Cloud provider blamed for loss of 20% of exchange’s capital Mixin Network confirmd on Monday that it has “temporarily suspended” all deposit and withdrawal services after hackers broke into a database and stole about $200 million in funds from the…
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T-Mobile US exposes some customer data – but don’t call it a breach
PLUS: Trojan hidden in PoC; cyber insurance surge; pig butchering’s new cuts; and the week’s critical vulns Infosec in brief T-Mobile US has had another bad week on the infosec front – this time stemming from a system glitch that…
T-mobile US exposes some customer data – but don’t call it a breach
PLUS: Trojan hidden in PoC; cyber insurance surge; pig butchering’s new cuts; and the week’s critical vulns Infosec in brief T-Mobile US has had another bad week on the infosec front – this time stemming from a system glitch that…
T-mobile exposes some customer data – but don’t call it a breach
PLUS: Trojan hidden in PoC; cyber insurance surge; pig butchering’s new cuts; and the week’s critical vulns Infosec in brief T-Mobile has had another bad week on the infosec front – this time stemming from a system glitch that exposed…
Apple squashes security bugs after iPhone flaws exploited by Predator spyware
Holes in iOS, macOS and more fixed up after tip off from Google, Citizen Lab Apple has emitted patches this week to close security holes that have been exploited in the wild by commercial spyware.… This article has been indexed…
ESA gets the job of building Europe’s secure satcomms network
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…
ESA gets the job of building Europe’s secure satcomms network
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…
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…