Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors
Students have work to complete at home in the meantime
Cyber-crime20 Jan 2025 | 60
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.
Fortinet: FortiGate config leaks are genuine but misleading
Competition hots up with Ivanti over who can have the worst start to a year
Cyber-crime17 Jan 2025 | 5
Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK's Gateshead Council
Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand
Cyber-crime17 Jan 2025 | 12
Enzo Biochem settles lawsuit over 2023 ransomware attack for $7.5M
That's in addition to the $4.5M fine paid to three state AGs last year
Cyber-crime16 Jan 2025 | 1
Infoseccer: Private security biz let guard down, exposed 120K+ files
Assist Security’s client list includes fashion icons, critical infrastructure orgs
Security16 Jan 2025 | 14
Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year
US, Japan, South Korea vow to intensify counter efforts
Cyber-crime15 Jan 2025 | 12
Snyk appears to deploy 'malicious' packages targeting Cursor for unknown reason
Updated Packages removed, vendor said to have apologized to AI code editor as onlookers say it could have been a test
Security14 Jan 2025 | 1
UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector
Stronger proposals may also see private sector applying for a payment 'license'
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 25
Cryptojacking, backdoors abound as fiends abuse Aviatrix Controller bug
This is what happens when you publish PoCs immediately, hm?
Patches13 Jan 2025 | 1
Nominet probes network intrusion linked to Ivanti zero-day exploit
Unauthorized activity detected, but no backdoors found
Security13 Jan 2025 | 6
Drug addiction treatment service admits attackers stole sensitive patient data
Details of afflictions and care plastered online
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 8
Two accused of COVID-19 vaccine fraud under Computer Misuse Act
Investigation says scheme allegedly raked in £145k and sold nearly 2,000 fake records to the unvaccinated
Legal10 Jan 2025 |
Zero-day exploits plague Ivanti Connect Secure appliances for second year running
Factory resets and apply patches is the advice amid fortnight delay for other appliances
Patches09 Jan 2025 | 2
Security pros baited with fake Windows LDAP exploit traps
Tricky attackers trying yet again to deceive the good guys on home territory
Cyber-crime09 Jan 2025 | 7
DNA sequencers found running ancient BIOS, posing risk to clinical research
Updated Devices on six-year-old firmware vulnerable to takeover and destruction
Research08 Jan 2025 | 24
UN's aviation agency confirms attack on recruitment database
Various data points compromised but no risk to flight security
Cyber-crime08 Jan 2025 | 4
Turbulence at UN aviation agency as probe into potential data theft begins
Crime forum-dweller claims to have leaked 42,000 documents packed with personal info
Cyber-crime07 Jan 2025 |
DEF CON's hacker-in-chief faces fortune in medical bills after paralyzing neck injury
Marc Rogers is 'lucky to be alive'
Security07 Jan 2025 | 72
MediaTek rings in the new year with a parade of chipset vulns
Manufacturers should have had ample time to apply the fixes
Security06 Jan 2025 | 5
Naïve Reg hack thinks he can beat Christmas food comas once and for all
Comment One man's plan to ruin his holiday for the better
Offbeat26 Dec 2024 | 88
What do ransomware and Jesus have in common? A birth month and an unwillingness to die
Feature 35 years since AIDS first borked a PC and we're still no closer to a solution
Cyber-crime24 Dec 2024 | 23
Deloitte says cyberattack on Rhode Island benefits portal carries 'major security threat'
Personal and financial data probably stolen
Cyber-crime16 Dec 2024 | 2
Android beefs up Bluetooth tag stalker protections
Wider ecosystem still has work to do, though
Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 24
Apache issues patches for critical Struts 2 RCE bug
More details released after devs allowed weeks to apply fixes
Patches12 Dec 2024 |
Lights out for 18 more DDoS booters in pre-Christmas Operation PowerOFF push
Holiday cheer comes in the form of three arrests and 27 shuttered domains
Cyber-crime12 Dec 2024 | 5
Three more vulns spotted in Ivanti CSA, all critical, one 10/10
Patch up, everyone – that admin portal is mighty attractive to your friendly cyberattacker
Patches11 Dec 2024 | 2
Fully patched Cleo products under renewed 'zero-day-ish' mass attack
Thousands of servers targeted while customers wait for patches
Research10 Dec 2024 |
Heart surgery device maker's security bypassed, data encrypted and stolen
Sounds like th-aorta get this sorted quickly
Cyber-crime10 Dec 2024 | 20
Bitfinex heist gets the Netflix treatment after 'cringey couple' sentenced
Streamer's trademark dramatic style takes on Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde
Cyber-crime10 Dec 2024 | 6
OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare
A couple of bugs lead to a potentially bad time
CSO09 Dec 2024 | 9
Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware
Threatened with life in prison, Kyiv charity worker gives middle finger to state spies
Security06 Dec 2024 | 65
British hospitals hit by cyberattacks still battling to get systems back online
Updated Children's hospital and cardiac unit say criminals broke in via shared 'digital gateway service'
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 21
BT Group confirms attackers tried to break into Conferencing division
Sensitive data allegedly stolen from US subsidiary following Black Basta post
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 8
Ransomware hangover, Putin grudge blamed for vodka maker's bankruptcy
Stoli Group on the rocks in the US
Security05 Dec 2024 | 35
Cops arrest suspected admin of German-language crime bazaar
Drugs, botnets, forged docs, and more generated fortune for platform sellers
Cyber-crime04 Dec 2024 | 24
Perfect 10 directory traversal vuln hits SailPoint's IAM solution
Updated 20-year-old info disclosure class bug still pervades security software
Patches03 Dec 2024 | 6
Severity of the risk facing the UK is widely underestimated, NCSC annual review warns
National cyber emergencies increased threefold this year
Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 18
Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI's most wanted list
The latest in an unusual change of fortune for group once protected by the Kremlin
Cyber-crime02 Dec 2024 | 58
RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC
Crooks say they have stolen sensitive files on managers and players
Cyber-crime30 Nov 2024 | 2
Zabbix urges upgrades after critical SQL injection bug disclosure
US agencies blasted 'unforgivable' SQLi flaws earlier this year
Patches29 Nov 2024 | 7
Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week
Cyber-crime29 Nov 2024 | 21
NHS major 'cyber incident' forces hospitals to use pen and paper
Systems are isolated and pulled offline, while scheduled procedures are canceled
Cyber-crime28 Nov 2024 | 56
First-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux in the works, experts say
Bootkitty doesn’t bite… yet
Research27 Nov 2024 | 14
Man accused of hilariously bad opsec as alleged cybercrime spree detailed
Complaint claims he trespassed, gave himself discounts, and sorted CCTV access…
Cyber-crime26 Nov 2024 | 24
Another 'major cyber incident' at a UK hospital, outpatients asked to stay away
Third time this year an NHS unit's IT systems have come under attack
Cyber-crime26 Nov 2024 | 53
QNAP and Veritas dump 30-plus vulns over the weekend
Updated Just what you want to find when you start a new week
Patches26 Nov 2024 | 2
Mega defense corp Thales faces Anglo-French bribery and corruption probe
Authorities remain tight-lipped on specifics
Public Sector22 Nov 2024 | 15
SafePay ransomware gang claims Microlise attack that disrupted prison van tracking
Fledgling band of crooks says it stole 1.2 TB of data
Cyber-crime22 Nov 2024 | 3
'Alarming' security bugs lay low in Linux's needrestart utility for 10 years
Update now: Qualys says flaws give root to local users, 'easily exploitable', default in Ubuntu Server
Research21 Nov 2024 | 15
Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack
Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress
Cyber-crime20 Nov 2024 | 5
D-Link tells users to trash old VPN routers over bug too dangerous to identify
Vendor offers 20% discount on new model, but not patches
CSO20 Nov 2024 | 59
Study suggests X turned right just in time for election season
Significant uptick in visibility for Musk, Republican account posts from July 13
Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 187
Palo Alto Networks tackles firewall-busting zero-days with critical patches
Amazing that these two bugs got into a production appliance, say researchers
Patches19 Nov 2024 | 4
Crook breaks into AI biz, points $250K wire payment at their own account
Fastidious attacker then tidied up email trail behind them
Cyber-crime19 Nov 2024 | 12
Sweden's 'Doomsday Prep for Dummies' guide hits mailboxes today
First in six years is nearly three times the size of the older, pre-NATO version
Security18 Nov 2024 | 40
Pirate programmer walks the plank for role in massive TV streaming operation
US considers the cases concerning Jetflicks to be the largest of their kind
Personal Tech18 Nov 2024 | 33
Keyboard robbers steal 171K customers' data from AnnieMac mortgage house
Names and social security numbers of folks looking for the biggest loan of their lives exposed
Cyber-crime15 Nov 2024 | 6
Bitfinex burglar bags 5 years behind bars for Bitcoin heist
A nervous wait for rapper wife who also faces a stint in the clink
Cyber-crime15 Nov 2024 | 4
Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence
Serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts
Cyber-crime14 Nov 2024 | 6
Kids' shoemaker Start-Rite trips over security again, spilling customer card info
Updated Full details exposed, putting shoppers at serious risk of fraud
Cyber-crime14 Nov 2024 | 14
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