Cisco's critical zero-day bug gets even worse – 'thousands' of IOS XE devices pwned
Good news: There's a free scanner to check your kit. Bad news: Still no fix
Cybersecurity Month17 Oct 2023 | 15
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Cisco zero-day bug allows router hijacking and is being actively exploited
We'd say 'Hurry up and patch' but it hasn't written one yet. While you wait, disable HTTP
Cybersecurity Month16 Oct 2023 | 12
Signal shoots down zero-day rumors, finds 'no evidence' of device takeover
Looks to be related to critical libwebp bug found — and fixed — last month
Cybersecurity Month16 Oct 2023 | 5
EPA flushes water supply cybersecurity rule after losing legal fight with industry, states
What could possibly go wrong?
Cybersecurity Month13 Oct 2023 | 38
530K people's info feared stolen from cloud PC gaming biz Shadow
Will players press start to continue with this outfit?
Cyber-crime13 Oct 2023 | 10
Squid games: 35 security holes still unpatched in proxy after 2 years, now public
We'd like to say don't panic … but maybe?
Research13 Oct 2023 | 10
Europe mulls open sourcing TETRA emergency services' encryption algorithms
Turns out secrecy doesn't breed security
Cybersecurity Month12 Oct 2023 | 26
Casino giant Caesars tells thousands: Yup, ransomware crooks stole your data
House always wins, er, wait ...
Cybersecurity Month12 Oct 2023 | 13
US Navy sailor admits selling secret military blueprints to China for $15K
Worth it for 20 years behind bars?
Cyber-crime11 Oct 2023 | 26
From chaos to cadence: Celebrating two decades of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday
Feature IT folks look back on 20 years of what is now infosec tradition
Cybersecurity Month11 Oct 2023 | 17
It's 2023 and Microsoft WordPad can be exploited to hijack vulnerable systems
Patch Tuesday Happy Halloween! Security bugs under attack squashed, more flaws fixed
Patches10 Oct 2023 | 18
FTC: Please stop falling for social media scams, you've given crooks at least $650M so far this year
Internet considered harmful
Cybersecurity Month07 Oct 2023 | 68
China uses Alibaba's Euro logistic hub to spy on stuff, Belgian intelligence fears
Cloud and e-commerce giant mussels up, says allegations are waffle
Cybersecurity Month06 Oct 2023 | 12
EPIC urges watchdog to probe Grindr's data privacy – or alleged lack thereof
Dating app kept sensitive info even after peeps deleted accounts, complaint claims
Bootnotes05 Oct 2023 | 3
IT networks under attack via critical Confluence zero-day. Patch now
'Handful' of customers hit so far, public-facing instances at risk
Patches04 Oct 2023 | 16
'Gay furry hackers' brag of second NATO break-in, steal and leak more data
'No impact on missions,' military powerhouse insists
Cyber-crime04 Oct 2023 | 9
Trio of TorchServe flaws means PyTorch users need an urgent upgrade
Meta, the project's maintainer, shrugs: We fixed it, let's move on
Security04 Oct 2023 | 2
Arm patches GPU driver bug exploited by spyware to snoop on targets
As Qualcomm warns of similar fixes coming for its chips
Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2023 | 5
Microsoft Defender 'finally' stops flagging Tor Browser as malware
Just because you're paranoid…
Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2023 | 8
Feds hopelessly behind the times on ransomware trends in alert to industry
Better late than never, we guess
Cybersecurity Month02 Oct 2023 | 6
AWS stirs the MadPot – busting bot baddies and eastern espionage
Interview Security exec Mark Ryland spills the tea on hush-hush threat intel tool
Cyber-crime02 Oct 2023 | 5
PhD student guilty of 3D-printing 'kamikaze' drone for Islamic State terrorists
'Research purposes' excuse didn't fly
Cyber-crime29 Sep 2023 | 49
Chinese snoops stole 60K State Department emails in that Microsoft email heist
No classified systems involved apparently, but internal diplomatic notes, travel details, staff SSNs, etc
CSO28 Sep 2023 | 4
Feds' privacy panel backs renewing Feds' S. 702 spying powers — but with limits
FBI agents ought to get spy court approval before reviewing US persons' chats, board reckons
Security28 Sep 2023 | 2
Volkswagen stuck in neutral after 'IT disruption'
Updated Factories and offices are going nowhere, fast
On-Prem28 Sep 2023 | 32
Routers have been rooted by Chinese spies, US and Japan warn
BlackTech crew looking to steal sensitive data traffic
Software27 Sep 2023 | 8
Cryptocoin Ponzi scheme AirBit Club co-founder jailed
12 years behind bars, and ordered to forfeit $65m in illicit proceeds
Legal27 Sep 2023 | 12
Report: CIA eyes building AI chatbot to rival China
CIA, FBI and friends using AI to uncover threats? What could possibly go wrong?
AI + ML26 Sep 2023 | 9
Ukraine accuses Russian spies of hunting for war-crime info on its servers
Russian have shifted tactics in the first half of 2023, with mixed results
Cybersecurity Month26 Sep 2023 | 21
Mixin suspends deposits and withdrawals after $200m cryptocurrency heist
Cloud provider blamed for loss of 20% of exchange's capital
Cybersecurity Month25 Sep 2023 | 37
US govt IT help desk techie 'leaked top secrets' to foreign nation
National defense files can earn you $55K … and espionage charges
Cybersecurity Month21 Sep 2023 | 15
TransUnion reckons big dump of stolen customer data came from someone else
Updated Prolific info-thief strikes again
Cyber-crime21 Sep 2023 | 6
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 | 22
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 | 26
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 | 21
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 | 5
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
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