Ransomware scum disrupted utility services with SimpleHelp attacks Good news: The vendor patched the flaw in January. Bad news: Not everyone got the memo Cyber-crime12 Jun 2025 | 1
'Major compromise' at NHS temping arm exposed gaping security holes Exclusive Incident responders suggested sweeping improvements following Active Directory database heist Cyber-crime12 Jun 2025 | 17
DeepSeek installer or just malware in disguise? Click around and find out 'BrowserVenom' is pure poison Cyber-crime11 Jun 2025 | 5
Hire me! To drop malware on your computer FIN6 moves from point-of-sale compromise to phishing recruiters Cyber-crime11 Jun 2025 | 3
Asia dismantles 20,000 malicious domains in infostealer crackdown Interpol coordinates operation, nabs 32 across Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Nauru Cyber-crime11 Jun 2025 | 4
CISO who helped unmask Badbox warns: Version 3 is coming The botnet’s still alive and evolving Cyber-crime11 Jun 2025 |
Texas warns 300,000 crash reports siphoned via compromised user account Lone Star State drivers with accident records need to be careful about fraud Cyber-crime10 Jun 2025 | 4
M&S online ordering system operational 46 days after cyber shutdown A milestone in cyberattack recovery – but deliveries will take a while and normal service not yet back Cyber-crime10 Jun 2025 | 17
Let them eat junk food: Major organic supplier to Whole Foods, Walmart, hit by cyberattack United Natural Foods shut down some of its systems on June 5 after spotting network intruders Cyber-crime09 Jun 2025 | 5
Your ransomware nightmare just came true – now what? Feature Don't negotiate unless you must, and if so, drag it out as long as you can CSO06 Jun 2025 | 40
Uncle Sam puts $10M bounty on RedLine dev and Russia-backed cronies Any info on Maxim Rudometov and his associates? There's $$$ in it for you Cyber-crime05 Jun 2025 | 3
AT&T not sure if new customer data dump is déjà vu Re-selling info from an earlier breach? Probably. But which one? Cyber-crime05 Jun 2025 | 1
BidenCash busted as Feds nuke stolen credit card bazaar Dark web crime platform raked in $17M+ over three years of operation Cyber-crime05 Jun 2025 | 3
More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user Someone went to great lengths to prey on the next generation of cybercrooks Cyber-crime05 Jun 2025 | 12
HMRC: Crooks broke into 100k accounts, stole £43M from British taxpayer in late 2024 It’s definitely not a cyberattack though! Really! Public Sector05 Jun 2025 | 29
Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes Recompiled binaries and phone threats used to boost the pressure Cyber-crime04 Jun 2025 | 1
Ransomware scum leak patient data after disrupting chemo treatments at Kettering Literally adding insult to injury Cyber-crime04 Jun 2025 | 11
Fake IT support calls hit 20 orgs, end in stolen Salesforce data and extortion, Google warns Victims include hospitality, retail and education sectors Cyber-crime04 Jun 2025 | 24
Crims stole 40,000 people's data from our network, admits publisher Lee Enterprises Did somebody say ransomware? Not the newspaper group, not even to deny it Cyber-crime04 Jun 2025 | 2
‘Deliberate attack’ deletes shopping app’s AWS and GitHub resources CEO of India's KiranaPro, which brings convenience stores online, vows to name the perp Cyber-crime04 Jun 2025 | 22
US Navy backs right to repair after $13B carrier crew left half-fed by contractor-locked ovens Army joins in push to break vendor grip on military maintenance
NASA to silence Voyager's social media accounts All about consolidation as mission mouthpieces archived in pursuit of 'improving the experience'
Microsoft slows Windows 11 24H2 Patch Tuesday due to a 'compatibility issue' updated On your marks, get set... bork!
Google Cloud goes down, takes Cloudflare and its customers with it UPDATED Big G said it was fixed, but acknowledged ongoing customer pain
DeepSeek installer or just malware in disguise? Click around and find out 'BrowserVenom' is pure poison
'Major compromise' at NHS temping arm exposed gaping security holes Exclusive Incident responders suggested sweeping improvements following Active Directory database heist
Canva to job candidates: Thou shalt use AI during interviews Design software slinger warns it won't hire devs who aren't good at modern tools
RIP: Bill Atkinson, co-creator of Apple Lisa and Mac Obit His work set the direction of modern computer interfaces, and much more
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You say Cozy Bear, I say Midnight Blizzard, Voodoo Bear, APT29 … Opinion Microsoft, CrowdStrike, and pals promise clarity on cybercrew naming, deliver alias salad instead Cyber-crime03 Jun 2025 | 14
Crooks fleece The North Face accounts with recycled logins Outdoorsy brand blames credential stuffing Cyber-crime03 Jun 2025 | 7
Bling slinger Cartier tells customers to be wary of phishing attacks after intrusion Nothing terribly valuable taken in data heist, though privacy a little tarnished Cyber-crime03 Jun 2025 | 6
US community bank says thieves drained customer data through third party hole Disclosure at MainStreet Bancshares comes as American finance orgs beg for looser reporting requirements Cyber-crime02 Jun 2025 | 13
Mysterious leaker GangExposed outs Conti kingpins in massive ransomware data dump exclusive 'It's a high-stakes intelligence war,' analyst explains Cyber-crime31 May 2025 | 30
ConnectWise customers get mysterious warning about 'sophisticated' nation-state hack Pen tester on ScreenConnect bug: This one ‘terrifies’ me Cyber-crime30 May 2025 | 5
US medical org pays $50M+ to settle case after crims raided data and threatened to swat cancer patients Cash splashed on damages, infrastructure improvements, and fraud monitoring Cyber-crime30 May 2025 | 2
Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware Take care when downloading AI freebies, researcher tells The Register Cyber-crime30 May 2025 | 7
Feds gut host behind pig butchering scams that bilked $200M from Americans Philippines company allegedly run by Chinese national has form running scams Security30 May 2025 | 14
Why is China deep in US networks? 'They're preparing for war,' HR McMaster tells lawmakers House Homeland Security Committee takes a field trip to Silicon Valley Cyber-crime29 May 2025 | 43
Victoria's Secret website laid bare for three days after 'security incident' Knickers outlet knackered Security29 May 2025 | 41
Attack on LexisNexis Risk Solutions exposes data on 300k + Data analytics and risk management biz says software dev platform breached, not itself Cyber-crime28 May 2025 | 2
Don't click on that Facebook ad for a text-to-AI-video tool Millions may fall for it - and end up with malware instead Cyber-crime27 May 2025 | 7
New Russian cyber-spy crew Laundry Bear joins the email-stealing pack Dutch intel services, Microsoft go big-game hunting Cyber-crime27 May 2025 | 11
Adidas confirms criminals stole data from customer service provider Hackers take personal data bytes from the brand with three stripes Cyber-crime27 May 2025 | 2
Ransomware attack on MATLAB dev MathWorks – licensing center still locked down Commercial customers, STEM students all feeling the pain after mega outage of engineering data-analysis tool Cyber-crime27 May 2025 | 23
Cybercrime is 'orders of magnitude' larger than state-backed ops, says ex-White House advisor INTERVIEW Michael Daniel also thinks Uncle Sam should increase help to orgs hit by ransomware Cyber-crime24 May 2025 | 26
Ransomware scum leaked Nova Scotia Power customers' info Bank accounts, personal details all hoovered up in the attack Cyber-crime23 May 2025 | 9
Suspected creeps behind DanaBot malware that hit 300K+ computers revealed And the associated fraud'n'spy botnet is about to be shut down Cyber-crime23 May 2025 | 1
Ivanti makes dedicated fans of Chinese spies who just can't resist attacking its buggy kit If it ain't broke? Datacenter Networking Nexus23 May 2025 | 1
US Navy sailor charged in horrific child sextortion case Blackmailed teen allegedly scared into carving his handle onto her arm Cyber-crime23 May 2025 | 21
Feds finger Russian 'behind Qakbot malware' that hit 700K computers Agents thought they shut this all down in 2023, but the duck quacked again Cyber-crime22 May 2025 | 2
Chinese snoops tried to break into US city utilities, says Talos Intrusions began weeks before Trimble patched the Cityworks hole Cyber-crime22 May 2025 | 6
Scottish council admits ransomware crooks stole school data Parents and teachers have personal info, ID documents leaked online, but exam season mostly unaffected Cyber-crime22 May 2025 | 36
US teen to plead guilty to extortion attack against PowerSchool The 19-year-old and a partner first tried to extort an unnamed telco, but failed Cyber-crime21 May 2025 | 1
FBI, Microsoft, international cops bust Lumma infostealer service Credit card theft losses in 2023 alone totaled $36.5M Cyber-crime21 May 2025 |
Coinbase confirms insiders handed over data of 70K users Bribed support staff identified, fired Cyber-crime21 May 2025 | 17
M&S warns of £300M dent in profits from cyberattack Downtime stings retailer, with technical recovery costs coming at a later date Cyber-crime21 May 2025 | 42
Scattered Spider snared financial orgs before targeting shops in Britain, America interview Crew ain't done hopping sectors, Unit 42 threat hunter warns Cyber-crime21 May 2025 | 4
'Ongoing' Ivanti hijack bug exploitation reaches clouds Nothing like insecure code in security suites CSO21 May 2025 | 4
Ransomware attack on food distributor spells more pain for UK supermarkets Peter Green Chilled supplies all the major UK chains Cyber-crime20 May 2025 | 64
SEC SIM-swapper who Googled 'signs that the FBI is after you' put behind bars Proving yet again that crims are bad at search hygiene Cyber-crime19 May 2025 | 29
Millions at risk after attackers steal UK legal aid data dating back 15 years Cybercriminals lifted info including addresses, ID numbers, and financial records from agency systems Cyber-crime19 May 2025 | 49
IT chiefs of UK's massive health service urge vendors to make public security pledge Enormous org has been hit by ransomware again and again, on multiple fronts, over the past year Cyber-crime19 May 2025 | 27
Broadcom employee data stolen by ransomware crooks following hit on payroll provider Updated Tech giant was in process of dropping payroll biz as it learned of breach Cyber-crime16 May 2025 | 1
From hype to harm: 78% of CISOs see AI attacks already AI attacks are keeping most practitioners up at night, says Darktrace, and with good reason Sponsored feature
DoorDash scam used fake drivers, phantom deliveries to bilk $2.59M Entire process took less than five minutes, prosecutors say Cyber-crime15 May 2025 | 18
Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores Interview DragonForce-riding ransomware ring also has 'shiny object syndrome' so will likely move on to another sector soon Cyber-crime15 May 2025 | 6
Coinbase extorted for $20M. Support staff bribed. Customers scammed. One hell of a SNAFU Expert tells us: 'It is the most unique breach disclosure I've ever seen' Cyber-crime15 May 2025 | 14
Here's what we know about the DragonForce ransomware that hit Marks & Spencer Would you believe it, this RaaS cartel says Russia is off limits Cyber-crime15 May 2025 | 23
Metal maker meltdown: Nucor stops production after cyber-intrusion Ransomware or critical infra hit? Top US manufacturer maintains steely silence Cyber-crime14 May 2025 | 13
Marks & Spencer admits cybercrooks made off with customer info Market cap down by more than £1B since April 22 Cyber-crime13 May 2025 | 76
Attackers pwn charter airline helping Trump's deportation campaign Intruders claim they stole GlobalX's flight records and manifests Cyber-crime12 May 2025 | 49
Britain's cyber agents and industry clash over how to tackle shoddy software CYBERUK Providers argue that if end users prioritized security, they'd get it CSO12 May 2025 | 76
Unending ransomware attacks are a symptom, not the sickness Opinion We need to make taking IT systems 'off the books' a problem for corporate types Cyber-crime12 May 2025 | 63
You think ransomware is bad now? Wait until it infects CPUs RSAC Rapid7 threat hunter wrote a PoC. No, he's not releasing it Research11 May 2025 | 64
Feds disrupt proxy-for-hire botnet, indict four alleged net miscreants The FBI also issued a list of end-of-life routers you need to replace Cyber-crime10 May 2025 | 10
VC behemoth Insight Partners fears top-secret financial info swiped by cyber-miscreants Weapons-grade fuel for fraud Cyber-crime09 May 2025 | 8
PowerSchool paid thieves to delete stolen student, teacher data. Looks like crooks lied Now individual school districts extorted by fiends CSO08 May 2025 | 33
Disney Slack attack wasn't Russian protesters, just a Cali dude with malware 25-year-old fella pleads guilty to stealing, dumping 1.1TB of data from the House of Mouse Cyber-crime02 May 2025 | 18
Generative AI makes fraud fluent – from phishing lures to fake lovers RSAC Real-time video deepfakes? Not convincing yet Spotlight on RSAC02 May 2025 | 5
British govt agents step in as Harrods becomes third mega retailer under cyberattack Experts suggest the obvious: There is an ongoing coordinated attack on UK retail sector Cyber-crime02 May 2025 | 141
Healthcare group Ascension discloses second cyberattack on patients' data This time criminals targeted partner’s third-party software Cyber-crime01 May 2025 | 1
Data watchdog will leave British Library alone – further probes 'not worth our time' No MFA? No problem – as long as you show you’ve learned your lesson Cyber-crime01 May 2025 | 7
Maryland man pleads guilty to outsourcing US govt work to North Korean dev in China Feds say $970K scheme defrauded 13+ companies Cyber-crime30 Apr 2025 | 10
China now America's number one cyber threat – US must get up to speed RSAC Former Rear Admiral calls for National Guard online deployment and corporates to be held accountable Spotlight on RSAC29 Apr 2025 | 22
The one interview question that will protect you from North Korean fake workers RSAC FBI and others list how to spot NK infiltrators, but AI will make it harder Spotlight on RSAC29 Apr 2025 | 96
Ex-Disney employee gets 3 years in the clink for goofy attacks on mousey menus Florida man altered allergen info, DoSed former colleagues Cyber-crime29 Apr 2025 | 15
From 112K to 4M folks' data – HR biz attack goes from bad to mega bad It took a 1 year+ probe, plenty of client calls for VeriSource to understand just how much of a yikes it has on its hands Cyber-crime28 Apr 2025 | 7
M&S stops online orders as 'cyber incident' issues worsen One step forward and one step back as earlier hopes of progress dashed by latest update Cyber-crime25 Apr 2025 | 21
Darcula adds AI to its DIY phishing kits to help would-be vampires bleed victims dry Because coding phishing sites from scratch is a real pain in the neck Cyber-crime25 Apr 2025 | 5
SSNs and more on 5.5M+ patients feared stolen from Yale Health At least it wasn't Harvard Cyber-crime24 Apr 2025 | 5
M&S takes systems offline as 'cyber incident' lingers Customers told to expect further delays as contactless payments still down Cyber-crime24 Apr 2025 | 12
Ransomware scum and other crims bilked victims out of a 'staggering' $16.6B last year, says FBI Biggest threat to America's critical infrastructure? Ransomware Cyber-crime24 Apr 2025 | 7
Ripple NPM supply chain attack hunts for private keys A mystery thief and a critical CVE involved in crypto cash grab Cyber-crime23 Apr 2025 | 4
This is not just any 'cyber incident' … this is an M&S 'cyber incident' Retailer tight-lipped on details as digital hiccup disrupts customer orders Cyber-crime22 Apr 2025 | 36
UN says Asian scam call center epidemic expanding globally amid political heat What used to be a serious issue mainly in Southeast Asia is now the world’s problem Cyber-crime22 Apr 2025 | 14
Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite Vintage phishing varietal has improved with age Cyber-crime16 Apr 2025 | 14
Guess what happens when ransomware fiends find 'insurance' 'policy' in your files It involves a number close to three or six depending on the pickle you're in Spotlight on RSAC16 Apr 2025 | 20
Now 1.6M people had SSNs, life chapter and verse stolen from insurance IT biz 800K? Make that double, and we'll need a double, too, for the pain Cyber-crime15 Apr 2025 | 16
4chan, the 'internet’s litter box,' appears to have been pillaged by rival forum Source code, moderator info, IP addresses, more allegedly swiped and leaked Cyber-crime15 Apr 2025 | 33
China names alleged US snoops over Asian Winter Games attacks Beijing claims NSA went for gold in offensive cyber, got caught in the act Cyber-crime15 Apr 2025 | 6
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