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SK Telecom walloped with $97M fine after schoolkid security blunders let attackers run riot

The Register - Thu, 28/08/2025 - 15:53
Regulator points to lack of 'basic access controls' between internet-facing systems, internal network

South Korea's privacy watchdog has slapped SK Telecom with a record ₩134.5 billion ($97 million) fine after finding that the mobile giant left its network wide open to hackers through a catalog of bungles.…

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TransUnion admits 4.5M affected after third-party support app breached

The Register - Thu, 28/08/2025 - 14:54
Credit agency offers own services as compensation

Credit scoring and monitoring biz TransUnion says that it recently suffered a breach affecting nearly 4.5 million individuals.…

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Thousands of Citrix NetScaler boxes still sitting ducks despite patches

The Register - Thu, 28/08/2025 - 14:17
Shadowserver counts more than 13,000 appliances still wide open – including thousands in US, Germany, and UK

Thousands of Citrix NetScaler appliances remain exposed to a trio of security flaws that the vendor patched this week, one of which is already being actively exploited in the wild.…

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Ransomware crooks knock Swedish municipalities offline for measly sum of $168K

The Register - Thu, 28/08/2025 - 13:39
Miljödata meltdown leaves 200 local authorities scrambling over 1.5 BTC

Sweden's municipal governments have been knocked offline after ransomware crooks hit IT supplier Miljödata, reportedly demanding the bargain-basement sum of $168,000.…

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Euro banks block billions in rogue PayPal direct debits after fraud glitch

The Register - Thu, 28/08/2025 - 12:41
US payments platform back in action, says it's informing affected customers

Shoppers and merchants in Germany found themselves dealing with billions of euros in frozen transactions this week, thanks to an apparent failure in PayPal's fraud-detection systems.…

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Law firm email blunder exposes Church of England abuse victim details

The Register - Thu, 28/08/2025 - 12:02
Apology issued after names tied to redress scheme revealed in mass mailing

A London law firm leaked the details of nearly 200 people who requested to receive updates about the redress scheme set up for victims of abuse at the hands of the Church of England (CoE).…

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If you thought China's Salt Typhoon was booted off critical networks, think again

The Register - Thu, 28/08/2025 - 08:32
13 governments sound the alarm about ongoing unpleasantness

China's Salt Typhoon cyberspies continue their years-long hacking campaign targeting critical industries around the world, according to a joint security alert from cyber and law enforcement agencies across 13 countries.…

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