September 2024
White House thinks it’s time to fix the insecure glue of the internet: Yup, BGP
Better late than never The White House on Tuesday indicated it hopes to shore up the weak security of internet routing, specifically the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).…
UK trio pleads guilty to operating $10M MFA bypass biz
The group bragged they could steal one-time passwords from Apply Pay and 30+ sites A trio of men have pleaded guilty to running a multifactor authentication (MFA) bypass ring in the UK, which authorities estimate has raked in millions in less than two years. …
Data watchdog fines Clearview AI $33M for ‘illegal’ data collection
Selfie-scraper again claims European law does not apply to it The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI €30.5 million ($33 million) over the "illegal" collation of images.…
Transport for London confirms cyberattack, assures us all is well
Government body claims there is no evidence of customer data being compromised Transport for London (TfL) – responsible for much of the public network carrying people around England's capital – is battling to stay on top of an unfolding "cyber security incident."…
Application builders get ready
Head down to Grey Matter ISV Partner Day to learn about the latest Microsoft technologies Sponsored Post This year's Grey Matter ISV Partner Day will bring together Microsoft-focused ISVs, SaaS Providers and application builders from the UK and Ireland to learn about the latest Microsoft technologies from the…
Telegram CEO was ‘too free’ on content moderation, says Russian minister
CEO Pavel Durov charged in France, messaging platform insists it abides by EU laws Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who was cuffed and charged by the French police last week, was "too free" in his approach to managing the global messaging platform, according to Russia's foreign minister.…
Novel attack on Windows spotted in phishing campaign run from and targeting China
Resources hosted at Tencent Cloud involved in Cobalt Strike campaign Chinese web champ Tencent's cloud is being used by unknown attackers as part of a phishing campaign that aims to achieve persistent network access at Chinese entities.…