23 Sep

OpenSSF warns that open source infrastructure doesn’t run on thoughts and prayers

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) has had enough of being the unpaid janitor of the world’s software supply chain. A coalition of heavyweight open

Author rabih
23 Sep

GitHub moves to tighten npm security amid phishing, malware plague

GitHub, which owns the npm registry for JavaScript packages, says it is tightening security in response to recent attacks. September has been a bad month

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23 Sep

Oracle gets to store US users’ TikTok data, says Trump

The White House has promised that all US user data on TikTok will be stored on Oracle servers in the United States, according to a

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23 Sep

Workers fear for their jobs as JLR’s latest shutdown extended

Jaguar Land Rover is extending the shutdown of its production plants another week in a move that experts say could cost the business in the

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23 Sep

Suspected Iran-backed attackers targeting European aerospace sector with novel malware

Suspected Iranian government-backed online attackers have expanded their European cyber ops with fake job portals and new malware targeting organizations in the defense, manufacturing, telecommunications,

Author rabih
23 Sep

UK chancellor Putin the blame on Russia for cyber chaos, but evidence says otherwise

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is blaming Moscow for Britain’s latest cyber woes, an attribution that seems about as solid as wet cardboard given the trail

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23 Sep

EV charging biz zaps customers with data leak scare

An electric vehicle charging point provider is telling users that their data may be compromised, following a recent security “incident” at a service provider. Germany-based

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22 Sep

Cops cuff another teen over alleged Scattered Spider attack that broke Vegas casinos

A teen surrendered to Las Vegas police and was booked on suspicion of breaking into multiple Las Vegas casino networks in 2023, as part of

Author rabih
22 Sep

EU’s cyber agency blames ransomware as Euro airport check-in chaos continues

The EU’s cybersecurity agency today confirmed that ransonmware is the cause of continued disruption blighting major airports across Europe. Aside from the disturbance at various

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22 Sep

Car giant Stellantis says customer data nicked after partner vendor pwned

Car giant Stellantis is admitting that attackers targeted one of its third-party partners, spilling its own customers’ details in the process. The automaker – which

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22 Sep

Watch out for SVG files booby-trapped with malware

What you see is not always what you get as cybercriminals increasingly weaponize SVG files as delivery vectors for stealthy malware Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya 22

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22 Sep

Alleged Scattered Spider teen cuffed after extortion Bitcoin used to buy games, meals

Thalha Jubair, one of the two UK teens arrested on Tuesday and accused of being members of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang, allegedly played

Author rabih
22 Sep

FOMO? Brit banking biz rolls out AI tools, talks up security

Lloyds Banking Group is leaning into 21st century tech – yet trying to do so in a way that the data of its 28 million

Author rabih
22 Sep

Trump says Michael Dell is part of the team buying TikTok, with Larry Ellison and maybe some Murdochs

Dell CEO Michael Dell is part of the consortium that intends to acquire TikTok’s US operations, according to US president Donald Trump. Speaking to Fox

Author rabih
22 Sep

Tech troubles create aviation chaos on both sides of the Atlantic

Technology problems hit the commercial aviation industry hard over the weekend, leading to hundreds of cancelled flights and myriad delays on both sides of the

Author rabih
22 Sep

Ransomware attack linked to museum break-in and theft of golden exhibits

Infosec in brief Online criminals prefer to deal in digital assets, but a side effect of a ransomware attack has seen a French museum robbed

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19 Sep

ChatGPT joins human league, now solves CAPTCHAs for the right prompt

ChatGPT can be tricked via cleverly worded prompts to violate its own policies and solve CAPTCHA puzzles, potentially making this human-proving security mechanism obsolete, researchers

Author rabih
19 Sep

Ivanti EPMM holes let miscreants plant shady listeners, CISA says

An unknown attacker has abused a couple of flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) and deployed two sets of malware against an unnamed organization,

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