The Register - Anti-Virus
Old Windows print spooler bug is latest target of Russia's Fancy Bear gang
Russian spies are exploiting a years-old Windows print spooler vulnerability and using a custom tool called GooseEgg to elevate privileges and steal credentials across compromised networks, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence.…
FBI and friends get two more years of warrantless FISA Section 702 snooping
US lawmakers on Saturday reauthorized a contentious warrantless surveillance tool for another two years — and added a whole bunch of people and organizations to the list of those who can be compelled to spy for Uncle Sam.…
Europol now latest cops to beg Big Tech to ditch E2EE
Yet another international cop shop has come out swinging against end-to-end encryption - this time it's Europol which is urging an end to implementation of the tech for fear police investigations will be hampered by protected DMs.…
Germany arrests trio accused of trying to smuggle naval military tech to China
Germany has arrested three citizens who allegedly tried to transfer military technology to China, a violation of the country's export rules.…
Watchdog tells Dutch govt: 'Do not use Facebook if there is uncertainty about privacy'
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has warned that government organizations should not use Facebook to communicate with the country's citizens unless they can guarantee the privacy of data.…
US House passes fresh TikTok ban proposal to Senate
Fresh US legislation to force the sale of TikTok locally was passed in Washington over the weekend after an earlier version stalled in the Senate.…
UK data watchdog questions how private Google's Privacy Sandbox is
Google's Privacy Sandbox, which aspires to provide privacy-preserving ad targeting and analytics, still isn't sufficiently private.…
Has the ever-present cyber danger just got worse?
Webinar On the face of it, there really isn't much of an upside for the current UK government after MPs described its response to attacks by cyber-espionage group APT31 as 'feeble, derisory and sadly insufficient.'…
Google all at sea over rising tide of robo-spam
Opinion It was a bold claim by the richest and most famous tech founder: bold, precise and wrong. Laughably so. Twenty years ago, Bill Gates promised to rid the world of spam by 2006. How's that worked out for you?…
Rarest, strangest, form of Windows saved techie from moment of security madness
Who, Me? It's Monday once again, dear reader, and you know what that means: another dive into the Who, Me? confessional, to share stories of IT gone wrong that Reg readers managed to pretend had gone right.…
Researchers claim Windows Defender can be fooled into deleting databases
BLACK HAT ASIA Researchers at US/Israeli infosec outfit SafeBreach last Friday discussed flaws in Microsoft and Kaspersky security products that can potentially allow the remote deletion of files. And, they asserted, the hole could remain exploitable – even after both vendors claim to have patched the problem.…
China creates 'Information Support Force' to improve networked defence capabilities
China last week reorganized its military to create an Information Support Force aimed at ensuring it can fight and win networked wars.…
MITRE admits 'nation state' attackers touched its NERVE R&D operation
Infosec In Brief In a cautionary tale that no one is immune from attack, the security org MITRE has admitted that it got pwned.…
Sacramento airport goes no-fly after AT&T internet cable snipped
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) suffered hours of flight delays yesterday after what appears to be an intentional cutting of an AT&T internet cable serving the facility.…
WhatsApp, Threads, more banished from Apple App Store in China
Apple has removed four apps from its China-regional app store, including Meta's WhatsApp and Threads, after it was ordered to do so by Beijing for security reasons.…
Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals
The World-Check database used by businesses to verify the trustworthiness of users has fallen into the hands of cybercriminals.…
Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets
Bavarian state police have arrested two German-Russian citizens on suspicion of being Russian spies and planning to bomb industrial and military facilities that participate in efforts to assist Ukraine defend itself against Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion.…
Ransomware feared as IT 'issues' force Octapharma Plasma to close 150+ centers
Updated Octapharma Plasma has blamed IT "network issues" for the ongoing closure of its 150-plus centers across the US. It's feared a ransomware infection may be the root cause of the medical firm's ailment.…
Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto – and leave a sob story for victims
Crooks are exploiting now-patched OpenMetadata vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments to mine cryptocurrency using victims' resources, according to Microsoft.…
House passes bill banning Uncle Sam from snooping on citizens via data brokers
A draft law to restrict the US government's ability to procure data on citizens through data brokers will progress to the Senate after being passed in the House of Representatives.…