North Korea infected infosec bods with backdoors via dodgy blog pages, Visual Studio files – Google
Security eggheads discover their PCs chatting with Kim Jong Un's hackers
26 Jan 2021 | 17
Iain is The Register's US news editor, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also covers computer security, and other topics.
ADT techie admits he peeked into women's home security cams thousands of times to watch them undress, have sex
In brief Plus: SonicWall hacked, Qualcomm security wobble, warrantless cellphone monitoring by US snoops revealed
23 Jan 2021 | 63
Judge denies Parler an injunction to force AWS to host the antisocial network for internet outcasts
Deplatformed again, huh? Maybe take the hint
21 Jan 2021 | 146
Hallowed Bugtraq infosec list killed then resurrected over the weekend: We heard your feedback, says Accenture
In brief Plus: Watch out for NTFS-corrupting folder, Mimecast hack, and more
18 Jan 2021 | 8
SolarWinds takes a leaf out of Zoom's book, hires A-Team of Stamos and Krebs to sort out its security woes
In Brief The week's other security news
11 Jan 2021 | 9
French integrator-cum-outsourcing biz Atos confirms bid for DXC Technology
Initial offer reported to be in region of $10.1bn, no certainty acquisition deal will be done
07 Jan 2021 | 24
SolarWinds releases known attack timeline, new data suggests hackers may have done a dummy run last year
In brief And SS7 telco hack rears its ugly head yet again
21 Dec 2020 | 20
You can be my wingbot any time – US military successfully runs AI system on spy plane
Plus: Video of drone swarm formation flying through a forest
20 Dec 2020 | 27
Microsoft is designing its own Arm-based data-center server, PC chips – report
WinTel alliance weakens further
18 Dec 2020 | 40
US nuke agency hacked by suspected Russian SolarWinds spies, Microsoft also installed backdoor
Windows giant, nuclear administration play down danger – and kill switch found and activated
18 Dec 2020 | 86
Larry Ellison says he's not following Oracle to Texas, prefers his private Hawaii pad
It's great being king
15 Dec 2020 | 31
We got it! Japanese space agency confirms its probe has Ryugu asteroid samples
Andromeda Strain anyone?
15 Dec 2020 | 30
Rogue ex-Cisco employee who crippled WebEx conferences and cost Cisco millions gets two years in US prison
In brief And the week's other security news
12 Dec 2020 | 25
Adios California, Oracle the latest tech firm to leave California for the wide open (low tax) Lone Star State
Big Red says it's down to 'our employees’ quality of life'
12 Dec 2020 | 66
It's not just the economy and bad management messing with Kmart - ransomware crews are there too
In Brief The week's other security news
07 Dec 2020 | 13
A tale of two nations: See China blast off from the Moon as drone shows America's Arecibo telescope falling apart
Videos Everyone has an off day, er, year, er, make that four years...
04 Dec 2020 | 56
US Air Force deploys robot security dogs to guard base
In Brief Do they byte?
23 Nov 2020 | 61
Biden projected to be the next US President, Microsoft joins rest of world in telling Trump: It looks like... you're fired
Orange is the new sacked
07 Nov 2020 | 370
Google's home security package flies the Nest, Chocolate Factory pledges software support – for now
In brief Plus: Immigration lawyers for Mountain View breached, SonarQube hack worse than thought, and more
02 Nov 2020 | 14
If you haven't patched WebLogic server console flaws in the last eight days 'assume it has been compromised'
Stark warning from SANS' Johannes Ullrich - RCE's gonna GET 'ya
29 Oct 2020 | 12
Days before the US election, phishers net $2.3m from Wisconsin Republicans
Big money in American politics proves chum in the water for online sharks
29 Oct 2020 | 33
Santander downplays 'hack' of PagoFX cash transfer biz, says nothing to worry about
In brief Plus: US govt sanctions Russia for refinery-bothering malware
27 Oct 2020 | 2
Is it Iran or Russia's hackers we need to worry about? The Russians, definitely the Russians, says US intelligence
Energetic Bear team caught breaking into govt systems, no harm done to Nov 3 elections
22 Oct 2020 | 50
Top tip, everyone: Chinese hackers are hitting these 25 vulns, so make sure you patch them ASAP, says NSA
Plus this Chrome one being exploited in the wild, we note
20 Oct 2020 | 13
