Naïve Reg hack thinks he can beat Christmas food comas once and for all
Comment One man's plan to ruin his holiday for the better
Offbeat26 Dec 2024 | 48
Connor is a cybersecurity journalist for The Register, reporting on what you need to know to keep your systems secure. Based in the UK, he has previously held positions ranging from news editor to staff writer.
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 | 19
Deloitte says cyberattack on Rhode Island benefits portal carries 'major security threat'
Personal and financial data probably stolen
Cyber-crime16 Dec 2024 | 2
Android beefs up Bluetooth tag stalker protections
Wider ecosystem still has work to do, though
Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 24
Apache issues patches for critical Struts 2 RCE bug
More details released after devs allowed weeks to apply fixes
Patches12 Dec 2024 |
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
Three more vulns spotted in Ivanti CSA, all critical, one 10/10
Patch up, everyone – that admin portal is mighty attractive to your friendly cyberattacker
Patches11 Dec 2024 | 2
Fully patched Cleo products under renewed 'zero-day-ish' mass attack
Thousands of servers targeted while customers wait for patches
Research10 Dec 2024 |
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
OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare
A couple of bugs lead to a potentially bad time
CSO09 Dec 2024 | 9
Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware
Threatened with life in prison, Kyiv charity worker gives middle finger to state spies
Security06 Dec 2024 | 64
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
Perfect 10 directory traversal vuln hits SailPoint's IAM solution
Updated 20-year-old info disclosure class bug still pervades security software
Patches03 Dec 2024 | 6
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 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
Zabbix urges upgrades after critical SQL injection bug disclosure
US agencies blasted 'unforgivable' SQLi flaws earlier this year
Patches29 Nov 2024 | 7
Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week
Cyber-crime29 Nov 2024 | 21
NHS major 'cyber incident' forces hospitals to use pen and paper
Systems are isolated and pulled offline, while scheduled procedures are canceled
Cyber-crime28 Nov 2024 | 56
First-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux in the works, experts say
Bootkitty doesn’t bite… yet
Research27 Nov 2024 | 14
Man accused of hilariously bad opsec as alleged cybercrime spree detailed
Complaint claims he trespassed, gave himself discounts, and sorted CCTV access…
Cyber-crime26 Nov 2024 | 24
Another 'major cyber incident' at a UK hospital, outpatients asked to stay away
Third time this year an NHS unit's IT systems have come under attack
Cyber-crime26 Nov 2024 | 53
QNAP and Veritas dump 30-plus vulns over the weekend
Updated Just what you want to find when you start a new week
Patches26 Nov 2024 | 2
Mega defense corp Thales faces Anglo-French bribery and corruption probe
Authorities remain tight-lipped on specifics
Public Sector22 Nov 2024 | 14
SafePay ransomware gang claims Microlise attack that disrupted prison van tracking
Fledgling band of crooks says it stole 1.2 TB of data
Cyber-crime22 Nov 2024 | 3
'Alarming' security bugs lay low in Linux's needrestart utility for 10 years
Update now: Qualys says flaws give root to local users, 'easily exploitable', default in Ubuntu Server
Research21 Nov 2024 | 15
Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack
Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress
Cyber-crime20 Nov 2024 | 5
D-Link tells users to trash old VPN routers over bug too dangerous to identify
Vendor offers 20% discount on new model, but not patches
CSO20 Nov 2024 | 59
Study suggests X turned right just in time for election season
Significant uptick in visibility for Musk, Republican account posts from July 13
Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 187
Palo Alto Networks tackles firewall-busting zero-days with critical patches
Amazing that these two bugs got into a production appliance, say researchers
Patches19 Nov 2024 | 4
Crook breaks into AI biz, points $250K wire payment at their own account
Fastidious attacker then tidied up email trail behind them
Cyber-crime19 Nov 2024 | 12
Sweden's 'Doomsday Prep for Dummies' guide hits mailboxes today
First in six years is nearly three times the size of the older, pre-NATO version
Security18 Nov 2024 | 40
Pirate programmer walks the plank for role in massive TV streaming operation
US considers the cases concerning Jetflicks to be the largest of their kind
Personal Tech18 Nov 2024 | 37
Keyboard robbers steal 171K customers' data from AnnieMac mortgage house
Names and social security numbers of folks looking for the biggest loan of their lives exposed
Cyber-crime15 Nov 2024 | 6
Bitfinex burglar bags 5 years behind bars for Bitcoin heist
A nervous wait for rapper wife who also faces a stint in the clink
Cyber-crime15 Nov 2024 | 4
Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence
Serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts
Cyber-crime14 Nov 2024 | 6
Kids' shoemaker Start-Rite trips over security again, spilling customer card info
Updated Full details exposed, putting shoppers at serious risk of fraud
Cyber-crime14 Nov 2024 | 14
NatWest blocks bevy of apps in clampdown on unmonitorable comms
From guidance to firm action... no more WhatsApp, Meta's Messenger, Signal, Telegram and more
Security14 Nov 2024 | 25
Ransomware fiends boast they've stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network
American Associated Pharmacies yet to officially confirm infection
Cyber-crime13 Nov 2024 | 1
'Cybersecurity issue' at Food Lion parent blamed for US grocery mayhem
Stores still open, but customers report delayed deliveries, invoicing issues, and more at Stop & Shop and others
Cyber-crime12 Nov 2024 | 2
HTTP your way into Citrix's Virtual Apps and Desktops with fresh exploit code
'Once again, we've lost a little more faith in the internet,' researcher says
CSO12 Nov 2024 | 3
FBI issues warning as crooks ramp up emergency data request scams
Just because it's .gov doesn't mean that email is trustworthy
Cyber-crime11 Nov 2024 | 12
Dark web crypto laundering kingpin sentenced to 12.5 years in prison
Prosecutors hand Russo-Swede a half-billion bill
Cyber-crime11 Nov 2024 | 24
$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme
And separately, alleged ex-military traitor also arrested in Frankfurt
Systems08 Nov 2024 | 9
Don't open that 'copyright infringement' email attachment – it's an infostealer
Curiosity gives crims access to wallets and passwords
Research07 Nov 2024 | 21
Cybercrooks are targeting Bengal cat lovers in Australia for some reason
In case today’s news cycle wasn’t shocking enough, here’s a gem from Sophos
Research06 Nov 2024 | 15
Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption
Experts say incident has 'all the hallmarks of ransomware'
Cyber-crime06 Nov 2024 | 5
Don't have MFA on a Google Cloud account? You'll have to from Jan
Lock it up. Lock it up
PaaS + IaaS05 Nov 2024 | 6
Washington courts grapple with statewide outage after 'unauthorized activity'
Justice still being served, but many systems are down
Security05 Nov 2024 | 1
Columbus, Ohio, confirms 500K people affected by Rhysida ransomware attack
Victims were placed in serious danger following highly sensitive data dump
Cyber-crime04 Nov 2024 | 5
Why the long name? Okta discloses auth bypass bug affecting 52-character usernames
Mondays are for checking months of logs, apparently, if MFA's not enabled
Security04 Nov 2024 | 14
Financial institutions told to get their house in order before the next CrowdStrike strikes
Calls for improvements will soon turn into demands when new rules come into force
Security02 Nov 2024 | 34
UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine
Cyber-crime01 Nov 2024 | 34
LottieFiles supply chain attack exposes users to malicious crypto wallet drainer
A scary few Halloween hours for team behind hugely popular web plugin
Cyber-crime31 Oct 2024 | 11
Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive
The prolific Midnight Blizzard crew cast a much wider net in search of scrummy intel
Cyber-crime30 Oct 2024 | 18
Belgian cops cuff 2 suspected cybercrooks in Redline, Meta infostealer sting
US also charges an alleged Redline dev, no mention of an arrest
Cyber-crime29 Oct 2024 | 1
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