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Apple drags UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order
A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government’s order that it must forcibly break the encryption of iCloud…
China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets
They’re good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in ongoing attacks targeting IT companies and state and local…
Apple takes UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order
A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government’s order that it must forcibly break the encryption of iCloud…
Leeds United kick card swipers into Row Z after 5-day cyberattack
English football club offers apologies after fans’ card details stolen from online retail store English football club Leeds United says cyber criminals targeted its retail website during a five-day assault in February and stole the card details of “a small…
Qilin ransomware gang claims attacks on cancer clinic, OB-GYN facility
List of attacks by ‘No regrets’ crew leaking highly sensitive data continues to grow Qilin – the “no regrets” ransomware crew wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry – just claimed responsibility for fresh attacks on a cancer treatment clinic…
How prevention is better than cure
Stop cyberattacks before they happen with preventative endpoint security Sponsored Post Every organization is vulnerable to cyber threats, and endpoint devices are a common target for cyber criminals.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…
Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met
Hunters International ready to off-shore 1.4 TB of info allegedly swiped from Indian giant A subsidiary of Indian multinational Tata has allegedly fallen victim to the notorious ransomware gang Hunters International.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
VMware splats guest-to-hypervisor escape bugs already exploited in wild
The heap overflow zero-day in the memory unsafe code by Miss Creant Broadcom today pushed out patches for three VMware hypervisor-hijacking bugs, including one rated critical, that have already been found and exploited by criminals.… This article has been indexed…
How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app
No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims … no consent Research from a leading academic shows Android users have advertising cookies and other gizmos working to build profiles on them even before they open their first app.… This article has…
It’s bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake
Says the biz trying to sell us stuff to catch that, admittedly High-profile deepfake scams that were reported here at The Register and elsewhere last year may just be the tip of the iceberg. Attacks relying on spoofed faces in…
Plugging the holes in open banking
Enhancing API security for financial institutions Partner Content Open banking has revolutionized financial services, empowering consumers to share their financial data with third-party providers, including fintech innovators.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original…
So … Russia no longer a cyber threat to America?
Mixed messages from Pentagon, CISA as Trump gets pally with Putin and Kremlin strikes US critical networks Comment America’s cybersecurity chiefs in recent days have been sending mixed messages about the threat posed by Russia in the digital world.… This…
Cybersecurity not the hiring-’em-like-hotcakes role it once was
Ghost positions, HR AI no help – biz should talk to infosec staff and create ‘realistic’ job outline, say experts Analysis It’s a familiar refrain in the security industry that there is a massive skills gap in the sector. And…
Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows
Some may have second thoughts about going all-in with an American vendor, no matter where their data is stored Microsoft has completed its EU data boundary, however, analysts and some regional cloud players are voicing concerns over dependencies on a…
UK watchdog investigates TikTok and Reddit over child data privacy concerns
ICO looking at what data is used to serve up recommendations The UK’s data protection watchdog has launched three investigations into certain social media platforms following concerns about the protection of privacy among teenage users.… This article has been indexed…
Polish space agency confirms cyberattack
Officials remain intent on uncovering who was behind it The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) is currently dealing with a “cybersecurity incident,” it confirmed via its X account on Sunday.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read…
Governments can’t seem to stop asking for secret backdoors
Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go Opinion With Apple pulling the plug on at-rest end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for UK users, and Signal threatening to pull out of Sweden if that government…
US Cyber Command reportedly pauses cyberattacks on Russia
PLUS: Phishing suspects used fishing gear as alibi; Apple’s ‘Find My’ can track PCs and Androids; and more Infosec In Brief US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly ordered US Cyber Command to pause offensive operations against Russia, as the…
C++ creator calls for help to defend programming language from ‘serious attacks’
Bjarne Stroustrup says standards committee needs to show it can respond to memory safety push Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, has issued a call for the C++ community to defend the programming language, which has been shunned by cybersecurity agencies…