17 Mar

GitHub supply chain attack spills secrets from 23,000 projects

It’s not such a happy Monday for defenders wiping the sleep from their eyes only to deal with the latest supply chain attack. StepSecurity disclosed

Author rabih
17 Mar

UK government to open £16B IT services competition after 6-month delay

UK government is set to crack open the pork barrel for up to £16 billion in contracts for a range of IT services. The buying

Author rabih
17 Mar

AI’s biggest surprises of 2024 | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (S2E1)

Here’s what’s been hot on the AI scene over the past 12 months, how it’s changing the face of warfare, and how you can fight

Author rabih
17 Mar

Microsoft wouldn’t look at a bug report without a video. Researcher maliciously complied

A vulnerability analyst and prominent member of the infosec industry has blasted Microsoft for refusing to look at a bug report unless he submitted a

Author rabih
16 Mar

FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to

Infosec In Brief United States Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has unveiled plans to form a Council on National Security that will combat foreign

Author rabih
14 Mar

Apple’s alleged UK encryption battle sparks political and privacy backlash

US politicians and privacy campaigners are calling for the private hearing between Apple and the UK government regarding its alleged encryption-busting order to be aired

Author rabih
14 Mar

New kids on the ransomware block channel Lockbit to raid Fortinet firewalls

Researchers are tracking a newly discovered ransomware group with suspected links to LockBit after a series of intrusions were reported starting in January. Forescout said

Author rabih
14 Mar

When IT meets OT: Cybersecurity for the physical world

Critical Infrastructure While relatively rare, real-world incidents impacting operational technology highlight that organizations in critical infrastructure can’t afford to dismiss the OT threat Phil Muncaster

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14 Mar

Google says it’s rolling out fix for stricken Chromecasts

Google has told The Register it’s beginning to roll out a fix for Chromecast devices that were crippled by an expired security certificate authority. We’re

Author rabih
13 Mar

Dems ask federal agencies for reassurance DOGE isn’t feeding data into AI willy-nilly

House Democrats have sent letters to 24 federal agencies asking for assurances that Elon Musk’s DOGE team is not feeding sensitive government data into “unapproved

Author rabih
13 Mar

Google says it’s rolling out a fix for stricken Chromecasts

Google has told The Register it’s beginning to roll out a fix for Chromecast devices that were bricked due to an expired security certificate authority.

Author rabih
13 Mar

CISA: We didn’t fire red teams, we just unhired a bunch of them

Uncle Sam’s cybersecurity agency is trying to save face by seeking to clear up what it’s calling “inaccurate reporting” after a former senior pen-tester claimed

Author rabih
13 Mar

That ‘angry guest’ email from Booking.com? It’s a scam, not a 1-star review

An ongoing phishing campaign disguised as a Booking.com email casts keystroke and credential-stealing malware into hospitality employees’ inboxes for financial fraud and theft, according to

Author rabih
13 Mar

CISA: We didn’t fire our red team, we just unhired a bunch of them

The US cybersecurity agency is trying to save face by seeking to clear up what it’s calling “inaccurate reporting” after a former senior pentester claimed

Author rabih
13 Mar

DeepSeek can be gently persuaded to spit out malware code

DeepSeek’s flagship R1 model is capable of generating a working keylogger and basic ransomware code, just as long as a techie is on hand to

Author rabih
13 Mar

Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand

A crook who distributes the Medusa ransomware tried to make a victim cough up three payments instead of the usual two, according to a government

Author rabih
13 Mar

Get off that old Firefox by Friday or you’ll be sorry, says Moz

If you’re running an outdated version of Firefox, update by Friday or risk broken add-ons, failing DRM-protected media playback, and other errors, due to an

Author rabih
13 Mar

CISA pen-tester says 100-strong red team binned after DOGE canceled contract

Updated A penetration tester who worked at the US govt’s CISA claims his 100-strong team was effectively dismissed after Elon Musk’s Trump-blessed DOGE unit cancelled

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