Seven months for IT worker who trashed his work network • The Register
A judge has sentenced a disgruntled IT worker to more than seven months in prison after he wreaked havoc on his employer's network following his suspension, according to West Yorkshire Police. According to the police, Mohammed Umar Taj, 31, from the Yorkshire...
Germany asks Google, Apple to remove DeepSeek AI from app stores
The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection has formally requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI application from the application stores due to GDPR violations. The commissioner, Meike Kamp, alleges that DeepSeek’s owner, Hangzhou DeepSeek...
Microsoft warns of Windows update delays due to wrong timestamp
Microsoft has confirmed a new known issue causing delivery delays for June 2025 Windows security updates due to an incorrect metadata timestamp. As Redmond explains in recent advisory updates, this bug affects Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems in environments...
Your browser has ad tech’s fingerprints all over it • The Register
Opinion There are few tech deceptions more successful than Chrome's Incognito Mode. Alongside its fellow travellers in other browsers offering Private Browsing and the like, the name and the impression is given that this is some sort of cloaking mode that...
Bluetooth flaws could let hackers spy through your microphone
Vulnerabilities affecting a Bluetooth chipset present in more than two dozen audio devices from ten vendors can be exploited for eavesdropping or stealing sensitive information. Researchers confirmed that 29 devices from Beyerdynamic, Bose, Sony, Marshall,...
In cyber, there’s no such thing a ceasefire • The Register
interview The ceasefire between Iran and Israel may prevent the two countries from firing missiles at each other, but it won't carry any weight in cyberspace, according to former NATO hacker Candan Bolukbas. "In the cyber world, there's no such thing as a...
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – June 2025 edition
From Australia's new ransomware payment disclosure rules to another record-breaking DDoS attack, June 2025 saw no shortage of interesting cybersecurity news 28 Jun 2025 It's that time of month when ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe looks at the most...
Patients, providers duped in records-and-payment scam • The Register
Criminals masquerading as insurers are tricking patients and healthcare providers into handing over medical records and bank account information via emails and text messages, according to the FBI. In a Friday security alert, the federal cops warned the public...
Scattered Spider hackers shift focus to aviation, transportation firms
Hackers associated with "Scattered Spider" tactics have expanded their targeting to the aviation and transportation industries after previously attacking insurance and retail sectors These threat actors have employed a sector-by-sector approach, initially...
Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic • The Register
Cisco is talking up the integration of security into network infrastructure such as its latest Catalyst switches, claiming this is vital to AI applications, and in particular the current vogue for "agentic AI." What we did was to imagine if a switch actually...