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Where it Hertz: Customer data driven off in Cleo attacks

Car hire biz takes your privacy seriously, though

Cyber-crime15 Apr 2025 | 7

Hacktivism resurges – but don't be fooled, it's often state-backed goons in masks

Feature Military units, government nerds appear to join the fray, with physical infra in sights

CSO13 Apr 2025 | 7

Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn't get it

Issues at the very top continue to worsen

Cyber-crime11 Apr 2025 | 13

US sensor giant Sensata admits ransomware derailed ops

Props for the transparency though

Cyber-crime10 Apr 2025 | 4

Europol: Five pay-per-infect suspects cuffed, some spill secrets to cops

Officials teased more details to come later this year

Cyber-crime10 Apr 2025 |

The Reg translates the letter in which Oracle kinda-sorta tells customers it was pwned

TL;DR: Move along, still nothing to see here - an idea that leaves infosec pros aghast

Cyber-crime10 Apr 2025 | 28

Someone compromised US bank watchdog to access sensitive financial files

OCC mum on who broke into email, but Treasury fingered China in similar hack months ago

Cyber-crime09 Apr 2025 | 5

Pharmacist accused of using webcams to spy on women in intimate moments at work, home

Lawsuit claims sick cyber-voyeurism went undetected for years, using hundreds of PCs, due to lax infosec

Cyber-crime09 Apr 2025 | 23

Bad luck, Windows 10 users. No fix yet for ransomware-exploited bug

Patch Tuesday A novel way to encourage upgrades? Microsoft would never stoop so low

Patches08 Apr 2025 | 14

Oracle says its cloud was in fact compromised

Reliability, honesty, accuracy. And then there's this lot

PaaS + IaaS08 Apr 2025 | 37

That massive GitHub supply chain attack? It all started with a stolen SpotBugs token

But this mystery isn't over yet, Unit 42 opines

Devops07 Apr 2025 | 7

Alleged Scattered Spider SIM-swapper must pay back $13.2M to 59 victims

Crummy OPSEC leads to potentially decades in prison

Cyber-crime07 Apr 2025 | 1

Ex-ASML, NXP staffer accused of stealing chip secrets, peddling them to Moscow

We're not Putin up with this alleged industrial espionage, say the Dutch

Cyber-crime04 Apr 2025 | 5

Retirement funds reportedly raided after unexplained portal probes and data theft

Australians checking their pensions are melting down call centers and websites

Cyber-crime04 Apr 2025 | 9

Suspected Chinese spies right now hijacking buggy Ivanti gear – for third time in 3 years

Simple denial-of-service blunder turned out to be remote unauth code exec disaster

Cyber-crime03 Apr 2025 | 3

For healthcare orgs, DR means making sure docs can save lives during ransomware infections

Organizational, technological resilience combined defeat the disease that is cybercrime

Disaster Recovery Week02 Apr 2025 | 6

North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting European employers

With help from UK operatives, because it’s getting tougher to run the scam in the USA

Cyber-crime02 Apr 2025 | 16

UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill

Tech secretary reveals landmark legislation's full details for first time

Cyber-crime01 Apr 2025 | 44

CISA spots spawn of Spawn malware targeting Ivanti flaw

Resurge an apt name for malware targeting hardware maker that has security bug after security bug

Cyber-crime01 Apr 2025 | 1

Oracle Cloud security SNAFU latest: IT giant accused of pedantry as evidence scrubbed

1990s incident response in 2025

PaaS + IaaS31 Mar 2025 | 8

Check Point confirms breach, but says it was 'old' data and crook made 'false' claims

Explanation leaves a 'lot of questions unanswered,' says infosec researcher

Cyber-crime31 Mar 2025 | 4

Cyber-crew claims it cracked American cableco, releases terrible music video to prove it

WOW! DID! SOMEONE! REALLY! STEAL! DATA! ON! 400K! USERS?!

Cyber-crime28 Mar 2025 | 7

Ransomwared NHS software supplier nabs £3M discount from ICO for good behavior

Data stolen included checklist for medics on how to get into vulnerable people's homes

Cyber-crime27 Mar 2025 | 3

Files stolen from NSW court system, including restraining orders for violence

Victims' details at risk after criminals download 9,000 files from court database

Cyber-crime26 Mar 2025 | 2

There are 10,000 reasons to doubt Oracle Cloud's security breach denial

Customers come forward claiming info was swiped from prod

Cyber-crime25 Mar 2025 | 43

Infosec pro Troy Hunt HasBeenPwned in Mailchimp phish

16,000 stolen records pertain to former and active mail subscribers

Cyber-crime25 Mar 2025 | 37

VanHelsing ransomware emerges to put a stake through your Windows heart

There's only one rule – don't attack Russia, duh

Research25 Mar 2025 | 7

Hm, why are so many DrayTek routers stuck in a bootloop?

Time to update your firmware, if you can, to one with the security fixes, cough cough

Cyber-crime25 Mar 2025 | 58

23andMe's genes not strong enough to avoid Chapter 11

CEO steps down after multiple failed attempts to take the DNA testing company private

Cyber-crime24 Mar 2025 | 46

Oracle Cloud says it's not true someone broke into its login servers and stole data

Despite evidence to the contrary as alleged pilfered info goes on sale

Cyber-crime23 Mar 2025 | 29

AdTech CEO whose products detected fraud jailed for financial fraud

Made up revenue and pretended to use non-existent data

Cyber-crime21 Mar 2025 | 9

Capital One cracker could be sent back to prison after judges rule she got off too lightly

Feds want book thrown at Paige Thompson, who pinched 100M customer records

Cyber-crime21 Mar 2025 | 18

Attackers swipe data of 500k+ people from Pennsylvania teachers union

SSNs, payment details, and health info too

Cyber-crime19 Mar 2025 | 3

Names, bank info, and more spills from top sperm bank

Cyber-crime is officially getting out of hand

Bootnotes19 Mar 2025 | 17

Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn't pay up

Don't laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate

Cyber-crime18 Mar 2025 | 13

'Dead simple' hijacking hole in Apache Tomcat 'now actively exploited in the wild'

Updated One PUT request, one poisoned session file, and the server’s yours

CSO18 Mar 2025 | 8

GitHub supply chain attack spills secrets from 23,000 projects

Large organizations among those cleaning up the mess

Cyber-crime17 Mar 2025 | 34

New kids on the ransomware block channel Lockbit to raid Fortinet firewalls

It's March already and you haven't patched?

Cyber-crime14 Mar 2025 |

Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand

Feds warn gang still rampant and now cracked 300+ victims around the world

Cyber-crime13 Mar 2025 | 4

Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs

Fewer than 10 known victims, but Mandiant suspects others compromised, too

Datacenter Networking Nexus12 Mar 2025 | 5

This is the FBI, open up. China's Volt Typhoon is on your network

Power utility GM talks to El Reg about getting that call and what happened next

Cyber-crime12 Mar 2025 | 20

FTC's $25.5M scam refund treats victims to $34 each

Oh wow, just look at all the scary stuff in your Windows Event Viewer

Cyber-crime11 Mar 2025 | 12

Rhysida pwns two US healthcare orgs, extracts over 300K patients' data

Terabytes of sensitive info remain available for download

Cyber-crime10 Mar 2025 | 3

Uncle Sam charges alleged Garantex admins after crypto-exchange web seizures

$96B in transactions, some even labeled 'dirty funds,' since 2019, say prosecutors

Ransomware in Focus07 Mar 2025 | 4

Alleged cyber scalpers Swiftly cuffed over $635K Taylor ticket heist

I knew you were trouble, Queens DA might have said

Cyber-crime07 Mar 2025 | 4

Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime 'affiliates' have commoditized ransomware

Interview Which is why taking down chiefs and infra behind big name brand operations isn't working

Ransomware in Focus07 Mar 2025 | 2

The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids

Best not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort

Cyber-crime07 Mar 2025 | 10

International cops seize ransomware crooks' favorite Russian crypto exchange

Updated Did US Secret Service not get the memo, or?

Ransomware in Focus06 Mar 2025 | 12

Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data

Akira really wasn't horsing around with this one

Ransomware in Focus06 Mar 2025 | 12

Up to $75M needed to fix up rural hospital cybersecurity as ransomware gangs keep scratching at the door

Attacks strike, facilities go bust, patients die. But it's preventable

Ransomware in Focus06 Mar 2025 | 8

Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks

Xi's freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox

Cyber-crime06 Mar 2025 | 4

Leeds United kick card swipers into Row Z after 5-day cyberattack

English football club offers apologies after fans' card details stolen from online retail store

Cyber-crime05 Mar 2025 | 6

Qilin ransomware gang boasts of cyberattacks on cancer clinic, Ob-Gyn facility

'No regrets' crew continues extorting victims, leaking highly sensitive data

Ransomware in Focus05 Mar 2025 | 2

Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met

Hunters International ready to off-shore 1.4 TB of info allegedly swiped from Indian giant

Ransomware in Focus05 Mar 2025 | 4

It's bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake

Says the biz trying to sell us stuff to catch that, admittedly

AI + ML04 Mar 2025 | 18

Polish space agency confirms cyberattack

Officials vow to uncover who was behind it

Ransomware in Focus03 Mar 2025 | 4

Governments can't seem to stop asking for secret backdoors

Opinion Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go

Cyber-crime03 Mar 2025 | 128

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Where it Hertz: Customer data driven off in Cleo attacks

Hacktivism resurges – but don't be fooled, it's often state-backed goons in masks

Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn't get it

US sensor giant Sensata admits ransomware derailed ops

Europol: Five pay-per-infect suspects cuffed, some spill secrets to cops

The Reg translates the letter in which Oracle kinda-sorta tells customers it was pwned

Someone compromised US bank watchdog to access sensitive financial files

Pharmacist accused of using webcams to spy on women in intimate moments at work, home

Bad luck, Windows 10 users. No fix yet for ransomware-exploited bug

Oracle says its cloud was in fact compromised

That massive GitHub supply chain attack? It all started with a stolen SpotBugs token

Alleged Scattered Spider SIM-swapper must pay back $13.2M to 59 victims

Ex-ASML, NXP staffer accused of stealing chip secrets, peddling them to Moscow

Retirement funds reportedly raided after unexplained portal probes and data theft

Suspected Chinese spies right now hijacking buggy Ivanti gear – for third time in 3 years

Why is someone mass-scanning Juniper and Palo Alto Networks products?

Customer info allegedly stolen from compromised supplier of Royal Mail, Samsung

Crimelords at Hunters International tell lackeys ransomware too 'risky'

For healthcare orgs, DR means making sure docs can save lives during ransomware infections

North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting European employers

UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill

CISA spots spawn of Spawn malware targeting Ivanti flaw

Oracle Cloud security SNAFU latest: IT giant accused of pedantry as evidence scrubbed

Check Point confirms breach, but says it was 'old' data and crook made 'false' claims

Cyber-crew claims it cracked American cableco, releases terrible music video to prove it

Ransomwared NHS software supplier nabs £3M discount from ICO for good behavior

Files stolen from NSW court system, including restraining orders for violence

There are 10,000 reasons to doubt Oracle Cloud's security breach denial

Infosec pro Troy Hunt HasBeenPwned in Mailchimp phish

VanHelsing ransomware emerges to put a stake through your Windows heart

Hm, why are so many DrayTek routers stuck in a bootloop?

23andMe's genes not strong enough to avoid Chapter 11

Oracle Cloud says it's not true someone broke into its login servers and stole data

AdTech CEO whose products detected fraud jailed for financial fraud

Capital One cracker could be sent back to prison after judges rule she got off too lightly

Attackers swipe data of 500k+ people from Pennsylvania teachers union

Names, bank info, and more spills from top sperm bank

Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn't pay up

'Dead simple' hijacking hole in Apache Tomcat 'now actively exploited in the wild'

GitHub supply chain attack spills secrets from 23,000 projects

New kids on the ransomware block channel Lockbit to raid Fortinet firewalls

Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand

Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs

This is the FBI, open up. China's Volt Typhoon is on your network

FTC's $25.5M scam refund treats victims to $34 each

Rhysida pwns two US healthcare orgs, extracts over 300K patients' data

Uncle Sam charges alleged Garantex admins after crypto-exchange web seizures

Alleged cyber scalpers Swiftly cuffed over $635K Taylor ticket heist

Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime 'affiliates' have commoditized ransomware

The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids

International cops seize ransomware crooks' favorite Russian crypto exchange

Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data

Up to $75M needed to fix up rural hospital cybersecurity as ransomware gangs keep scratching at the door

Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks

Leeds United kick card swipers into Row Z after 5-day cyberattack

Qilin ransomware gang boasts of cyberattacks on cancer clinic, Ob-Gyn facility

Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met

It's bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake

Polish space agency confirms cyberattack

Governments can't seem to stop asking for secret backdoors

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