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Woman uses AirTags to nab alleged parcel-pinching scum
Phew! Consumer-grade tracking devices are good for more than finding your keys and stalking Theft of packages is an ongoing problem, so one California woman tried a high tech solution to the problem – and her use of Apple’s consumer-grade…
Chinese broadband satellites may be Beijing’s flying spying censors, think tank warns
Ground stations are the perfect place for the Great Firewall to block things China finds unpleasant The multiple constellations of broadband-beaming satellites planned by Chinese companies could conceivably run the nation’s “Great Firewall” content censorship system, according to think tank…
Intel’s Software Guard Extensions broken? Don’t panic
More of a storm in a teacup Today’s news that Intel’s Software Guard Extensions (SGX) security system is open to abuse may be overstated.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Intel’s Software…
Volt Typhoon suspected of exploiting Versa SD-WAN bug since June
The same Beijing-backed cyber spy crew the feds say burrowed into US critical infrastructure It looks like China’s Volt Typhoon has found a new way into American networks as Versa has disclosed a nation-state backed attacker has exploited a high-severity…
Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
Cracked Labs examines how workplace surveillance turns workers into suspects Software designed to address legitimate business concerns about cyber security and compliance treats employees as threats, normalizing intrusive surveillance in the workplace, according to a report by Cracked Labs.… This…
Microsoft mistake blows up admins’ inboxes with fake malware alerts
Legitimate emails misclassified in software snafu Updated Many administrators have had a trying Monday after getting spammed out with false malware reports by Microsoft.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Microsoft mistake…
Seattle airport ‘possible cyberattack’ snarls travel yet again
No word yet on if ransomware is to blame The Port of Seattle, which operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, is investigating a “possible cyberattack” after computer outages disrupted the airport’s operations and delayed flights.… This article has been indexed from…
Watchdog warns FBI is sloppy on secure data storage and destruction
National security data up for grabs, Office of the Inspector General finds The FBI has made serious slip-ups in how it processes and destroys electronic storage media seized as part of investigations, according to an audit by the Department of…
AMD internal data reportedly offered for sale
Second sensitive info theft claimed by the same crims since June Digital data thieves have reportedly breached AMD’s internal communications and are offering the allegedly stolen goods for sale. … This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read…
31.5M invoices, contracts, patient consent forms, and more exposed to the internet
Unprotected database with 12 years of biz records yanked offline Exclusive Nearly 2.7 TB of sensitive data — 31.5 million invoices, contracts, HIPPA patient consent forms, and other business documents regarding numerous companies across industries — has been exposed to…
Alleged Karakut ransomware scumbag charged in US
Plus: Microsoft issues workaround for dual-boot crashes; ARRL cops to ransom payment, and more Infosec in brief Deniss Zolotarjovs, a suspected member of the Russian Karakurt ransomware gang, has been charged in a US court with allegedly conspiring to commit…
US sues Georgia Tech over alleged cybersecurity failings as a Pentagon contractor
Rap sheet spells out major no-nos after disgruntled staff blow whistle The US is suing one of its leading research universities over a litany of alleged failures to meet cybersecurity standards set by the Department of Defense (DoD) for contract…
Uniting the brightest minds in security, network and cloud
Immerse is Cloudflare’s premier annual conference in Southeast Asia Partner Content Cloudflare is excited to present Immerse, our flagship event designed to connect attendees directly with the ideas, technologies and business leaders driving network and security transformation.… This article has…
SolarWinds left critical hardcoded credentials in its Web Help Desk product
Why go to the effort of backdooring code when devs will basically do it for you accidentally anyway SolarWinds left hardcoded credentials in its Web Help Desk product that can be used by remote, unauthenticated attackers to log into vulnerable…
CrowdStrike deja vu as ‘performance issue’ leaves systems sluggish
Not related to the massive outage in July, security biz spokesperson told us Some IT administrators suffered a moment of deja vu on Thursday morning as CrowdStrike blamed a cloud service issue for performance problems and lagging boot times affecting…
Halliburton probes ‘an issue’ disrupting business ops
What could the problem be? Reportedly, a cyberattack American oil giant Halliburton is investigating an “issue,” reportedly a cyberattack, that has disrupted some business operations and global networks.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…
Ransomware batters critical industries, but takedowns hint at relief
Whether attack slowdown continues downward trend is the million dollar question that security researchers can’t answer Critical industrial organizations continued to be hammered by ransomware skids in July, while experts suggest the perps are growing in confidence that law enforcement…
This uni thought it would be a good idea to do a phishing test with a fake Ebola scare
Needless to say, it backfired in a big way University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) students may be relieved to hear that an emailed warning about a staff member infected with the Ebola virus was just a phishing exercise.… This…
Kick off early Octoberfest with an EUC-fest
Visit IGEL’s DISRUPT Munich event this September to learn more about the latest end user computing technologies Sponsored Post The IGEL DISRUPT Munich event promises an opportunity to explore the latest innovations in end user computing (EUC), with a focus…