![EU lawmakers finalize tough cyber security rules • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 4, 2023 | IT Security |
Infosec in brief The European Union’s Parliament and Council have reached an agreement on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), setting the long-awaited security regulation on a path to final approval and adoption, along with new rules exempting open source software. The...
![New Relic admits attack on staging systems, user accounts • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 4, 2023 | IT Security |
Nine days after issuing a vaguely worded warning about a possible cyber security incident, web tracking and analytics outfit New Relic has revealed a two-front attack. One front was the vendor’s staging systems, which it has admitted were compromised in...
![60 US credit unions offline after cloud ransomware infection • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 1, 2023 | IT Security
A ransomware infection at a cloud IT provider has disrupted services for 60 or so credit unions across the US, all of which were relying on the attacked vendor. This is according to the National Credit Union Administration, which on Friday told The Register it is...
![Update iPhones and Macs – WebKit security hole found • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 1, 2023 | IT Security
Apple has issued emergency fixes to plug security flaws in iPhones, iPads, and Macs that may already be under attack. The software updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sonoma, and Safari web browser address two bugs: an out-of-bounds read flaw tracked as CVE-2023-42916, and...
![UEFI exploit ‘worse than BlackLotus’ pwns PCs using images • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 1, 2023 | IT Security
Hundreds of consumer and enterprise devices are potentially vulnerable to bootkit exploits through unsecured BIOS image parsers. Security researchers have identified vulnerabilities in UEFI system firmware from major vendors which they say could allow attackers to...
![US readies prison cell for another Russian Trickbot dev • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 1, 2023 | IT Security
Another member of the Trickbot malware crew now faces a lengthy prison sentence amid US law enforcement’s ongoing search for its leading members. Russian national Vladimir Dunaev, 40, faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison for his involvement in the...
![Teaching appropriate use of AI tech – Week in security with Tony Anscombe]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 1, 2023 | IT Security
Video Several cases of children creating indecent images of other children using AI software add to the worries about harmful uses of AI technology 01 Dec 2023 It has been reported recently that children are using artificial intelligence (AI) image generators to...
![NHS board sanctioned for ‘stranger in hospital’ data snafu • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 1, 2023 | IT Security
NHS Fife is on the wrong end of a stern ticking off by Britain’s data regulator after it made a howling privacy error that aided an as yet unknown person who had entered a hospital ward only to walk off with data on 14 patients. The “reprimand” [PDF]...
![Interpol arrests suspect after remote biometric checks • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 1, 2023 | IT Security
European police have for the first time made an arrest after remotely checking Interpol’s trove of biometric data to identify a suspected smuggler. The fugitive migrant, we’re told, gave a fake name and phony identification documents at a police check in...
![Google, Meta, allege China cyber attacks • The Register]()
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 30, 2023 | IT Security
Meta and Google have disclosed what they allege are offensive cyber ops conducted by China. The Social Network™ used its Quarterly Adversarial Threat Report [PDF], published Thursday, to report it booted 4,789 Facebook accounts for violating its policy against...
