How two brothers allegedly swiped $25M in a 12-second Ethereum heist
Feds scoff at blockchain integrity while software bug said to have been at heart of the matter
Cyber-crime18 May 2024 | 50
Cyber-crime
Aussie cops probe MediSecure's 'large-scale ransomware data breach'
Throw another healthcare biz on the barby, mate
Cyber-crime17 May 2024 | 13
First LockBit, now BreachForums: Are cops winning the war or just a few battles?
TLDR: Peace in our time is really really hard
Cyber-crime17 May 2024 | 12
Crims abusing Microsoft Quick Assist to deploy Black Basta ransomware
Spoiler alert: it's not really IT support controlling your device
Cyber-crime16 May 2024 | 12
Stifling Beijing in cyberspace is now British intelligence’s number-one mission
CyberUK Annual conference of cyber intel unit shows UK's alarm over China blaring louder than ever
Cyber-crime16 May 2024 | 22
FBI takes down BreachForums ransomware website and Telegram channel
No more illicit gains, for a while at least
Security15 May 2024 | 4
Crook brags about US Army and $75B defense biz pwnage
More government data allegedly stolen by prolific criminals
Cyber-crime15 May 2024 | 7
FCC names and shames Royal Tiger AI robocall crew
Agency is on the lookout for a Prince among men
Cyber-crime14 May 2024 | 5
Cybersec chiefs team up with insurers to say 'no' to ransomware bullies
Guidebook aims to undermine the criminal business model
Cyber-crime14 May 2024 | 7
Google, Apple gear to raise tracking tag stalker alarm
After years of people being victimized, it's about time
Personal Tech14 May 2024 | 28
'Cyberattack' shutters Christie's website days before $840M art mega-auction
Going once, going twice, going offline
Cyber-crime13 May 2024 | 6
Uncle Sam urges action after Black Basta ransomware infects Ascension
Emergency ambulances diverted while techies restore systems
Cyber-crime13 May 2024 | 5
Europol confirms incident following alleged auction of staff data
Intelligence-sharing platform remains down for maintenance
Cyber-crime13 May 2024 | 4
Ransomware negotiator weighs in on the extortion payment debate with El Reg
Interview As gang tactics get nastier while attacks hit all-time highs
Cyber-crime12 May 2024 | 43
Cybercriminals hit jackpot as 500k+ Ohio Lottery lovers lose out on their personal data
Not a lotto luck for these powerball hunters
Cyber-crime10 May 2024 | 9
Microsoft's Brad Smith summoned by Homeland Security committee over 'cascade' of infosec failures
Major intrusions by both China and Russia leave a lot to be answered for
Cyber-crime10 May 2024 | 24
US faith-based healthcare org Ascension says 'cybersecurity event' disrupted clinical ops
Sources claim ransomware is to blame
Cyber-crime09 May 2024 | 30
Dell customer order database of '49M records' stolen, now up for sale on dark web
IT giant tries to downplay leak as just names, addresses, info about kit
Cyber-crime09 May 2024 | 35
America's enemies targeting US critical infrastructure should be 'wake-up call'
RSAC Having China, Russia, and Iran routinely rummaging around is cause for concern, says ex-NSA man
Spotlight on RSA09 May 2024 | 8
What do Europeans, Americans and Australians have in common? Scammed $50M by fake e-stores
BogusBazaar ripped off shoppers and scraped card details, but not in China
Cyber-crime08 May 2024 | 10
One year on, universities org admits MOVEit attack hit data of 800K people
Nearly 95M people in total snagged by flaw in file transfer tool
Spotlight on RSA08 May 2024 | 2
UK opens investigation of MoD payroll contractor after confirming attack
China vehemently denies involvement
Cyber-crime08 May 2024 | 50
Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight
Interview On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career
Malware Month08 May 2024 | 24
America's War on Drugs and Crime will be AI powered, says Homeland Security boss
RSAC Or at least it might well be if these trial programs work out, with some civil lib oversight etc etc etc
Spotlight on RSA07 May 2024 | 25
Cops finally unmask 'LockBit kingpin' after two-month tease
Updated Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev's $10M question is answered at last
Cyber-crime07 May 2024 | 21
Ransomware crooks now SIM swap executives' kids to pressure their parents
RSAC Extortionists turning to 'psychological attacks', Mandiant CTO says
Spotlight on RSA07 May 2024 | 20
Fed-run LockBit site back from the dead and vows to really spill the beans on gang
Updated After very boring first reveal, this could be the real deal
Spotlight on RSA06 May 2024 | 8
Consultant charged over $1.5M extortion scheme against IT giant
Accused of stealing data after losing his job
Cyber-crime06 May 2024 | 14
Europol op shutters 12 scam call centers and cuffs 21 suspected fraudsters
Cops prevented crims from bilking victims out of more than €10m - but couldn't stop crime against art
Cyber-crime03 May 2024 | 26
Florida man gets 6 years behind bars for flogging fake Cisco kit to US military
Operation busted after dodgy devices ended up at Air Force
Networks02 May 2024 | 41
Federal frenzy to patch gaping GitLab account takeover hole
Warning comes exactly a year after the vulnerability was introduced
Cyber-crime02 May 2024 | 8
REvil ransomware scum sentenced to almost 14 years inside, ordered to pay $16 million
After extorting $700 million from thousands of victims
Cyber-crime02 May 2024 | 8
Infosec biz boss accused of BS'ing the world about his career, anti-crime product, customers
Intrusion investors went through Blount farce trauma, says SEC
Cyber-crime01 May 2024 | 14
US charges 16 over 'depraved' grandparent scams
Vulnerable elderly people tricked into paying tens of thousands over fake car accidents
Cyber-crime01 May 2024 | 17
Cyber-bastard jailed for stealing psychotherapy files, blackmailing patients
Vastaamo villain more than doubled reported crime in Nordic nation
Cyber-crime30 Apr 2024 | 11
UnitedHealth CEO: 'Decision to pay ransom was mine'
Updated Congress to hear how Citrix MFA snafu led to massive data theft, $870M+ loss
Malware Month30 Apr 2024 | 28
NSA guy who tried and failed to spy for Russia gets 262 months in the slammer
Tried to sell top secret docs for the low, low price of $85K
Cyber-crime30 Apr 2024 | 27
London Drugs closes all of its pharmacies following 'cybersecurity incident'
Updated Canadian stores shuttered 'until further notice'
CSO29 Apr 2024 | 20
Cops cuff man for allegedly framing colleague with AI-generated hate speech clip
Athletics boss accused of deep-faking Baltimore school principal
Cyber-crime25 Apr 2024 | 18
Two cuffed in Samourai Wallet crypto dirty money sting
Suspects in Portugal and the US said to have laundered over $100M
Cyber-crime25 Apr 2024 | 4
Russia, Iran pose most aggressive threat to 2024 elections, say infoseccers
Google security crew reveal ‘the four Ds’ to be on the watch for
Cyber-crime25 Apr 2024 | 9
Australia’s spies and cops want ‘accountable encryption’ - aka access to backdoors
And warn that AI is already being used by extremists to plot attacks
Public Sector25 Apr 2024 | 108
US charges Iranians with cyber snooping on government, companies
Their holiday options are now far more restricted
Cyber-crime24 Apr 2024 |
UnitedHealth admits IT security breach could 'cover substantial proportion of people in America'
That said, good ol' American healthcare system so elaborately costly, some are forced to avoid altogether
Cyber-crime23 Apr 2024 | 13
Leicester streetlights take ransomware attack personally, shine on 24/7
City council says it lost control after shutting down systems
Cyber-crime23 Apr 2024 | 49
Misconfigured cloud server leaked clues of North Korean animation scam
Outsourcers outsourced work for the BBC, Amazon, and HBO Max to the hermit kingdom
Cyber-crime23 Apr 2024 | 17
Sacramento airport goes no-fly after AT&T internet cable snipped
Police say this appears to be a 'deliberate act.'
Cyber-crime19 Apr 2024 | 44
Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals
It’s the second time the World-Check list has fallen into the wrong hands
Cyber-crime19 Apr 2024 | 22
Ransomware feared as IT 'issues' force Octapharma Plasma to close 150+ centers
Updated Source blames BlackSuit infection – as separately ISP Frontier confirms cyberattack
Cyber-crime18 Apr 2024 | 9
Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto – and leave a sob story for victims
'I want to buy a car. That's all'
Cyber-crime18 Apr 2024 | 6
Fraudsters abused Apple Stores' third-party pickup policy to phish for profits
Black Hat Asia Scam prevalent across Korea and Japan actually had some winners
Cyber-crime18 Apr 2024 | 2
185K people's sensitive data in the pits after ransomware raid on Cherry Health
Extent of information seized will be a concern for those affected
Cyber-crime18 Apr 2024 | 6
Prolific phishing-made-easy emporium LabHost knocked offline in cyber-cop op
Feature Police emit Spotify Wrapped-style videos to let crims know they're being hunted
Security18 Apr 2024 | 13
Singapore infosec boss warns China/West tech split will be bad for interoperability
When you decide not to trust a big chunk of the supply chain, tech (and trade) get harder
Cyber-crime18 Apr 2024 | 3
MGM says FTC can't possibly probe its ransomware downfall – watchdog chief Lina Khan was a guest at the time
What a twist!
Cyber-crime16 Apr 2024 | 19
SIM swap crooks solicit T-Mobile US, Verizon staff via text to do their dirty work
No breach responsible for employee contact info getting out, says T-Mo
Cyber-crime16 Apr 2024 | 5
Change Healthcare’s ransomware attack costs edge toward $1B so far
First glimpse at attack financials reveals huge pain
Cyber-crime16 Apr 2024 | 11
Roku makes 2FA mandatory for all after nearly 600K accounts pwned
Streamer says access came via credential stuffing
Cyber-crime15 Apr 2024 | 15
Zero-day exploited right now in Palo Alto Networks' GlobalProtect gateways
Out of the PAN-OS and into the firewall, a Python backdoor this way comes
Cyber-crime12 Apr 2024 | 13
Microsoft breach allowed Russian spies to steal emails from US government
Affected federal agencies must comb through mails, reset API keys and passwords
Cyber-crime12 Apr 2024 | 18
Biting the hand that feeds IT
