US govt IT help desk techie 'leaked top secrets' to foreign nation
National defense files can earn you $55K … and espionage charges
Cyber-crime21 Sep 2023 | 13
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TransUnion reckons big dump of stolen customer data came from someone else
Prolific info-thief strikes again
Cyber-crime21 Sep 2023 | 5
Feds raise alarm over Snatch ransomware as extortion crew brags of Veterans Affairs hit
Invasion of the data snatchers
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 3
International Criminal Court hit in cyber-attack amid Russia war crimes probe
Right as judges issued warrants against Putin
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 19
Judge sides with Meta and Google, puts California child privacy law on hold
NetChoice 'likely to prevail' in First Amendment argument, court rules
Personal Tech19 Sep 2023 | 24
Russian allegedly smuggled US weapons electronics to Moscow
Feds claim sniper scope displays sold in sanctions-busting move
Cyber-crime19 Sep 2023 | 23
Thousands of Juniper Junos firewalls still open to hijacks, exploit code available to all
Unauthenticated and remote code execution possible without dropping a file on disk
Security18 Sep 2023 | 6
Microsoft worker accidentally exposes 38TB of sensitive data in GitHub blunder
Included secrets, private keys, passwords, 30,000+ internal Teams messages
Security18 Sep 2023 | 20
Probe reveals previously secret Israeli spyware that infects targets via ads
Oh s#!t, Sherlock
Research16 Sep 2023 | 73
Scattered Spider traps 100+ victims in its web as it moves into ransomware
Mandiant warns casino raiders are doubling down on 'monetization strategies'
Cyber-crime15 Sep 2023 | 7
US-Canada water org confirms 'cybersecurity incident' after ransomware crew threatens leak
NoEscape promises 'colossal wave of problems' if IJC doesn't pay up
Cyber-crime15 Sep 2023 | 5
Caesars says cyber-crooks stole customer data as MGM casino outage drags on
Updated Zero-days are so 2022. Why not just social engineer the help desk?
Cyber-crime14 Sep 2023 | 7
Here's why cloud credentials are the hottest item on criminal marketplaces
And they cost less than a box of donuts
Cloud Infrastructure Week14 Sep 2023 | 5
Uncle Sam warns deepfakes are coming for your brand and bank account
No, your CEO is not on Teams asking you to transfer money
Security13 Sep 2023 | 9
Cloud infrastructure security is having an identity crisis. Can CIEM help?
Who's that poking around in your infrastructure? Roles, permissions, policies, and more
Cloud Infrastructure Week13 Sep 2023 |
Grab those updates: Microsoft flings out fixes for already-exploited bugs
Patch Tuesday Plus: Adobe and Android also tackle abused-in-the-wild flaws
Patches12 Sep 2023 | 2
Save the Children hit by ransomware, 7TB stolen
Updated A new low, even for these lowlifes
Cyber-crime11 Sep 2023 | 11
MGM Resorts shuts down website, computer systems after 'cybersecurity incident'
Ransomware? Some would be willing to bet on that
Cyber-crime11 Sep 2023 | 4
Huge DDoS attack against US financial institution thwarted
Akamai reckons traffic flood peaked at 55.1 million packets per second
Cyber-crime11 Sep 2023 | 1
Ransomware fiends pounce on Cisco VPN brute-force zero-day flaw
No patch yet – but you've got strong creds and MFA enabled anyway, yeah?
Networks08 Sep 2023 | 6
Bombshell biography: Fearing nuclear war, Musk blocked Starlink to stymie Ukraine attack on Russia
Updated Exploding drone subs 'lost connectivity, washed ashore harmlessly'
Networks07 Sep 2023 | 332
US, UK sanction more Russians linked to Trickbot
Top admin, HR managers, devs go on transatlantic deny-list
Cyber-crime07 Sep 2023 | 4
Microsoft: China stole secret key that unlocked US govt email from crash debug dump
Mistakes were made, lessons learned, stuff now fixed, says Windows maker
Research06 Sep 2023 | 54
Guy who ran Bitcoins4Less tells Feds he had less than zero laundering protections
What? Yogurt Monster isn't really a legitimate customer's name?!
Cyber-crime06 Sep 2023 | 14
Mozilla calls cars from 25 automakers 'data privacy nightmares on wheels'
Updated Does your vehicle really need to know about your bedroom antics?
Personal Tech06 Sep 2023 | 183
You patched yet? Years-old Microsoft security holes still hot targets for cyber-crooks
We're number one! We're number one! We're...
Patches05 Sep 2023 | 15
Cops drill into chat apps, sink plot to smuggle tonnes of coke into Europe
Video Big blow to blighters' blow-by-the-boatload blueprint
Cyber-crime02 Sep 2023 | 31
More Okta customers trapped in Scattered Spider's web
Oktapus phishing campaign criminals are back in action
Cyber-crime01 Sep 2023 |
Good news for Key Group ransomware victims: Free decryptor out now
That's what we call a static shock
CSO31 Aug 2023 | 5
Kremlin-backed Sandworm strikes Android devices with data-stealing Infamous Chisel
Five Eyes nations warn of hit against Ukrainian military systems
Research31 Aug 2023 | 4
Barracuda gateway attacks: How Chinese snoops keep a grip on victims' networks
Backdoors detailed, plus CISA releases more IOCs for IT depts to check
CSO30 Aug 2023 |
Microsoft ain't happy with Russia-led UN cybercrime treaty
Could be used to put ethical hackers, and citizens, behind bars
Security30 Aug 2023 | 20
Meta reckons China's troll farms could learn proper OpSec from Russia's fake news crews
Claims to have taken down two colossal networks, with 'Secondary Infektion' schooling 'Spamouflage'
Security30 Aug 2023 | 15
FBI-led Operation Duck Hunt shoots down Qakbot
Totally plucked: Agents remotely roast Windows botnet malware on victims' machines
Cyber-crime29 Aug 2023 | 11
More UK cops' names and photos exposed in supplier breach
All 47,000 Met Police officers and staff reportedly accessed in break-in
Cyber-crime29 Aug 2023 | 36
Health, payment info for 1.2M people feared stolen from Purfoods in IT attack
Meal delivery biz leaves bitter taste
Cyber-crime28 Aug 2023 | 9
Malware loader lowdown: The big 3 responsible for 80% of attacks so far this year
Top of the list to trip sensors
CSO28 Aug 2023 | 6
FBI: Who was going around hijacking Barracuda email boxes? China, probably
Joins in the chorus of advice to bin the gear instead of trying for a fix
Cyber-crime25 Aug 2023 | 7
UN cybercrime treaty risks becoming a 'global surveillance pact'
Diplomats debate Russia-backed rules on what can be said online
Networks24 Aug 2023 | 17
Two teens were among those behind the Lapsus$ cyber-crime spree, jury finds
From BT and Nvidia to Grand Theft Auto 6, pair went on a total tear
Cyber-crime24 Aug 2023 | 20
North Korea may be itching to sell $40m of purloined Bitcoin
Those weapons programs aren't going to fund themselves
Cyber-crime23 Aug 2023 | 5
Criminals go full Viking on CloudNordic, wipe all servers and customer data
IT outfit says it can't — and won't — pay the ransom demand
Cyber-crime23 Aug 2023 | 130
'Millions' of spammy emails with no opt-out? That'll cost you $650K, Experian
Credit-reporting giant disagrees with FTC, will hand over the pocket change to make Feds go away
Cyber-crime22 Aug 2023 | 16
Ivanti Sentry exploited in the wild, patches emitted
Good thing you're not exposing admin port 8443 to the world, right? Uh, right?
Patches22 Aug 2023 | 7
Uncle Sam: Rest of the world would love to steal our space blueprints – don't let 'em
If spies aren't swiping designs via joint ventures, they're breaking into IT networks and mulling sat hijackings
Security21 Aug 2023 | 2
Interpol arrests 14 who allegedly scammed $40m from victims in 'cyber surge'
Cops credit security shops with an assist, tho it's a drop in the ocean
Cyber-crime20 Aug 2023 | 3
FYI: There's another BlackCat ransomware variant on the prowl
Bad kitty, no catnip for you
Cyber-crime18 Aug 2023 |
Add 'writing malware' to the list of things generative AI is not very good at doing
Analysis But it may help with fuzzing
Cyber-crime18 Aug 2023 | 2
Don't just patch your Citrix gear, check for intrusion: Two bugs exploited in wild
Updated About 2,000 NetScaler installations feared compromised as CISA raises alarm over ShareFile
Patches17 Aug 2023 | 3
Discord.io pulls the cord after crooks steal 760K users' info
Cleanup will involve 'complete rewrite of our website's code'
Cyber-crime16 Aug 2023 | 7
PowerShell? More like PowerHell: Microsoft won't fix flaws in package gallery ripe for supply chain attacks
Updated Billions of downloads and no defense against typosquatting feels like a bad combination in this day and age
Devops16 Aug 2023 | 36
Clorox cleans up IT security breach that soaked its biz ops
Plus: Medical records for 4M people within reach of Clop gang after IBM MOVEit deployment hit
Cyber-crime15 Aug 2023 | 1
Watchdog vows crackdown on 'harmful' world of surveillance-by-data-broker
Analysis Promise of action excites some, others wish America had Cali-style Delete Act for personal info
Personal Tech15 Aug 2023 | 2
Sextortion suspects on trial after teen victim dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Trio alleged to have blackmailed over 100 targets after threats of intimate image release
Cyber-crime14 Aug 2023 | 19
Beware cool-looking beta crypto-apps. They may be money-stealing fakes
Try out a hot new thing before official launch? Something smells phishy
Cyber-crime14 Aug 2023 | 7
Let's play... Force off the power to someone else's datacenter systems
DEF CON Trellix bods say it's not that hard to do, thanks to these vulnerabilities
Black Hat and DEF CON12 Aug 2023 | 14
Microsoft: Codesys PLC bugs could be exploited to 'shut down power plants'
What are these gadgets running, Windows? Ka-boom-tsch
Research11 Aug 2023 | 10
Infosec imposter syndrome is real. Here's something that can help
Black Hat Talk about an insider threat
Black Hat and DEF CON10 Aug 2023 | 9
There's a good chance your VPN is vulnerable to privacy-menacing TunnelCrack attack
Especially on Apple gear, uni team says
Research10 Aug 2023 | 25
Google AI red team lead says this is how criminals will likely use ML for evil
DEF CON Prompt injection, data poisoning just to name a couple
Black Hat and DEF CON10 Aug 2023 | 3
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