23 Jan

Meta’s pay-or-consent model under fire from EU consumer group

Meta has again come under fire for its pay-or-consent model in the EU. The complaint has come from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), which has

Author rabih
23 Jan

FortiGate config leaks: Victims’ email addresses published online

Thousands of email addresses included in the Belsen Group’s dump of FortiGate configs last week are now available online, revealing which organizations may have been

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23 Jan

Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users

In addition to Chinese spies invading organizations’ networks and ransomware crews locking up sensitive files, botnets blasting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can still

Author rabih
23 Jan

The evolving landscape of data privacy: Key trends to shape 2025

Business Security Incoming laws, combined with broader developments on the threat landscape, will create further complexity and urgency for security and compliance teams Phil Muncaster

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23 Jan

Biz tax rises, inflation and high interest. Why fewer UK tech firms started in 2024

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the number of tech firms incorporated in the UK has declined, with a shrinking economy,

Author rabih
23 Jan

Asus lets processor security fix slip out early, AMD confirms patch in progress

AMD has confirmed at least some of its microprocessors suffer a microcode-related security vulnerability, the existence of which accidentally emerged this month after a fix

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23 Jan

Oracle emits 603 patches, names one it wants you to worry about soon

Oracle has delivered its regular quarterly collection of patches: 603 in total, 318 for its own products, and another 285 for Linux code it ships.

Author rabih
22 Jan

Trump ‘waved a white flag to Chinese hackers’ as Homeland Security axed cyber advisory boards

The Trump administration gutted key cybersecurity advisory boards in its first days, as expert witnesses warned Congress about the dire risks of cyberattacks by China.

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22 Jan

Trump ‘waved a white flag to Chinese hackers’ as DHS axed cyber advisory boards

The Trump Administration gutted key cyber advisory boards in its first days, as expert witnesses warned Congress about dire risks posed by cyberattacks rooted in

Author rabih
22 Jan

Supply chain attack hits Chrome extensions, could expose millions

Cybersecurity outfit Sekoia is warning Chrome users of a supply chain attack targeting browser extension developers that has potentially impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals

Author rabih
22 Jan

Give users confidence in your digital infrastructure

Sponsored Post Research firm IDC estimates that over 53 percent of organizations are now mostly or completely digital native. It’s a situation that brings considerable

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22 Jan

Microsoft issues out-of-band fix for Windows Server 2022 NUMA glitch

Microsoft is releasing an out-of-band patch to deal with a problem that prevented some Windows Server 2022 machines from booting. KB5052819 is related to servers

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22 Jan

Silk Road’s Dread Pirate Roberts walks free as Trump pardons dark web kingpin

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is now a free man after US President Donald Trump made good on his promise to issue a federal pardon

Author rabih
22 Jan

Infosec was literally the last item in Trump’s policy plan, yet major changes are likely on his watch

Feature The Trump administration came to office this week without a detailed information security policy, but analysis of cabinet nominees’ public remarks and expert comments

Author rabih
22 Jan

Ransomware scum make it personal for Reg readers by impersonating tech support

Two ransomware campaigns are abusing Microsoft Teams to infect organizations and steal data, and the crooks may have ties to Black Basta and FIN7, according

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22 Jan

PlushDaemon compromises supply chain of Korean VPN service

ESET researchers provide details on a previously undisclosed China-aligned APT group that we track as PlushDaemon and one of its cyberespionage operations: the supply-chain compromise

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22 Jan

PowerSchool theft latest: Decades of Canadian student records, data from 40-plus US states feared stolen

Canada’s largest school board has revealed that student records dating back to 1985 may have been accessed by miscreants who compromised software provider PowerSchool. The

Author rabih
22 Jan

PowerSchool thieves net decades of Canadian students’ records, hit 40-plus US states

Canada’s largest school board has revealed that student records dating back to 1985 may have been accessed by miscreants who compromised software provider PowerSchool. The

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