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23andMe's new owner says your DNA is safe this time
The medical research nonprofit vying to buy 23andMe is informing existing customers that it plans to complete the deal on July 8.…
US drops sanctions on second Russian bulletproof hosting vehicle this year
The US Treasury has sanctioned Aeza Group, a Russian bulletproof hosting (BPH) provider, and four of its cronies for enabling ransomware and other cybercriminal activity.…
Cl0p cybercrime gang's data exfiltration tool found vulnerable to RCE attacks
Security experts have uncovered a hole in Cl0p's data exfiltration tool that could potentially leave the cybercrime group vulnerable to attack.…
UK eyes new laws as cable sabotage blurs line between war and peace
Cyberattacks and undersea cable sabotage are blurring the line between war and peace and exposing holes in UK law, a government minister has warned lawmakers.…
Australian airline Qantas reveals data theft impacting six million customers
Australian airline Qantas on Wednesday revealed it fell victim to a cyberattack that saw information describing six million customers stolen.…
Microsoft admits to Intune forgetfulness
Microsoft Intune administrators may face a few days of stress after Redmond acknowledged a problem with security baseline customizations.…
International Criminal Court swats away 'sophisticated and targeted' cyberattack
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says a "sophisticated" cyberattack targeted the institution, the second such incident in two years.…
Terrible tales of opsec oversights: How cybercrooks get themselves caught
They say that success breeds complacency, and complacency leads to failure. For cybercriminals, taking too many shortcuts when it comes to opsec delivers a little more than that. …
Proton bashes Apple and joins antitrust suit that seeks to throw the App Store wide open
Secure comms biz Proton has joined a lawsuit that alleges Apple’s anticompetitive ways are harming developers, consumers, and privacy.…
US shuts down a string of North Korean IT worker scams
The US Department of Justice has announced a major disruption of multiple North Korean fake IT worker scams.…
British IT worker sentenced to seven months after trashing company network
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.…
Scattered Spider crime spree takes flight as focus turns to aviation sector
Just a few weeks after warning about Scattered Spider's tactics shifting toward the insurance industry, the same experts now say the aviation industry is now on the ransomware crew's radar.…
Sinaloa drug cartel hired a cybersnoop to identify and kill FBI informants
A major Mexican drug cartel insider grassed on his fellow drug-peddlers back in 2018, telling the FBI that a cartel "hacker" was tracking a federal official and using their deep-rooted access to the country's critical infrastructure to kill informants.…
Your browser has ad tech's fingerprints all over it, but there's a clean-up squad in town
Opinion There are few tech deceptions more successful than Chrome's Incognito Mode.…
Canada orders Chinese CCTV biz Hikvision to quit the country ASAP
Asia In Brief Canada’s government has ordered Chinese CCTV systems vendor Hikvision to cease its local operations.…
It's 2025 and almost half of you are still paying ransomware operators
Infosec in Brief Despite warnings not to pay ransomware operators, almost half of those infected by the malware send cash to the crooks who planted it, according to infosec software slinger Sophos.…
Ex-NATO hacker: 'In the cyber world, there's no such thing as a ceasefire'
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.…
Crims are posing as insurance companies to steal health records and payment info
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.…
Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic AI
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."…
Aloha, you’ve been pwned: Hawaiian Airlines discloses ‘cybersecurity event’
update Hawaiian Airlines said a "cybersecurity incident" affected some of its IT systems, but noted that flights are operating as scheduled. At least one researcher believes Scattered Spider, which previously targeted retailers and insurance companies, could be to blame.…