21 Sep

Cisco spends $28B on data cruncher Splunk in cybersecurity push

Cisco is making its most expensive acquisition ever – by far – with an announcement it’s buying data crunching software firm Splunk for $157 per

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21 Sep

Menacing marketeers fined by ICO for 1.9M cold calls

The UK data watchdog has penalized five businesses it says collectively made 1.9 million cold calls to members of the public, illegally, as those people

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21 Sep

India’s biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots

India is grappling with a three-and-a-half year surge in cyber crime, with analysis suggesting cities like Bengaluru and Gurgaon – centers of India’s tech development

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21 Sep

Data breach reveals distressing info: people who order pineapple on pizza

Pizza Hut’s Australian outpost has suffered a data breach. The baked goods purveyor has delivered bitter news to around 190,000 customers: that their name, delivery

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20 Sep

International Criminal Court hit in cyber-attack amid Russia war crimes probe

The International Criminal Court said crooks breached its IT systems last week, and that attack isn’t over yet, with the ICC saying the “cybersecurity incident”

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20 Sep

Feds raise alarm over Snatch ransomware as extortion crew brags of Veterans Affairs hit

The Snatch ransomware crew has listed on its dark-web site the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs as one of its latest victims – as the

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20 Sep

Signal adopts new alphabet jumble to protect chats from quantum computers

Signal has adopted a new key agreement protocol in an effort to keep encrypted Signal chat messages protected from any future quantum computers. Quantum computers

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20 Sep

International Criminal Court hacked amid Russia investigations

The International Criminal Court said criminals breached its IT systems last week but it isn’t over yet, with the ICC saying the “cybersecurity incident” is

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20 Sep

Pot calls the kettle hack as China claims Uncle Sam did digital sneak peek first

The ongoing face-off between Washington and Beijing over technology and security issues has taken a new twist, with China accusing the US of hacking into

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20 Sep

Get Yourself AI-powered Scam Protection That Spots and Block Scams in Real Time

The tables have turned. Now you can use AI to spot and block scam texts before they do you harm.  You might have heard how

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20 Sep

UK admits ‘spy clause’ can’t be used for scanning encrypted chat – it’s not ‘feasible’

Comment Sanity appears to have prevailed in the debate over the UK’s Online Safety Bill after the government agreed to ditch proposals – at least

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20 Sep

Robocall scammers sentenced in US after netting $1.2M via India-based call centers

Two Indian nationals each received 41-month prison sentences for their involvement in $1.2 million worth of robocall scams targeting the elderly, according to the district

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20 Sep

Sysadmin and spouse admit to part in ‘massive’ pirated Avaya licenses scam

A sysadmin and his partner pleaded guilty this week to being part of a “massive” international ring that sold software licenses worth $88 million for

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20 Sep

Singapore may split liability for phishing losses between banks and victims

Singapore officials announced on Monday that next month they will deliver a consultation paper detailing a split liability scheme that will mean both consumers and

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20 Sep

Broaden your cyber security knowhow at CyberThreat 2023

Sponsored Post Cyber security remains a top three priority for most, if not all, organisations. The risks associated with failure to implement adequate defences were

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20 Sep

Marvell disputes claim Cavium backdoored chips for Uncle Sam

Cavium, a maker of semiconductors acquired in 2018 by Marvell, was allegedly identified in documents leaked in 2013 by Edward Snowden as a vendor of

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19 Sep

Marvell disputes claim that Cavium backdoored chips for Uncle Sam

Cavium, a maker of semiconductors acquired in 2018 by Marvell, was allegedly identified in documents leaked in 2013 by Edward Snowden as a vendor of

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19 Sep

Russian allegedly smuggled US weapons electronics to Moscow

A Russian national helped smuggle, via shell companies in Hong Kong, more than $1.6 million in microelectronics to Moscow potentially to support its war against

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