‘The homeland has never been less secure,’ retired Rear Admiral tells Congress The Trump Administration gutted key cyber advisory boards in its first days, as expert witnesses warned Congress about dire risks posed by cyberattacks rooted in China.… This article…
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Supply chain attack hits Chrome extensions, could expose millions
Threat actor exploited phishing and OAuth abuse to inject malicious code Cybersecurity outfit Sekoia is warning Chrome users of a supply chain attack targeting browser extension developers that has potentially impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals already.… This article has…
Give users confidence in your digital infrastructure
Why Digital Trust and crypto-agility are essential to authentication and data security Sponsored Post Research firm IDC estimates that over 53 percent of organizations are now mostly or completely digital native.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
Microsoft issues out-of-band fix for Windows Server 2022 NUMA glitch
Update addresses boot failures on multi-node systems Microsoft is releasing an out-of-band patch to deal with a problem that prevented some Windows Server 2022 machines from booting.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original…
Silk Road’s Dread Pirate Roberts walks free as Trump pardons dark web kingpin
Ross Ulbricht’s family are now appealing for donations to support his reintegration into society Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is now a free man after US President Donald Trump made good on his promise to issue a federal pardon upon…
Infosec was literally the last item in Trump’s policy plan, yet major changes are likely on his watch
Everyone agrees defense matters. How to do it is up for debate Feature The Trump administration came to office this week without a detailed information security policy, but analysis of cabinet nominees’ public remarks and expert comments suggest it will…
Ransomware scum make it personal for Reg readers by impersonating tech support
That invitation to a Teams call on which IT promises to mop up a spamstorm may not be what it seems Two ransomware campaigns are abusing Microsoft Teams to infect organizations and steal data, and the crooks may have ties…
PowerSchool theft latest: Decades of Canadian student records, data from 40-plus US states feared stolen
Lawsuits pile up after database accessed by miscreants Canada’s largest school board has revealed that student records dating back to 1985 may have been accessed by miscreants who compromised software provider PowerSchool.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
PowerSchool thieves net decades of Canadian students’ records, hit 40-plus US states
Lawsuits pile up after database accessed by miscreants Canada’s largest school board has revealed that student records dating back to 1985 may have been accessed by miscreants who compromised software provider PowerSchool.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
Patch procrastination leaves 50,000 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to zero-day
Seven days after disclosure and little action taken, data shows Fortinet customers need to get with the program and apply the latest updates as nearly 50,000 management interfaces are still vulnerable to the latest zero-day exploit.… This article has been…
HPE probes IntelBroker’s bold data theft boasts
Incident response protocols engaged following claims of source code burglary Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is probing assertions made by prolific Big Tech intruder IntelBroker that they broke into the US corporation’s systems and accessed source code, among other things.… This…
Breaking free from reactive security
Why not adopt a new approach for 2025? Webinar In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity teams can often find themselves trapped in an endless cycle of responding to threats.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…
Banks must keep ahead of risks and reap AI rewards
AI has transformed banking across APAC. But is this transformation secure? Partner Content The banking industry in Asia Pacific (APAC) is thriving, with strong financial performance underpinning its technological ambitions.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security…
Hackers game out infowar against China with the US Navy
Taipei invites infosec bods to come and play on its home turf Picture this: It’s 2030 and China’s furious with Taiwan after the island applies to the UN to be recognized as an independent state. After deciding on a full…
How to leave the submarine cable cutters all at sea – go Swedish
Clear rules and guaranteed consequences concentrate the mind wonderfully. Just ask a Russian Opinion “As obsolete as warships in the Baltic” was a great pop lyric in Prefab Sprout’s 1985 gem, Faron Young. Great, but ironically obsolete itself. Sweden has…
Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors
Students have work to complete at home in the meantime A UK high school will have to close for at least two days, today and tomorrow, after becoming the latest public-sector victim of ransomware criminals.… This article has been indexed…
Sage Copilot grounded briefly to fix AI misbehavior
‘Minor issue’ with showing accounting customers ‘unrelated business information’ required repairs Sage Group plc has confirmed it temporarily suspended its Sage Copilot, an AI assistant for the UK-based business software maker’s accounting tools, this month after it blurted customer information…
Datacus extractus: Harry Potter publisher breached without resorting to magic
PLUS: Allstate sued for allegedly tracking drivers; Dutch DDoS; More fake jobs from Pyongyang; and more Infosec in brief Hogwarts doesn’t teach an incantation that could have saved Harry Potter publisher Scholastic from feeling the power of an online magician…
When food delivery apps reached Indonesia, everyone put on weight
PLUS: Salt Typhoon and IT worker scammers sanctioned; Alibaba Cloud’s K8s go global; Amazon acquires Indian BNPL company Asia In Brief When food delivery “superapps” started operations in Indonesia, users started putting on weight – and that’s not an entirely…
Donald Trump proposes US government acquire half of TikTok, which thanks him and restores service
Incoming president promises to allow ongoing operations for 90 days just as made-in-China app started to go dark US president-elect Donald Trump appears to have proposed the government he will soon lead should acquire half of made-in-China social media service…