RansomHub hits 210 victims in just 6 months
The ransomware gang recruits high-profile affiliates from LockBit and ALPHV
Cyber-crime30 Aug 2024 |
Connor is a cybersecurity journalist for The Register, reporting on what you need to know to keep your systems secure. Based in the UK, he has previously held positions ranging from news editor to staff writer.
Tired of airport security queues? SQL inject yourself into the cockpit, claim researchers
Updated Infosec hounds say they spotted vulnerability during routine travel in the US
Research30 Aug 2024 | 28
Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak
French police reckon financial system targeted during Summer Games
Cyber-crime29 Aug 2024 | 4
US sues Georgia Tech over alleged cybersecurity failings as a Pentagon contractor
Rap sheet spells out major no-nos after disgruntled staff blow whistle
Security23 Aug 2024 | 22
Benign bug in iOS and iPadOS crashes gizmos with just four characters
More of an Easter egg than a vuln, but a fun one to mess around with
Personal Tech22 Aug 2024 | 28
Ransomware batters critical industries, but takedowns hint at relief
Whether attack slowdown continues downward trend is the million dollar question that security researchers can't answer
Cyber-crime22 Aug 2024 | 1
110K domains targeted in 'sophisticated' AWS cloud extortion campaign
Updated If you needed yet another reminder of what happens when security basics go awry
Research21 Aug 2024 | 4
Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming
Forget about your love life too, no dating apps until the war is over
Security21 Aug 2024 | 169
Plane tracker app FlightAware admits user data exposed for years
Updated Privacy blunder alert omits number of key details
Security20 Aug 2024 | 42
'Right to switch off' initiative aims to boost economy by beating burnout
Your country needs you… to quit it with all those sick days
Offbeat20 Aug 2024 | 129
Multiple flaws in Microsoft macOS apps unpatched despite potential risks
Windows giant tells Cisco Talos it isn't fixing them
Research19 Aug 2024 | 21
National Public Data tells officials 'only' 1.3M people affected by intrusion
Investigators previously said the number was much, much higher
Cyber-crime19 Aug 2024 | 6
B2B ISP Fastnet staggers back to feet after VMware incident
Company continues to investigate root cause
VMware Explore19 Aug 2024 | 8
Unicoin hints at potential data meddling after G-Suite compromise
Attacker locked out all staff for four days
Cyber-crime16 Aug 2024 | 9
Google raps Iran's APT42 for raining down spear-phishing attacks
US politicians and Israeli officials among the top targets for the IRGC’s cyber unit
Research15 Aug 2024 | 1
Russian man who sold logins to nearly 3,000 accounts gets 40 months in jail
He’ll also have to pay back $1.2 million from fraudulent transactions he facilitated
Cyber-crime15 Aug 2024 | 5
Enzo Biochem ordered to cough up $4.5 million over lousy security that led to ransomware disaster
Three state attorneys general probed the company and found plenty to chastise
Cyber-crime14 Aug 2024 | 3
Palo Alto Networks execs apologize for 'hostesses' dressed as lamps at Black Hat booth
Biz admits turning human women into faceless, sexualized furniture was a 'tone deaf' marketing ploy
Security14 Aug 2024 | 202
US accuses man of being 'elite' ransomware pioneer they've hunted for years
Authorities allege 'J.P. Morgan' practiced ‘extreme operational and online security’
Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 7
Feds bust minor league Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang
The takedown may be small but any ransomware gang sent to the shops is good news in our book
Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 5
Orion SA says scammers conned company out of $60 million
Incident sounds like a BEC fraud targeting an unwitting staffer
Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 7
Attacker steals personal data of 200K+ people with links to Arizona tech school
Nearly 50 different data points were accessed by cybercrim
Cyber-crime12 Aug 2024 | 7
Mega money, unfathomable violence pervade thriving underground doxxing scene
Black Hat It also attracts exactly the type of unempathetic people you would think it does
Cyber-crime12 Aug 2024 | 8
CrowdStrike president cheered after accepting 'Epic Fail' Pwnie award
DEF CON Michael Sentonas hopes trophy will remind staff that failure is unacceptable
Offbeat12 Aug 2024 | 53
Pro-Iran groups lay groundwork for 'chaos and violence' as US election meddling attempts intensify
Political officials, advisors targeted in cyber attacks as fake news sites deliver lefty zingers
Security09 Aug 2024 | 23
Using 1Password on Mac? Patch up if you don’t want your Vaults raided
Hundreds of thousands of users potentially vulnerable
Patches08 Aug 2024 | 23
Entrust faces years of groveling to regain browsers' trust, say rival chiefs
Sectigo bosses claim it's only a matter of time before Microsoft and Apple drop Big E from their root stores too
Security08 Aug 2024 | 4
Small CSS tweaks can help nasty emails slip through Outlook's anti-phishing net
A simple HTML change and the warning is gone!
Research07 Aug 2024 | 13
Police take just 2 days to recover $40M stolen in business email scam
Timor-Leste is a known cybercrime hotspot
Cyber-crime07 Aug 2024 | 9
UK health services call-handling vendor faces $7.7M fine over 2022 ransomware attack
Nearly 83,000 people had their data stolen amid chaos that struck NHS healthcare
Cyber-crime07 Aug 2024 | 11
Sonic Automotive says ransomware-linked CDK software outage cost it $30M
Misery loves company – all of its competitors were also negatively impacted
Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 2
Bad apps bypass Windows security alerts for six years using newly unveiled trick
Windows SmartScreen and Smart App Control both have weaknesses of which to be wary
Research06 Aug 2024 | 16
CrowdStrike unhappy about Delta's 'litigation threat,' claims airline refused 'free on-site help'
Vendor plans to aggressively defend its case before listing catalog of shortcomings at the airline
Security05 Aug 2024 | 67
Keir Starmer says facial recognition tech is the answer to far-right riots
The technology remains highly controversial despite widespread rollout
Public Sector05 Aug 2024 | 292
UK plans to revamp national cyber defense tools are already in motion
Work aims to build on the success of NCSC's 2016 initiative – and private sector will play a part
Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 8
FBI, CISA remind US voters that DDoS attacks can't touch election systems
PSA comes amid multiple IT services crises in recent days
Cyber-crime01 Aug 2024 | 16
Firefox's Mozilla follows Google in losing trust in Entrust's TLS certificates
Compliance failures and unsatisfactory responses mount from the long-time certificate authority
CSO01 Aug 2024 | 15
Chrome adopts app-bound encryption to stymie cookie-stealing malware
Windows users now get macOS-grade secret security
CSO31 Jul 2024 | 4
Five months after takedown, LockBit is a shadow of its former self
Feature An unprecedented period for an unparalleled force in cybercrime
Malware Month31 Jul 2024 | 19
UK Electoral Commission slapped for basic cybersecurity fails
It took 13 months to notice 40 million voters' data was compromised
CSO31 Jul 2024 | 25
Ransomware gangs are loving this dumb but deadly make-me-admin ESXi vulnerability
Get those patches applied – all the big dogs are abusing it
VMware Explore30 Jul 2024 | 18
Revamped UK cybersecurity bill couldn't come soon enough, but details are patchy
Analysis Long overdue updates include expanded mandatory security incident reporting
Malware Month30 Jul 2024 | 28
Intruders at HealthEquity rifled through storage, stole 4.3M people's data
No mention of malware or ransomware – somewhat of a rarity these days
Cyber-crime29 Jul 2024 | 5
Progress discloses second critical flaw in Telerik Report Server in as many months
These are the kinds of bugs APTs thrive on, just ask the Feds
Patches26 Jul 2024 | 1
Uncle Sam accuses telco IT pro of decade-long spying campaign for China
Beijing has a long history of recruiting US residents to carry out various espionage activities
Cyber-crime25 Jul 2024 | 9
You should probably fix this 5-year-old critical Docker vuln fairly sharpish
For some unknown reason, initial patch was omitted from later versions
Patches25 Jul 2024 |
Uncle Sam opens probe into CrowdStrike turbulence at Delta Air Lines
Concerns abound over why it has taken so long to recover compared to competitors
Security24 Jul 2024 | 10
Cybercrooks spell trouble with typosquatting domains amid CrowdStrike crisis
Latest trend follows various malware campaigns that began just hours after IT calamity
Cyber-crime23 Jul 2024 | 4
Global cops power down world's 'most prolific' DDoS dealership
One arrest was made weeks ago but no word on the suspect's identity yet
Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 1
Cybercrooks crafting solo careers in wake of ransomware takedowns
More baddies go it alone as trust in big gangs withers, claims Europol
Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 2
Two Russians sanctioned over cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure
Supposed hacktivist efforts previously linked to the Kremlin's GRU
Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 5
Second NHS IT system confirmed to be affected by CrowdStrike issues
Cancer treatments are in jeopardy across multiple healthcare facilities
Software19 Jul 2024 | 34
CrowdStrike shares sink as global IT outage savages systems worldwide
Updated Emergency services, medical practices, airlines, banks, and more all crippled
Software19 Jul 2024 | 285
Russia’s FIN7 is peddling its EDR-nerfing malware to ransomware gangs
Major vendors' products scuppered by novel techniques
Research18 Jul 2024 | 5
Maximum-severity Cisco vulnerability allows attackers to change admin passwords
You’re going to want to patch this one
Patches18 Jul 2024 | 17
Ransomware continues to pile on costs for critical infrastructure victims
Millions more spent without any improvement in recovery times
Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 5
London council accuses watchdog of 'exaggerating' danger of 2020 raid on residents' data
You escaped a big fat fine! Take the win and run, won’t you?
Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 26
Cyber-crime super-crew Scattered Spider falls in love with RansomHub and Qilin
Extortionists left hanging after rivals crawled into the woodwork
Malware Month16 Jul 2024 |
Rite Aid admits 2.2 million people’s data stolen by criminals
RansomHub allegedly strikes again as its star continues to rise in the cybercrime scene
Malware Month16 Jul 2024 | 6
Infoseccers claim Squarespace migration linked to DNS hijackings at Web3 firms
Company keeps quiet amid high-profile compromises
Security15 Jul 2024 | 3
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