Azure blunder left Bing results editable, MS 365 accounts potentially exposed
'BingBang' boo-boo affected other internal Microsoft apps, too
Security30 Mar 2023 |
Jessica is The Register's cybersecurity editor, leading our coverage of topics ranging from network breaches to best practices for defenders.
Cloud Security Alliance VP: Database security boils down to these three things
Interview Here's how not to end up in their next report as a cautionary tale
Spotlight on Databases30 Mar 2023 |
Malware disguised as Tor browser steals $400k in cryptocash
Beware of third party downloads
Security30 Mar 2023 |
US cyber spymaster calls TikTok China's 'Trojan horse'
It's not a smoking gun, it's 'a loaded gun' suggests NSA's Rob Joyce
Personal Tech29 Mar 2023 | 29
AWS security exec: You don't want to win this database popularity contest
Interview Data guarding requires better 'education, better technology, and better automation'
Spotlight on Databases28 Mar 2023 | 7
Lawyers cough up $200k after health data stolen in Microsoft Exchange pillaging
In addition to $100k given to LockBit
Security27 Mar 2023 | 8
Uncle Sam reveals it sent cyber-soldiers to Albania to hunt for Iranian threats
'Hunt forward' teams of this sort aid with defense and learn how attackers like Tehran operate
Security24 Mar 2023 | 8
OpenAI CEO 'feels awful' after ChatGPT leaks conversations, payment info
Updated Delayed mea culpa isn't a good look for a biz with 'open' in the name
AI + ML23 Mar 2023 | 31
Bogus ChatGPT extension steals Facebook cookies
All aboard the chatbot hype train! Next stop: Fraud
Cyber-crime23 Mar 2023 | 9
Cisco kindly reveals proof of concept attacks for flaws in rival Netgear's kit
Maybe this is deserved given the problem's in a hidden telnet service
Research22 Mar 2023 | 24
Unknown actors deploy malware to steal data in occupied regions of Ukraine
If this is Kyiv's work, Russia can Crimea river
Security22 Mar 2023 | 25
BreachForums shuts down ... but the RaidForums cybercrime universe will likely spawn a trilogy
Admins decide reviving crime-mart is dangerous, hint at new chapter
Cyber-crime22 Mar 2023 | 2
Ex-Meta security staffer accuses Greece of spying on her phone
Beware of Greeks bearing GIFs
Security21 Mar 2023 | 26
Putin to staffers: Throw out your iPhones, or 'give it to the kids'
April Fools should use Russian or Chinese tech instead, Kremlin advises
Security21 Mar 2023 | 38
You've been pwned, how much will each stolen customer SSN cost you? How about $7.5k?
At the very least, with other costs on top
Cyber-crime18 Mar 2023 | 16
Google: Turn off Wi-Fi calling, VoLTE to protect your Android from Samsung hijack bugs
Four flaws open mobiles, cars to remote-control at baseband level with just a phone number
Patches17 Mar 2023 | 39
Here's how Chinese cyber spies exploited a critical Fortinet bug
Looks to be the same baddies attacking VMware hypervisors last year
Security17 Mar 2023 | 6
Got Conti? Here's the ransomware cure to avoid paying up
Kaspersky cracks the code, so get busy before the next update comes
Security16 Mar 2023 | 5
Hands up who DIDN'T exploit this years-old flaw to ransack a US govt web server...
Why patching matters: Everyone seemingly had a crack at security bug
Security15 Mar 2023 | 16
Cancer patient sues hospital after ransomware gang leaks her nude medical photos
Victim offered two years of credit monitoring after highly sensitive records dumped online
Security15 Mar 2023 | 36
Microsoft: Patch this severe Outlook bug that Russian miscreants exploited
Patch Tuesday Plus: Fixes for SAP, Adobe. Android, Chrome
Patches14 Mar 2023 | 37
Microsoft squashes Windows bug exploited to inflict ransomware misery
Not-so-smart SmartScreen flagged up by Googlers
Patches14 Mar 2023 | 5
UK refreshes national security plan to stop more of China's secret-stealing cyber-tricks
A threat that needs two orgs to tackle it: the 'Integrated Security Fund' and the 'National Protective Security Authority'
CSO14 Mar 2023 | 39
LockBit brags: We'll leak thousands of SpaceX blueprints stolen from supplier
And also, Ring hit with ransomware, too? No, says Amazon
Cyber-crime13 Mar 2023 | 19
What happens if you 'cover up' a ransomware infection? For Blackbaud, a $3m charge
File under cost of doing business
CSO10 Mar 2023 | 9
FBI and international cops catch a NetWire RAT
Malware-seekers were diverted to the Feds, severing a Croatian connection
Cyber-crime10 Mar 2023 | 4
AT&T blames marketing bods for exposing 9M accounts
Says it was old and boring data, so that's OK, then ...
Security09 Mar 2023 | 8
Suspected Chinese cyber spies target unpatched SonicWall devices
They've been lurking in networks since at least 2021
Security09 Mar 2023 | 2
Four charged with swiping $1m+ of gear from Microsoft cargo trucks
Talk about off the back of a lorry
Personal Tech08 Mar 2023 | 11
Acer confirms server intrusion after miscreant offers 160GB cache of stolen files
Customer info safe, or so we're told
Cyber-crime08 Mar 2023 | 4
Dems offer ban on Feds using facial, voice recognition
Second time before Congress a charm?
AI + ML07 Mar 2023 | 7
Pro-Putin scammers trick politicians and celebrities into low-tech hoax video calls
Who needs deepfakes when you've got makeup and 'element of surprise'?
Security07 Mar 2023 | 13
DoppelPaymer ransomware suspects cuffed, alleged ringleaders escape
Millions extorted from victims, one attack left hospital patient dead
Cyber-crime06 Mar 2023 | 4
Texas mulls law forcing ISPs to block access to abortion websites
Whatever happened to small government that stays out of our lives
Personal Tech04 Mar 2023 | 167
Snap CISO: I rate software supply chain risk 9.9 out of 10
SCSW 'Understanding your inventory is absolutely No. 1' he tells The Reg
Security04 Mar 2023 | 8
Warning on SolarWinds-like supply-chain attacks: 'They're just getting bigger'
SCSW Industry hasn't 'improved much at all' Mandiant's Eric Scales tells us
Cyber-crime03 Mar 2023 | 22
Pushers of insecure software in Biden's crosshairs
Analysis Just-revealed US cybersecurity strategy 'has fangs' for catching crafty criminals and crummy coders
Security03 Mar 2023 | 20
Forget ChatGPT, the most overhyped security tool is technology itself, Wiz warns
Interview Infosec also needs to widen its talent pool or miss out
Security02 Mar 2023 | 17
It's official: BlackLotus malware can bypass Secure Boot on Windows machines
The myth 'is now a reality'
Security01 Mar 2023 | 44
Google: You get crypto, you get crypto, almost everyone gets email crypto!
Personal Gmail users still out of luck
Security01 Mar 2023 | 10
US cybersecurity chief: Software makers shouldn't lawyer their way out of security responsibilities
SCSW Who apart from Microsoft is happy with the ship now, oh just fix it later approach?
Security28 Feb 2023 | 30
Russian hacktivists DDoS hospitals, with pathetic results
Not that we're urging them to try harder or anything
Security28 Feb 2023 | 10
Feeling VEXed by software supply chain security? You’re not alone
SCSW Chainguard CEO explains how to secure code given crims know to poison it at the source
CSO28 Feb 2023 |
Dish multi-day outage rolls on as ransomware fears grow
Techies 'hard at work' and all of that
Security27 Feb 2023 | 3
'Ethical hacker' among ransomware suspects cuffed by Dutch cops
Beware the Dark Side
Security25 Feb 2023 | 16
Telus source code, staff info for sale on dark web forum
$50k buys you '1,000 unique repositories' that may or may not be legit
Security25 Feb 2023 | 8
Ukraine invasion blew up Russian cybercrime alliances
Study: Old pacts ditched the moment Moscow moved in
Cyber-crime24 Feb 2023 | 20
Dole production plants crippled by ransomware, stores run short
Yes, we have no bananas, and things aren't looking peachy on the salad front
Security23 Feb 2023 | 17
Lawyers join forces to fight common enemy: The SEC and its probes into cyber-victims
Did the financial watchdog just do the impossible and herd cats?
Cyber-crime23 Feb 2023 | 10
No, ChatGPT hasn't won a security bug contest … yet
$20k Pwn2Own prize for the humans, zero for the AI
AI + ML22 Feb 2023 | 7
Accidental WhatsApp account takeovers? It's a thing
Blame it on phone number recycling (yes, that's a thing, too)
Security21 Feb 2023 | 59
Intruder alert: FBI tackles 'isolated' IT security breach
Move along, totally nothing to see here
Security17 Feb 2023 | 11
'Russian hacktivists' brag of flooding German airport sites
In other words, script kiddies up to shenanigans again
Cyber-crime17 Feb 2023 | 4
Romance scam targets security researcher, hilarity ensues
Happy Valentine's Day! Now don't get fooled
Security14 Feb 2023 | 36
Pepsi Bottling Ventures says info-stealing malware swiped sensitive data
That's not what I like
Security14 Feb 2023 | 6
Let's play a game: Deepfake news anchor or a real person?
Brit AI video tech caught up in pro-PRC disinformation campaign
AI + ML11 Feb 2023 | 34
Ransomware crooks steal 3m+ patients' medical records, personal info
All that data coming soon to a darkweb crime forum near you?
Cyber-crime11 Feb 2023 | 21
US, UK slap sanctions on Russians linked to Conti, Ryuk, Trickbot malware
Any act that sends so much as a ruble to seven named netizens now forbidden
Cyber-crime10 Feb 2023 | 8
Romance scammers' favorite lies cost victims $1.3B last year
Don't trust your super-hot military boyfriend you've never met. He doesn't exist
Cyber-crime10 Feb 2023 | 18
Codebreakers decipher Mary, Queen of Scots' secret letters 436 years after her execution
Digital sleuths chop through crypto challenge in 'surreal' search
Security09 Feb 2023 | 57
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