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Received today β€” 12 March 2026 ⏭ The Register – Security

Building the UK’s next generation of cyber talent

By: SANS
11 March 2026 at 10:00

Reflecting on the relaunch of the UK Cyber Team and introducing the next phase of leadership

Partner ContentΒ  The UK Cyber Team is a government initiative led by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in partnership with SANS Institute. Its purpose is to identify, develop, and support the UK’s most promising emerging cyber talent, while ensuring the UK is represented with confidence and credibility on the international cyber stage.…

Critical Microsoft Excel bug weaponizes Copilot Agent for zero-click information disclosure attack

10 March 2026 at 21:35

Could steal sensitive personal and financial data

After a whopper of a Patch Tuesday last month, with six Microsoft flaws exploited as zero-days, March didn't exactly roar in like a lion. Just two of the 83 Microsoft CVEs released on Tuesday are listed as publicly known, and none is under active exploitation, which we're sure is a welcome change to sysadmins.…

Cybercrime isn't just a cover for Iran's government goons - it's a key part of their operations

10 March 2026 at 19:25

Ransomware, malware-as-a-service, infostealers benefit MOIS, too

Iranian government-backed snoops are increasingly using cybercrime malware and ransomware infrastructure in their operations - not just hiding behind criminal masks as a cover for destructive cyber activity, according to security researchers.…

Ericsson blames vendor vishing slip-up for breach exposing thousands of records

10 March 2026 at 13:16

Crooks used simple phone scam to compromise vendor account, spilling personal and financial data belonging to more than 15,000 people

A voice-phishing scam targeting one of Ericsson's service providers has exposed the personal data of more than 15,000 individuals after attackers sweet-talked an employee into handing over access.…

Protecting democracy means democratizing cybersecurity. Bring on the hackers

Digital freedom needs a Kali Linux for the rest of us

OpinionΒ  The hacker mind is a curious way to be. To have it means to embody endless analytical curiosity, an awareness of any given rule set as just one system among many, and an ability to see any system in ways that its creators never expected. Combine this with a drive to find the bad and make things better, and you become one of the fundamental forces of the technological universe.…

EV charger biz ELECQ zapped by ransomware crooks, customer contact data stolen

9 March 2026 at 17:02

An attack on the company’s AWS platform may have exposed customers' names and home addresses

ExclusiveΒ  ELECQ, maker of smart electric vehicle (EV) chargers, is warning customers that their personal details may have been stolen in a ransomware attack that encrypted and copied user data from its cloud systems.…

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