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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...
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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...
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...
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...
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.…
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...
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.…
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.…
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...
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...
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...
Broaden your cyber security knowhow at CyberThreat 2023
November’s two day conference sees experts from the cyber security community share their insight and knowledge Sponsored Post Cyber security remains a top three priority for most, if not all, organisations. The risks associated with failure to implement adequate...
Singapore may split liability for phishing losses between banks and victims
Won't someone please think of the banks? Singapore officials announced on Monday that next month they will deliver a consultation paper detailing a split liability scheme that will mean both consumers and banks are on the hook for financial...
Marvell disputes claim that Cavium backdoored chips for Uncle Sam
Allegations date back a decade to leaked Snowden docs Cavium, a maker of semiconductors acquired in 2018 by Marvell, was identified in the documents leaked in 2013 by Edward Snowden as a vendor that cooperated with US intelligence agencies...
Russian allegedly smuggled US weapons electronics to Moscow, says US govt
Feds claim sniper scope displays sold in sanctions-busting move A Russian national helped smuggle, via shell companies in Hong Kong, more than $1.6 million in microelectronics to Moscow potentially to support its war against Ukraine, it is claimed.…
BEC Scammer Pleads Guilty to Part in $6m Scheme
Nigerian was extradited to the US from Canada
Researchers Spot Novel “Deadglyph” Backdoor
Malware is linked to UAE-backed spies
Almost US 900 Schools Breached Via MOVEit
National Student Clearinghouse reveals more details of incident
Don’t Get Burned by CAPTCHAs: A Recipe for Accurate Bot Protection
Traditional CAPTCHAs, such as reCAPTCHA, no longer protect online businesses adequately. Real users hate them. Bots bypass them. It's time to upgrade.
New Report Uncovers Three Distinct Clusters of China-Nexus Attacks on Southeast Asian Government
An unnamed Southeast Asian government has been targeted by multiple China-nexus threat actors as part of espionage campaigns targeting the region over extended periods of time.
"While this activity occurred around the same time and in some instances even simultaneously...
