Thick resumes with thin LinkedIn connections are one sign. Refusing an in-person interview is another By now, the North Korean fake IT worker problem is so ubiquitous that if you think you don’t have any phony resumes or imposters in your interview queue, you’re asleep at the wheel.… READ MORE HERE…

Intruders looked up how to use curl mid-attack – rookie errors kept damage minimal Huntress security researchers observed exploitation of the CVSS 10.0 remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Wing FTP Server on July 1, just one day after its public disclosure.… READ MORE HERE…

Last summer’s riots show how some content can be harmful but not illegal The Online Safety Act fails to tackle online misinformation, leaving the UK in need of further regulation to curb the viral spread of false content, a report from MPs has found.… READ MORE HERE…

First came the dodgy lawyer, then the explosively angry HR person, leaving a whistleblower techie to save his career On Call  Welcome once again to On Call, The Register’s Friday column that shares your stories of tech support terror and triumph.… READ MORE HERE…

‘He’s useless with computers and can’t even install an application’ says lawyer A Russian professional basketball player is cooling his heels in a French detention center after being arrested and accused of acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang.… READ MORE HERE…

Oh my sweet secret informant lover, what happened in that NATO meeting today? A lovestruck US Air Force employee has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit confidential national defense information after sharing military secrets information about the Russia-Ukraine war with a woman he met on a dating app.… READ MORE HERE…