Organizational, technological resilience combined defeat the disease that is cybercrime When IT disasters strike, it can become a matter of life and death for healthcare organizations – and criminals know it.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
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Oracle faces Texas-sized lawsuit over alleged cloud snafu and radio silence
Victims expect to spend considerable time and money over privacy incident, lawyers argue Specialist class action lawyers have launched proceedings against Oracle in Texas over two alleged data breaches.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read…
One of the last of Bletchley Park’s quiet heroes, Betty Webb, dies at 101
Kept quiet for 30 years before becoming an ‘unrivalled advocate’ for the site Obit Betty Webb MBE, one of the team who worked at the code-breaking Bletchley Park facility during the Second World War, has died at the age of…
Apple belatedly patches actively exploited bugs in older OSes
Cupertino already squashed ’em in more recent releases – which this week get a fresh round of fixes Apple has delivered a big batch of OS updates, some of which belatedly patch older versions of its operating systems to address…
North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting European employers
With help from UK operatives, because it’s getting tougher to run the scam in the USA North Korea’s scamming, thieving, and AI-abusing fake IT workers are increasingly targeting European employers.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security…
Forget Signal. National Security Adviser Waltz now accused of using Gmail for work
But his emails! Sharing them with Google! Senior members of the US National Security Council, including the White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have been accused of using their personal Gmail accounts to exchange sensitive information.… This article has…
Microsoft to mark five decades of Ctrl-Alt-Deleting the competition
Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer Microsoft will officially hit the half-century mark on Friday as the Windows giant turns 50 years old. What do you consider the highs and lows of…
Google makes end-to-end encrypted Gmail easy for all – even Outlook users
The UK government must be thrilled Google will soon offer end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) email for all users, even those who do not use Google Workspace, and says it’ll do so without imposing any undue stress on IT admins.… This article…
UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill
Tech secretary reveals landmark legislation’s full details for first time The UK’s technology secretary revealed the full breadth of the government’s Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill for the first time this morning, pledging £100,000 ($129,000) daily fines for failing…
GCHQ intern took top secret spy tool home, now faces prison
Not exactly Snowden levels of skill A student at Britain’s top eavesdropping government agency has pleaded guilty to taking sensitive information home on the first day of his trial.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read…
CISA spots spawn of Spawn malware targeting Ivanti flaw
Resurge an apt name for malware targeting hardware maker that has security bug after security bug Owners of Ivanti’s Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateway products have a new strain of malware to fend off, according to the US…
Oracle Cloud security SNAFU latest: IT giant accused of pedantry as evidence scrubbed
1990s incident response in 2025 Two Oracle data security breaches have been reported in the past week, and the database goliath not only remains reluctant to acknowledge the disasters publicly – it may be scrubbing the web of evidence, too.……
Top cybersecurity boffin, wife vanish as FBI raids homes
Indiana Uni rm -rf online profile while agents haul boxes of evidence A tenured computer security professor at Indiana University and his university-employed wife have not been seen publicly since federal agents raided their homes late last week.… This article…
Oracle Cloud security SNAFU latest: IT giant accused of pedantry as evidence vanishes
1990s incident response in 2025 Two Oracle data security breaches have been reported in the past week, and the database goliath not only remains reluctant to acknowledge the disasters publicly – it may be scrubbing the web of evidence, too.……
Oracle Cloud security SNAFU: IT giant accused of pedantry as evidence vanishes
1990s incident response in 2025 Two Oracle data security breaches have been reported in the past week, and the database goliath not only remains reluctant to acknowledge the disasters publicly – it may be scrubbing the web of evidence, too.……
Check Point confirms breach, but says it was ‘old’ data and crook made ‘false’ claims
Explanation leaves a ‘lot of questions unanswered,’ says infosec researcher A digital burglar is claiming to have nabbed a trove of “highly sensitive” data from Check Point – something the American-Israeli security biz claims is a huge exaggeration.… This article…
Cloud security explained: What’s left exposed?
Think AWS has security covered? Think again. Discover real-world examples of what it doesn’t secure and how to protect your environment Advertorial AWS customers might assume that security is taken care of for them – however, this is a dangerous…
China cracks down on personal information collection. No, seriously
PLUS: Indonesia crimps social media, allows iPhones; India claims rocket boost; In-flight GenAI for Japan Airlines Asia In Brief China last week commenced a crackdown on inappropriate collection and subsequent use of personal information.… This article has been indexed from…
Oracle Health reportedly warns of info leak from legacy server
PLUS: OpenAI bumps bug bounties bigtime; INTERPOL arrests 300 alleged cyber-scammers; And more! Infosec in brief Oracle Health appears to have fallen victim to an info stealing attack that has led to patient data stored by American hospitals being plundered.……
Malware in Lisp? Now you’re just being cruel
Miscreants warming to Delphi, Haskell, and the like to evade detection Malware authors looking to evade analysis are turning to less popular programming languages like Delphi or Haskell.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…