Your browser has ad tech’s fingerprints all over it, but there’s a clean-up squad in town
Like being hard to spot? They’d much rather you didn’t Opinion There are few tech deceptions more successful than Chrome’s Incognito Mode.… READ MORE HERE…
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Ex-NATO hacker: ‘In the cyber world, there’s no such thing as a ceasefire’
Watch out for supply chain hacks especially interview The ceasefire between Iran and Israel may prevent the two countries from firing missiles at each other, but it won’t carry any weight in cyberspace, according to former NATO hacker Candan Bolukbas.… READ MORE HERE…
Crims are posing as insurance companies to steal health records and payment info
Taking advantage of the ridiculously complex US healthcare billing system Criminals masquerading as insurers are tricking patients and healthcare providers into handing over medical records and bank account information via emails and text messages, according to the FBI.… READ MORE HERE…
Aloha, you’ve been pwned: Hawaiian Airlines discloses ‘cybersecurity event’
‘No impact on safety,’ FAA tells The Reg update Hawaiian Airlines said a “cybersecurity incident” affected some of its IT systems, but noted that flights are operating as scheduled. At least one researcher believes Scattered Spider, which previously targeted retailers and insurance companies, could be to blame.… READ MORE HERE…
Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic AI
Getting it in might mean re-racking the entire datacenter and rebuilding the network, though Cisco is talking up the integration of security into network infrastructure such as its latest Catalyst switches, claiming this is vital to AI applications, and in particular the current vogue for “agentic AI.”… READ MORE HERE…
So you CAN turn an entire car into a video game controller
Pen Test Partners hijack data from Renault Clio to steer, brake, and accelerate in SuperTuxKart Cybersecurity nerds figured out a way to make those at-home racing simulators even more realistic by turning an actual car into a game controller.… READ MORE HERE…
What if Microsoft just turned you off? Security pro counts the cost of dependency
Czech researcher lays out a business case for reducing reliance on Redmond Comment A sharply argued blog post warns that heavy reliance on Microsoft poses serious strategic risks for organizations – a viewpoint unlikely to win favor with Redmond or its millions of corporate customers.… READ MORE HERE…
FBI used bitcoin wallet records to peg notorious IntelBroker as UK national
Pro tip: Don’t use your personal email account on BreachForums The notorious data thief known as IntelBroker allegedly broke into computer systems belonging to more than 40 victims worldwide and stole their data, costing them at least $25 million in damages, according to newly unsealed court documents that also name IntelBroker as 25-year-old British national Kai West.… READ MORE HERE…
Qilin ransomware attack on NHS supplier contributed to patient fatality
Pathology outage caused by Synnovis breach linked to harm across dozens of healthcare facilities The NHS says Qilin’s ransomware attack on pathology services provider Synnovis last year led to the death of a patient.… READ MORE HERE…
Citrix bleeds again: This time a zero-day exploited – patch now
Two emergency patches issued in two weeks Hot on the heels of patching a critical bug in Citrix-owned Netscaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that one security researcher dubbed “CitrixBleed 2,” the embattled networking device vendor today issued an emergency patch for yet another super-serious flaw in the same products — but not before criminals found and exploited it as a zero-day.… READ MORE HERE…