US agencies told to patch by Friday Attackers are exploiting a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk bug – less than a week after the vendor disclosed and fixed the 9.8-rated flaw. That’s according to America’s lead cyber-defense agency, which set…
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Universal £7,500 payout offered to PSNI staff over major data breach
Affected police officers squeezed mental health services, relocated over safety fears Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) employees who had their details exposed in a significant 2023 data breach will each receive £7,500 ($10,279) as part of a universal offer…
Nitrogen ransomware is so broken even the crooks can’t unlock your files
Gang walks away with nothing, victims are left with irreparable hypervisors Cybersecurity experts usually advise victims against paying ransomware crooks, but that advice goes double for those who have been targeted by the Nitrogen group. There’s no way to get…
Clouds rush to deliver OpenClaw-as-a-service offerings
As analyst house Gartner declares AI tool ‘comes with unacceptable cybersecurity risk’ and urges admins to snuff it out If you’re brave enough to want to run the demonstrably insecure AI assistant OpenClaw, several clouds have already started offering it…
AI agents can’t yet pull off fully autonomous cyberattacks – but they are already very helpful to crims
Don’t relax: This is a ‘when, not if’ scenario AI agents and other systems can’t yet conduct cyberattacks fully on their own – but they can help criminals in many stages of the attack chain, according to the International AI…
Critical React Native Metro dev server bug under attack as researchers scream into the void
Too slow react-ion time Baddies are exploiting a critical bug in React Native’s Metro development server to deliver malware to both Windows and Linux machines, and yet the in-the-wild attacks still haven’t received the “broad public acknowledgement” that they should,…
CISA updated ransomware intel on 59 bugs last year without telling defenders
GreyNoise’s Glenn Thorpe counts the cost of missed opportunities On 59 occasions throughout 2025, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) silently tweaked vulnerability notices to reflect their use by ransomware crooks. Experts say that’s a problem.… This article…
X marks the raid: French cops swoop on Musk’s Paris ops
Algorithmic bias probe continues, CEO and former boss summoned to defend the platform’s corner French police raided Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris this morning as part of a criminal investigation into alleged algorithmic manipulation by foreign powers.… This article…
French cops raid X’s Paris office in algorithmic bias probe
CEO Elon Musk summoned to defend the platform’s corner French police raided Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris this morning as part of a criminal investigation into alleged algorithmic manipulation by foreign powers.… This article has been indexed from The…
Microsoft finally sends TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to the cloud retirement home
Azure Storage now requires version 1.2 or newer for encrypted connections Today is the day Azure Storage stops supporting versions 1.0 and 1.1 of Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS 1.2 is the new minimum.… This article has been indexed from…
Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator
DDoSer of ‘strategically important’ websites admitted to most charges Polish authorities have cuffed a 20-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out DDoS attacks.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Polish cops bail…
DIY AI bot farm OpenClaw is a security ‘dumpster fire’
Your own personal Jarvis. A bot to hear your prayers. A bot that cares. Just not about keeping you safe OpenClaw, the AI-powered personal assistant users interact with via messaging apps and sometimes entrust with their credentials to various online…
British military to get legal OK to swat drones near bases
Armed Forces Bill would let troops take action against unmanned threats around defense sites Britain’s defense personnel will be given the authority to neutralize drones threatening military bases under measures being introduced in the Armed Forces Bill, currently making its…
Notepad++ hijacking blamed on Chinese Lotus Blossom crew behind Chrysalis backdoor
The group targets telecoms, critical infrastructure – all the usual high-value orgs Security researchers have attributed the Notepad++ update hijacking to a Chinese government-linked espionage crew called Lotus Blossom (aka Lotus Panda, Billbug), which abused weaknesses in the update infrastructure…
StopICE hacked to send alarming text messages, admins accuse border patrol agent of sabotage
The ICE-tracking service says it doesn’t store usernames or addresses ICE-reporting service StopICE has blamed a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent for attacking its app and website and sending users text messages warning them that their information had…
Russia-linked APT28 attackers already abusing new Microsoft Office zero-day
Ukraine’s CERT says the bug went from disclosure to active exploitation in days Russia-linked attackers are already exploiting Microsoft’s latest Office zero-day, with Ukraine’s national cyber defense team warning that the same bug is being used to target government agencies…
McDonald’s is not lovin’ your bigmac, happymeal, and mcnuggets passwords
Your favorite menu item might be easy to remember but it will not secure your account Change Your Password Day took place over the weekend, and in case you doubt the need to improve this most basic element of cybersecurity…
OpenClaw patches one-click RCE as security Whac-A-Mole continues
Researchers disclose rapid exploit chain that let attackers run code via a single malicious web page Security issues continue to pervade the OpenClaw ecosystem, formerly known as ClawdBot then Moltbot, as multiple projects patch bot takeover and remote code execution…
Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack
Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door A state-sponsored cyber criminal compromised Notepad++’s update service in 2025, according to the project’s author.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article:…
Infrastructure cyberattacks are suddenly in fashion. We can buck the trend
Don’t be scared of the digital dark – learn how to keep the lights on Opinion Barely a month into 2026, electrical power infrastructure on two continents has tested positive for cyberattacks. One fell flat as attempts to infiltrate and…