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Scattered Spider teen cuffed after buying games and meals with extortion bitcoin

The Register - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 14:02
Bad opsec

Thalha Jubair, one of the two UK teens arrested on Tuesday and accused of being members of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang, allegedly played a role in bilking more than 100 organizations out of at least $115 million in ransom payments. The cops nabbed him after following a number of clues, including paying for gift cards from a wallet on the same server that also held wallets receiving extortion payments.…

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One token to pwn them all: Entra ID bug could have granted access to every tenant

The Register - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 13:30
Until Microsoft lobbed it into a virtual volcano

A security researcher claims to have found a flaw that could have handed him the keys to almost every Entra ID tenant worldwide.…

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OpenAI plugs ShadowLeak bug in ChatGPT that let miscreants raid inboxes

The Register - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 11:30
Radware says flaw enabled hidden email prompts to trick Deep Research agent into exfiltrating sensitive data

ChatGPT's research assistant sprung a leak – since patched – that let attackers steal Gmail secrets with just a single carefully crafted email.…

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Charities warn Ofcom too soft on Online Safety Act violators

The Register - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 11:00
Another blow for the legislation as Parliament continues to hear stakeholder views

As UK ministers continue to quiz stakeholders over the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act, one charity chief raised concerns over the robustness of Ofcom's enforcement of the controversial legislation.…

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MI6 reveals 'Silent Courier' dark web portal upgrade it hopes will help it recruit new spies

The Register - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 07:27
YouTube vids explain digital tradecraft to reach spooks over Tor or VPN without blowing your cover

The UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, aka MI6, has created a dark web portal called “Silent Courier” that it hopes would-be foreign informants will find a suitably secure means of sharing secrets.…

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