Hand us the mind bleach, we want to flush our memories of attack Clorox is suing its service desk provider, Cognizant, for $380 million in a California state court, alleging the IT support crew “enabled a cybercriminal to gain a…
Category: The Register – Security
Copilot Vision on Windows 11 sends data to Microsoft servers
Total Recall: Capturing everything you do on your PC screen to become a ‘true companion’ Microsoft is again throwing AI at Windows 11 to see what sticks, releasing features including the even more eyebrow-raising successor to its controversial Recall, a…
China warns citizens to beware backdoored devices, on land and under the sea
Suggests buying local tech to avoid infosec worries China’s Ministry of State Security has spent the week warning of backdoored devices on land and at sea.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article:…
Funding for program to stop next Stuxnet from hitting US expired Sunday
CyberSentry work grinds to a halt Government funding for a program that hunts for threats on America’s critical infrastructure networks expired on Sunday, preventing Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from analyzing activity that could indicate a cyberattack, the program director told Congress…
Arch Linux users told to purge Firefox forks after AUR malware scare
The distro’s greatest asset is arguably also its greatest weakness If you installed the Firefox, LibreWolf, or Zen web browsers from the Arch User Repository (AUR) in the last few days, delete them immediately and install fresh copies.… This article…
Surprise, surprise: Chinese spies, IP stealers, other miscreants attacking Microsoft SharePoint servers
With more to come, no doubt At least three Chinese groups are attacking on-premises SharePoint servers via a couple of recently disclosed Microsoft bugs, according to Redmond.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original…
Silicon Valley engineer admits theft of US missile tech secrets
Used stolen info to pitch for Chinese tech talent program A Silicon Valley engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of trade secrets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, including crucial military technology.… This article has been indexed from The…
Humans can be tracked with unique ‘fingerprint’ based on how their bodies block Wi-Fi signals
Wi-Fi spy with my little eye that same guy I saw at another hotspot Researchers in Italy have developed a way to create a biometric identifier for people based on the way the human body interferes with Wi-Fi signal propagation.……
Microsoft patches critical SharePoint 2016 zero-days amid active exploits
Admins urged to rotate machine keys, restart IIS after emergency fix Microsoft has good news for administrators running SharePoint Server 2016. The cloud and software megacorp has published updates to close a gaping hole in the document management service.… This…
UK to ban ransomware payments by public sector organizations
‘We’re going to smash the business model’ NHS, local council and schools told by politicos UK government is proposing to “ban” public sector organizations and critical national infrastructure from paying criminal operators behind ransomware attacks, under new measures outlined today.……
Open source’s superior security is a matter of eyeballs: Be kind to the brains behind them
The modern art form that redeemed a Windows utility has lessons for all Opinion The speedrun is one of the internet’s genuinely new artforms. At its best, it’s akin to a virtuoso piano recital. Less emotional depth, more adrenalin. Watching…
Dell scoffs at breach, says miscreants only stole ‘fake data’
No customer, partner info stolen, spokesperson tells The Reg Dell has confirmed that criminals broke into its IT environment and stole some of its data — but told The Register that it’s “primarily synthetic (fake) data.”… This article has been indexed…
Another massive security snafu hits Microsoft, but don’t expect it to stick
Move along, nothing to see here comment Here we go again. Another major Microsoft attack, with this one seeing someone — most likely government-backed hackers — exploiting a zero-day bug in SharePoint Server that Redmond failed to fix.… This article…
Four new Android spyware samples linked to Iran’s intel agency
Persians added snooping capabilities to DCHSpy after Israeli bombs fell Four new samples of Android spyware linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) that collects WhatsApp data, records audio and video, and hunts for files by name,…
Alaska Airlines grounded itself due to mysterious IT problem
Now flying again, but not saying what went wrong UPDATED US carrier Alaska Airlines has grounded its fleet due to an unspecified IT issue.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Alaska Airlines…
Alaska Airlines grounds itself due to mysterious IT problem
Dare we suggest Scattered Spider has poisoned another carrier? US carrier Alaska Airlines has grounded its fleet due to an unspecified IT issue.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Alaska Airlines grounds…
Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory
PLUS: Perplexity AI scores 360-million-customer win in India; Australian billionaire’s political party suffers data breach, won’t contact victims; and more Asia In Brief Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory last week announced the discovery of a small body with an orbit beyond…
Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack
PLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more Infosec In Brief Microsoft has warned users of SharePoint Server that three on-prem versions of the product include a zero-day flaw that is under attack – and that…
UK uncovers novel Microsoft snooping malware, blames and sanctions GRU cyberspies
Fancy Bear can’t keep its claws out of Outlook inboxes The UK government is warning that Russia’s APT28 (also known as Fancy Bear or Forest Blizzard) has been deploying previously unknown malware to harvest Microsoft email credentials and steal access…
Ex-IDF cyber chief on Iran, Scattered Spider, and why social engineering worries him more than 0-days
Keep It Simple, Stupid Interview Scattered Spider and Iranian government-backed cyber units have more in common than a recent uptick in hacking activity, according to Ariel Parnes, a former colonel in the Israeli Defense Forces’ cyber unit 8200.… This article…