Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK's Gateshead Council
Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand
Cyber-crime17 Jan 2025 | 13
Cyber-crime
Russia's Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts
updated FSB cyberspies venture into a new app for espionage, Microsoft says
Security16 Jan 2025 | 4
Enzo Biochem settles lawsuit over 2023 ransomware attack for $7.5M
That's in addition to the $4.5M fine paid to three state AGs last year
Cyber-crime16 Jan 2025 | 1
Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year
US, Japan, South Korea vow to intensify counter efforts
Cyber-crime15 Jan 2025 | 13
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America
Hey, Xi: Zài jiàn!
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 31
UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector
Stronger proposals may also see private sector applying for a payment 'license'
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 25
Microsoft sues 'foreign-based' cyber-crooks, seizes sites used to abuse AI
Scumbags stole API keys, then started a hacking-as-a-service biz, it is claimed
Security13 Jan 2025 | 4
Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases
Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the – checks notes – Committee on Foreign Investment in the US
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 7
Drug addiction treatment service admits attackers stole sensitive patient data
Details of afflictions and care plastered online
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 8
Security pros baited with fake Windows LDAP exploit traps
Tricky attackers trying yet again to deceive the good guys on home territory
Cyber-crime09 Jan 2025 | 7
Japanese police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign targeting local orgs
‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which may be worrying
Security09 Jan 2025 | 6
Database tables of student, teacher info stolen from PowerSchool in cyberattack
Class act: Cloud biz only serves 60M-plus folks globally, no biggie
Cyber-crime09 Jan 2025 | 23
UN's aviation agency confirms attack on recruitment database
Various data points compromised but no risk to flight security
Cyber-crime08 Jan 2025 | 4
Turbulence at UN aviation agency as probe into potential data theft begins
Crime forum-dweller claims to have leaked 42,000 documents packed with personal info
Cyber-crime07 Jan 2025 |
Charter, Consolidated, Windstream reportedly join China's Salt Typhoon victim list
Slow drip of compromised telecom networks continues
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2025 | 4
After China's Salt Typhoon, the reconstruction starts now
Opinion If 40 years of faulty building gets blown down, don’t rebuild with the rubble
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2025 | 41
Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted,' former White House tech advisor says
interview When the FBI urges E2EE, you know it's serious business
Cyber-crime04 Jan 2025 | 74
Atos denies Space Bears' ransomware claims – with a 'but'
updated Points finger at third-party infrastructure being breached
Cyber-crime04 Jan 2025 | 3
Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid
OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop
CSO02 Jan 2025 | 3
US Army soldier who allegedly stole Trump's AT&T call logs arrested
Brings the arrest count related to the Snowflake hacks to 3
Cyber-crime01 Jan 2025 | 16
US Treasury Department outs the blast radius of BeyondTrust's key leak
Data pilfered as miscreants roamed affected workstations
Cyber-crime31 Dec 2024 | 16
China's cyber intrusions took a sinister turn in 2024
From targeted espionage to pre-positioning - not that they are mutually exclusive
Security31 Dec 2024 | 9
More telcos confirm China Salt Typhoon security breaches as White House weighs in
Intrusions allowed Beijing to 'geolocate millions of individuals, record phone calls at will'
Cyber-crime30 Dec 2024 | 36
It's only a matter of time before LLMs jump start supply-chain attacks
Interview 'The greatest concern is with spear phishing and social engineering'
Security29 Dec 2024 | 58
How cops taking down LockBit, ALPHV led to RansomHub's meteoric rise
Cut off one head, two more grow back in its place
Cyber-crime28 Dec 2024 | 4
How Androxgh0st rose from Mozi's ashes to become 'most prevalent malware'
Botnet's operators 'driven by similar interests as that of the Chinese state'
Cyber-crime24 Dec 2024 | 3
What do ransomware and Jesus have in common? A birth month and an unwillingness to die
Feature 35 years since AIDS first borked a PC and we're still no closer to a solution
Cyber-crime24 Dec 2024 | 23
Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, 'did it for the money'
Dual Russian-Israeli national arrested in August
Cyber-crime23 Dec 2024 | 18
UK ICO not happy with Google's plans to allow device fingerprinting
Infosec in brief Also, Ascension notifies 5.6M victims, Krispy Kreme bandits come forward, LockBit 4.0 released, and more
Security23 Dec 2024 | 75
Don't fall for a mail asking for rapid Docusign action – it may be an Azure account hijack phish
Recent campaign targeted 20,000 folk across UK and Europe with this tactic, Unit 42 warns
Cyber-crime19 Dec 2024 | 17
Phishers cast wide net with spoofed Google Calendar invites
Not that you needed another reason to enable the 'known senders' setting
Cyber-crime18 Dec 2024 | 17
Interpol wants everyone to stop saying 'pig butchering'
Victims' feelings might get hurt, global cops contend, and that could hinder reporting
Cyber-crime17 Dec 2024 | 45
Ransomware scum blow holes in Cleo software patches, Cl0p (sort of) claims responsibility
But can you really take crims at their word?
Security16 Dec 2024 | 1
Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China
The US has never attacked Chinese critical infrastructure before, right?
Cyber-crime16 Dec 2024 | 25
Deloitte says cyberattack on Rhode Island benefits portal carries 'major security threat'
Personal and financial data probably stolen
Cyber-crime16 Dec 2024 | 2
Scumbag gets 30 years in the clink for running CSAM dark-web chatrooms, abusing kids
'Today’s sentencing is more than just a punishment. It’s a message'
Cyber-crime13 Dec 2024 | 42
North Korea's fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88M over six years
DoJ thinks it's found the folks that ran it, and some of the 'IT warriors' sent out to fleece employers
Cyber-crime13 Dec 2024 | 2
Lights out for 18 more DDoS booters in pre-Christmas Operation PowerOFF push
Holiday cheer comes in the form of three arrests and 27 shuttered domains
Cyber-crime12 Dec 2024 | 5
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation admits to hole in security
Belly-busting biz says it's been hit by cowardly custards
Security11 Dec 2024 | 33
US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls
Also sanctions his employer – an outfit called Sichuan Silence linked to Ragnarok ransomware
Cyber-crime11 Dec 2024 | 4
Heart surgery device maker's security bypassed, data encrypted and stolen
Sounds like th-aorta get this sorted quickly
Cyber-crime10 Dec 2024 | 20
Bitfinex heist gets the Netflix treatment after 'cringey couple' sentenced
Streamer's trademark dramatic style takes on Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde
Cyber-crime10 Dec 2024 | 6
China's Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials' calls, says White House
No word yet on who was snooped on. Any bets?
CSO09 Dec 2024 | 24
OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare
A couple of bugs lead to a potentially bad time
CSO09 Dec 2024 | 6
Microsoft dangles $10K for hackers to hijack LLM email service
Outsmart an AI, win a little Christmas cash
CSO09 Dec 2024 | 12
Salt Typhoon forces FCC's hand on making telcos secure their networks
Proposal pushes stricter infosec safeguards after Chinese state baddies expose vulns
Security06 Dec 2024 | 4
PoC exploit chains Mitel MiCollab 0-day, auth-bypass bug to access sensitive files
updated Still unpatched 100+ days later, watchTowr says
Cyber-crime06 Dec 2024 | 4
Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs 'as of yesterday'
Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg
Security06 Dec 2024 | 16
Solana blockchain's popular web3.js npm package backdoored to steal keys, funds
Damage likely limited to those running bots with private PKI access
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 7
British hospitals hit by cyberattacks still battling to get systems back online
Updated Children's hospital and cardiac unit say criminals broke in via shared 'digital gateway service'
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 21
BT Group confirms attackers tried to break into Conferencing division
Sensitive data allegedly stolen from US subsidiary following Black Basta post
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 8
Ransomware hangover, Putin grudge blamed for vodka maker's bankruptcy
Stoli Group on the rocks in the US
Security05 Dec 2024 | 35
Cops arrest suspected admin of German-language crime bazaar
Drugs, botnets, forged docs, and more generated fortune for platform sellers
Cyber-crime04 Dec 2024 | 24
Eurocops take down 'secure' criminal chat system known as Matrix
Updated They took the red pill
Cyber-crime04 Dec 2024 | 44
Major energy contractor reports 'limited' access to IT after ransomware locks files
ENGlobal customers include the Pentagon as well as major oil and gas producers
Security03 Dec 2024 | 11
Severity of the risk facing the UK is widely underestimated, NCSC annual review warns
National cyber emergencies increased threefold this year
Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 18
Russia gives life sentence to Hydra dark web kingpin after seizing a ton of drugs
No exaggeration – literally a ton. Plus, 15 co-conspirators also put behind bars
Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 27
Data on 760K workers from Xerox, Nokia, BofA, Morgan Stanley and more dumped online
Yet another result of the MOVEit mess
Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 3
Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI's most wanted list
The latest in an unusual change of fortune for group once protected by the Kremlin
Cyber-crime02 Dec 2024 | 58
RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC
Crooks say they have stolen sensitive files on managers and players
Cyber-crime30 Nov 2024 | 2
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