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Go forth and install your important security fixes

Microsoft says that the problems with the Windows 11 Patch Tuesday preview have now been resolved.…

As if hospitals and clinics didn't have enough to worry about

At least one US healthcare provider has been infected by Trinity, an emerging cybercrime gang with eponymous ransomware that uses double extortion and other "sophisticated" tactics that make it a "significant threat," according to the feds.…

Plus: SAP re-patches a failed patch for critical-rated flaw

Patch Tuesday  It's the second Tuesday of the month, which means Patch Tuesday, bringing with it fixes for numerous flaws, bugs and vulnerabilities in major software. And this one is a doozy.…

Given Amnesty's involvement, it's a safe bet spyware is in play

Qualcomm has issued 20 patches for its chipsets' firmware, including one Digital Signal Processor (DSP) software flaw that has been exploited in the wild.…

What does IT see but a dating app on your wee little screen

If you're using iPhone Mirroring at work: it's time to stop, lest you give your employer's IT department the capability to snoop through your dating apps, photos, messages — and anything else you might want to keep to yourself.…

Pro-Ukraine hackers claim credit for Russian state broadcasting shutdown

Ukrainian hackers shut down Russian state news agency VGTRK's online broadcasting and streaming services on Monday – president Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday – as Kremlin officials vowed to bring those responsible for the "unprecedented" cyber attack to justice.…

Improved security features teased in May now appearing around the world

Google has apparently started a global rollout of three features in Android designed to make life a lot harder for thieves to profit from purloined phones.…

A couple million will do for a start … but Kim's crews are suspected of stealing much more

The US government is attempting to claw back more than $2.67 million stolen by North Korea's Lazarus Group, filing two lawsuits to force the forfeiture of millions in Tether and Bitcoin.…

Water is still safe to drink, it confirms

American Water, which supplies over 14 million people in the US and numerous military bases, has stopped issuing bills and has taken its MyWater app offline while it investigates a hacking incident.…

Withholding exculpatory evidence from suspects isn't a great look when the tech is already questionable

Police around the United States are routinely using facial recognition technology to help identify suspects, but those departments rarely disclose they've done so - even to suspects and their lawyers. …

Salt Typhoon may have accessed court-ordered wiretaps and US internet traffic

Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies were among the US broadband providers whose networks were reportedly hacked by Chinese cyberspies, possibly compromising the wiretapping systems used for court-ordered surveillance.…

Struggle ye not with cookies, lest ye become a cookie monster

Opinion  The people are defeated. Worn out, deflated, and apathetic about the barrage of banners and pop-ups about cookies and permissions.…

Irish data watchdog opens probe after 'numerous complaints'

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into Ryanair's Customer Verification Process for travelers booking flights through third-party websites or online travel agents (OTA).…

Radioactive hazards and cyber failings ... what could possibly go wrong?

The outfit that runs Britain's Sellafield nuclear waste processing and decommissioning site has been fined £332,500 ($440,000) by the nation's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for its shoddy cybersecurity practices between 2019 and 2023.…

Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum

Comcast says data on 237,703 of its customers was in fact stolen in a cyberattack on a debt collector it was using, contrary to previous assurances it was given that it was unaffected by that intrusion.…

Not a great look when the iGiant just launched its first password manager

Apple just fixed a duo of security bugs in iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1, one of which might cause users' saved passwords to be read aloud. It's hardly an ideal situation for the visually impaired.…

Get together with the European cybersecurity community at a two-day conference in London this December

Sponsored Post  This year's CyberThreat returns to London to provide a place for cybersecurity professionals to share experiences, new tools and techniques to help organisations stay ahead of the latest cyber threats.…

'You can build this in a few days – even as a very naïve developer'

A pair of inventive Harvard undergraduates have created what they believe could be one of the most intrusive devices ever built – a wake-up call, they tell The Register, for the world to take privacy seriously in the AI era.…

Gangs hit 5% of all Adobe Commerce, Magento-powered stores, Sansec says

Ray-Ban, National Geographic, Whirlpool, and Segway are among thousands of brands whose web stores were reportedly compromised by criminals exploiting the CosmicSting flaw in hope of stealing shoppers' payment card info as they order stuff online.…

Winter is coming

The US Department of Justice and Microsoft have seized 107 websites used by Russian cyberspies in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive information from US government agencies, think tanks, and other victims.…