Lawyers slam SEC for 'blatant fishing expedition' after Exchange mega-attack Not a 'whiff of wrongdoing' here, says attorney now fighting off Uncle Sam Security12 Jan 2023 | 4
Health insurer Aflac blames US partner for leak of Japanese cancer policy info Zurich’s Japanese outpost also leaks a couple of million records Cyber-crime11 Jan 2023 | 2
Cybercrooks are telling ChatGPT to create malicious code Chatbot might let unskilled criminals launch attacks, if the code works AI + ML06 Jan 2023 | 67
JP Morgan must face suit from Ray-Ban maker after crooks drained $272m from accounts Don't masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no Cyber-crime06 Jan 2023 | 17
Twitter data dump: 200m+ account database now free to download Updated No passwords, but plenty of stuff for social engineering and doxxing Security05 Jan 2023 | 48
Ex-GE engineer gets two years in prison after stealing turbine tech for China Beijing isn't the only one spying on work computers, right GE? Security04 Jan 2023 | 19
The Guardian ransomware attack hits week two as staff told to work from home Updated UK data watchdog would like a word over failure to systems Security04 Jan 2023 | 21
LockBit: Sorry about the SickKids ransomware, not sorry about the rest Blame it on the affiliate Security04 Jan 2023 | 16
Back to work, Linux admins: You may have a CVSS 10 kernel bug to address In brief Also, script kiddies are coming for your gift cards, and Meta's Cambridge Analytica pathetic payout Security24 Dec 2022 | 23
LastPass admits attackers have a copy of customers’ password vaults Thankfully a well encrypted copy that could take an eon to crack, unless users practiced bad password hygiene Security23 Dec 2022 | 121
Godfather malware makes banking apps an offer they can’t refuse No horse heads in beds...that we know of Security22 Dec 2022 | 7
Swatting suspects charged with subverting Ring doorbell cams and calling cops Heavily armed US police turning up on the doorstep is no laughing matter Security20 Dec 2022 | 34
Email hijackers scam food out of businesses, not just money In brief Also, TLC gets schooled by Karakurt, and Cloudflare is offering free zero trust stuff to some small companies Security17 Dec 2022 | 20
Twitter staffer turned Saudi spy jailed for 3.5 years Tweeter, tailor, soldier, bye Cyber-crime16 Dec 2022 | 40
Sting op takes down 50 DDoS-for-hire domains, seven people collared Cops give denial-of-service sites an extra special denial of service Security15 Dec 2022 | 2
Anti-money laundering bill targeting cryptocurrency introduced in US Senate Frankly my dear, I do give a DAAML Personal Tech15 Dec 2022 | 11
Iran-linked Charming Kitten espionage gang bares claws to pollies, power orgs If you get email from 'Samantha Wolf', congrats: you're important enough to make a decent target Cyber-crime15 Dec 2022 | 1
Seven smuggled US military tech for Moscow, say Feds Nuclear, hypersonic hardware is one thing, but you can probably keep the quantum computer stuff, Vlad Cyber-crime14 Dec 2022 | 5
LockBit threatens to leak confidential info stolen from California's beancounters Databases, details of 'sexual proceedings in court' and more apparently pilfered from finance IT Security13 Dec 2022 | 1
Researchers smell a cryptomining Chaos RAT targeting Linux systems Smells like Russian miscreants Security13 Dec 2022 | 10
This ransomware gang is a right Royal pain in the AES for healthcare orgs Nothing like your medical files being taken hostage for millions of dollars CSO09 Dec 2022 | 8
REvil-hit Medibank to pull plug on IT, shore up defenses If safety regulations are written in blood, what are security policies written in? Sweat and cursing? CSO08 Dec 2022 | 1
Weep for the cybercriminals who fell for online scams and lost $2.5m last year I'm the smartest guy in the room, I'm sure the message from IRS refunds is legit Cyber-crime08 Dec 2022 | 19
Microsoft: (Cyber) winter is coming as DDoS attack disrupts Russian bank Where's the Night's Watch when you need them? Cyber-crime07 Dec 2022 | 9
Four suspects cuffed, face extradition over tax refund scam plot RDP servers allegedly raided in hunt for personal info to exploit Security06 Dec 2022 | 2
Medibank prognosis gets worse after more stolen data leaked Plus Australia launches an investigation into insurer's data privacy practices Security02 Dec 2022 | 11
FBI warns about Cuba, no, not that one — the ransomware gang Critical infrastructure attacks ramping up Security02 Dec 2022 | 1
Criminals use trending TikTok challenge to make data-stealing malware invisible PSA: Don't download unknown apps even if they promise naked people Security29 Nov 2022 | 7
International cops arrest hundreds of fraudsters, money launderers and cocaine kingpins $155,000-a-month lifestyle ends in cuffs for suspected crim Security29 Nov 2022 | 24
'Pig butchering' romance scam domains seized and slaughtered by the Feds 'We allege these fraudsters bled dry each of their victims' of $10m Security23 Nov 2022 | 14
Two arrested in massive $575m cryptocurrency 'Ponzi scheme' Yet another cautionary tale of diving into crypto investment opps Personal Tech22 Nov 2022 | 26
Hive ransomware crooks extort $100m from 1,300 global victims FBI, CISA sound the alarm and detail IOCs Security18 Nov 2022 | 4
Z-Library operators arrested, charged with criminal copyright infringement There's a legal line between book borrowing and piracy Cyber-crime18 Nov 2022 | 57
Iranian cyberspies exploited Log4j to break into a US govt network It's the gift to cybercriminals that keeps on giving Security16 Nov 2022 | 8
Australia to 'stand up and punch back' against cyber crims Creates 100-strong squad comprising cops and spooks with remit to disrupt ransomware ops Cyber-crime14 Nov 2022 | 27
Instagram star gets 11 years for $300m email scam plot Hushpuppi swaps private jet, Dubai penthouse for prison duds and $1.7m to victims Cyber-crime10 Nov 2022 | 34
Wells Fargo, Zelle slammed by Liz Warren over rampant online banking fraud Customers 'more than twice' as likely to be hit by scams, says Dem Senator Cyber-crime09 Nov 2022 | 34
Feds find Silk Road thief's $1b+ Bitcoin stash in popcorn tin, hidden safe Uncle Sam follows the money ... all the way to a single-board computer Cyber-crime07 Nov 2022 | 50
French-speaking voleurs stole $30m in 15-country bank, telecoms cyber-heist spree Smooth 'OPERA1ER' hit orgs around the world over four or more years Cyber-crime04 Nov 2022 | 10
US Treasury thwarts DDoS attack from Russian Killnet group Yet another pathetic 'stunt' from pro-Kremlin criminals Cyber-crime02 Nov 2022 | 5
Ransomware cost US banks $1.2 billion last year Up 188% on 2020 but could be because financial institutions were encouraged to report incidents Cyber-crime02 Nov 2022 | 2
German cops arrest student suspected of running infamous dark-web souk Deutschland im Deep Web destroyed Cyber-crime01 Nov 2022 | 11
Purpleurchin cryptocurrency miners spotted scouring free GitHub, Heroku accounts This is why we can't have nice things Research27 Oct 2022 | 14
Feds accuse Ukrainian of renting out PC-raiding Raccoon malware to fiends Separately, charges slapped on alleged operator of dark market, The Real Deal Cyber-crime26 Oct 2022 | 1
Payment terminal malware steals $3.3m worth of credit card numbers – so far With shops leaving VNC and RDP open, quelle surprise Cyber-crime24 Oct 2022 | 14
DHL named most-spoofed brand in phishing With Microsoft and LinkedIn close on shipping giant's heels Research24 Oct 2022 | 4
Good news, URSNIF no longer a banking trojan. Bad news, it's now a backdoor And one designed to slip ransomware and data-stealing code onto infected machines Research21 Oct 2022 | 1
Team Interpol: Metaverse Police Attempted revival of virtual reality is only just beginning and already the cops just want to take a look around Bootnotes21 Oct 2022 | 18
CISA warns of security holes in industrial Advantech, Hitachi kit When we concede that everything has bugs, we wish it wasn't quite everything Patches20 Oct 2022 | 2
Verizon prepaid accounts hijacked by SIM swap crooks Nightmare for those with one-time security codes texted to their phones Security19 Oct 2022 | 7
India to lead drive for global crypto regulations to bust money laundering As president of the G20, it will have the platform to make it happen Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 6
FBI: Looking for Biden's student loan forgiveness? Watch out for these scams You really think someone would do that? Just go on the internet and steal identities? Cyber-crime19 Oct 2022 | 8
Cops swoop after crooks use wireless keyfob hack to steal cars Hotwiring is so 2021 Cyber-crime18 Oct 2022 | 116
Ex-WSJ reporter says he was framed in elaborate 'hack-and-smear' operation Wild story of a multinational law firm, cyber-mercenaries, a sheikh, and more Security18 Oct 2022 | 12
'Baby Al Capone' to pay $22m to SIM-swap crypto-heist victim Too young to drive, old enough to bribe AT&T staff, apparently Cyber-crime15 Oct 2022 | 18
Banks face their 'darkest hour' as malware steps up, maker of antivirus says Interview When I saw it, I had to reverse engineer it, Kaspersky's lead security researcher tells us Security13 Oct 2022 | 17
Prison inmate accused of orchestrating $11M fraud using cell cellphone Judge rejects defense effort to toss warrantless device search on privacy grounds Security13 Oct 2022 | 29
Crypto exchange Bittrex coughs up $53m to end claims of US sanctions busting Feds also said the biz sucked at policing transactions for suspicious activity – as if! Cyber-crime11 Oct 2022 | 12
Singtel confirms digital burglary at Dialog subsidiary Second of Singapore telco's Australian businesses to be prised open by criminals in weeks Cyber-crime10 Oct 2022 |
Huge nonprofit hospital network suffers IT meltdown after 'security incident' Ambulances diverted, patient records frozen, rhymes with handsome wear Cyber-crime06 Oct 2022 | 18
NetWalker ransomware scumbag jailed for 20 years And note to his crime pals – he said he would sing like a canary Cyber-crime05 Oct 2022 | 6
DoJ ‘very disappointed’ with probation sentence for Capital One hacker Paige Thompson ‘This is not what justice looks like’ says official on sanction for leak of 100 million records Cyber-crime05 Oct 2022 | 40