Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances Only level-one trauma unit in 400 miles crippled Cybersecurity Month30 Sep 2024 | 19
If you're holding important data, Iran is probably trying spearphish it It's election year for more than 50 countries and the Islamic Republic threatens a bunch of them Cyber-crime30 Sep 2024 | 6
Binance claims it helped to bust Chinese crypto scam app in India ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: SpaceX plans Vietnam investment; Yahoo! Japan content moderation secrets; LG offloads Chinese display factory; and more Cyber-crime30 Sep 2024 | 5
Feds charge 3 Iranians with 'hack-and-leak' of Trump 2024 campaign Snoops allegedly camped out in inboxes well into September Cyber-crime27 Sep 2024 | 12
Victims lose $70K to one single wallet-draining app on Google's Play Store Attackers got 10K people to download 'trusted' web3 brand cheat before Mountain View intervened Cyber-crime26 Sep 2024 | 22
Public Wi-Fi operator investigating cyberattack at UK's busiest train stations Updated See it, say it… not sorted just yet as network access remains offline Cyber-crime26 Sep 2024 | 62
RansomHub genius tries to put the squeeze on Delaware Libraries Extorting underfunded public services for $1M isn't a good look Cyber-crime25 Sep 2024 | 5
China claims Taiwan, not civilians, behind web vandalism Taipei laughs it off – and so does Beijing, which says political slurs hit sites nobody reads anyway Cyber-crime25 Sep 2024 | 2
Russia's digital warfare on Ukraine shows no signs of slowing: Malware hits surge Severe incidents may be down, but Putin had to throw one in for good measure Cyber-crime24 Sep 2024 | 9
How to spot a North Korean agent before they get comfy inside payroll Mandiant publishes cheat sheet for weeding out fraudulent IT staff Cyber-crime24 Sep 2024 | 19
'Cybersecurity issue' takes MoneyGram offline for three days – and counting Still no ‘R’ word, but smells like ransomware from here Cyber-crime23 Sep 2024 | 6
Necro malware continues to haunt side-loaders of dodgy Android mods Updated 11M devices exposed to trojan, Kaspersky says Cyber-crime23 Sep 2024 | 2
US indicts two over socially engineered $230M+ crypto heist Just one victim milked of nearly a quarter of a billion bucks Cyber-crime20 Sep 2024 | 26
Cybercrooks strut away with haute couture Harvey Nichols data Nothing high-end about the sparsely detailed, poorly publicized breach Cyber-crime20 Sep 2024 | 10
Valencia Ransomware explodes on the scene, claims California city, fashion giant, more as victims Boasts 'appear to be credible' experts tell El Reg Cyber-crime19 Sep 2024 | 7
Iran's cyber-goons emailed stolen Trump info to Team Biden – which ignored them To be fair, Joe was probably taking a nap Cyber-crime19 Sep 2024 | 50
Tor insists its network is safe after German cops convict CSAM dark-web admin Outdated software blamed for cracks in the armor Cyber-crime19 Sep 2024 | 25
FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 21
Deja blues... LockBit boasts once again of ransoming IRS-authorized eFile.com Add 'ransomware' to the list of certainties in life? Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 1
Chinese spies spent months inside aerospace engineering firm's network via legacy IT Exclusive Getting sloppy, Xi CSO18 Sep 2024 | 32
Cops across the world arrest 51 in orchestrated takedown of Ghost crime platform Italian mafia mobsters and Irish crime families scuppered by international cops Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 18
Despite Russia warnings, Western critical infrastructure remains unprepared Feature 'Lives will be lost' as Moscow ramps up offensive cyber military units Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 29
Australian Police conducted supply chain attack on criminal collaborationware Sting led to cuffing of alleged operator behind Ghost – an app for drug trafficking, money laundering, and violence-as-a-service Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 9
Rhysida ransomware gang ships off Port of Seattle data for $6M Auction acts as payback after authority publicly refuses to pay up Cyber-crime17 Sep 2024 | 2
Chinese national accused by Feds of spear-phishing for NASA, military source code May have reeled in blueprints related to weapons development Cyber-crime17 Sep 2024 | 6
Germany’s CDU still struggling to restore data months after June cyberattack Putting a spanner in work for plans of opposition party to launch a comeback during next year's elections Cyber-crime16 Sep 2024 | 1
Prison just got rougher as band of heinously violent cybercrims sentenced to lengthy stints Orchestrators of abductions, torture, crypto thefts, and more get their comeuppance Cyber-crime16 Sep 2024 | 20
Cambodian senator sanctioned by US over alleged forced labor cyber-scam camps Do not go on holiday to the O Smach Resort Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 8
Australia’s government spent the week boxing Big Tech With social media age limits, anti-scam laws, privacy tweaks, and misinformation rules Elon Musk labelled 'fascist' Public Sector13 Sep 2024 | 41
Feds pull plug on domains linked to import of Chinese gun conversion devices Illegal goods allegedly shipped to the US labeled as toys or jewels Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 30
Fortinet admits miscreant got hold of customer data in the cloud That would explain this 440GB leak, then Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 5
'Hadooken' Linux malware targets Oracle WebLogic servers Nastyware seeks creds, mines crypto, and plants ransomware that isnt deployed - for now? Security13 Sep 2024 | 3
I stole 20 GB of data from Capgemini – and now I'm leaking it, says cybercrook Updated Allegedly pilfered database has source code, private keys, staff info, T-Mobile VM logs, more Cyber-crime12 Sep 2024 | 20
Transport for London confirms 5,000 users' bank data exposed, pulls large chunks of IT infra offline NCA confirms arrest of 17-year-old 'on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences' – now bailed Cyber-crime12 Sep 2024 | 66
Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected No class: Black Suit ransomware gang boasts of 200GB haul from one raid Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 45
Major sales and ops overhaul leads to much more activity ... for Meow ransomware gang You hate to see it Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 1
Hunters International cyber-gang extorts Chinese mega-bank's London HQ Allegedly swiped more than 5.2M files and threatens to publish the lot Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 7
So you paid a ransom demand … and now the decryptor doesn't work A really big oh sh*t moment, for sure Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 69
Crypto scams rake in $5.6B a year for cyberscum lowlifes, FBI says Elderly people report the greatest losses Cyber-crime10 Sep 2024 | 7
Avis alerts nearly 300K car renters that crooks stole their info Updated 'Insider wrongdoing' to blame for security breach Cyber-crime09 Sep 2024 | 13
1.7M potentially pwned after payment services provider takes a year to notice break-in Criminals with plenty of time on their hands may now have credit card details Cyber-crime09 Sep 2024 | 17
Despite cyberattacks, water security standards remain a pipe dream Feature White House floats round two of regulations Cyber-crime07 Sep 2024 | 19
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 | 7
The fingerpointing starts as cyber incident at London transport body continues Network admins take a ride on the Fright Bus Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 48
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 | 8
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 | 20
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 updated 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