS2 oversight deal signed as constellation’s schedule slips, and Ariane 6 hits another snag The European Space Agency has signed up to build and launch the European Union’s Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite constellation.… This article has…
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US govt IT help desk techie ‘leaked top secrets’ to foreign nation
National defense files can earn you $55K … and espionage charges A US government worker has been arrested and charged with spying for Ethiopia, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security…
TransUnion reckons big dump of stolen customer data came from someone else
Prolific info-thief strikes again Days after a miscreant boasted leaking a 3GB-plus database from TransUnion containing financial information on 58,505 people, the credit-checking agency has claimed the info was actually swiped from a third party.… This article has been indexed…
TransUnion reckons big dump of customer data came from someone else
Prolific info-thief strikes again Days after a miscreant boasted leaking a 3GB-plus database from TransUnion containing financial information on 58,505 people, the credit-checking agency has claimed the info was actually swiped from a third party.… This article has been indexed…
Cisco spends $28B on data cruncher Splunk in cybersecurity push
$157/share cash deal is the largest acquisition in networking titan’s history Cisco is making its most expensive acquisition ever – by far – with an announcement it’s buying data crunching software firm Splunk for $157 per share, or approximately $28…
Menacing marketeers fined by ICO for 1.9M cold calls
Five businesses facing half a million in collective penalties for illegally phoning folk registered with TPS The UK data watchdog has penalized five businesses it says collectively made 1.9 million cold calls to members of the public, illegally, as those…
India’s biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots
Global tech companies’ Bharat offices attract the wrong sort of interest India is grappling with a three-and-a-half year surge in cyber crime, with analysis suggesting cities like Bengaluru and Gurgaon – centers of India’s tech development – are also hubs…
Data breach reveals distressing info: people who order pineapple on pizza
Pizza Hut Australia warns 190,000 customers’ data – including order history – has been accessed Pizza Hut’s Australian outpost has suffered a data breach.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Data breach…
Feds raise alarm over Snatch ransomware as extortion crew brags of Veterans Affairs hit
Invasion of the data snatchers The Snatch ransomware crew has listed on its dark-web site the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs as one of its latest victims – as the Feds warn organizations to be on the lookout for indicators…
Signal adopts new alphabet jumble to protect chats from quantum computers
X3DH readied for retirement as PQXDH is rolled out Signal has adopted a new key agreement protocol in an effort to keep encrypted Signal chat messages protected from any future quantum computers.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
International Criminal Court hacked amid Russia investigations
ICC admits breach in social media post, says response remains ongoing The International Criminal Court said criminals breached its IT systems last week but it isn’t over yet, with the ICC saying the “cybersecurity incident” is still ongoing.… This article…
Pot calls the kettle hack as China claims Uncle Sam did digital sneak peek first
Beijing accuses US of breaking into Huawei servers in 2009 The ongoing face-off between Washington and Beijing over technology and security issues has taken a new twist, with China accusing the US of hacking into the servers of Huawei in…
Robocall scammers sentenced in US after netting $1.2M via India-based call centers
Part of network of crims who used ‘trickery and threats’ to target elderly, says US Attorney Two Indian nationals each received 41-month prison sentences for their involvement in $1.2 million worth of robocall scams targeting the elderly, according to the…
Sysadmin and spouse admit to part in ‘massive’ pirated Avaya licenses scam
Will spend 20 years in prison after selling $88M in ADI software keys A sysadmin and his partner pleaded guilty this week to being part of a “massive” international ring that sold software licenses worth $88 million for “significantly below…
Broaden your cyber security knowhow at CyberThreat 2023
November’s two day conference sees experts from the cyber security community share their insight and knowledge Sponsored Post Cyber security remains a top three priority for most, if not all, organisations. The risks associated with failure to implement adequate defences…
Marvell disputes claim Cavium backdoored chips for Uncle Sam
Allegations date back a decade to leaked Snowden docs Cavium, a maker of semiconductors acquired in 2018 by Marvell, was allegedly identified in documents leaked in 2013 by Edward Snowden as a vendor of semiconductors backdoored for US intelligence. Marvell…
Marvell disputes claim that Cavium backdoored chips for Uncle Sam
Allegations date back a decade to leaked Snowden docs Cavium, a maker of semiconductors acquired in 2018 by Marvell, was identified in the documents leaked in 2013 by Edward Snowden as a vendor that cooperated with US intelligence agencies to…
Russian allegedly smuggled US weapons electronics to Moscow
Feds claim sniper scope displays sold in sanctions-busting move A Russian national helped smuggle, via shell companies in Hong Kong, more than $1.6 million in microelectronics to Moscow potentially to support its war against Ukraine, it is claimed.… This article…
Russian allegedly smuggled US weapons electronics to Moscow, says US govt
Feds claim sniper scope displays sold in sanctions-busting move A Russian national helped smuggle, via shell companies in Hong Kong, more than $1.6 million in microelectronics to Moscow potentially to support its war against Ukraine, it is claimed.… This article…
The Clorox Company admits cyberattack causing ‘widescale disruption’
Back to ‘manual’ order processing for $7B household cleaning biz, financial impact will be ‘material’ The Clorox Company, makers of bleach and other household cleaning products, doesn’t expect operations to return to normal until near month end as it combs…