National security defense being used to keep appeal behind closed doors US politicians and privacy campaigners are calling for the private hearing between Apple and the UK government regarding its alleged encryption-busting order to be aired in public.… READ MORE HERE…

It’s March already and you haven’t patched? Researchers are tracking a newly discovered ransomware group with suspected links to LockBit after a series of intrusions were reported starting in January.… READ MORE HERE…

It’ll take a few days, give or take your situation Google has told The Register it’s beginning to roll out a fix for Chromecast devices that were crippled by an expired security certificate authority. We’re assured this deployment will take place over the next few days.… READ MORE HERE…

Pouring sensitive info into unapproved, unaccountable, unsafe models would be a ‘severe’ cybersecurity fail House Democrats have sent letters to 24 federal agencies asking for assurances that Elon Musk’s DOGE team is not feeding sensitive government data into “unapproved and unaccountable” AI systems.… READ MORE HERE…

It’ll take a few days, give or take your situation Google has told The Register it’s beginning to roll out a fix for Chromecast devices that were bricked due to an expired security certificate authority. We’re assured this deployment will take place over the next few days.… READ MORE HERE…

Agency tries to save face as it also pulls essential funding for election security initiatives Uncle Sam’s cybersecurity agency is trying to save face by seeking to clear up what it’s calling “inaccurate reporting” after a former senior pen-tester claimed the organization axed two red teams.… READ MORE HERE…

Phishers check in, your credentials check out, Microsoft warns An ongoing phishing campaign disguised as a Booking.com email casts keystroke and credential-stealing malware into hospitality employees’ inboxes for financial fraud and theft, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence.… READ MORE HERE…