Devices on six-year-old firmware vulnerable to takeover and destruction Updated  Argentine cybersecurity shop Eclypsium claims security issues affecting leading DNA sequencing devices could lead to disruptions in crucial clinical research.… READ MORE HERE…

Security and cloud compute have so much more upside than the boring business of shifting bits Akamai has decided to end its content delivery network services in China, but not because it’s finding it hard to do business in the Middle Kingdom.… READ MORE HERE…

Crime forum-dweller claims to have leaked 42,000 documents packed with personal info The United Nations’ aviation agency is investigating “a potential information security incident” after a cybercriminal claimed they had laid hands on 42,000 of the branch’s documents.… READ MORE HERE…

Slow drip of compromised telecom networks continues The list of telecommunications victims in the Salt Typhoon cyberattack continues to grow as a new report names Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream among those breached by Chinese government snoops.… READ MORE HERE…