The ‘big victory for the good guys’ shouldn’t be celebrated too much, though The average time taken by global organizations to detect cyberattacks has dropped to its lowest-ever level of ten days, Mandiant revealed today.… This article has been indexed…
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UnitedHealth admits breach could ‘cover substantial proportion of people in America’
That said, good old US healthcare system so elaborately costly some are forced to avoid altogether UnitedHealth Group, the parent of ransomware-struck Change Healthcare, delivered some very unwelcome news for customers today as it continues to recover from the massively…
Leicester streetlights take ransomware attack personally, shine on 24/7
City council says it lost control after shutting down systems It’s become somewhat cliché in cybersecurity reporting to speculate whether an organization will have the resources to “keep the lights on” after an attack. But the opposite turns out to…
Over a million Neighbourhood Watch members exposed through web app bug
Unverified users could scoop up data on high-value individuals without any form of verification process Neighbourhood Watch (NW) groups across the UK can now rest easy knowing the developers behind a communications platform fixed a web app bug that leaked…
Misconfigured cloud server leaked clues of North Korean animation scam
Outsourcers outsourced work for the BBC, Amazon, and HBO Max to the hermit kingdom A misconfigured cloud server that used a North Korean IP address has led to the discovery that film production studios including the BBC, Amazon, and HBO…
Old Windows print spooler bug is latest target of Russia’s Fancy Bear gang
Putin’s pals use ‘GooseEgg’ malware to launch attacks you can defeat with patches or deletion Russian spies are exploiting a years-old Windows print spooler vulnerability and using a custom tool called GooseEgg to elevate privileges and steal credentials across compromised…
FBI and friends get two more years of warrantless FISA Section 702 snooping
US Senate kills reform amendment, Biden swiftly signs bill into law US lawmakers on Saturday reauthorized a contentious warrantless surveillance tool for another two years — and added a whole bunch of people and organizations to the list of those…
Europol now latest cops to beg Big Tech to ditch E2EE
Don’t bore us, get to the chorus: You need less privacy so we can protect the children Yet another international cop shop has come out swinging against end-to-end encryption – this time it’s Europol which is urging an end to…
Europol becomes latest law enforcement group to plead with big tech to ditch E2EE
Don’t bore us, get to the chorus: You need less privacy so we can protect the children Yet another international cop shop has come out swinging against end-to-end encryption – this time it’s Europol which is urging an end to…
Germany arrests trio accused of trying to smuggle naval military tech to China
Prosecutors believe one frikkin’ laser did make its way to Beijing Germany has arrested three citizens who allegedly tried to transfer military technology to China, a violation of the country’s export rules.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
Watchdog tells Dutch govt: ‘Do not use Facebook if there is uncertainty about privacy’
Meta insists it’s just misunderstood and it’s safe to talk to citizens over FB The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has warned that government organizations should not use Facebook to communicate with the country’s citizens unless they can guarantee the…
US House of Representatives passes new TikTok ban bill to Senate
Sadly no push to ban stupid TikTok dances, but ByteDance would have year to offload app Stateside Fresh US legislation to force the sale of TikTok locally was passed in Washington over the weekend after an earlier version stalled in…
UK data watchdog questions how private Google’s Privacy Sandbox is
Leaked draft report says stated goals still come up short Google’s Privacy Sandbox, which aspires to provide privacy-preserving ad targeting and analytics, still isn’t sufficiently private.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article:…
Has the ever-present cyber danger just got worse?
Facing down the triple threat of ransomware, data breaches and criminal extortion Sponsored On the face of it, there really isn’t much of an upside for the current UK government after MPs described its response to attacks by cyber-espionage group…
Google all at sea over rising tide of robo-spam
What if it’s not AI but the algorithm to blame? Opinion It was a bold claim by the richest and most famous tech founder: bold, precise and wrong. Laughably so. Twenty years ago, Bill Gates promised to rid the world…
Rarest, strangest, form of Windows saved techie from moment of security madness
For once, Redmond’s finest saved the day – by being rubbish in unexpectedly useful ways Who, Me? It’s Monday once again, dear reader, and you know what that means: another dive into the Who, Me? confessional, to share stories of…
Researchers claim Windows Defender can be fooled into deleting databases
Two rounds of reports and patches may not have completely closed this hole BLACK HAT ASIA Researchers at US/Israeli infosec outfit SafeBreach last Friday discussed flaws in Microsoft and Kaspersky security products that can potentially allow the remote deletion of…
China creates ‘Information Support Force’ to improve networked defence capabilities
A day after FBI boss warns Beijing is poised to strike against US infrastructure China last week reorganized its military to create an Information Support Force aimed at ensuring it can fight and win networked wars.… This article has been…
MITRE admits ‘nation state’ attackers touched its NERVE R&D operation
PLUS: Akira ransomware resurgent; Telehealth outfit fined for data-sharing; This week’s nastiest vulns Infosec In Brief In a cautionary tale that no one is immune from attack, the security org MITRE has admitted that it got pwned.… This article has…
Sacramento airport goes no-fly after AT&T internet cable snipped
Police say this appears to be a ‘deliberate act.’ Sacramento International Airport (SMF) suffered hours of flight delays yesterday after what appears to be an intentional cutting of an AT&T internet cable serving the facility.… This article has been indexed…