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Microsoft postpones shift to New Commerce Experience subscriptions
Microsoft has indefinitely postponed the date on which its Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) will be required to sell software and services licences on new terms.…
FBI warning: crooks are using deepfake videos in interviews for remote gigs
The US FBI issued a warning on Tuesday that it was has received increasing numbers of complaints relating to the use of deepfake videos during interviews for tech jobs that involve access to sensitive systems and information.…
Trio accused of selling $88m of pirated Avaya licenses
Three people accused of selling pirate software licenses worth more than $88 million have been charged with fraud.…
Walmart accused of turning blind eye to transfer fraud totaling millions of dollars
The FTC has sued Walmart, claiming it turned a blind eye to fraudsters using its money transfer services to con folks out of "hundreds of millions of dollars."…
Customized malware coded to target OT systems
Sponsored Feature Malware targeting operational technology (OT) and industrial controls systems (ICS) doesn't come along very often. But when it does, it's worth paying close attention.…
AMD targeted by RansomHouse, cybercrims claim to have '450Gb' in stolen data
If claims hold true, AMD has been targeted by the extortion group RansomHouse, which says it is sitting on a trove of data stolen from the processor designer following an alleged security breach earlier this year.…
Have you modelled the attack paths into your organization? Because an attacker already has
Webinar What does your tech infrastructure look like to the outside world? You might think it looks like an impenetrable fortress or a black box. You're probably wrong.…
Tencent admits to poisoned QR code attack on QQ chat platform
Chinese web giant Tencent has admitted to a significant account hijack attack on its QQ.com messaging and social media platform.…
Carnival Cruises torpedoed by US states, agrees to pay $6m after waves of cyberattacks
Carnival Cruise Lines will cough up more than $6 million to end two separate lawsuits filed by 46 states in the US after sensitive, personal information on customers and employees was accessed in a string of cyberattacks.…
India extends deadline for compliance with infosec logging rules by 90 days
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the local Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) have extended the deadline for compliance with the Cyber Security Directions introduced on April 28, which were due to take effect yesterday.…
OpenSSL 3.0.5 awaits release to fix potential worse-than-Heartbleed flaw
The latest version of OpenSSL v3, a widely used open-source library for secure networking using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, contains a memory corruption vulnerability that imperils x64 systems with Intel's Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX512).…
LGBTQ+ folks warned of dating app extortion scams
The FTC is warning members of the LGBTQ+ community about online extortion via dating apps such as Grindr and Feeld.…
Contractor loses entire Japanese city's personal data in USB fail
In brief A Japanese contractor working in the city of Amagasaki, near Osaka, reportedly mislaid a USB drive containing personal data on the metropolis's 460,000 residents.…
Beijing probes security at academic journal database
China's internet regulator has launched an investigation into the security regime protecting academic journal database China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), citing national security concerns.…
Singapore promises 'brutal and unrelentingly hard' action on dodgy crypto players
In the same week that it welcomed the launch of a local center of excellence focused on crypto-inspired central bank digital currencies, Singapore's Monetary Authority (MAS) has warned crypto cowboys they face a rough ride in the island nation.…
We're now truly in the era of ransomware as pure extortion without the encryption
Feature US and European cops, prosecutors, and NGOs recently convened a two-day workshop in the Hague to discuss how to respond to the growing scourge of ransomware.…
More than $100m in cryptocurrency stolen from blockchain biz
Blockchain venture Harmony offers bridge services for transferring crypto coins across different blockchains, but something has gone badly wrong.…
Google: How we tackled this iPhone, Android spyware
Spyware developed by Italian firm RCS Labs was used to target cellphones in Italy and Kazakhstan — in some cases with an assist from the victims' cellular network providers, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG).…
Beijing-backed attackers use ransomware as a decoy while they conduct espionage
A state-sponsored Chinese threat actor has used ransomware as a distraction to help it conduct electronic espionage, according to security software vendor Secureworks.…
NSO claims 'more than 5' EU states use Pegasus spyware
NSO Group told European lawmakers this week that "under 50" customers use its notorious Pegasus spyware, though these customers include "more than five" European Union member states.…