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Bing Wallpaper app, now in Windows Store, accused of cookie shenanigans

The Register - Tue, 26/11/2024 - 14:30
Microsoft free tool snooping on users? Surely not!

If you've been tempted to download the Bing Wallpaper app to spice up your Windows 11 desktop backgrounds, you may want to think twice.…

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Another 'major cyber incident' at a UK hospital, outpatients asked to stay away

The Register - Tue, 26/11/2024 - 11:36
Third time this year an NHS unit's IT systems have come under attack

A UK hospital is declaring a "major incident," cancelling all outpatient appointments due to "cybersecurity reasons."…

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QNAP and Veritas dump 30-plus vulns over the weekend

The Register - Tue, 26/11/2024 - 10:29
Just what you want to find when you start a new week

Updated  Taiwanese NAS maker QNAP addressed 24 vulnerabilities across various products over the weekend.…

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Britain Putin up stronger AI defences to counter growing cyber threats

The Register - Tue, 26/11/2024 - 06:29
'Be in no doubt: the UK and others in this room are watching Russia'

The government of the United Kingdom on Monday announced the formation of a Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) to make the nation more resilient to AI-powered cyber threats from Russia.…

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Supply chain management vendor Blue Yonder succumbs to ransomware

The Register - Tue, 26/11/2024 - 01:27
And it looks like major UK retailers that rely on it are feeling the pinch

US-based supply chain SaaS vendor Blue Yonder has revealed a service disruption caused by ransomware, and its customers are reportedly struggling to get goods onto shelves as a result.…

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Security? We've heard of it: How Microsoft plans to better defend Windows

The Register - Mon, 25/11/2024 - 19:15
Did we say CrowdStrike? We meant, er, The July Incident...

IGNITE  The sound of cyber security professionals spraying their screens with coffee could be heard this week as Microsoft claimed, "security is our top priority," as it talked up its Secure Future Initiative (SFI) once again and explained how Windows could be secured.…

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China has utterly pwned 'thousands and thousands' of devices at US telcos

The Register - Mon, 25/11/2024 - 13:15
Senate Intelligence Committee chair says his 'hair is on fire' as execs front the White House

The Biden administration on Friday hosted telco execs to chat about China's recent attacks on the sector, amid revelations that US networks may need mass rebuilds to recover.…

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Google blocked 1,000-plus pro-China fake news websites from its search results

The Register - Mon, 25/11/2024 - 06:29
Beijing's propaganda buddies aren't just using social media

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has blocked a network China-related firms from its search results for operating fake news services and websites.…

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Imagine a land in which Big Tech can't send you down online rabbit holes or use algorithms to overcharge you

The Register - Mon, 25/11/2024 - 05:29
China is trying to become that land, with a government crackdown on the things that make the internet no fun

Internet echo chambers and nasty e-commerce tricks that analyze your behavior to milk you for more cash are set to be banned – in China.…

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Russian spies may have moved in next door to target your network

The Register - Mon, 25/11/2024 - 01:30
Plus: Microsoft seizes phishing domains; Helldown finds new targets; Illegal streaming with Jupyter, and more

Infosec in brief  Not to make you paranoid, but that business across the street could, under certain conditions, serve as a launching point for Russian cyber spies to compromise your network.…

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Volunteer DEF CON hackers dive into America's leaky water infrastructure

The Register - Sun, 24/11/2024 - 15:27
Six sites targeted for security clean-up, just 49,994 to go

A plan for hackers to help secure America's critical infrastructure has kicked off with six US water companies signing up to let coders kick the tires of their computer systems and fix any vulnerabilities.…

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Trump taps border hawk to head DHS. Will Noem's 'enthusiasm' extend to digital domain?

The Register - Sat, 23/11/2024 - 17:39
Meanwhile, CISA chief Jen Easterly will step down prior to inauguration

Analysis  President-elect Donald Trump has announced several unorthodox nominations for his cabinet over the last two weeks, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, whom he tapped to serve as Homeland Security Secretary. …

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Andrew Tate's site ransacked, subscriber data stolen

The Register - Fri, 22/11/2024 - 22:38
He'll just have to take this one on the chin

The website of self-proclaimed misogynist and alleged sex trafficker and rapist Andrew Tate has been compromised and data on its paying subscribers stolen.…

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1000s of Palo Alto Networks firewalls hijacked as miscreants exploit critical hole

The Register - Fri, 22/11/2024 - 21:27
PAN-PAN! Intruders inject web shell backdoors, crypto-coin miners, more

Thousands of Palo Alto Networks firewalls were compromised by attackers exploiting two recently patched security bugs. The intruders were able to deploy web-accessible backdoors to remotely control the equipment as well as cryptocurrency miners and other malware.…

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How to master endpoint security

The Register - Fri, 22/11/2024 - 11:14
Get some advice from this discussion with a Kaseya expert

Webinar  Want to access the key takeaways from the recent "Secure Everything for Every Endpoint" webinar?…

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SafePay ransomware gang claims Microlise attack that disrupted prison van tracking

The Register - Fri, 22/11/2024 - 08:34
Fledgling band of crooks says it stole 1.2 TB of data

The new SafePay ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on UK telematics biz Microlise, giving the company less than 24 hours to pay its extortion demands before leaking data.…

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Helpline for Yakuza victims fears it leaked their personal info

The Register - Fri, 22/11/2024 - 05:24
Organized crime types tend not to be kind to those who go against them, so this is nasty

A local Japanese government agency dedicated to preventing organized crime has apologized after experiencing an incident it fears may have led to a leak of personal information describing 2,500 people who reached out to it for consultation.…

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Here's what happens if you don't layer network security – or remove unused web shells

The Register - Fri, 22/11/2024 - 01:13
TL;DR: Attackers will break in and pwn you, as a US government red team demonstrated

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency often breaks into critical organizations' networks – with their permission, of course – to simulate real-world cyber attacks and thereby help improve their security. In one of those recent exercises conducted at a critical infrastructure provider, the Agency exploited a web shell left behind from an earlier bug bounty program, scooped up a bunch of credentials and security keys, moved through the network and ultimately pwned the org's domain and several sensitive business system targets.…

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DARPA-backed voting system for soldiers abroad savaged

The Register - Thu, 21/11/2024 - 19:27
VotingWorks, developer of the system, disputes critics' claims

An electronic voting project backed by DARPA – Uncle Sam's boffinry nerve center – to improve the process of absentee voting for American military personnel stationed abroad has been slammed by security researchers.…

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Chinese ship casts shadow over Baltic subsea cable snipfest

The Register - Thu, 21/11/2024 - 17:20
Danish military confirms it is monitoring as Swedish police investigate. Cloudflare says impact was 'minimal'

The Danish military has confirmed it is tracking a Chinese ship that is under investigation after two optical fiber internet cables under the Baltic Sea were damaged.…

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