19 Feb

Trump’s DoD CISO pick previously faced security clearance suspension

Donald Trump’s nominee for a critical DoD cybersecurity role sports a resume that outshines many of his past picks, despite previously suspended security clearance. Katie

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19 Feb

Check out this free automated tool that hunts for exposed AWS secrets in public repos

A free automated tool that lets anyone scan public GitHub repositories for exposed AWS credentials has been released. Before you say anything, yes, we’re pretty

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19 Feb

Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11M

An alleged security SNAFU that occurred during the Obama administration has finally been settled under the second Trump administration. The case concerns Health Net Federal

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19 Feb

Hundreds of Dutch medical records bought for pocket change at flea market

Typically shoppers can expect to find tie-dye t-shirts, broken lamps and old disco records at flea markets, now it seems storage drives filled with huge

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19 Feb

London celebrity talent agency reports itself to ICO following Rhysida attack claims

A London talent agency has reported itself to the UK’s data protection watchdog after the Rhysida ransomware crew last week claimed it had attacked the

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19 Feb

Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11 million

An alleged security SNAFU that occurred during the Obama administration has finally been settled under the second Trump administration. The case concerns Health Net Federal

Author rabih
19 Feb

Palo Alto firewalls under attack as miscreants chain flaws for root access

A flaw patched last week by Palo Alto Networks is now under active attack and, when chained with two older vulnerabilities, allows attackers to gain

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18 Feb

Snake Keylogger slithers into Windows, evades detection with AutoIt-compiled payload

A new variant of Snake Keylogger is making the rounds, primarily hitting Windows users across Asia and Europe. This strain also uses the BASIC-like scripting

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18 Feb

US newspaper publisher uses linguistic gymnastics to avoid saying its outage was due to ransomware

US newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is blaming its recent service disruptions on a “cybersecurity attack,” per a regulatory filing, and is the latest company to

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18 Feb

FreSSH bugs undiscovered for years threaten OpenSSH security

Researchers can disclose two brand-new vulnerabilities in OpenSSH now that patches have been released. Qualys discovered the bugs in January, per its disclosure timeline. These

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18 Feb

Time to make C the COBOL of this century

Opinion Nobody likes The Man. When a traffic cop tells you to straighten up and slow down or else, profound thanks are rarely the first

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18 Feb

No, you’re not fired – but beware of job termination scams

Some employment scams take an unexpected turn as cybercriminals shift from “hiring” to “firing” staff Phil Muncaster 18 Feb 2025  •  , 5 min. read

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18 Feb

Indian authorities seize loot from collapsed BitConnect crypto scam

Indian authorities seize loot from BitConnect crypto-Ponzi scheme Devices containing crypto wallets tracked online, then in the real world India’s Directorate of Enforcement has found

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17 Feb

XCSSET macOS malware returns with first new version since 2022

Microsoft says there’s a new variant of XCSSET on the prowl for Mac users – the first new iteration of the malware since 2022. XCSSET

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17 Feb

Katharine Hayhoe: The most important climate equation | Starmus highlights

WeLiveScience The atmospheric scientist makes a compelling case for a head-to-heart-to-hands connection as a catalyst for climate action 17 Feb 2025 Most people acknowledge that

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17 Feb

Twin Google flaws allowed researcher to get from YouTube ID to Gmail address in a few easy steps

Infosec In Brief A security researcher has found that Google could leak the email addresses of YouTube channels, which wasn’t good because the search and

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17 Feb

Twin Google flaws allowed attacker to get from YouTube ID to Gmail address in a few easy steps

Infosec In Brief A security researcher has found that Google could leak the email addresses of YouTube channels, which wasn’t good because the search and

Author rabih
16 Feb

Fujitsu worries US tariffs will see its clients slow digital spend

Asia In Brief The head of Fujitsu’s North American operations has warned that the Trump administration’s tariff plans will be bad for business. In remarks

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