Google bellows bug news after Microsoft sails past fix deadline Mess in Windows graphics library can give bad hombres access to memory OSes20 Feb 2017 | 37
Honeypots: Free psy-ops weapons that can protect your network before defences fail Feature You catch more crooks with honey than vinegar Security08 Feb 2017 | 18
Darkode VXer handed three years' probation Former FireEye intern has since seen light and is very, very, sorry for Android exploit Security07 Feb 2017 |
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 Security06 Feb 2017 | 12
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 Security05 Feb 2017 | 11
Popular hacker warkit Metasploit now hacks hardware and cars Coming soon: Cracking IoT kit and industrial control systems Security03 Feb 2017 | 3
Particle accelerator hacked: Boffins' hashed passwords beamed up UPDATE The Australian Synchrotron warns it's been wormholed, but not dangerously Security03 Feb 2017 | 17
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 Security02 Feb 2017 | 5
WordPress fixed god-mode zero day without disclosing the problem CMS sultan decided you'd be happier not knowing you were ever in danger Security02 Feb 2017 | 25
Cerber tops Windows 10 ransomware charts Crims aimed for a Christmas Number One and scored Security01 Feb 2017 | 5
Dark web hubs paying workers to leak corporate secrets Then they resell that info to dodgy share traders Security01 Feb 2017 | 10
Apple kills activation lock check, possible dirty stolen device hack Video Hardware hack steals serial numbers from legitimate users Security31 Jan 2017 | 10
Infosec industry to drive machine learning spend surge says analyst Amid the AI hype is a real chance to spot more anomalous behaviour, faster Security31 Jan 2017 | 2
You're taking the p... Linux encryption app Cryptkeeper has universal password: 'p' Give 'p's a chance... no? Security31 Jan 2017 | 44
Marketing company leaks 17,000 recorded phone calls, many with credit card numbers Firm that leaked 13M records shames firm that leaked 400k Security30 Jan 2017 | 8
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 Science27 Jan 2017 | 8
Bookish hacker finds holes in Amazon, Apple, Google epub services 50 shades of spankworthy security Security27 Jan 2017 | 7
Uber pays hacker US$9,000 for partner firm's bug Ransomware protection service opened Lockheed Martin, Adobe data to attackers Security27 Jan 2017 | 8
Former Mozilla dev joins chorus roasting antivirus, says 'It's poison!' Kill your antivirus, maybe keep Windows Defender Security27 Jan 2017 | 122
Firefox bares teeth, attacks sites that collect personal data If it wants a password and doesn't use HTTPS, Mozilla will breathe fire Security25 Jan 2017 | 19
Human bot hybrid finds LinkedIn email, phone number-filching holes Automated hacking weapon with human smarts does the business Security25 Jan 2017 | 1
Microsoft fixes remote desktop app Mac hole Full read/write access was there for the taking Security24 Jan 2017 | 2
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 Security24 Jan 2017 | 2
Protected US military server poked via army recruitment website SNAFU reported via bug bounty program Security23 Jan 2017 | 5
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 Security23 Jan 2017 | 7
Satan enters roll-your-own ransomware game Code named for Prince of Darkness offers commissions for spreading evil Security23 Jan 2017 |
Mozilla wants infosec activism to be the next green movement Chief Mozillan calls for grass roots movement akin to 1960s' environmental awakenings Security23 Jan 2017 | 26
Unbreakable Locky ransomware is on the march again Necurs botnet wakes up and starts fresh malware-cano Security20 Jan 2017 | 13
Viral Chinese selfie app Meitu phones home with personal data PIC Reg man submits self to invasive sparkly-unicorn androgyny transformation Applications20 Jan 2017 | 10
Operator of DDoS protection service named as Mirai author Krebs says he's fingered author of epic IoT web assault code Security20 Jan 2017 | 16
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 OSes19 Jan 2017 | 39
Hacker cracks Facebook with remote code execution bug ImageMagick exploit earns chap US$40k bug bounty Security18 Jan 2017 | 13
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 Security18 Jan 2017 | 23
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 Science17 Jan 2017 | 63
Dodgy Dutch developer built backdoors into thousands of sites Update Then hoovered out users' personal data, stole identities galore and spent up big Security17 Jan 2017 | 45
911 app is a joke, says security researcher Randy Westergren 'Panic Button' could be pressed by miscreants, repeatedly Security17 Jan 2017 |
Dovecot mailserver graded 'nearly impenetrable' Security audit of popular-with-service-providers package produces surprised smiles Security17 Jan 2017 | 23
Windows 10 Anniversary Update crushed exploits without need of patches Microsoft security boffins throw fresh CVEs at unpatched OS, emerge smiling Security16 Jan 2017 | 44
McDonald's forget hash, browns off security experts Golden Arches website's security doesn't pass the sensible surfing taste test Software16 Jan 2017 | 21
Brilliant phishing attack probes sent mail, sends fake attachments UPDATE Strategy_Doc.PDF from the next cubicle is actually a portal to p0wnage Security16 Jan 2017 | 41
Just give up: 123456 is still the world's most popular password Data diggers' dumpster dive demonstrates dumb and dumberer defences Security16 Jan 2017 | 121
Trump's cyber-guru Giuliani runs ancient 'easily hackable website' Stunned security experts tear strips off president-elect pick hours after announcement Security13 Jan 2017 | 150
Peace-sign selfie fools menaced by fingerprint-harvesting tech Cute photo? Your biometrics just got raided, boffins warn Security12 Jan 2017 | 42
Crims shut off Ukraine power in wide-ranging anniversary hacks Phishing, denial of service, and remote exploitation part of hacking banquet Security12 Jan 2017 | 14
Like stealing data from a kid: LA school pays web scum US$28,000 ransom No chance of data retrieval, experts say Security10 Jan 2017 | 38
Autocomplete a novel phishing hole for Chrome, Safari crims Hidden forms capture LastPass autofill Security10 Jan 2017 | 18
Two years on, thousands of unpatched Magento shops still being carded German infosec agency: 'Patch! Patch! PAAAATTCCCCHHHH! Security10 Jan 2017 | 3
Google caps punch-yourself-in-the-face malicious charger hack Another reason to avoid those DEF CON charging stations. Security09 Jan 2017 | 27
MongoDB ransom attacks soar, body count hits 27,000 in hours Aussie comms watchdog reporting exposed databases. Security09 Jan 2017 | 27
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 Security06 Jan 2017 | 31
Netgear unveils world's easiest bug bounty Router baron makes break from SOHOpeless device cesspit sporting chained multikill bonus Security06 Jan 2017 | 11
Fatal genetic conditions could return in some 'three-parent' babies Better mother matching needed Science05 Jan 2017 | 35
Hacker: Lol, I pwned FBI.gov! Web devs: Nuh-uh, no you didn't Updated Publishing system makers say it's a hoax Security05 Jan 2017 | 8
Ransomware scum: 'I believe I'm a good fit. See attachments' HR staffers, crap corporate spam filters, in VXer sights Security05 Jan 2017 | 38
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 Security04 Jan 2017 | 155
Speeding jet of Siberian liquid hot Magma getting speedier, satellites find Swarm gazers find faster flows in the outer core Science04 Jan 2017 | 34
Web-exposed MongoDB installs wiped by bitcoin ransoming script scum Patch or perish Security04 Jan 2017 | 12