22 Jan

Ivanti and Juniper Networks accused of bending the rules with CVE assignments

Critics are accusing major tech companies of not sticking to the rules when it comes to registering vulnerabilities with the appropriate authorities. Both Juniper Networks

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22 Jan

Subway’s data torpedoed by LockBit, ransomware gang claims

The LockBit ransomware gang is claiming an attack on submarine sandwich slinger Subway, alleging it has made off with a platter of data. LockBit’s post

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22 Jan

ICO fines spam slinging financial services biz

A financial services company that illegally dispatched tens of thousands of spam messages promising to help the recipients magically wipe away their debts is itself

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22 Jan

Safeguarding against the global ransomware threat

Sponsored Feature Ransomware is used by cybercriminals to steal and encrypt critical business data before demanding payment for its restoration. It represents one of, if

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22 Jan

BreachForums admin ‘Pompourin’ sentenced to 20 years of supervised release

in brief Conor Brian Fitzpatrick – aka “Pompourin,” a former administrator of notorious leak site BreachForums – has been sentenced to 20 years of supervised

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20 Jan

Russians invade Microsoft exec mail while China jabs at VMware vCenter Server

A VMware security vulnerability has been exploited by Chinese cyberspies since late 2021, according to Mandiant, in what has been a busy week for nation-state

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19 Jan

Five ripped off IT giant with $7M+ in bogus work expenses, prosecutors claim

Five people have been accused of pulling off a “brazen” scam that involved submitting more than $7 million in fake work expense claims to an

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19 Jan

Why many CISOs consider quitting – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video The job of a CISO is becoming increasingly stressful as cybersecurity chiefs face overwhelming workloads and growing concerns over personal liability for security failings

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19 Jan

Thieves steal 35.5M customers’ data from Vans sneakers maker

VF Corporation, parent company of clothes and footwear brands including Vans and North Face, says 35.5 million customers were impacted in some way when criminals

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19 Jan

IT consultant fined for daring to expose shoddy security

A security researcher in Germany has been fined €3,000 ($3,300, £2,600) for finding and reporting an e-commerce database vulnerability that was exposing almost 700,000 customer

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19 Jan

US agencies warn made-in-China drones might help Beijing snoop on the world

Two US government agencies, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), warned on Wednesday that drones made in China

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18 Jan

JPMorgan exec claims bank repels 45 billion cyberattack attempts per day

The largest bank in the United States repels 45 billion – yes, with a B – cyberattack attempts per day, one of its leaders claimed

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18 Jan

Future of America’s Cyber Safety Review Board hangs in balance amid calls for rethink

As the US mulls legislation that would see the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) become a permanent fixture in the government’s cyber defense armory, experts

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18 Jan

Ransomware attacks hospitalizing security pros, as one admits suicidal feelings

Ransomware attacks are being linked to a litany of psychological and physical illnesses reported by infosec professionals, and in some cases blamed for hospitalizations. A

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18 Jan

Two more Citrix NetScaler bugs exploited in the wild

Two vulnerabilities in NetScaler’s ADC and Gateway products have been fixed – but not before criminals found and exploited them, according to the vendor. CVE-2023-6548

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18 Jan

Google TAG: Kremlin cyber spies move into malware with a custom backdoor

Russian cyberspies linked to the Kremlin’s Federal Security Service (FSB) are moving beyond their usual credential phishing antics and have developed a custom backdoor that

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18 Jan

Virtual kidnapping: How to see through this terrifying scam

Scams Phone fraud takes a frightening twist as fraudsters can tap into AI to cause serious emotional and financial damage to the victims Phil Muncaster

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18 Jan

Vast botnet hijacks smart TVs for prime-time cybercrime

Security researchers have pinned a DDoS botnet that’s infected potentially millions of smart TVs and set-top boxes to an eight-year-old cybercrime syndicate called Bigpanzi. At

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