The Register – Security

• An attorney says she saw her library reading habits reflected in mobile ads. That's not supposed to happen May 18, 2024
  Follow us down this deep rabbit hole of privacy policy after privacy policy Feature  In April, attorney Christine Dudley was listening to a book on her iPhone while playing a game on her Android tablet when she started to see in-game ads that reflected the audiobooks she recently checked out of the San Francisco Public […]
  Thomas Claburn
• Gawd, after that week, we wonder what's next for China and the Western world May 18, 2024
  For starters: Crypto, import tariffs, and Microsoft shipping out staff Kettle  It's been a fairly troubling week in terms of the relationship between China and the Western world.…
  Iain Thomson
• How two brothers allegedly swiped $25M in a 12-second Ethereum heist May 18, 2024
  Feds scoff at blockchain integrity while software bug said to have been at heart of the matter The US Department of Justice has booked two brothers on allegations that they exploited open source software used in the Ethereum blockchain world to bag $25 million (£20 million).…
  Matthew Connatser
• Aussie cops probe MediSecure's 'large-scale ransomware data breach' May 17, 2024
  Throw another healthcare biz on the barby, mate Australian prescriptions provider MediSecure is the latest healthcare org to fall victim to a ransomware attack, with crooks apparently stealing patients' personal and health data.…
  Jessica Lyons
• Three cuffed for 'helping North Koreans' secure remote IT jobs in America May 17, 2024
  Your local nail tech could be a secret agent for Kim’s cunning plan Three individuals accused of helping North Korea fund its weapons programs using US money are now in handcuffs.…
  Connor Jones
• First LockBit, now BreachForums: Are cops winning the war or just a few battles? May 17, 2024
  TLDR: Peace in our time is really really hard Interview  On Wednesday the FBI and international cops celebrated yet another cybercrime takedown – of ransomware brokerage site BreachForums – just a week after doxing and imposing sanctions on the LockBit ransomware crew's kingpin, and two months after compromising the gang's website.…
  Jessica Lyons
• Crims abusing Microsoft Quick Assist to deploy Black Basta ransomware May 16, 2024
  Spoiler alert: it's not really IT support controlling your device A cybercrime gang has been abusing Microsoft's Quick Assist application in social engineering attacks that ultimately allow the crew to infect victims with Black Basta ransomware.…
  Jessica Lyons
• EU probes Meta over its provisions for protecting children May 16, 2024
  Has social media biz done enough to comply with Digital Services Act? Maybe not The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the protection of minors.…
  Lindsay Clark
• Stifling Beijing in cyberspace is now British intelligence’s number-one mission May 16, 2024
  Annual conference of cyber intel unit shows UK's alarm over China blaring louder than ever CyberUK  Regular attendees of CYBERUK, the annual conference hosted by British intelligence unit the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), will know that in addition to the expected conference panels, there is usually an interwoven theme to proceedings.…
  Connor Jones
• NCSC CTO: Broken market must be fixed to usher in new tech May 16, 2024
  It may take ten years but vendors must be held accountable for the vulnerabilities they introduce CYBERUK  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CTO Ollie Whitehouse kicked off day two of Britain's cyber watchdog's annual shindig, CYBERUK, with a tirade about the tech market, pulling it apart to demonstrate why he believes it's at fault for […]
  Connor Jones