Brian Honan

Teens arrested in London preschool ransomware attack : Both men, 17, taken into custody

London cops on Tuesday arrested two teenagers on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail following a ransomware attack on a chain of London preschools.

Professor Ciaran Martin is quoted in The New York Times discussing what recent cyberattacks reveal about the weaknesses in the UK’s cybersecurity. 👇
https://ow.ly/nSCY50X7EoN

Cúpla focal gach lá don saoirse

Evropska četrt 158: Chat Control – nadzor klepeta ali nadzor nad nami? - Metina lista Kaj prinaša uredba CSAM oziroma Chat Control? O nadzoru zasebnih sporočil, varnosti in svobodi na spletu z Gorazdom Božičem (SI-CERT).

V EU je na mizi predlog uredbe #chatcontrol, ki bi rada ukinila možnost zasebne komunikacije med posamezniki za namen boja proti zlorabam otrok. O tem sta me spraševala @dc43.bsky.social in @pengovsky.com za podcast Evropska četrt: metinalista.si/evropska-cet.... Poslušajte.

🚔 Organised crime network behind the theft of over 100 high-end hybrid cars worth millions taken down in 🇧🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸

The group used military-style precision, crypto payments and European ports to ship stolen cars worldwide.

🔗 www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...

Can’t believe the Irish tried a version of UBI, found it worked, and decided to keep it rather than commission another study.

It’s hard being a big yellow bird in the US at the moment you just get ostrich sized

Chat Control Is Back on the Menu in the EU. It Still Must Be Stopped The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to the scanning of private conversations of billions of people. Chat

The Danish Presidency is pushing a dangerous proposal in the EU that would allow the government to scan all our private communications. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

The cost of cyber hacking on UK business is greater than it seems Are this year's major attacks the

"All of our companies have had six weeks of zero sales, but all the costs. The sector still desperately needs cash."

An interesting BBC piece on cyberattacks, noting how the Jaguar ransomware attack has hit companies down the supply chain reliant on cars being made.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

To mark European Cyber Security Month which runs throughout October, An Garda Síochána will be sharing insights from the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau to support the public in being cyber secure.

Stay tuned to our channels for the next month for tips to stay safe online.

#KeepingPeopleSafe

BBC tracks down sextortion scammer targeting teenage boys The BBC challenges the scammers targeting teenagers like Evan Boettler, who took his own life just 90 minutes after being contacted.

When a BBC reporter can do this, without privileged access to communications data, I find it hard to accept law enforcement's constant claim that they are "going dark" because of encrypted messaging. Encryption is not the main obstacle to effective law enforcement.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It annoys me when I see people use the phrase "Cyber 9/11" or "Cyber Pearl Harbour". Its disrespectful to those who died or were injured in these real events and also reeks of the FUD factor, something we need to move away from in cybersecurity. Cyberrisks are real without sensationalising them

Employees can bring Copilot from their personal Microsoft 365 plans to work - what it means for IT | Microsoft Community Hub Today, we made some exciting announcements for Microsoft 365 Personal, Family and the new Premium plans. Among them is how employees can use Copilot from...

Oh boy.. things are about to get “complicated” for regulated industries or entities subject to FOI - @microsoft.com dropping the wall between Personal CoPilot licenses and the workplace. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

failed an email phishing test at work. just been informed i have to redo the phishing training, via an email they sent asking to click on a link.

im not falling for that one again haha.

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.

Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

Bíonn na madraí inár n-aonad in ann teacht ar fhianaise laistigh de chúpla nóiméad. Ach an bhraistint sin nuair a chabhraímid le duine a chiontú, fanfaidh sí sin linn choíche.

Téir isteach sa Gharda Síochána inniu. Déan iarratas roimh 3in ar an 9 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 ag ➡️ publicjobs.ie/ga/

You don't understand, it was necessary to beat up and humiliate the tiny 22-year-old autistic girl because she was trying to feed hungry babies

🔥 Finally an EU leader says it out loud:

“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies.”

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

CTO at NCSC Summary: week ending October 5th Welcome to the weekly highlights and analysis of the blueteamsec Lemmy (and my wider reading).

Weekly summary is out..

ctoatncsc.substack.com/p/cto-at-ncs...

In memoriam...

The issue isn't that the Pope is "woke". The Catholic Church still is what it is.

The issue is that being more right wing than the Pope makes you an outlier, a nutcase, a fruitcake, a bollocks. Not a normal person.

The Discord hack shows exactly why age verification is a huge risk for all users.

Despite multiple arrests and talk of retirement, a crew now calling itself Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters has reemerged with a data-leak site listing about 40 companies’ Salesforce environments, and is demanding $989.45 to prevent what it claims is about 1B stolen records.

A map of Europe titled "Help Stop #ChatControl!" shows countries color-coded by their government's stance on Chat Control in 2025. The legend indicates: green for "Not in Favour," blue for "Undecided," and red for "In Favour." Countries in favour (red) are: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. Countries not in favour (green) are: Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Countries undecided (blue) are: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Romania. The map includes the text "Is your government opposing it yet?" and a call to action at the bottom: "Act now! www.chatcontrol.eu".

🇪🇺🚨 HUGE NEWS: #ChatControl vote reportedly to be postponed (unconfirmed)! 🎉 Our protests are working! https://x.com/SeppTyvaert/status/1973788987442803023

But it's just a delay. Many governments are still undecided. ⏰ Tell YOURS to join the resistance […]

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Today for #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, we are highlighting the most common threats to your #InformationSecurity. Being aware and vigilant of these threats is the first step on the road to ensuring you and your business are fully secure.

#cybersecurity #infosec #cyberawareness

Manchán Magan, an scríbhneoir agus déantóir clár faisnéise, ar shlí na fírinne A chláir faisnéise taistil agus a shaothar faoin nGaeilge is mó a thuill cáil do Mhanchán Magan agus tugtar aitheantas dó as cabhrú le spéis daoine a mhúscailt sa Ghaeilge

Manchán Magan, an scríbhneoir agus déantóir clár faisnéise, ar shlí na fírinne

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