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Telco security is a dumpster fire and everyone's getting burned

The Register - Mon, 02/12/2024 - 09:30
The politics of cybersecurity are too important to be left to the politicians

Opinion  Here's a front-page headline you won't see these days: CHINA'S SPIES ARE TAPPING OUR PHONES. Not that they're not – they are – but, like the environment, there's so much cybersecurity horror in the media that, yes, of course they are. And?…

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Interpol nabs thousands, seizes millions in global cybercrime-busting op

The Register - Sun, 01/12/2024 - 20:24
Also, script kiddies still a threat, Tornado Cash is back, UK firms lose billions to avoidable attacks, and more

Infosec in brief  Interpol and its financial supporters in the South Korean government are back with another round of anti-cybercrime arrests via the fifth iteration of Operation HAECHI, this time nabbing more than 5,500 people suspected of scamming and seizing hundreds of millions in digital and fiat currencies. …

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RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC

The Register - Sat, 30/11/2024 - 09:31
Crooks say they have stolen sensitive files on managers and players

Italian professional football club Bologna FC is allegedly a recent victim of the RansomHub cybercrime gang, according to the group's dark web postings.…

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Zabbix urges upgrades after critical SQL injection bug disclosure

The Register - Fri, 29/11/2024 - 17:44
US agencies blasted 'unforgivable' SQLi flaws earlier this year

Open-source enterprise network and application monitoring provider Zabbix is warning customers of a new critical vulnerability that could lead to full system compromise.…

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Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital

The Register - Fri, 29/11/2024 - 12:24
Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week

Yet another of the UK's National Health Service (NHS) systems appears to be under attack, with a ransomware gang threatening to leak stolen data it says is from one of England's top children's hospitals.…

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Fighting cybercrime with actionable knowledge

The Register - Fri, 29/11/2024 - 09:19
A reason to celebrate SANS and its 35 years of cyber security training

Sponsored Post  Cybercrime never sleeps. As threats continue to evolve and attack surfaces become broader and harder to defend, it has never been more important for the good guys to keep their skills sharp and their knowledge up to date.…

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NHS major 'cyber incident' forces hospitals to use pen and paper

The Register - Thu, 28/11/2024 - 12:31
Systems are isolated and pulled offline, while scheduled procedures are canceled

The ongoing cybersecurity incident affecting a North West England NHS group has forced sites to fall back on pen-and-paper operations, according to a statement.…

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The only thing worse than being fired is scammers fooling you into thinking you're fired

The Register - Thu, 28/11/2024 - 07:31
Scumbags play on victims' worst fears in phishing campaign referencing UK Employment Tribunal

A current phishing campaign scares recipients into believing they've been sacked, when in reality they've been hacked – and infected with infostealers and other malware that means a payday for the crooks behind the scam.…

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Salt Typhoon's surge extends far beyond US telcos

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 23:44
Plus, a brand-new backdoor, GhostSpider, is linked to the cyber spy crew's operations

The reach of the China-linked Salt Typhoon gang extends beyond telecommunications giants in the United States, and its arsenal includes several backdoors – including a brand-new malware dubbed GhostSpider – according to Trend Micro researchers.…

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T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: 'Other providers may be seeing different outcomes'

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 20:59
Funny what putting more effort and resources into IT security can do

Attackers - possibly China's Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage crew - compromised an unnamed wireline provider's network and used this access to try to break into T-Mobile US systems multiple times over the past few weeks, according to its Chief Security Officer Jeff Simon. …

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Bolster resilience against 2025 cyber threats

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 18:40
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Partner Content  In today's dynamic threat landscape, security leaders are under constant pressure to make informed choices about which solutions and strategies they employ to protect their organizations.…

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Data broker leaves 600K+ sensitive files exposed online

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 18:00
Researcher spotted open database before criminals … we hope

Exclusive  More than 600,000 sensitive files containing thousands of people's criminal histories, background checks, vehicle and property records were exposed to the internet in a non-password protected database belonging to data brokerage SL Data Services, according to a security researcher.…

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First-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux in the works, experts say

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 15:32
Bootkitty doesn’t bite… yet

Security researchers say they've stumbled upon the first-ever UEFI bootkit targeting Linux, illustrating a key moment in the evolution of such tools.…

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Automating endpoint management

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 14:53
Addressing the challenges of patching and vulnerability remediation

Webinar  Managing endpoints efficiently has perhaps never been more important or more complex. …

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The workplace has become a surveillance state

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 08:31
Cracked Labs report explores the use of motion sensors and wireless networking kit to monitor offices

Office buildings have become like web browsers – they're full of tracking technology, a trend documented in a report out this week by Cracked Labs.…

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CrowdStrike still doesn't know how much its Falcon flame-out will cost

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 07:27
Thinks customers may have forgiven it after revenue hits a record

CrowdStrike can't yet confidently predict the financial impact of the failed update to its Falcon software that crashed millions of computers around the world last July, but is confident its third quarter results show customers can't find a better security product.…

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Telco engineer who spied on US employer for Beijing gets four years in the clink

The Register - Wed, 27/11/2024 - 05:30
Provides insight to how China gets inside US systems, perhaps at Verizon and Infosys

A 59 year-old Florida telco engineer was sentenced to 48 months in prison after he served as a spy for China and provided Beijing with details like his employer’s cybersecurity, according to the US Department of Justice.…

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Man accused of hilariously bad opsec as alleged cybercrime spree detailed

The Register - Tue, 26/11/2024 - 20:33
Complaint claims he trespassed, gave himself discounts, and sorted CCTV access…

A Kansas City man who stands accused of having a disregard for basic opsec made his first court appearance on Friday over a series of alleged cybercrimes.…

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US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards

The Register - Tue, 26/11/2024 - 16:00
In case anyone forgot about Change Healthcare

American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other minimum cybersecurity standards under new legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of US senators. …

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Fortify your data

The Register - Tue, 26/11/2024 - 14:52
How cyber resilient storage hardware can defeat ransomware

Sponsored Feature  Ransomware is everywhere. The FBI and CISA just issued yet another advisory about it.…

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