20 May

British Library’s candid ransomware comms driven by ’emotional intelligence’

CyberUK Emotional intelligence was at the heart of the British Library’s widely hailed response to its October ransomware attack, according to CEO Roly Keating. The

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20 May

Chinese telco gear may become verboten on German networks

Germany may soon remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from its 5G networks, according to media reports. Bloomberg reported last Friday that Germany’s Foreign Office and

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20 May

Nissan infosec in the spotlight again after breach affecting more than 50K US employees

Infosec in brief Nissan has admitted to another data loss – this time involving the theft of personal information belonging to more than 50,000 Nissan

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18 May

An attorney says she saw her library reading habits reflected in mobile ads. That’s not supposed to happen

Feature In April, attorney Christine Dudley was listening to a book on her iPhone while playing a game on her Android tablet when she started

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18 May

Gawd, after that week, we wonder what’s next for China and the Western world

Kettle It’s been a fairly troubling week in terms of the relationship between China and the Western world. Chiefly, America announced stiff import tariffs on

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18 May

How two brothers allegedly swiped $25M in a 12-second Ethereum heist

The US Department of Justice has booked two brothers on allegations that they exploited open source software used in the Ethereum blockchain world to bag

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17 May

Aussie cops probe MediSecure’s ‘large-scale ransomware data breach’

Australian prescriptions provider MediSecure is the latest healthcare org to fall victim to a ransomware attack, with crooks apparently stealing patients’ personal and health data.

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17 May

Three cuffed for ‘helping North Koreans’ secure remote IT jobs in America

Three individuals accused of helping North Korea fund its weapons programs using US money are now in handcuffs. All three are said by Uncle Sam’s

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17 May

Three arrested for helping North Koreans to secure remote IT jobs in US

Three individuals accused of facilitating North Korea’s bid to fund its weapon program using US money are now in handcuffs. All three are said by

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17 May

The who, where, and how of APT attacks – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video This week, ESET experts released several research publications that shine the spotlight on a number of notable campaigns and broader developments on the threat

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17 May

How to Protect Yourself on Social Networks

There are now over 5 billion active social media users worldwide, representing 62.3% of the global population. While social networks serve as valuable tools for

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17 May

First LockBit, now BreachForums: Are cops winning the war or just a few battles?

Interview On Wednesday the FBI and international cops celebrated yet another cybercrime takedown – of ransomware brokerage site BreachForums – just a week after doxing

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16 May

Crims abusing Microsoft Quick Assist to deploy Black Basta ransomware

A cybercrime gang has been abusing Microsoft’s Quick Assist application in social engineering attacks that ultimately allow the crew to infect victims with Black Basta

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16 May

EU probes Meta over its provisions for protecting children

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA)

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16 May

Stifling Beijing in cyberspace is now British intelligence’s number-one mission

Regular attendees of CYBERUK, the annual conference hosted by British intelligence unit the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), will know that in addition to the

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16 May

NCSC CTO: Broken market must be fixed to usher in new tech

CYBERUK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CTO Ollie Whitehouse kicked off day two of British infosec conference CYBERUK with a tirade on the tech market,

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15 May

FBI takes down BreachForums ransomware website and Telegram channel

The FBI, in combination with police around the world, have taken control of the website and Telegram channel of ransomware brokerage site BreachForums. The action

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15 May

Crook brags about US Army and $75b defense biz pwnage

An extortionist claims to have stolen files from the US Army Aviation and Missile Command in August 2023, and now claims they are selling access

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