'It's not unusual for VoIP apps' says CEO The CEO of VoIP software provider 3CX said his team tested its products in response to alerts notifying it of a supply chain attack, and assessed reports that its client code was infested with malware were a false positive.... [...]
To scupper scams, account-holders must hand over personal info or else Almost two million mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam are at risk of having their services severed, thanks to a new government policy that seeks to curb spam.... [...]
Miscreants hit downstream customers with infostealers Two security firms have found what they believe to be a supply chain attack on communications software maker 3CX – and the vendor's boss is advising users to switch to the progressive web app until the 3CX desktop client is updated.... [...]
Court gives him new rules: Use one laptop, while living with the 'rents. US authorities have charged FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (aka SBF) with attempting to bribe Chinese officials with $40 million worth of cryptocurrency in exchange for unfreezing trading accounts.... [...]
Australian airline Qantas warns pilots to keep calm and carry on amid reports of satnav and altimeter jamming Australian airline Qantas issued standing orders to its pilots last week advising them that some of its fleet experienced interference on VHF stations from sources purporting to be the Chinese Military …
Phishing, dodgy domain names, and sophisticated attacks already deployed The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) late last week sent tremors through the global financial system, creating opportunities for short-sellers – and numerous species of scammer.... [...]
Outgoing president alleges Beijing is systematically bullying strategically located island paradise The outgoing president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), David Panuelo, penned a lengthy letter last week accusing Beijing of rampant bribery, spying and other tactics – including an attempt to take control of the nation's submarine cables …
Consultation for the long-awaited Digital India Act is finally under way although the draft law's still not been revealed India's government has started to consult some proposed details of its long-awaited Digital India Act, including a declaration that the bill needed a dedicated adjudicatory tool for offenses committed online …
Singapore's central bank has a gloomy vision of the future According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), trade barriers between US and China have resulted in geoeconomic fragmentation and will likely result in slower global growth and higher inflation.... [...]
Cyber-thief said goal was to 'humiliate' data-protection biz The CISO of Acronis has downplayed what appeared to be an intrusion into its systems, insisting only one customer was affected, using stolen credentials, and that all other data remains safe.... [...]
China and Russia won't be jammin' US sats no more Boeing said on Tuesday its anti-jam ground-based satellite communications system had passed the necessary tests to validate its design for use in the U.S. Space Force’s Pathfinder program.... [...]
Many foreign companies had already given up – now there's more red tape Starting in June, companies operating in China must undergo a regulatory intervention when sending data abroad, thanks to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).... [...]
Meanwhile South Korea's Do Kwon is sought for fraud by US authorities Norwegian authorities announced on Thursday that they had recovered $5.9 million of cryptocurrency stolen in the Axie Infinity hack – an incident widely held to have been perpetrated by the Lazarus Group, which has links to North …
US Commerce Department can't just let red balloons go by The US Department of Commerce added six more entities to its blacklist on Friday on grounds of national security after an errant Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down over the US last week.... [...]
The usual suspects - Hikvision and Dahua - named as a risk to national security, prompting the usual denials Australia's Defence Department removed all Chinese manufactured surveillance cameras after an audit detailed the number of Hikvision and Dahua devices installed in various government facilities.... [...]
The usual suspects - Hikvision and Dahua - named as a risk to national security, prompting the usual denials Australia's Defence Department removed all Chinese manufactured surveillance cameras after an audit detailed the number of Hikvision and Dahua devices installed in various government facilities.... [...]
Floats over missile silos, shooting it down ruled more dangerous than whatever it's up to Updated A Chinese high-altitude potential spy balloon, spotted drifting over America, has caused concern about national security – though the US Department of Defense says it will not be shot down by F22s at this …
Nice people on LinkedIn want to harvest logins from politicians, boffins, and defense types The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned of two similar spear-phishing campaigns, one originating from Russia, the other from Iran.... [...]
Censors are on the lookout for showering under a waterfall of money, overeating, and more conventional sins The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has preempted celebrations for Lunar New Year – the Year of the Rabbit* commences on January 22 – by warning citizens to keep evidence of seasonal overindulgence off …
Great, now staff and students can stop scrolling and get back to work Faculty and students at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) this week became the latest members of a public US university to lose access to Chinese video app TikTok via campus networks.... [...]
A long way from password crackers for Windows NT for former L0pht legend Updated Former Twitter security chief and whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko has landed his first official role since he left the company, a part-time job as "executive in residence" with cybersecurity firm Rapid7.... [...]
Some are suspected of helping other banned suppliers get around sanctions The United States Department of Commerce has added 36 Chinese companies or subsidiaries to its list of companies that cannot import certain US technologies without a license, citing national security, foreign policy interests, and the possibility that some …
FTX Japan payment promise evaporates; VR/AR to boom across APAC; Google wins privacy case Asia In Brief Australia's home affairs and cybersecurity minister Clare O'Neill has given the nation a goal of becoming the world's most cyber secure nation by 2030.... [...]
Texas bucks app off government devices as Indiana takes social media biz to court Two more US states have launched aggressive action against made-in-China social media app TikTok.... [...]
US FCC Commissioner praises Taiwan’s security decision as US state governments follow suit Public sector bans of Chinese platform TikTok on the grounds of national security have arisen in both Taiwan and additional US states following last week’s ban in South Dakota.... [...]