June 13, 2025
Cyber weapons in the Israel-Iran conflict may hit the US
With Tehran’s military weakened, digital retaliation likely, experts tell The Reg The current Israel–Iran military conflict is taking place in the era of hybrid war, where cyberattacks amplify and assist missiles and troops, and is being waged between two countries with very capable destructive cyber weapons.…
Do you trust Xi with your ‘private’ browsing data? Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs, report says
Some trace back to an outfit under US export controls for alleged PLA links Both Apple's and Google's online stores offer free virtual private network (VPN) apps owned by Chinese companies, according to researchers at the Tech Transparency Project, and they don't make this fact readily known to…
Apple fixes zero-click exploit underpinning Paragon spyware attacks
Zero-day potentially tied to around 100 suspected infections in 2025 and a spyware scandal on the continent Apple has updated its iOS/iPadOS 18.3.1 documentation, confirming it introduced fixes for the zero-click vulnerability used to infect journalists with Paragon's Graphite spyware.…
Wanted: Junior cybersecurity staff with 10 years’ experience and a PhD
Infosec employers demanding too much from early-career recruits, says ISC2 Cybersecurity hiring managers need a reality check when it comes to hiring junior staff, with job adverts littered with unfair expectations that are hampering recruitment efforts, says industry training and cert issuer ISC2.…
Slapped wrists for Financial Conduct Authority staff who emailed work data home
It was one of the offenders' final warning Four staffers at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were let off with warnings over separate cases involving the transmission of regulator data to their personal email accounts.…