Nobody knows which state, but government never quite shrugged off claims it uses spyware Indian politicians and media figures have reported that Apple has warned them their accounts may be under attack by state-sponsored actors.... [...]
Risk of ‘significant data loss’ for on-prem customers Atlassian has told customers they “must take immediate action” to address a newly discovered flaw in its Confluence collaboration tool.... [...]
Takes rare step of issuing patches for end-of-life versions, as some staff report end-of-career letters VMware has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its vCenter Server – and that it issued an update to fix it weeks ago, along with patches for unsupported versions of the software.... [...]
He's also worried about alliances that freeze out Chinese tech Chinese minister for national security Chen Yixin has penned an article rating the digital risks his country faces and rated network security incidents as the most realistic source of harm to the Chinternet – both in terms of attacks and …
IRIS 2 oversight deal signed as constellation’s schedule slips, and Ariane 6 hits another snag The European Space Agency has signed up to build and launch the European Union's Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite constellation.... [...]
Pizza Hut Australia says 190,000 customers' info – including order history – has been accessed Pizza Hut's Australian outpost has suffered a data breach.... [...]
Local corporate regulator warns boards that cyber is totally a directorial duty Australia will build "six cyber shields around our nation" declared home affairs minister Clare O'Neill yesterday, as part of a national cyber security strategy.... [...]
Sometimes using AI to make hilariously wrong images that still drive social media engagement Microsoft, which earlier this week admitted not being able to detect a Chinese attack on its own infrastructure, has published a report [PDF] titled "Digital threats from East Asia increase in breadth and effectiveness." In …
So what? Smartphones are routinely restricted in, or excluded from, sensitive locations Analysis Chinese authorities have reportedly banned Apple's iPhones from some government offices.... [...]
Malfunction took 14 plants offline for 36 hours. Oh, what a... nah, too obvious Toyota Japan has recovered from what it's described as a "malfunction in the production order system" that halted production on 28 lines across 14 plants starting on Monday evening.... [...]
Which is a problem, because local orgs are leaking data and shadowy traders are cashing in Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications has admitted the nation has a vast shortfall of infosec pros.... [...]
Voting machines and their info allegedly accessed without authorization by keen golfer's gofers Authorities in the US state of Georgia have indicted a famous Floridian and his loyal associates on counts including theft of data, software, and personal information.... [...]
Again labels America a hacker empire over alleged backdoors found in earthquake monitoring kit China's Global Times, a state-controlled media outlet, has teased an imminent exposé of alleged US attacks on seismic data measurement stations.... [...]
Alleged administrator cuffed in Indonesia, associate arrested in Japan, accused of selling fake Amazons for $60 INTERPOL has revealed a successful investigation into a phishing-as-a-service operation named "16shop" with arrests of alleged operators made in Indonesia and Japan and the platform shut down.... [...]
'Not all fixes are equal,' argues Redmond, and this one for the Power Platform didn't need to be rushed Microsoft has explained why it seemingly took its time to fix a flaw reported to it by infosec intelligence vendor Tenable.... [...]
WeChat accused of 'contempt for Parliament' as transparency rules floated for platforms An Australian Senate Committee has recommended banning Chinese social media apps in the land down under, on grounds the Communist Party of China uses them to spread propaganda and misinformation.... [...]
Nagoya Harbor hit the rocks yesterday but looks to be afloat once more The port of Nagoya – which shifted 2.68 million shipping containers and 164 million tons of cargo in 2022 – has moved precious few in the last 24 hours after finding itself the latest victim of Russia's …
Sneaky HTML smuggling signals MustangPanda shift towards Europe, Checkpoint charges Infosec outfit Checkpoint says it's spotted a Chinese actor targeting diplomatic facilities around Europe.... [...]
Almost anything you download from China could be considered spying, but at least one analyst isn't worried The United States' National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) has warned that China's updated Counter-Espionage law – which came into effect on July 1 – is dangerously ambiguous and could pose a risk to …
PLUS: Philippines cyber-slave raid; South Korea’s crypto crackdown; AWS boosts Chinese exports; and more Asia In Brief Japan's government last Friday rebuked Fujitsu for shabby cloud security.... [...]
Quelle tragédie – techie had to visit the city of lights twice to sort this one out On Call Hard-coded into The Register 's week is that each Friday morning you’ll find a new instalment of On Call, our reader contributed tales of tech support troubles.... [...]
Yet another snafu for digital services push Fujitsu Japan is in the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons, after fumbling its attempt to fix the nation's troubled ID card scheme.... [...]
Hides itself from popular Asian AV, also uses games to do its dirty work Malware intended to spread on USB drives is unintentionally infecting networked storage devices, according to infosec vendor Checkpoint.... [...]
Calls on governments to combat 'playbook' that propelled Huawei to prominence China has a playbook to use IP theft to seize leadership in cloud computing, and other nations should band together to stop that happening, according to Nathaniel C. Fick, the US ambassador-at-large for cyberspace and digital policy.... [...]
PM wants response as urgent as that mustered for COVID-19 Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has ordered an emergency review of the nation's ID Cards, amid revelations of glitches and data leaks that threaten the government's digital services push.... [...]