Australia will force social networks to identify trolls, so they can be sued for defamation November 29, 2021
EU needs more cybersecurity graduates, says ENISA infosec agency – pointing at growing list of master’s degree courses November 26, 2021
Privacy Sandbox saga continues: UK watchdog extracts more commitments from Google over ad tech November 26, 2021
Government-favoured child safety app warned it could violate the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act with message-scanning tech November 26, 2021
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint laid low. Not by malware, but by another buggy Windows patch November 25, 2021
It’s about the survival of the fittest – CISOs must be brave enough to throw away their security playbook, or suffer the consequences November 25, 2021
Google advises passwords are good, spear phishing is bad, and free clouds get attacked November 25, 2021
US bans Chinese firms – including one linked to HPE’s China JV – for feeding tech to Beijing’s military November 25, 2021
US government securities watchdog spoofed by investment scammers – don’t fall for it! November 24, 2021
How a malicious Android app could covertly turn the DSP in your MediaTek-powered phone into an eavesdropping bug November 24, 2021
Yes, ransomware is your number one security nightmare. But here’s how to sleep easy November 24, 2021
Apple sues ‘amoral 21st century mercenaries’ NSO for infecting iPhones with Pegasus spyware November 23, 2021
Crypto for cryptographers! Infosec types revolt against use of ancient abbreviation by Bitcoin and NFT devotees November 23, 2021
UK Ministry of Justice secures HVAC systems ‘protected’ by passwordless Wi-Fi after Register tipoff November 23, 2021
Infosec bods: After more than a year, Sky gets round to squashing hijacking bug in 6m home broadband routers November 23, 2021
SSL keys, sFTP passwords and more exposed after someone broke into GoDaddy Managed WordPress using ‘compromised password’ November 22, 2021
Ecommerce platforms (cough, Magento) need patching before Black Friday, warns UK’s National Cyber Security Centre November 22, 2021
Turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems admits to cyber incident, refuses to confirm if ransomware is at play November 22, 2021
Nigeria’s central bank digital currency is ‘same Naira, more possibilities’ – if you count government snooping November 22, 2021
A tiny typo in an automated email to thousands of customers turns out to be a big problem for legal November 22, 2021
Web trust dies in darkness: Hidden Certificate Authorities undermine public crypto infrastructure November 19, 2021
Canadian teen nabbed in $36.5M crypto heist – possibly the biggest haul yet by a single individual November 18, 2021
Singaporean regulator punishes biggest-ever data breach: Almost 5.9 million hotel customers’ info exposed November 18, 2021
South Korean privacy watchdog apologises for violating privacy while mediating privacy lawsuit November 17, 2021
The inside story of ransomware repeatedly masquerading as a popular JS library for Roblox gamers November 16, 2021
Intel’s recent Atom, Celeron, Pentium chips can be lulled into a debug mode, potentially revealing system secrets November 16, 2021
If cybercriminals can’t see data because it’s encrypted, they have nothing to steal November 16, 2021
When the world ends, all that will be left are cockroaches and new Rowhammer attacks: RAM defenses broken again November 15, 2021
America, when you’re done hitting us with the ban hammer, see these on-prem Zoom vulns, says Positive November 15, 2021
There’s something to be said for delayed gratification when Windows 11 is this full of bugs November 15, 2021
ChaosDB: Infosec bods could pull anyone’s plaintext Azure Cosmos DB keys at will from Microsoft admin tools November 12, 2021
AMD reveals an EPYC 50 flaws – 23 of them rated High severity. Intel has 25 problems, too November 12, 2021
S3 Ep58: Faces on Facebook, scams that pose as complaints, and a Kaseya bust [Podcast] November 11, 2021
Malicious Chrome extensions are bad. But what about nice ones that can be hijacked? This new tool spots them November 11, 2021
New Zealand spooks say satellite snooping is obsolete – better intel is found elsewhere November 11, 2021
Boat biz breaches itself: Brittany Ferries ‘fesses up to leaks caused by routine website update November 10, 2021
Former Broadcom engineer accused of pinching chip tech to share with new Chinese employer November 10, 2021
Let us give thanks that this November, Microsoft has given us just 55 security fixes, two of which are for actively exploited flaws November 9, 2021
Shotgun targeting of malware attacks will be the defining infosec theme of 2022, reckons Sophos November 9, 2021
Investment app Robinhood: Extortionist tricked our support desk and made off with customer information November 9, 2021
Ukrainian cuffed, faces extradition to US for allegedly orchestrating Kaseya ransomware infection November 8, 2021
You’ll never guess who’s been exploiting the ManageEngine service to steal passwords November 8, 2021
Angling (re)Direct: Criminals net website of Brit fishing tackle retailer, send users straight to smut site November 8, 2021