Fujitsu reveals malware installed on internal systems, risk of customer data spill Sneaky software slips past shields, spurring scramble Security18 Mar 2024 | 3
Cyberattack gifts esports pros with cheats, forcing Apex Legends to postpone tournament Updated Virtual gunslingers forcibly became cheaters via mystery means Cyber-crime18 Mar 2024 | 4
Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation 875 workers liberated after falling for promises of lucrative work, nine arrested Cyber-crime18 Mar 2024 | 29
FTC goes undercover to probe suspected antivirus scam, scores $26M settlement Imagine trying to trick folks into buying $500 of unnecessary repairs – and they turn out to be federal agents Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 9
LockBit ransomware kingpin gets 4 years behind bars Canadian-Russian said to have turned to a life of cybercrime during pandemic, now must pay the price – literally Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 11
Record breach of French government exposes up to 43 million people's data Zut alors! Department for registering and helping unemployed people broken into Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 28
International effort to disrupt cybercrime moves into operational phase Will the WEF experiment work? Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 22
US to probe Change Healthcare's data protection standards as lawsuits mount Services slowly coming back online but providers still struggling Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 3
Nissan to let 100,000 Aussies and Kiwis know their data was stolen in cyberattack Akira ransomware crooks brag of swiping thousands of ID documents during break-in Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 7
Cryptocurrency laundryman gets hung out to dry Bitcoin Fog washed hundreds of millions for criminals Cyber-crime13 Mar 2024 | 27
Stanford University failed to detect ransomware intruders for 4 months 27,000 individuals had data stolen, which for some included names and social security numbers Cyber-crime13 Mar 2024 | 4
UK council yanks IT systems and phone lines offline following cyber ambush Targeting recovery this week, officials still trying to 'dentify the nature of the incident' Cyber-crime12 Mar 2024 | 45
British Library pushes the cloud button, says legacy IT estate cause of hefty rebuild Five months in and the mammoth post-ransomware recovery has barely begun Cyber-crime11 Mar 2024 | 42
Cybercrime crew Magnet Goblin bursts onto the scene exploiting Ivanti holes Plus: CISA pulls plug on couple of systems feared compromised Cyber-crime08 Mar 2024 | 2
Microsoft confirms Russian spies stole source code, accessed internal systems Still 'no evidence' of any compromised customer-facing systems, we're told Cyber-crime08 Mar 2024 | 50
Change Healthcare registers pulse after crippling ransomware attack Remaining services are expected to return in the coming weeks after $22M ALPHV ransom Cyber-crime08 Mar 2024 | 2
Swiss cheese security? Play ransomware gang milks government of 65,000 files Classified docs, readable passwords, and thousands of personal information nabbed in Xplain breach Cyber-crime08 Mar 2024 | 11
Possible China link to Change Healthcare ransomware attack Alleged crim bought SmartScreen Killer, Cobalt Strike on dark-web markets Cyber-crime07 Mar 2024 | 3
JetBrains TeamCity under attack by ransomware thugs after disclosure mess More than 1,000 servers remain unpatched and vulnerable Cyber-crime07 Mar 2024 | 11
Belgian ale legend Duvel's brewery borked as ransomware halts production Biz reassures quaffers it has enough beer, expects quick recovery before weekend Cyber-crime07 Mar 2024 | 40
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Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation 875 workers liberated after falling for promises of lucrative work, nine arrested
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Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues
Infosec teams must be allowed to fail, argues Gartner But failing to recover from incidents is unforgivable because 'adrenalin does not scale'
What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment
The last mile's at risk in our hostile environment. Let’s go the extra mile to fix it Opinion The web doesn’t work ‘cos the vandals used a candle
Nvidia turns up the AI heat with 1,200W Blackwell GPUs Five times the performance of the H100, but you'll need liquid cooling to tame the beast
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with Eye-of-Sauron camera Wherever you go, whatever you do, your phone is watching
Lawsuit claims gift card fraud is the gift that keeps on giving, to Google Play Store commissions are a nice little earner, wherever they come from Cyber-crime07 Mar 2024 | 18
Capita says 2023 cyberattack costs a factor as it reports staggering £100M+ loss Additional cuts announced, sparking fears of further layoffs Cyber-crime06 Mar 2024 | 27
Uncle Sam intervenes as Change Healthcare ransomware fiasco creates mayhem As the crooks behind the attack - probably ALPHV/BlackCat - fake their own demise Cyber-crime06 Mar 2024 | 6
Fidelity customers' financial info feared stolen in suspected ransomware attack Insurance giant blames Infosys, LockBit claims credit Cyber-crime05 Mar 2024 | 13
Change Healthcare attack latest: ALPHV bags $22M in Bitcoin amid affiliate drama No honor among thieves? Cyber-crime04 Mar 2024 | 7
Seoul accuses North Korea of stealing southern chipmakers' designs Kim Jong Un's all in for home-built silicon says warning Cyber-crime04 Mar 2024 | 1
Ransomware ban backers insist thugs must be cut off from payday Increasingly clear number of permanent solutions is narrowing Cyber-crime04 Mar 2024 | 22
The federal bureau of trolling hits LockBit, but the joke's on us Opinion When you can't lock 'em up, lock 'em out Cyber-crime04 Mar 2024 | 27
Ransomware gangs are paying attention to infostealers, so why aren't you? Analysts warn of big leap in cred-harvesting malware activity last year Cyber-crime29 Feb 2024 | 2
Australian spy chief fears sabotage of critical infrastructure And accuses a former Australian politician of having 'sold out their country' Cyber-crime29 Feb 2024 | 17
ALPHV/BlackCat claims responsibility for Change Healthcare attack Updated Brags it lifted 6TB of data, but let's remember these people are criminals and not worthy of much trust Cyber-crime29 Feb 2024 | 4
Cybercrims: When we hit IT, they sometimes pay, but when we hit OT... jackpot Analysis Or so says opsec firm, which confirms 70% of all industrial org ransomware in 2023 targeted manufacturers Cyber-crime27 Feb 2024 | 19
ALPHV/BlackCat responsible for Change Healthcare cyberattack Updated US government's bounty hasn't borne fruit as whack-a-mole game goes on Security26 Feb 2024 | 2
Back from the dead: LockBit taunts cops, threatens to leak Trump docs Updated Officials have until March 2 to cough up or stolen data gets leaked Security26 Feb 2024 | 11
LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest Investigating LockBit’s finances has blown previous estimates of the operation’s wealth out of the water Cyber-crime23 Feb 2024 | 1
U-Haul tells 67K customers that cyber-crooks drove away with their personal info Thieves broke into IT system using stolen login Cyber-crime23 Feb 2024 | 13
LockBit identity reveal a bigger letdown than Game of Thrones Season 8 NCA still left enough for onlookers to wonder if there's anything more to come Cyber-crime23 Feb 2024 | 7
Cyberattack downs pharmacies across America Updated Prescription orders hit after IT supplier Change Healthcare pulls plug on systems Cyber-crime22 Feb 2024 | 10
Authorities dismantled LockBit before it could unleash revamped variant New features aimed to stamp out problems of the past Cyber-crime22 Feb 2024 | 2
Ukrainian police arrest father and son in suspected LockBit affiliate double act If they did it, it gives new meaning to quality family time. Meanwhile, key LockBit leaders remain at large Cyber-crime22 Feb 2024 | 5
Duo face 20 years in prison over counterfeit iPhone scam Sent 5,000+ fake handsets to Apple for repair in hope of getting real ones back Personal Tech21 Feb 2024 | 19
LockBit leaks expose nearly 200 affiliates and bespoke data-stealing malware Operation Cronos's 'partners' continue to trickle the criminal empire's secrets Cyber-crime21 Feb 2024 | 15
Orgs are having a major identity crisis while crims reap the rewards Hacking your way in is so 2022 – logging in is much easier Security21 Feb 2024 | 8
Cops turn LockBit ransomware gang's countdown timers against them Authorities dismantle cybercrime royalty by making mockery of their leak site Cyber-crime20 Feb 2024 | 17
ALPHV gang claims it's the attacker that broke into Prudential Financial, LoanDepot Ransomware group continues to exploit US regulatory requirements to its advantage Cyber-crime19 Feb 2024 |
Zeus, IcedID malware kingpin faces 40 years in slammer Nearly a decade on the FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted List after getting banks to empty vics' accounts Cyber-crime16 Feb 2024 | 1
Cutting kids off from the dark web – the solution can only ever be social Expert weighs in after Brianna Ghey murder amid worrying rates of child cybercrime Cyber-crime16 Feb 2024 | 93
North Korea running malware-laden gambling websites as-a-service $5k a month for the site. $3k for tech support. Infection with malware and funding a despot? Priceless Cyber-crime15 Feb 2024 | 3
Prudential Financial finds cybercrims lurking inside its IT systems Some company admin and customers data exposed, but bad guys were there for 'only' a day Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 |
Romanian hospital ransomware crisis attributed to third-party breach Emergency impacting more than 100 facilities appears to be caused by incident at software provider Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 | 1
Southern Water cyberattack expected to hit hundreds of thousands of customers Brit utility also curiously disappears from Black Basta leak site Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 | 44
Bumblebee malware wakes from hibernation, forgets what year it is, attacks with macros Trying to break in with malicious Word documents? How very 2015 of you Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 | 5
Australian Tax Office probed 150 staff over social media refund scam $1.3 billion lost as identity fraud – and greed – saw 57,000 or more seek unearned tax refunds Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 | 3
ALPHV blackmails Canadian pipeline after 'stealing 190GB of vital info' Updated Gang still going after critical infrastructure because it's, you know, critical Cyber-crime13 Feb 2024 | 11
Crooks hook hundreds of exec accounts after phishing in Azure C-suite pond Plenty of successful attacks observed with dangerous follow-on activity Cyber-crime13 Feb 2024 | 6
Infosys subsidiary named as source of Bank of America data leak Looks like LockBit took a swipe at an outsourced life insurance application Cyber-crime13 Feb 2024 | 15
Korean eggheads crack Rhysida ransomware and release free decryptor tool Great news for victims of gang behind the big British Library hit in October Cyber-crime13 Feb 2024 | 6
Jet engine dealer to major airlines discloses 'unauthorized activity' Pulls part of system offline as Black Basta docs suggest the worst Cyber-crime12 Feb 2024 | 6
Europe's largest caravan club admits wide array of personal data potentially accessed Experts also put an end to social media security updates Cyber-crime12 Feb 2024 | 19
Meet VexTrio, a network of 70K hijacked websites crooks use to sling malware, fraud Some useful indicators of compromise right here Cyber-crime10 Feb 2024 | 9
Fortinet's week to forget: Critical vulns, disclosure screw-ups, and that toothbrush DDoS attack claim An orchestra of fails for the security vendor Cyber-crime09 Feb 2024 | 6
India to make its digital currency programmable Reserve Bank also wants a national 2FA framework Cyber-crime09 Feb 2024 | 26
Crime gang targeted jobseekers across Asia, looted two million email addresses That listing for a gig that looked too good to be true may have been carrying SQL injection code Cyber-crime09 Feb 2024 | 1
Uncle Sam sweetens the pot with $15M bounty on Hive ransomware gang members Honor among thieves about to be put to the test Cyber-crime09 Feb 2024 | 3
Fake LastPass lookalike made it into Apple App Store No walled garden can keep out every weed, we suppose Cyber-crime08 Feb 2024 | 10
Cybercrime duo accused of picking $2.5M from Apple's orchard Security researcher buddies allegedly tag team a four-month virtual gift card heist at Cupertino tech giant Cyber-crime08 Feb 2024 | 2
Chinese Coathanger malware hung out to dry by Dutch defense department Attack happened in 2023 using a bespoke backdoor, confirming year-old suspicions CSO06 Feb 2024 | 13
EquiLend back in the saddle as ransom payment rumors swirl Still no word on how the intruders broke in or the full extent of any possible data compromise Cyber-crime06 Feb 2024 |
Ignore Uncle Sam's 'voluntary' cybersecurity goals for hospitals at your peril Interview What is on HHS paper will most likely become law, Google security boss says Cyber-crime05 Feb 2024 | 12
AnyDesk revokes signing certs, portal passwords after crooks sneak into systems Horse, meet stable door Cyber-crime05 Feb 2024 | 6
Lurie Children's Hospital back to pen and paper after cyberattack It's the second Chicago hospital to disclose a major incident in the same week Cyber-crime05 Feb 2024 | 9
Blackbaud settles with FTC after that IT breach exposed millions of people's info Cloud software slinger admits no guilt, promises better basic security hygiene Cyber-crime02 Feb 2024 | 6
Interpol's latest cybercrime intervention dismantles ransomware, banking malware servers Efforts part of internationally coordinated operations carried out in recent months Cyber-crime02 Feb 2024 | 2
Wikileaks source and former CIA worker Joshua Schulte sentenced to 40 years jail 'Vault 7' leak detailed cyber-ops including forged digital certs Cyber-crime02 Feb 2024 | 56
LockBit shows no remorse for ransomware attack on children's hospital It even had the gall to set the ransom demand at $800K … for a nonprofit Cyber-crime01 Feb 2024 | 42
750 million Indian mobile subscribers' info for sale on dark web Asia In Brief ALSO: Samsung turns to Baidu for Galaxy AI in China; Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy; India's supercomputing ambitions Cyber-crime28 Jan 2024 | 3
Guess the company: Takes your DNA, blames you when criminals steal it, can’t spot a cyberattack for 5 months Breach filings show Reddit post led to the discovery rather than any sophisticated cyber defenses Cyber-crime26 Jan 2024 | 36
Akira ransomware gang says it stole passport scans from Lush in 110 GB data heist Updated Cosmetics brand goes from Jackson Pollocking your bathwater to cleaning up serious a digital mess Cyber-crime26 Jan 2024 | 35
Trickbot malware scumbag gets five years for infecting hospitals, businesses Most of the crew still at large Cyber-crime25 Jan 2024 | 8
EquiLend drags systems offline after admitting attacker broke in Securities lender processes trillions of dollars worth of Wall Street transactions every day Cyber-crime25 Jan 2024 | 1
HPE joins the 'our executive email was hacked by Russia' club Moscow-backed Cozy Bear may have had access to the green rectangular email cloud for six months Cyber-crime25 Jan 2024 | 7
GCHQ's NCSC warns of 'realistic possibility' AI will help state-backed malware evade detection That means Brit spies want the ability to do exactly that, huh? Cyber-crime24 Jan 2024 | 25
CISA boss swatted: 'While my own experience was certainly harrowing, it was unfortunately not unique' Election officials, judges, politicians, and gamers are in swatters' crosshairs Cyber-crime23 Jan 2024 | 46
UK water giant admits attackers broke into system as gang holds it to ransom Comes mere months after Western intelligence agencies warned of attacks on water providers Cyber-crime23 Jan 2024 | 35
Australia imposes cyber sanctions on Russian it says ransomwared health insurer 'Aleksandr Ermakov' isn't allowed down under after being linked to ten-million-record leak Cyber-crime23 Jan 2024 | 9
Subway's data torpedoed by LockBit, ransomware gang claims Fast food chain could face a footlong recovery process if allegations are true Cyber-crime22 Jan 2024 | 8
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Russians invade Microsoft exec mail while China jabs at VMware vCenter Server Plus: Uncle Sam says Ivanti exploits 'consistent with PRC' snoops Cyber-crime20 Jan 2024 | 9
Five ripped off IT giant with $7M+ in bogus work expenses, prosecutors claim Account manager and pals blew it on hotels, cruise, fancy meals and more allegedly Cyber-crime19 Jan 2024 | 37
Thieves steal 35.5M customers’ data from Vans sneakers maker But what kind of info was actually compromised? None of your business Cyber-crime19 Jan 2024 | 7
Ransomware attacks hospitalizing security pros, as one admits suicidal feelings Untold harms of holding the corporate perimeter revealed in extensive series of interviews Cyber-crime18 Jan 2024 | 23
Two more Citrix NetScaler bugs exploited in the wild Just when you thought you had recovered from Bleed Cyber-crime18 Jan 2024 | 2
Ivanti zero-day exploits explode as bevy of attackers get in on the act Customers still patchless and mitigation only goes so far Cyber-crime16 Jan 2024 | 6
China’s gambling crackdown spawned wave of illegal online casinos and crypto-crime in Asia ‘Inaccessible and autonomous armed group territories’ host crooks who use tech to launder cash, run slave scam gangs, and more Cyber-crime16 Jan 2024 | 4
Exploit for under-siege SharePoint vuln reportedly in hands of ransomware crew It’s taken months for crims to hack together a working exploit chain Cyber-crime12 Jan 2024 | 8
Secret multimillion-dollar cryptojacker snared by Ukrainian police Criminal scored $2M in crypto proceeds but ends up in ‘cuffs following property raid Cyber-crime12 Jan 2024 | 8
eBay to cough up $3M after cyber-stalking couple who dared criticize the souk Staff sent live cockroaches, porno – and more – in harassment campaign to silence pair Cyber-crime11 Jan 2024 | 24
Mandiant's brute-forced X account exposes perils of skimping on 2FA Speculation builds over whether a nearly year-old policy change was to blame Cyber-crime11 Jan 2024 | 25
Infoseccers think attackers backed by China are behind Ivanti zero-day exploits Customers currently left patchless while attacks are expected to increase Cyber-crime11 Jan 2024 | 6
Fidelity National now says 1.3M customers had data stolen by cyber-crooks It's still not calling it ransomware Cyber-crime10 Jan 2024 | 1