It might be time to update the Submarine Telegraph Act of 1885 Cyberattacks and undersea cable sabotage are blurring the line between war and peace and exposing holes in UK law, a government minister has warned lawmakers.… This article has…
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Australian airline Qantas reveals data theft impacting six million customers
Frequent flyers’ info takes flight Australian airline Qantas on Wednesday revealed it fell victim to a cyberattack that saw information describing six million customers stolen.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Australian…
Microsoft admits to Intune forgetfulness
Customizations not saved with security baseline policy update Microsoft Intune administrators may face a few days of stress after Redmond acknowledged a problem with security baseline customizations.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original…
International Criminal Court swats away ‘sophisticated and targeted’ cyberattack
Body stays coy on details but alludes to similarities with 2023 espionage campaign The International Criminal Court (ICC) says a “sophisticated” cyberattack targeted the institution, the second such incident in two years.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
Terrible tales of opsec oversights: How cybercrooks get themselves caught
The silly mistakes to the flagrant failures They say that success breeds complacency, and complacency leads to failure. For cybercriminals, taking too many shortcuts when it comes to opsec delivers a little more than that. … This article has been indexed…
Proton bashes Apple and joins antitrust suit that seeks to throw the App Store wide open
Makes the usual complaints about control and cost, adds argument Apple’s practices harm privacy Secure comms biz Proton has joined a lawsuit that alleges Apple’s anticompetitive ways are harming developers, consumers, and privacy.… This article has been indexed from The…
US shuts down a string of North Korean IT worker scams
Resulting in two indictments, one arrest, and 137 laptops seized The US Department of Justice has announced a major disruption of multiple North Korean fake IT worker scams.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…
British IT worker sentenced to seven months after trashing company network
Don’t leave the door open to disgruntled workers A judge has sentenced a disgruntled IT worker to more than seven months in prison after he wreaked havoc on his employer’s network following his suspension, according to West Yorkshire Police.… This…
Scattered Spider crime spree takes flight as focus turns to aviation sector
Time ticking for defenders as social engineering pros weave wider web Just a few weeks after warning about Scattered Spider’s tactics shifting toward the insurance industry, the same experts now say the aviation industry is now on the ransomware crew’s…
Sinaloa drug cartel hired a cybersnoop to identify and kill FBI informants
Device compromises and deep-seated access to critical infrastructure exposed surveillance vulnerabilities in agency’s work A major Mexican drug cartel insider grassed on his fellow drug-peddlers back in 2018, telling the FBI that a cartel “hacker” was tracking a federal official…
Your browser has ad tech’s fingerprints all over it, but there’s a clean-up squad in town
Like being hard to spot? They’d much rather you didn’t Opinion There are few tech deceptions more successful than Chrome’s Incognito Mode.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Your browser has ad…
Canada orders Chinese CCTV biz Hikvision to quit the country ASAP
PLUS: Broadband blimps to fly in Japan; Starbucks China put ads before privacy; and more! Asia In Brief Canada’s government has ordered Chinese CCTV systems vendor Hikvision to cease its local operations.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
It’s 2025 and almost half of you are still paying ransomware operators
PLUS: Crooks target hardware crypto wallets; Bad flaws in Brother printers; ,O365 allows takeover-free phishing; and more Infosec in Brief Despite warnings not to pay ransomware operators, almost half of those infected by the malware send cash to the crooks…
Ex-NATO hacker: ‘In the cyber world, there’s no such thing as a ceasefire’
Watch out for supply chain hacks especially interview The ceasefire between Iran and Israel may prevent the two countries from firing missiles at each other, but it won’t carry any weight in cyberspace, according to former NATO hacker Candan Bolukbas.……
Crims are posing as insurance companies to steal health records and payment info
Taking advantage of the ridiculously complex US healthcare billing system Criminals masquerading as insurers are tricking patients and healthcare providers into handing over medical records and bank account information via emails and text messages, according to the FBI.… This article…
Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic AI
Getting it in might mean re-racking the entire datacenter and rebuilding the network, though Cisco is talking up the integration of security into network infrastructure such as its latest Catalyst switches, claiming this is vital to AI applications, and in…
Aloha, you might’ve been pwned: Hawaiian Airlines discloses ‘cybersecurity event’
‘No impact on safety,’ FAA tells The Reg Hawaiian Airlines said a “cybersecurity incident” affected some of its IT systems, but noted that flights are operating as scheduled.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…
So you CAN turn an entire car into a video game controller
Pen Test Partners hijack data from Renault Clio to steer, brake, and accelerate in SuperTuxKart Cybersecurity nerds figured out a way to make those at-home racing simulators even more realistic by turning an actual car into a game controller.… This…
Data spill in aisle 5: Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize says 2.2M affected after cyberattack
Finance, health, and national identification details compromised Multinational grocery and retail megacorp Ahold Delhaize says upwards of 2.2 million people had their data compromised during its November cyberattack with personal, financial and health details among the trove.… This article has…
FBI used bitcoin wallet records to peg notorious IntelBroker as UK national
Pro tip: Don’t use your personal email account on BreachForums The notorious data thief known as IntelBroker allegedly broke into computer systems belonging to more than 40 victims worldwide and stole their data, costing them at least $25 million in…