Microsoft Bing Chat pushes malware via bad ads
From AI to just plain aaaiiiee!
Cyber-crime29 Sep 2023 | 10
Security
PhD student guilty of 3D-printing 'kamikaze' drone for Islamic State terrorists
'Research purposes' excuse didn't fly
Cyber-crime29 Sep 2023 | 31
Norway wants Facebook behavioral advertising banned across Europe
But Meta was just about to start asking people for their permission!
Security29 Sep 2023 | 18
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 | 2
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
DARPA takes its long-duration Manta undersea drone for a test-dip
Autonomous sub should recharge and resupply in perfect stealth, hopefully
Security28 Sep 2023 | 3
After failing at privacy, again, Google is working to keep Bard chats out of Search
The URLs needed to share chat histories have been indexed. Of course
Security28 Sep 2023 | 10
China's national security minister rates fake news among most pressing cyber threats
He's also worried about alliances that freeze out Chinese tech
Security28 Sep 2023 | 5
NYC rights groups say no to grocery store spycams and snooping landlords
Letter to City Council supports measures to ban biometric tech from public spaces
Security27 Sep 2023 | 13
ROBOT crypto attack on RSA is back as Marvin arrives
More precise timing tests find many implementations vulnerable
Research26 Sep 2023 | 8
MOVEit breach delivers bundle of 3.4 million baby records
Progress Software vulnerability ID'd in enormous burglary at Ontario's BORN
Cyber-crime26 Sep 2023 | 7
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
Security26 Sep 2023 | 20
Mixin suspends deposits and withdrawals after $200m cryptocurrency heist
Cloud provider blamed for loss of 20% of exchange's capital
Security25 Sep 2023 | 36
T-Mobile US exposes some customer data – but don't call it a breach
Infosec in brief PLUS: Trojan hidden in PoC; cyber insurance surge; pig butchering's new cuts; and the week's critical vulns
Security25 Sep 2023 | 9
Apple squashes security bugs after iPhone flaws exploited by Predator spyware
Holes in iOS, macOS and more fixed following tip off from Google, Citizen Lab
Patches22 Sep 2023 | 6
ESA gets the job of building Europe's secure satcomms network
IRIS2 oversight deal signed as constellation’s schedule slips, and Ariane 6 hits another snag
Security22 Sep 2023 | 4
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 | 15
TransUnion reckons big dump of stolen customer data came from someone else
Updated Prolific info-thief strikes again
Cyber-crime21 Sep 2023 | 6
Cisco spends $28B on data cruncher Splunk in cybersecurity push
$157/share cash deal is the largest acquisition in networking titan's history
Security21 Sep 2023 | 5
Menacing marketeers fined by ICO for 1.9M cold calls
Five businesses facing half a million in collective penalties for illegally phoning folk registered with TPS
Security21 Sep 2023 | 30
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Free software pioneer Richard Stallman is battling cancer
A changed RMS appeared at the GNU 40th anniversary event in Switzerland
Norway wants Facebook behavioral advertising banned across Europe
But Meta was just about to start asking people for their permission!
UTM: An Apple hypervisor with some unique extra abilities
Friday FOSS Fest Fancy running Windows, Linux and Classic MacOS on your modern x86-64 or Arm64 Mac? Walk this way
Search for phone signal caused oil spill, say Japanese investigators
Skipper caught on tape saying 'What have I done? My career is gone' after crashing into coral reef after a couple of whiskeys
Mozilla's midlife crisis has taken it from web pioneer to Google's weird neighbor
Comment Can the sleeping fox ever wake up?
Red Hat bins Bugzilla for RHEL issue tracking, jumps on Jira
Just in time to get Atlassian’s latest cross-team collab bits
EFF urges Chrome users to get out of the Privacy Sandbox
Google says Topics warning is anti-innovative fearmongering
Huawei's UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers
Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy
Microsoft Bing Chat pushes malware via bad ads
From AI to just plain aaaiiiee!
China suggests America 'carefully consider' those chip investment bans
We thought you people loved spending dollars, what gives?
STORIES
India's biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots
Global tech companies' Bharat offices attract the wrong sort of interest
Security21 Sep 2023 | 2
Data breach reveals distressing info: People who order pineapple on pizza
Pizza Hut Australia says 190,000 customers' info – including order history – has been accessed
Security21 Sep 2023 | 95
Feds raise alarm over Snatch ransomware as extortion crew brags of Veterans Affairs hit
Invasion of the data snatchers
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 3
Signal adopts new alphabet jumble to protect chats from quantum computers
X3DH readied for retirement as PQXDH is rolled out
Security20 Sep 2023 | 18
International Criminal Court hit in cyber-attack amid Russia war crimes probe
Right as judges issued warrants against Putin
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 19
Pot calls the kettle hack as China claims Uncle Sam did digital sneak peek first
Beijing accuses US of breaking into Huawei servers in 2009
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 14
Robocall scammers sentenced in US after netting $1.2M via India-based call centers
Part of network of crims who used 'trickery and threats' to target elderly, says US Attorney
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 15
Sysadmin and spouse admit to part in 'massive' pirated Avaya licenses scam
Could spend 20 years in prison after selling $88M in ADI software keys
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 21
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Singapore may split liability for phishing losses between banks and victims
Won't someone please think of the banks?
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 14
Marvell disputes claim Cavium backdoored chips for Uncle Sam
Allegations date back a decade to leaked Snowden docs
Research19 Sep 2023 | 8
Russian allegedly smuggled US weapons electronics to Moscow
Feds claim sniper scope displays sold in sanctions-busting move
Cyber-crime19 Sep 2023 | 23
The Clorox Company admits cyberattack causing 'widescale disruption'
Back to 'manual' order processing for $7B household cleaning biz, financial impact will be 'material'
Cyber-crime19 Sep 2023 | 7
Australia to build six 'cyber shields' to defend its shores
Local corporate regulator warns boards that cyber is totally a directorial duty
Security19 Sep 2023 | 26
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
Former CIO accuses Penn State of faking cybersecurity compliance
Now-NASA boffin not impressed
Security18 Sep 2023 | 4
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
California passes bill to set up one-stop data deletion shop
Infosec in brief Also, LockBit gets a new second stringer, AirTag owners find yet another illicit use, and this week's critical vulns
Security18 Sep 2023 | 13
Cryptojackers spread their nets to capture more than just EC2
AMBERSQUID operation takes AWS's paths less travelled in search of compute
Research18 Sep 2023 | 3
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
Google throws California $93M to make location tracking lawsuit disappear
Half a percent of last quarter's net income? That'll teach 'em
Security15 Sep 2023 | 18
Greater Manchester Police ransomware attack another classic demo of supply chain challenges
Are you the weakest link?
Cyber-crime15 Sep 2023 | 14
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
Rollbar might be good at tracking bugs, uninvited guests not so much
Company noticed data warehouse break-in via compromised account a month later
Cyber-crime14 Sep 2023 | 2
Watchdog urges change of HART: Late, expensive US biometric ID under fire
Homeland Security told to mind costs, fix up privacy controls
Security13 Sep 2023 | 3
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
Airbus suffers data leak turbulence to cybercrooks' delight
Ransomware group nicked info from employee of airline, say researchers
Cyber-crime13 Sep 2023 | 1
Used cars? Try used car accounts: 15,000 up for grabs online at just $2 a pop
Cut and shut is so last century, now it's copy and clone
Research13 Sep 2023 | 9
How to snoop on passwords with this one weird trick (involving public Wi-Fi signals)
Fun technique – but how practical is it?
Research13 Sep 2023 | 20
Capita class action: 2,000 folks affected by data theft sign up
Pensioners, employees and medical pros among those aiming to be compensated for data exposure
Cyber-crime13 Sep 2023 | 13
Ransomware attack hits Sri Lanka government, causing data loss
Running unsupported and unpatched versions of Exchange Server will do that to a country
Cyber-crime13 Sep 2023 | 3
China caught – again – with its malware in another nation's power grid
'Obtaining a disruptive capability could be one possible motivation behind this surge in attacks'
Research12 Sep 2023 | 17
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
OpenSSL 1.1.1 reaches end of life for all but the well-heeled
$50k to breathe new life into its corpse. The rest of us must move on to OpenSSL 3.0
Security12 Sep 2023 | 3
Chrome, Firefox and more caught with their WebP down, offer hasty patch-up
Updated Exploit observed in the wild against codec lib in browsers, apps
Patches12 Sep 2023 | 10
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
Google warns infoseccers: Beware of North Korean spies sliding into your DMs
Infosec in brief ALSO: Verizon turns self in for reduced fine, malvertising comes to macOS, and this week's critical vulnerabilities
Security11 Sep 2023 | 2
Apple races to patch the latest zero-day iPhone exploit
No user interaction needed for this one as Pegasus turns up via iMessage
Cyber-crime08 Sep 2023 | 50
Microsoft, recently busted by Beijing, thinks it's across China's ever-changing cyber-offensive
Sometimes using AI to make hilariously wrong images that still drive social media engagement
Security08 Sep 2023 | 13
Russian infosec boss gets nine years for $100M insider-trading caper using stolen data
Confidential figures for Tesla, Snap, Roku, Avnet, others swiped and used to rack up millions in ill-gotten gains
Cyber-crime08 Sep 2023 | 6
US, UK sanction more Russians linked to Trickbot
Top admin, HR managers, devs go on transatlantic deny-list
Cyber-crime07 Sep 2023 | 4
Lawsuit claims Tesla corp data security is far less advanced than its cars
Sueball alleges company at fault after employee info leaked, including Musk's
Security07 Sep 2023 | 7
If you like to play along with the illusion of privacy, smart devices are a dumb idea
Updated You're just giving manufacturers carte blanche to profit off personal data
Security07 Sep 2023 | 133
UK admits 'spy clause' can't be used for scanning encrypted chat – it's not 'feasible'
Comment But don't celebrate yet ... it has simply kicked the online safety can down the road, Westminster style
Security07 Sep 2023 | 95
China reportedly bans iPhones from more government offices
Analysis So what? Smartphones are routinely restricted in, or excluded from, sensitive locations
Security07 Sep 2023 | 19
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
Coffee Meets Bagel outage caused by cybercriminals deleting data and files
Did you potentially miss the love match of your life in week-long blackout? Nope, nobody could access it
Cyber-crime06 Sep 2023 | 3
Meatbag mishaps more menacing than malware? CISOs think so
Company boards, on the other hand, aren't letting cybersecurity disturb their sleep as much
Research06 Sep 2023 | 6
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
Big Tech has failed to police Russian disinformation, EC study concludes
In Putin's Russia, the planet hacks you
Security05 Sep 2023 | 61
Freecycle gives users the gift of a security breach notice
Updated Change your passwords. And maybe give the recycling a miss this time
Cyber-crime05 Sep 2023 | 22
Northern Ireland's top cop quits after security breach, disciplinary controversy
Simon Byrne faced backlash over FoI blunder, plus claims officers were 'punished' to appease Sinn Féin
Security05 Sep 2023 | 2
Attackers accessed UK military data through high-security fencing firm's Windows 7 rig
Irony, not barbed wire, cuts the deepest
Cyber-crime04 Sep 2023 | 70
Microsoft calls time on ancient TLS in Windows, breaking own stuff in the process
Hold onto your SQL Server, enterprise admins
Security04 Sep 2023 | 65
Northern Irish cops release 2 men after Terrorism Act arrests linked to data breach
Came in wake of the force publishing their own people's data in botched FoI
Security04 Sep 2023 | 27
Apple opens annual applications for free hackable iPhones
Infosec in brief ALSO: Brazilian stalkerware database ripped by the short hairs, a fast fashion breach, and this week's critical vulns
Security04 Sep 2023 | 1
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
Toyota Japan back on the road after probably-not-cyber attack halted production
Malfunction took 14 plants offline for 36 hours. Oh, what a … nah, too obvious
Security30 Aug 2023 | 4
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
University cuts itself off from internet after mystery security snafu
Updated Halls of learning are stuck offline, but go Wolverines!
CSO29 Aug 2023 | 21
Apple security boss faces iPads-for-gun-permits bribery charge... again
'We will continue fighting this case' global chief's lawyer tells us
Security29 Aug 2023 | 12
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
Whiffy malware stinks after tracking location via Wi-FI
Infosec in Brief ALSO: Euro chip maker breached, crims plan to undermine cyber insurance, and this week's critical vulnerabilities
Security28 Aug 2023 | 12
Taiwanese infosec researchers challenge Microsoft's China espionage finding
Asia In Brief PLUS: India calls for global action on AI and crypto; Vietnam seeks cybersecurity independence; China bans AI prescribing drugs
Security28 Aug 2023 | 11
Tor turns to proof-of-work puzzles to defend onion network from DDoS attacks
No miners were involved in this story
Security26 Aug 2023 | 16
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
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
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