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Boffins devise technique that lets users prove location without giving it away
Computer scientists from universities in Germany, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom have proposed a way to provide verifiable claims about location data without surrendering privacy.…
Fired US govt workers, Uncle Xi wants you! – to apply for this fake consulting gig
Chinese government snoops - hiding behind the guise of fake consulting companies - are actively trying to recruit the thousands upon thousands of US federal employees who have been fired since President Trump took office.…
America’s consumer watchdog drops leash on proposed data broker crackdown
Uncle Sam's consumer watchdog has scrapped plans to implement Biden-era rules that would've treated certain data brokers as credit bureaus, forcing them to follow stricter laws when flogging Americans' sensitive data.…
Defamation case against DEF CON terminated with prejudice
A Seattle court this week dismissed with prejudice the defamation case brought against DEF CON and its organizer Jeff Moss by former conference stalwart Christopher Hadnagy.…
Broadcom employee data stolen by ransomware crooks following hit on payroll provider
EXCLUSIVE A ransomware attack at a Middle Eastern subsidiary of payroll company ADP has led to customer data theft at Broadcom, The Register has learned.…
Good luck to Atos' 7th CEO and its latest biz transformation
If at first you don't succeed, transform, transform, and transform again is the corporate motto at Atos these days. The lumbering French-based megacorp has created another blueprint to return to its glory days, and it includes job cuts, offshoring and... AI.…
From hype to harm: 78% of CISOs see AI attacks already
Sponsored feature From the written word through to gunpowder and email, whenever an enabling technology comes along, you can be sure someone will be ready to use it for evil. Most tech is dual-use, and AI is no exception.…
Scammers are deepfaking voices of senior US government officials, warns FBI
The FBI has warned that fraudsters are impersonating "senior US officials" using deepfakes as part of a major fraud campaign.…
DoorDash scam used fake drivers, phantom deliveries to bilk $2.59M
A former DoorDash driver has pleaded guilty to participating in a $2.59 million scheme that used fake accounts, insider access to reassign orders, and bogus delivery reports to trigger payouts for food that was never delivered.…
Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores
Interview The same miscreants behind recent cyberattacks on British retailers are now trying to dig their claws into major American retailers' IT environments – and in some cases even deploying ransomware, according to Google.…
Coinbase extorted for $20M. Support staff bribed. Customers scammed. One hell of a breach disclosure…
Coinbase says some of its overseas support staff were paid off to steal information on behalf of cybercriminals, and the company is now being extorted for $20 million.…
Socket buys Coana to tell you which security alerts you can ignore
In its latest gambit to reduce the noise of unnecessary security alerts, Socket has acquired Coana, a startup founded in 2022 by researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark that tells users which vulnerabilities they can safely ignore.…
Snowflake CISO on the power of 'shared destiny' and 'yes and'
interview Being the chief information security officer at Snowflake is never an easy job, but last spring it was especially challenging.…
Here's what we know about the DragonForce ransomware that hit Marks & Spencer
DragonForce, a new-ish ransomware-as-a-service operation, has given organizations another cyber threat to worry about — unless they’re in Russia, which is off limits to the would-be extortionists.…
Metal maker meltdown: Nucor stops production after cyber-intrusion
Nucor, the largest steel manufacturer in the US, shut down production operations after discovering its servers had been penetrated.…
Why CVSS is failing us and what we can do about it
Partner content Two decades ago, CVSS revolutionized vulnerability management, enabling security teams to speak a common language when measuring and prioritizing risks posed by the vulnerability to the affected asset. However, today, the same tool that once guided us in the right direction is holding us back.…
Uncle Sam pulls $2.4B Leidos deal to support CISA after rival alleges foul play
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) scrapped a highly lucrative cybersecurity contract originally awarded to Leidos following a legal challenge from rival bidder Nightwing, yet insists the pushback had nothing to do with it.…
Ivanti patches two zero-days under active attack as intel agency warns customers
Australia's intelligence agency is warning organizations about several new Ivanti zero-days chained for remote code execution (RCE) attacks. The vendor itself has said the vulns are linked to two mystery open source libraries which it declined to name.…
Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb
There's a Max Schrems-shaped object standing in the way of Meta's plans to train its AI on the data of its European users, and he's come armed with several justifications for why Zuckercorp might be violating EU regulations with its stated plans. …
VPN Secure parent company CEO explains why he had to axe thousands of 'lifetime' deals
Customers are blasting VPN Secure's new parent company after it abruptly axed thousands of "lifetime" accounts. The reason? The CEO admits in an interview with The Register that his team didn't dig deep enough before acquiring the virtual private network outfit, and simply can't afford to honor those legacy deals.…
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