Who needs enemies when you have friends like Xi? China’s cyberspies quietly broke into a Russian IT service provider in what researchers say is a rare example of Beijing turning its digital gaze on Moscow.… READ MORE HERE…

Recovery feature lets trusted contacts help you get back in when other methods fail The latest security feature for Gmail enables users to recover their accounts with a little help from their friends.… READ MORE HERE…

Bill Cassidy letter asks if Switchzilla sat on critical flaws before feds were forced into emergency patching US Senator Bill Cassidy has fired off a pointed letter to Cisco over the firewall flaws that allegedly let hackers breach “at least one federal agency.”… READ MORE HERE…

Vibe coding may have played a role in what took researchers months to fix Developers of VS Code extensions are leaking sensitive secrets left, right and center, according to researchers who worked with Microsoft to combat an issue that could have led to some nasty supply chain attacks.… READ MORE HERE…

ICO makes example of outsourcing giant over sluggish cyber response The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a £14 million ($18.6 million) penalty to outsourcing giant Capita following a catastrophic 2023 cyberattack that exposed the personal data of 6.6 million people.… READ MORE HERE…