Cybersecurity
Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn’t apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
Germany's Federal Cartel Office voices concerns iPhone maker may be breaking competition law Apple is feeling the heat over its acclaimed iPhone privacy policy after a German regulator's review of iOS tracking consent alleged that the tech giant exempted itself from the rules it enforces on third-party developers.…
Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks
Some employees steal sticky notes, others 'borrow' malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player – further evidence that lines are blurring between nation-state cyberspies and financially motivated cybercriminals.…
More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos just now hit via Cisco bugs
Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing's super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks China's Salt Typhoon spy crew exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global telecom providers and other orgs, in addition to its previous victim count.…
US lawmakers press Trump admin to oppose UK’s order for Apple iCloud backdoor
Senator, Congressman tell DNI to threaten infosec agreements if Blighty won't back down US lawmakers want newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to back up her tough talk on backdoors. They're urging her to push back on the UK government's reported order for Apple to weaken…
North Korea targets crypto developers via NPM supply chain attack
Yet another cash grab from Kim's cronies and an intel update from Microsoft North Korea has changed tack: its latest campaign targets the NPM registry and owners of Exodus and Atomic cryptocurrency wallets.…
Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone
Limited-edition hotfix to get wider release before end of month Administrators of Palo Alto Networks' firewalls have complained the equipment falls over unexpectedly, and while a fix has bee prepared, it's not yet generally available.…
Have I Been Pwned likely to ban resellers from buying subs, citing ‘sh*tty behavior’ and onerous support requests
‘What are customers actually getting from resellers other than massive price markups?’ asks Troy Hunt Troy Hunt, proprietor of data breach lookup site Have I Been Pwned, is likely to ban resellers from the service.…
Feds want devs to stop coding ‘unforgivable’ buffer overflow vulnerabilities
FBI, CISA harrumph at Microsoft and VMware in call for coders to quit baking avoidable defects into stuff US authorities have labelled buffer overflow vulnerabilities "unforgivable defects”, pointed to the presence of the holes in products from the likes of Microsoft and VMware, and urged all software developers…
Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs
'Near-global' initial access campaign active since 2021 An initial-access subgroup of Russia's Sandworm last year wriggled its way into networks within the US, UK, Canada and Australia, stealing credentials and data from "a limited number of organizations," according to Microsoft.…
Crimelords and spies for rogue states are working together, says Google
Only lawmakers can stop them. Plus: software needs to be more secure, but what's in it for us? Google says the the world's lawmakers must take action against the increasing links between criminal and state-sponsored cyber activity.…