OSes
Google bellows bug news after Microsoft sails past fix deadline
Mess in Windows graphics library can give bad hombres access to memory
20 Feb 2017 00:31 | 37
Feature
Honeypots: Free psy-ops weapons that can protect your network before defences fail
You catch more crooks with honey than vinegar
08 Feb 2017 08:02 | 18
Security
Darkode VXer handed three years' probation
Former FireEye intern has since seen light and is very, very, sorry for Android exploit
07 Feb 2017 04:01 |
Security
Hello? Police? My darknet drug market was just hacked by criminals
That headline will never happen, so one darkmart just started a bug bounty program
06 Feb 2017 04:02 | 12
Security
Slammer worm slithers back online to attack ancient SQL servers
If you get taken down by this 13-year-old malware, you probably deserve it
05 Feb 2017 23:29 | 11
Security
Popular hacker warkit Metasploit now hacks hardware and cars
Coming soon: Cracking IoT kit and industrial control systems
03 Feb 2017 03:58 | 3
UPDATE
Particle accelerator hacked: Boffins' hashed passwords beamed up
The Australian Synchrotron warns it's been wormholed, but not dangerously
03 Feb 2017 02:41 | 17
Security
Bring out your dead! Firm wants to pay big bucks for old bugs
Security outfit Zimperium wants to sell info on vintage Android and iOS exploits
02 Feb 2017 05:29 | 5
Security
WordPress fixed god-mode zero day without disclosing the problem
CMS sultan decided you'd be happier not knowing you were ever in danger
02 Feb 2017 02:03 | 25
Security
Cerber tops Windows 10 ransomware charts
Crims aimed for a Christmas Number One and scored
01 Feb 2017 07:36 | 5
Security
Dark web hubs paying workers to leak corporate secrets
Then they resell that info to dodgy share traders
01 Feb 2017 05:02 | 10
Video
Apple kills activation lock check, possible dirty stolen device hack
Hardware hack steals serial numbers from legitimate users
31 Jan 2017 04:29 | 10
Security
Infosec industry to drive machine learning spend surge says analyst
Amid the AI hype is a real chance to spot more anomalous behaviour, faster
31 Jan 2017 04:04 | 2
Security
You're taking the p... Linux encryption app Cryptkeeper has universal password: 'p'
Give 'p's a chance... no?
31 Jan 2017 03:35 | 44
Security
Marketing company leaks 17,000 recorded phone calls, many with credit card numbers
Firm that leaked 13M records shames firm that leaked 400k
30 Jan 2017 04:58 | 8
Science
NASA brews better test to find ET in cosmic cocktails
Take an alien liquid, stir, add lasers, then wait to see what rises to the top
27 Jan 2017 07:33 | 8
Security
Bookish hacker finds holes in Amazon, Apple, Google epub services
50 shades of spankworthy security
27 Jan 2017 07:05 | 7
Security
Uber pays hacker US$9,000 for partner firm's bug
Ransomware protection service opened Lockheed Martin, Adobe data to attackers
27 Jan 2017 06:02 | 8
Security
Former Mozilla dev joins chorus roasting antivirus, says 'It's poison!'
Kill your antivirus, maybe keep Windows Defender
27 Jan 2017 05:01 | 122
Security
Boffins break Samsung Galaxies with one SMS carrying WAP crap
S4 and S5
25 Jan 2017 08:25 | 21
Security
Firefox bares teeth, attacks sites that collect personal data
If it wants a password and doesn't use HTTPS, Mozilla will breathe fire
25 Jan 2017 06:02 | 19
Security
Human bot hybrid finds LinkedIn email, phone number-filching holes
Automated hacking weapon with human smarts does the business
25 Jan 2017 02:58 | 1
Security
Microsoft fixes remote desktop app Mac hole
Full read/write access was there for the taking
24 Jan 2017 04:01 | 2
Security
VXers gift their mates an Android bank-raiding app's source code
It needs admin privileges, but we know there's a pool of stupid out there waiting to be p0wned
24 Jan 2017 03:02 | 2
Security
Protected US military server poked via army recruitment website
SNAFU reported via bug bounty program
23 Jan 2017 08:30 | 5
Security
It's 2017 and 200,000 services still have unpatched Heartbleeds
What does it take to get people patching? Not Reg readers, obviously. Other, silly people
23 Jan 2017 07:27 | 7
Security
Satan enters roll-your-own ransomware game
Code named for Prince of Darkness offers commissions for spreading evil
23 Jan 2017 06:02 |
Security
Mozilla wants infosec activism to be the next green movement
Chief Mozillan calls for grass roots movement akin to 1960s' environmental awakenings
23 Jan 2017 00:57 | 26
Security
Unbreakable Locky ransomware is on the march again
Necurs botnet wakes up and starts fresh malware-cano
20 Jan 2017 08:41 | 13
PIC
Viral Chinese selfie app Meitu phones home with personal data
Reg man submits self to invasive sparkly-unicorn androgyny transformation
20 Jan 2017 06:02 | 10
Security
Operator of DDoS protection service named as Mirai author
Krebs says he's fingered author of epic IoT web assault code
20 Jan 2017 03:02 | 16
OSes
Chrome dev explains how modern browsers make secure UI just about impossible
The 'LINE OF DEATH' between safe content and untrustworthy stuff is receding every year
19 Jan 2017 06:00 | 39
Security
Hacker cracks Facebook with remote code execution bug
ImageMagick exploit earns chap US$40k bug bounty
18 Jan 2017 05:28 | 13
Security
Kill it with fire: US-CERT urges admins to firewall off Windows SMB
Shadow Brokers may have loosed a zero-day so you're better safe than sorry
18 Jan 2017 01:58 | 23
Science
Stanford boffins find 'correlation between caffeine consumption and longevity'
Make a cup of tea - or a mocha - before you read this if you want a long and happy life
17 Jan 2017 08:43 | 65
Update
Dodgy Dutch developer built backdoors into thousands of sites
Then hoovered out users' personal data, stole identities galore and spent up big
17 Jan 2017 06:54 | 45
Security
911 app is a joke, says security researcher Randy Westergren
'Panic Button' could be pressed by miscreants, repeatedly
17 Jan 2017 03:02 |
Security
Dovecot mailserver graded 'nearly impenetrable'
Security audit of popular-with-service-providers package produces surprised smiles
17 Jan 2017 01:58 | 23
Security
Windows 10 Anniversary Update crushed exploits without need of patches
Microsoft security boffins throw fresh CVEs at unpatched OS, emerge smiling
16 Jan 2017 08:01 | 44
Software
McDonald's forget hash, browns off security experts
Golden Arches website's security doesn't pass the sensible surfing taste test
16 Jan 2017 07:02 | 21
UPDATE
Brilliant phishing attack probes sent mail, sends fake attachments
Strategy_Doc.PDF from the next cubicle is actually a portal to p0wnage
16 Jan 2017 06:02 | 41
Security
Just give up: 123456 is still the world's most popular password
Data diggers' dumpster dive demonstrates dumb and dumberer defences
16 Jan 2017 01:55 | 121
Security
MongoDB hackers now sacking ElasticSearch
Open season on open services
13 Jan 2017 04:56 | 5
Security
Trump's cyber-guru Giuliani runs ancient 'easily hackable website'
Stunned security experts tear strips off president-elect pick hours after announcement
13 Jan 2017 02:07 | 150
Security
Peace-sign selfie fools menaced by fingerprint-harvesting tech
Cute photo? Your biometrics just got raided, boffins warn
12 Jan 2017 08:03 | 42
Security
Crims shut off Ukraine power in wide-ranging anniversary hacks
Phishing, denial of service, and remote exploitation part of hacking banquet
12 Jan 2017 05:56 | 14
Security
Sundown exploit kit weaves Edge hack hole
Thankfully most users are patched
11 Jan 2017 06:35 | 2
Security
Like stealing data from a kid: LA school pays web scum US$28,000 ransom
No chance of data retrieval, experts say
10 Jan 2017 07:30 | 38
Security
Autocomplete a novel phishing hole for Chrome, Safari crims
Hidden forms capture LastPass autofill
10 Jan 2017 05:56 | 18
Security
Two years on, thousands of unpatched Magento shops still being carded
German infosec agency: 'Patch! Patch! PAAAATTCCCCHHHH!
10 Jan 2017 02:56 | 3
Security
Google caps punch-yourself-in-the-face malicious charger hack
Another reason to avoid those DEF CON charging stations.
09 Jan 2017 05:56 | 27
Security
MongoDB ransom attacks soar, body count hits 27,000 in hours
Aussie comms watchdog reporting exposed databases.
09 Jan 2017 02:26 | 27
Security
Insane blackhats behind world's most expensive ransomware 'forget' to backup crypto keys
Only Linux victims can decrypt warped $247,000 BlackEnergy module - and then only maybe
06 Jan 2017 05:33 | 31
Security
Netgear unveils world's easiest bug bounty
Router baron makes break from SOHOpeless device cesspit sporting chained multikill bonus
06 Jan 2017 02:56 | 11
Science
Fatal genetic conditions could return in some 'three-parent' babies
Better mother matching needed
05 Jan 2017 10:40 | 35
Updated
Hacker: Lol, I pwned FBI.gov! Web devs: Nuh-uh, no you didn't
Publishing system makers say it's a hoax
05 Jan 2017 04:05 | 8
Security
Ransomware scum: 'I believe I'm a good fit. See attachments'
HR staffers, crap corporate spam filters, in VXer sights
05 Jan 2017 01:05 | 38
Security
Hackers could turn your smart meter into a bomb and blow your family to smithereens – new claim
And before that, pwn your IoT gadgets via power supply gear
04 Jan 2017 08:03 | 155
Science
Speeding jet of Siberian liquid hot Magma getting speedier, satellites find
Swarm gazers find faster flows in the outer core
04 Jan 2017 07:04 | 34
Security
Web-exposed MongoDB installs wiped by bitcoin ransoming script scum
Patch or perish
04 Jan 2017 02:56 | 12
