That 3CX supply chain attack keeps getting worse: Other vendors hit

We thought it was probably the case when the news came out, but now it's been confirmed: The X_Trader supply chain attack behind the 3CX compromise last month wasn't confined to the telco developer. Quite the contrary, in fact, according to Symantec. "To date, [we] found that among the victims are two critical infrastructure …

[Yorick Hunt]

Almost, but no cigar.

Replace all references to "North Korea" with "Israel" and you'll be far closer to the mark.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Almost, but no cigar.

Did you get lost on your way to Stormfront?

[abend0c4]

Futures trading app

As a former employer, having your IT staff speculating in pork bellies and bauxite during the course of their employment perhaps seems like something that should have raised an eyebrow long before it raised a red flag.

[IGotOut]

Confused.

"Leave it to the Finns to come up with such a novel concept"

What's novel about a suspended prison sentence for a first time offence?

Ahhh, forgot this is now a US site, the land of mass incarceration and bail bonds.

[Vometia has insomnia. Again.]

Re: Confused.

Yeah. The well-loved El Reg of old was a very different beast to the now pointedly US-flavoured The Registrationizer.

[Pascal Monett]

"Tapio was fired by the board [..] shortly after the breach"

That was a very good start, and an example to follow in the rest of the world.

Will it catch on ? Hmm . . .

[IglooDame]

Re: "Tapio was fired by the board [..] shortly after the breach"

Firings are nice, but not necessarily scary enough. Criminal convictions, though, that tend to get one's attention.

[Doctor Syntax]

Re: "Tapio was fired by the board [..] shortly after the breach"

"That was a very good start"

Providing it's not used by boards to cover up their own culpability.

[Kev99]

When, oh when, will the idiots in charge realise that putting ANYTHING of value on the internet is akin to Amsterdam's red light district.