NASCAR confirms data breach after March cyberattack
Summary NASCAR has revealed a data breach that occurred due to a cyberattack in March, exposing the Social Security numbers of an undetermined number of victims. The company detected the…
Microsoft admits it ‘cannot guarantee’ data sovereignty
Microsoft admits it ‘cannot guarantee’ data sovereignty Microsoft has acknowledged that it cannot assure customers in France, and broadly the rest of the EU, that their data is safe from…
Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data
Summary Microsoft has faced scrutiny for utilising China-based support teams to maintain cloud systems for several U.S. federal agencies including the Justice, Treasury, and Commerce departments. This practice raises concerns…
DNS Security is Important But DNSSEC May Be a Failed Experiment
Summary DNSSEC, or Domain Name System Security Extensions, has struggled greatly with adoption over its 28 years of existence, only achieving a mere 34% implementation rate, which is said to…
Microsoft admits it ‘cannot guarantee’ data sovereignty
Microsoft admits it ‘cannot guarantee’ data sovereignty Microsoft has acknowledged its inability to ensure data sovereignty for customers in France and the broader EU. This revelation came during a recent…
Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data
Summary Microsoft has faced scrutiny for employing China-based engineering teams to provide support for several U.S. federal agencies, including the Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Commerce. This practice has raised…
DNS Security is Important But DNSSEC May Be a Failed Experiment
DNS Security is Important But DNSSEC May Be a Failed Experiment DNS Security is crucial for safeguarding our internet experience. However, the implementation of DNSSEC has been surprisingly underwhelming, achieving…
Microsoft admits it ‘cannot guarantee’ data sovereignty
Summary Microsoft’s recent testimony before the French Senate revealed that the company “cannot guarantee” data sovereignty for its European customers. Specifically, a Microsoft executive stated that under the US Cloud…
‘Fire Ant’ Cyber Spies Compromise Siloed VMware Systems
Fire Ant Cyber Spies Compromise Siloed VMware Systems A suspected Chinese nation-state threat group named ‘Fire Ant’ is exploiting vulnerabilities in VMware environments for cyberespionage. The campaign has been active…
UK Student Jailed For Selling Phishing Kits Linked To $135M of Fraud
Summary A 21-year-old student has been sentenced to seven years in prison for creating and distributing phishing kits associated with fraud totalling $175 million. Ollie Holman, from Eastcote, designed kits…