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Britain’s cyber agents and industry clash over how to tackle shoddy software

Providers argue that if end users prioritized security, they’d get it CYBERUK  Intervention is required to ensure the security market holds vendors to account for shipping insecure wares – imposing costs on those whose failures lead to cyberattacks and having to draft in cleanup crews. The security market must properly incentivize security vendors to do security better.… READ MORE HERE…

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The Register

Feds disrupt proxy-for-hire botnet, indict four alleged net miscreants

The FBI also issued a list of end-of-life routers you need to replace Earlier this week, the FBI urged folks to bin aging routers vulnerable to hijacking, citing ongoing attacks linked to TheMoon malware. In a related move, the US Department of Justice unsealed indictments against four foreign nationals accused of running a long-running proxy-for-hire network that exploited outdated routers to funnel criminal traffic.… READ MORE HERE…

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