Misconfigured Elasticsearch server blamed A database containing personal information on 106 million international travelers to Thailand was exposed to the public internet this year, a Brit biz claimed this week.... [...]

Dare we say, these Euro cops ran mobprobe Police arrested 106 people suspected of carrying out online fraud for an organized crime gang linked to the Italian Mafia, Europol said on Monday.... [...]

And go passwordless, use auth app, keys, Windows Hello, or codes to login From this week, Microsoft won't require you, or your password manager, to come up with strings of letters, numbers, and special characters forming a silly sentence or a reconfiguration of an ex’s name and birthday …

'Kape has moved on from those times' UK-headquartered Kape Technologies announced on Monday it has acquired ExpressVPN in a $936m (£675m) cash and stocks deal, a move it claims will double its customer base to at least six million.... [...]

HackerOne gets the gig Singapore's governmental digital services arm, GovTech, has launched a "rewards programme" to further crowdsource tests of the nation's cybersecurity.... [...]

Partial credit card numbers appear and, worse still, passengers' meal preferences Bangkok Airways has revealed it was the victim of a cyberattack from ransomware group LockBit on August 23rd, resulting in the publishing of stolen data.... [...]

Driver assistance feature was engaged in level-2 autonomous car at time of incident Police are investigating an electrical vehicle company in China following claims that car data was tampered with following a fatal collision.... [...]

Almost any org that could expose data needs a dedicated security team with an obligation to report breaches China's government has introduced rules for protection of critical information infrastructure.... [...]

Organizational structure, piecemeal approach and hiring practices all need to change, says Borg security bigwig A senior Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) advisor at Cisco has penned a commentary on the state of US cybersecurity frameworks, criticizing current government infosec and advocating for more autonomy for CISOs and a …

StarHub's breach announcement came a month after discovery of customer file on dump site Singapore pay TV, internet and mobile phone provider StarHub is in the process of notifying 57,191 customers via email that they are victims of a cyber attack that leaked national identity card numbers, mobile …

Back on terra firma, ransomware rampage sees elevated security threat levels and giveaways to SMBs South Korea has this week announced two new weapons: grenade-launching drones for its military, and anti-ransomware software for businesses.... [...]

Zoombombing class action offers US$85m in payments, meaning even free accounts get a few bucks US-based Zoom users may have a little cash coming their way after the video meeting outfit lodged a preliminary settlement in a class action related to some of its less-than-brilliant security and data …

Attack turned off encryption function, which made snooping rather easier Law enforcement agencies in Taiwan are investigating a cyberattack on over 100 local political figures and dignitaries who used the messaging app LINE.... [...]

Microsoft study says India is most susceptible, other studies suggest the USA cops it most Tech support scam attempts dropped in frequency over the past two years, but remain a threat. And Millennials and Gen Z – not Boomers – fall prey most frequently, according to Microsoft in its 2021 Global …

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says 53 per cent of cyber attacks on China come from the US China has very firmly pushed back against the accusation it paid contractors to attack Microsoft's Exchange Server.... [...]

App currently used for 110 government services, more to come Hong Kong’s Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) has revealed that the territory is investigating the use of its digital ID in mainland China.... [...]

Home Wi-Fi was an obvious target, but evildoers also knew to probe cloudy connections Criminals targeted security gaps at financial services firms as their staff moved to working from home, according to a report issued by the international Financial Stability Board (FSB) on Tuesday.... [...]

Home WiFi was an obvious target, but evildoers also knew to probe cloudy connections Criminals targeted security gaps at financial services firms as their staff moved to working from home, according to a report issued by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on Tuesday.... [...]

The times they are a-changin' The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) today released data revealing that cybercrime accounted for 43 per cent of all crime in the city-state during 2020.... [...]

Beijing wants tech companies that list offshore to get serious about compliance Infosec concerns have led China’s government to apply closer scrutiny to Chinese companies that list and send data offshore, according to a document written by China’s State Council cabinet and the Communist Party’s General …

Research agency also open-sources FETT hardware bug bounty platform and tools The USA’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced it will fund development of a new type of “event-based” camera that only transmits information about pixels that have changed.... [...]

And so were two other app-makers that also happen to have listed in the USA lately Updated Chinese ride hailing app DiDi Chuxing was on Sunday removed from local app stores on on grounds that it did not comply with data protection laws. The ban came less than a …

IP address inside Department of Science and Technology ran a vulnerability scan on target Qurium Media Foundation has reported a campaign of DDoS attacks on Filipino media outlets and human rights organisations that appear to be coming from the country's Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Army.... [...]

Technology has outpaced laws, says House committee chairman The US House Committee on the Judiciary met on Wednesday to hear testimony on the government's practice of secretly subpoenaing cloud service providers, and Microsoft was happy to oblige.... [...]

Global median score jumped by ten per cent in two years — and just as well The United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) published its 2020 Global Cyber Security Index on Tuesday, and listed the US first in overall ranking, followed by a tie for second place tie between the …