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…

If there’s smoke? Fortinet warned customers about a critical FortiSIEM bug that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands, and said working exploit code for the flaw has been found in the wild.… READ MORE HERE…

Minnesota’s capital is the latest to feature on Interlock’s leak blog after late-July cyberattack The Interlock ransomware gang has flaunted a 43GB haul of files allegedly stolen from the city of Saint Paul, following a late-July cyberattack that forced the Minnesota capital to declare a state of national emergency.… READ MORE HERE…