Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

April 2025

April 2025


Vol. 8, Iss. 14
Robin’s Newsletter #355
Vol. 8, Iss. 14

Oracle quietly starts admitting breach. Cred stuffing against Aussie superannuation funds. Will ransomware gangs put prices up with Trump's tariffs?

December 2024

December 2024


Vol. 7, Iss. 50
Robin’s Newsletter #339
Vol. 7, Iss. 50

File transfer systems attacked. FCC funding to replace Chiense telco equipment. Romania nnuls election results over suspected interference.

July 2024

July 2024


Vol. 7, Iss. 27
Robin’s Newsletter #316
Vol. 7, Iss. 27

Unauthenticated RCE in OpenSSH. ShinyHunters release phone numbers of 33 million Authy users. Japan wins the 'war' on floppy disks.

May 2024

May 2024


Vol. 7, Iss. 18
Robin’s Newsletter #307
Vol. 7, Iss. 18

Microsoft ties exec pay to security. Change Healthcare paid $22M ransom. The UK bans default passwords for smart tech.

December 2023

December 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 52
Robin’s Newsletter #288
Vol. 6, Iss. 52

Predatory Sparrow disrupts 70% of Iran's petrol pumps. New SEC breach rules come into force. Authories seize APLHV dark web site.

September 2023

September 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 37
Robin’s Newsletter #273
Vol. 6, Iss. 37

Results of Microsoft investigation into US government email compromise. Online Safety Bill E2EE clause to remain unenforced until 'technically feasible'.

July 2023

July 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 28
Robin’s Newsletter #264
Vol. 6, Iss. 28

Japan's busiest port halted by ransomware. Academics write open letter over Online Safety Bill concerns. JumpCloud resets API keys.

May 2023

May 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 20
Robin’s Newsletter #256
Vol. 6, Iss. 20

Russian APT malware disabled. MSI compromise included important crypto keys. EU CSAM plans may be unlawful.

April 2023

April 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 17
Robin’s Newsletter #253
Vol. 6, Iss. 17

Customer data stolen in Capita breach. 3CX was a 'cascading' supply-chain breach. UK faces 'Wagner-like' cyber threat.

October 2022

October 2022


Vol. 5, Iss. 42
Robin’s Newsletter #226
Vol. 5, Iss. 42

Critical authentication bypass in Fortinet devices. NHS vendor Advanced says cyberattack was LockBit 3.0 ransomware. CSAM Scanning rebuttal.

July 2022

July 2022


Vol. 5, Iss. 28
Robin’s Newsletter #212
Vol. 5, Iss. 28

Apple's extreme 'Lockdown Mode' to protect against NSO Group. Apparent breach of 1 billion Chinese citizens data. Bad week for NPM ecosystem.

November 2021

November 2021


Vol. 4, Iss. 46
Robin’s Newsletter #178
Vol. 4, Iss. 46

The balance of public/private responsibility for cyber security. FBI app sends spoof emails. Learning from how the aviation sector handles incidents.

October 2021

October 2021


Vol. 4, Iss. 42
Robin’s Newsletter #174
Vol. 4, Iss. 42

White House ransomware summit attended by over 30 countries. Client-side scanning (such as for CSAM) may undermine democracy. Don't view-source on Missouri state websites

September 2021

September 2021


Vol. 4, Iss. 36
Robin’s Newsletter #168
Vol. 4, Iss. 36

Focus on proxyware, patch your confluence servers, the normalisation of surveillance, and interview with a ransomware negotiator.