Uncle Sam charges Russian GRU cyber-spies behind 'WhisperGate intrusions' Feds post $10M bounty for each of the six's whereabouts Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 3
The fingerpointing starts as cyber incident at London transport body continues Network admins take a ride on the Fright Bus Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 21
North Korean scammers plan wave of stealth attacks on crypto companies, FBI warns Feds warn of 'highly tailored, difficult-to-detect social engineering campaigns' Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 6
Planned Parenthood confirms cyber-attack as RansomHub threatens to leak data 93GB of info feared pilfered in Montana by heartless crooks Cyber-crime04 Sep 2024 | 15
Cicada ransomware may be a BlackCat/ALPHV rebrand and upgrade Researchers find many similarities, and nasty new customizations such as embedded compromised user credentials Research04 Sep 2024 |
Telegram apologizes to South Korea and takes down smutty deepfakes Unclear if this is a sign controversial service is cleaning up its act everywhere Public Sector04 Sep 2024 | 10
UK trio pleads guilty to running $10M MFA bypass biz Updated Crew bragged they could help crooks raid victims' bank accounts Cyber-crime03 Sep 2024 | 14
Spamouflage trolls pretend to be American patriots on X, TikTok ahead of US presidential election No, Abbey is not really a "pure patriotic girl" Cyber-crime03 Sep 2024 | 36
Transport for London confirms cyberattack, assures us all is well Government body claims there is no evidence of customer data being compromised Cyber-crime03 Sep 2024 | 30
RansomHub hits 210 victims in just 6 months The ransomware gang recruits high-profile affiliates from LockBit and ALPHV Cyber-crime30 Aug 2024 |
US indicts duo over alleged Swatting spree that targeted elected officials Apparently made over 100 fake crime reports and bomb threats Cyber-crime29 Aug 2024 | 20
What a coincidence. Spyware makers, Russia's Cozy Bear seem to share same exploits Google researchers note similarities, can't find smoking-gun link Security29 Aug 2024 | 3
Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom Sordid search history 'evidence' in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud Cyber-crime29 Aug 2024 | 52
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
Iran's Pioneer Kitten hits US networks via buggy Check Point, Palo Alto gear The government-backed crew also enjoys ransomware as a side hustle Cyber-crime28 Aug 2024 | 5
Dick's Sporting Goods discloses cyberattack Authorities probing unwanted intrusion; hard questions ahead Cyber-crime28 Aug 2024 | 11
Volt Typhoon suspected of exploiting Versa SD-WAN bug since June update The same Beijing-backed cyber spy crew the feds say burrowed into US critical infrastructure Cyber-crime27 Aug 2024 | 3
AMD internal data reportedly offered for sale Second sensitive info theft claimed by the same crims since June Cyber-crime26 Aug 2024 | 1
Cognizant alleges Infosys swiped its trade secrets Sueball suggests outsourcer went out of bounds by developing competing product CxO26 Aug 2024 | 9
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
Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all As AWS, Microsoft, and Google hike some prices, it's time to open up the ROI calculator
AT&T sues Broadcom for 'breaking' VMware support extension contract Telco giant slams silicon-and-software shop for trying to bully it into buying software it doesn't want or need, at huge prices
The fingerpointing starts as cyber incident at London transport body continues Network admins take a ride on the Fright Bus
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Do look up! NASA unfurls massive shiny solar sail in orbit 60 years after Arthur C Clarke wrote Sunjammer, space agency catches up
Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage
White House seizes 32 domains, issues criminal charges in massive election-meddling crackdown Russia has seemingly decided who it wants Putin the Oval Office
Planned Parenthood confirms cyber-attack as RansomHub threatens to leak data 93GB of info feared pilfered in Montana by heartless crooks
Palo Alto takes a big $500M bite out of IBM QRadar Big Blue also shifts to Prisma SASE to secure its 250,000 workforce
Deadbeat dad faked his own death by hacking government databases Hoped to dodge child support payments, now faces 81 months inside – and a bigger bill than ever Cyber-crime21 Aug 2024 | 72
OpenAI kills Iranian accounts using ChatGPT to write US election disinfo 12 on X and one on Instagram caught in the crackdown Cyber-crime19 Aug 2024 | 5
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
After nearly 3B personal records leak online, Florida data broker confirms it was ransacked by cyber-thieves Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, more all out there Cyber-crime16 Aug 2024 | 43
Unicoin hints at potential data meddling after G-Suite compromise Attacker locked out all staff for four days Cyber-crime16 Aug 2024 | 9
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
Mad Liberator extortion crew emerges on the cyber-crook scene Anydesk is its access tool of choice Cyber-crime15 Aug 2024 | 4
Russian cyber snoops linked to massive credential-stealing campaign Citizen Lab also spots a COLDWASTREL swimming in the Rivers of Phish Cyber-crime14 Aug 2024 |
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
Indian telcos to cut off scammy, spammy, telemarketers for two whole years There's a blockchain involved so it's totally going to stop you getting those calls Public Sector14 Aug 2024 | 33
Six ransomware gangs behind over 50% of 2024 attacks Plus many more newbies waiting in the wings Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 |
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
'Digital arrest' scams are big in India and may be spreading Bad guys claim they're cops, keep you on hold for hours until you pay to make loved ones' crimes go away Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 5
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
Trump campaign cites Iran election phish claim as evidence leaked docs were stolen Dots have been joined, but hard evidence is not apparent Security12 Aug 2024 | 74
US 'laptop farm' man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Korea to fund weapons programs American and Brit firms thought they were employing a Westerner, but not so, it's alleged CSO08 Aug 2024 | 19
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
Billion-dollar bust as international op shutters Cryptonator wallet Chap named 'Roman Boss' accused of being just that at a cryptocash laundering outfit Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 13
That cyber-heist of 2.9B personal records? There's a class-action lawsuit looming for that Updated Background check biz accused of negligence Cyber-crime05 Aug 2024 | 11
Sneaky SnakeKeylogger slithers into Windows inboxes to steal sensitive secrets Malware logs users' keystrokes, pilfers credentials, exfiltrates data Research05 Aug 2024 | 15
Israeli hacktivist group brags it took down Iran's internet WeRedEvils alleges successful attack on infrastructure, including data theft Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 8
Fortune 50 biz coughed up record-breaking $75M ransom to halt leak of stolen data They say crime doesn't pay. They're right – it's the victims doing the paying Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 12
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
UK crimebusters shut down global call-spoofing outfit that claimed 170K-plus victims Suspected devs behind Russian Coms cuffed – now to find the users of the nastyware Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 11
US sends cybercriminals back to Russia in prisoner swap that freed WSJ journo, others Techno-crooks greeted by grinning Putin after landing Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 37
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
Germany names China as source of attack on government geospatial agency Meanwhile, US apparently considers further AI hardware sanctions Cyber-crime01 Aug 2024 | 10
Ransomware infection cuts off blood supply to 250+ hospitals Scumbags go for the jugular Cyber-crime31 Jul 2024 | 39
'LockBit of phishing' EvilProxy used in more than a million attacks every month Insight Leaves a trail of ransomware infections, data theft, business email compromise in its wake Malware Month30 Jul 2024 | 7
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
Malware crew Stargazers Goblin used 3,000 GitHub accounts to make bank May even have targeted other malware gangs, and infosec researchers Cyber-crime26 Jul 2024 | 9
Beware of fake CrowdStrike domains pumping out Lumma infostealing malware PSA: Only accept updates via official channels ... ironically enough Malware Month25 Jul 2024 | 3
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
Data pilfered from Pentagon IT supplier Leidos Updated With numerous US government agency customers, any leak could be serious Cyber-crime24 Jul 2024 | 2
Philippines wipes out its legit online gambling industry to take down scammers President apologizes in advance for job losses Public Sector24 Jul 2024 | 5
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
LA County Superior Court closes doors to reboot justice after ransomware attack Some rest for the wicked? Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 6
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
UK cops arrest teen suspect in MGM Resorts cyberattack probe 17-year-old cuffed as FBI says it will 'relentlessly pursue' miscreants around the globe Cyber-crime19 Jul 2024 | 17
Beijing's attack gang Volt Typhoon was a false flag inside job conspiracy: China Run by the NSA, the FBI, and Five Eyes nations, who fooled infosec researchers, apparently Cyber-crime19 Jul 2024 | 30
Judge mostly drags SEC's lawsuit against SolarWinds into the recycling bin Russia-invaded software biz 'grateful for the support we have received' CSO18 Jul 2024 | 3
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
Iran's MuddyWater phishes Israeli orgs with custom BugSleep backdoor India, Turkey, also being targeted by campaign that relies on corporate email compromise Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 11
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 |
Call, text logs for 110M AT&T customers stolen from compromised cloud storage Snowflake? Snowflake Cyber-crime12 Jul 2024 | 22
'Gay furry hackers' say they've disbanded after raiding Project 2025's Heritage Foundation Ultra-conservative org funnily enough not ready to turn the other cheek Bootnotes12 Jul 2024 | 64
Advance Auto Parts: 2.3M people's data accessed when crims broke into our Snowflake account Letters from CISO Ethan Steiger suggest the data related to job applications Cyber-crime11 Jul 2024 | 6
Privacy expert put away for 9 years after 'grotesque' cyberstalking campaign Scumbag targeted many victims – and those who tried to help them Cyber-crime11 Jul 2024 | 64
FBI, cyber-cops zap ~1K Russian AI disinfo Twitter bots RT News snarks back after it's accused of building social nyet-work for Kremlin Cyber-crime09 Jul 2024 | 11
Evolve Bank & Trust confirms LockBit stole 7.6 million people's data Making cyberattack among the largest ever recorded in finance industry Cyber-crime09 Jul 2024 | 6
Houthi rebels are operating their own GuardZoo spyware Interview Fairly 'low budget', unsophisticated malware, say researchers, but it can collect the same data as Pegasus Malware Month09 Jul 2024 |
Scammers double-scam victims by offering to help recover from scams Scum keep databases of the people they've already skimmed Cyber-crime09 Jul 2024 | 6
Cancer patient forced to make terrible decision after Qilin attack on London hospitals Exclusive Skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction scrapped as result of ransomware at supplier Malware Month05 Jul 2024 | 73
Europol says mobile roaming tech is making its job too hard Privacy measures apparently helping criminals evade capture Cyber-crime05 Jul 2024 | 36
Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key Brain Cipher was never getting the $8 million it demanded anyway Malware Month04 Jul 2024 | 35
Affirm fears customer info pilfered during ransomware raid at Evolve Bank Number of partners acknowledging data theft continues to rise Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 2
Baddies hijack Korean ERP vendor's update systems to spew malware Notorious 'Andariel' crew takes a bite of HotCroissant backdoor for fresh attack Malware Month02 Jul 2024 |
Police allege 'evil twin' of in-flight Wi-Fi used to steal passenger's credentials Fasten your seat belts, secure your tray table, and try not to give away your passwords Security01 Jul 2024 | 61
TeamViewer says Russia broke into its corp IT network Updated Same APT29 crew that hit Microsoft and SolarWinds. How close were we to a mega backdoor situation? CSO28 Jun 2024 | 25
TeamViewer can't bring itself to say someone broke into its network – but it happened Updated Claims customer data, prod environment not affected as NCC sounds alarm Cyber-crime28 Jun 2024 | 25
WhisperGate suspect indicted as US offers a $10M bounty for his capture Russian national accused of attacks in lead-up to the Ukraine war Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 6
Feds put $5M bounty on 'CryptoQueen' Ruja Ignatova OneCoin co-founder allegedly bilked investors out of $4B Cyber-crime26 Jun 2024 | 20
US convicts crypto-robbing gang leader who kidnapped victims before draining their accounts Said to have zip tied elderly crypto investors, held them at gunpoint, and threatened to kill them Cyber-crime26 Jun 2024 | 13
Yahoo! Japan to waive $189 million ad revenue after detecting fraudulent clicks Admits it's not sure some clicks came from humans, points to bettter quality as sign not all is rotten Cyber-crime26 Jun 2024 | 11
Organized crime and domestic violence perps are big buyers of tracking devices Australian study finds GPS trackers – and sometimes AirTags – are in demand for the wrong reasons Security26 Jun 2024 | 24
Microsoft blamed for million-plus patient record theft at US hospital giant Updated Probe: Worker at speech-recog outfit Nuance wasn't locked out after firing CSO26 Jun 2024 | 20
Fiend touts stolen Neiman Marcus customer info for $150K Flash clobber chain fashionably late to Snowflake fiasco party Cyber-crime25 Jun 2024 | 3
Crypto scammers circle back, pose as lawyers, steal an extra $10M in truly devious plan Business is more lucrative than you might think Cyber-crime25 Jun 2024 | 18
CISA says crooks used Ivanti bugs to snoop around high-risk chemical facilities Crafty crims broke in but encryption stopped any nastiness Cyber-crime25 Jun 2024 | 3
UK and US cops band together to tackle Qilin's ransomware shakedowns Attacking the NHS is a very bad move Malware Month25 Jun 2024 | 26
Car dealers stuck in the slow lane after cyber woes at software biz CDK More customers self-reporting to SEC as disruption carries into second week Cyber-crime24 Jun 2024 | 2
Levi's and more affected in pants-dropping week of data breaches A busy few days for security teams Cyber-crime24 Jun 2024 | 5
Admin took out a call center – and almost their career – with a cut and paste error Who, me? Have you heard the one about the techie who forgot what was on the clipboard? Cyber-crime24 Jun 2024 | 54