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Hi Russell Roberts Roberts | Log in Top Security Headlines Monday, 22 September 2025 Scattered Spider teen cuffed after buying games and meals with extortion bitcoin Bad opsec Fri 19 Sep 2025 One token to pwn them all: Entra ID bug could have granted access to every tenant Until Microsoft lobbed it into a virtual volcano Fri 19 Sep 2025 Cloudflare DDoSed itself with React useEffect hook blunder Dashboard loop caused API outage that was hard to troubleshoot Thu 18 Sep 2025 Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Mon 15 Sep 2025 UK Lords take aim at Ofcom's 'child-protection' upgrades to Online Safety Act Peers will quiz campaigners on whether Ofcom's new measures will actually work, or just add more compliance pain Mon 15 Sep 2025 Scattered Spider gang feigns retirement, breaks into bank instead You didn't really trust the crims to keep their word, did you? Wed 17 Sep 2025 Jaguar Land Rover supply chain workers must get Covid-style support, says union As post-cyberattack layoffs begin, labor org argues UK goverment should step in Mon 15 Sep 2025 China slaps 1-hour deadline on reporting serious cyber incidents Cyberspace watchdog tightens reporting regime, leaving little time to hide incidents Tue 16 Sep 2025 Google pushes emergency patch for Chrome 0-day – check your browser version now Sixth such Chrome flaw this year spotted by the Chocolate Factory, already in play Thu 18 Sep 2025 Russian fake-news network, led by an ex-Florida sheriff's deputy, storms back into action with 200+ new sites As the Trump administration guts efforts to counter election disinfo Thu 18 Sep 2025 Self-propagating worm fuels latest npm supply chain compromise Intrusions bear the same hallmarks as recent Nx mess Tue 16 Sep 2025 Ruh-roh. DDR5 memory vulnerable to new Rowhammer attack Google and ETH Zurich found problems with AMD/SK Hynix combo, will probe other hardware Wed 17 Sep 2025 Criminals broke into the system Google uses to share info with cops Talk about an inside job Tue 16 Sep 2025 JLR stuck in neutral as losses skyrocket amid cyberattack cleanup Latest extension to factory closures takes incident response into fourth week Tue 16 Sep 2025 Apple 0-day likely used in spy attacks affected devices as old as iPhone 8 May have been used in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks against 'specific targeted individuals' Tue 16 Sep 2025 UEFI Secure Boot for Linux Arm64 – where do we stand? Still exotic for now, but moves are afoot Wed 17 Sep 2025 UK telco Colt’s recovery from August cyberattack pushes into November Pentesters confirm key system is safe but core products remain unavailable Wed 17 Sep 2025 Two Scattered Spider teens charged over attack on London’s transport network Decisive action comes nearly a year after the attack and first arrest took place Thu 18 Sep 2025 MI6 reveals 'Silent Courier' dark web portal upgrade it hopes will help it recruit new spies YouTube vids explain digital tradecraft to reach spooks over Tor or VPN without blowing your cover Fri 19 Sep 2025 Former FinWise employee may have accessed nearly 700K customer records Bank says incident went undetected for over a year before discovery in June Mon 15 Sep 2025 Microsoft blocks bait for ‘fastest-growing’ 365 phish kit, seizes 338 domains Redmond names alleged ringleader, claims 5K+ creds stolen and $100k pocketed Tue 16 Sep 2025 ChatGPT joins human league, now solves CAPTCHAs for the right prompt Could this bot-prevention technique now be obsolete? Fri 19 Sep 2025 FileFix attacks use fake Facebook security alerts to trick victims into running infostealers Tech evolved from PoC to global campaign in under two months Tue 16 Sep 2025 China turns the screws on Nvidia with antitrust probe Chip giant accused of breaching conditions of $6.9B Mellanox takeover Mon 15 Sep 2025 Security begins with visibility: How IGA brings hidden access risks to light Who has access to what? Without centralized governance, orgs struggle to answer this simple question. Mon 15 Sep 2025 Charities warn Ofcom too soft on Online Safety Act violators Another blow for the legislation as Parliament continues to hear stakeholder views Fri 19 Sep 2025 Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data Vendor pulls plug on cloud backup feature, urges admins to reset passwords and re-secure devices Thu 18 Sep 2025 Ding ding: Fortra rings the perfect-10 bell over latest GoAnywhere MFT bug Outside experts say the vulnerability has probably already been exploited Fri 19 Sep 2025 Cybercriminals pwn 850k+ Americans' healthcare data Three US medical centers fess up to serious breaches Thu 18 Sep 2025 Insight Partners confirms ransomware hit, more than 12,000 caught in data dragnet VC giant rebuilt boxes, patched holes, and says it’s beefed up security – but won’t say who did it Thu 18 Sep 2025

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