Is that a JuicyPotato on your network? A suspected Chinese-government-backed cyber crew recently broke into a Taiwanese web hosting provider to steal credentials and plant backdoors for long-term access, using a mix of open-source and custom software tools, Cisco Talos reports.… READ MORE HERE…

Switchzilla’s summer of perfect 10s Cisco has issued a patch for a maximum-severity bug in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary shell commands on vulnerable systems.… READ MORE HERE…

London-based multinational takes customer portal and Voice API platform offline as ‘protective measure’ following breach Updated  Multinational telco Colt Technology Services says a “cyber incident” is to blame for its customer portal and other services being down for a number of days.… READ MORE HERE…

Who knew zero-days could be so useful to highway speedsters? The lingering effects of a cyberattack on the Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands are preventing it from reactivating speed cameras across the country.… READ MORE HERE…

As £9 billion MoU sparks debate about value for money, it’s time to have your say Register debate series  It’s a lot of money, £9 billion ($12 billion). Especially for a government which finds itself — for whatever reason — in a fiscal dead end.… READ MORE HERE…

Government and police employee credentials sold at bargain-basement prices on underground forums Criminals are selling access to FBI and other law enforcement and government email accounts to other criminals via dark web marketplaces for as little as $40.… READ MORE HERE…