Japanese retailer Muji halted online sales after a ransomware attack on logistics partner

Muji halted online sales after a ransomware attack on its logistics partner Askul, disrupting orders, app services, and website access. Japanese retailer giant Muji suspended online sales after a ransomware attack hit its logistics partner Askul. The cyber incident disrupted deliveries and online store functions, including orders and app services. “Due to a logistics issue […]

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 326

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Cory Doctorow’s Enshitification Campaign is Just Econ 101

Kudos to writer Cory Doctorow for his high-profile entry-level economics literacy campaign. I have to assume there’s an audience for his ideas, because people don’t know basic economics? It’s a fancy new spin on old ideas: the monopol…

Germany Admits Its Military Software Sausage Can’t Pass Muster

Germany proudly invokes 500-year-old laws dictating what makes beer worth drinking. It’s a national point of pride across industries, from energy to entertainment, that every detail is professionally curated and monitored for quality. And yet, th…

AWS Outage Cause “patently absurd”

You have to love The Register for calling out AWS plainly. AWS has given increasing levels of detail, as is their tradition, when outages strike, and as new information comes to light. Reading through it, one really gets the sense that it took them 75 …

IRGC commander warns of crushing response to any attack on Iran

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Pakpour, warned that any aggression against Iran would be met with a response “stronger than the 12‑day Sacred Defense,” vowing to make the enemy “face hell.”

China-Linked Salt Typhoon breaches European Telecom via Citrix exploit

China-linked Salt Typhoon hacked a European telecom in July 2025 via a Citrix NetScaler Gateway exploit for initial access. A European telecom firm was targeted in July 2025 by China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as Earth Estries, FamousSparrow, GhostEmperor, UNC5807, RedMike)), which exploited a Citrix NetScaler Gateway to gain initial access. In late […]