Musk’s ‘Bitcoin-style encryption’ claim has experts scratching their heads Elon Musk’s X social media platform is rolling out a new version of its direct messaging feature that the platform owner said had a “whole new architecture,” but as with many…
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Crooks fleece The North Face accounts with recycled logins
Outdoorsy brand blames credential stuffing Joining the long queue of retailers dealing with cyber mishaps is outdoorsy fashion brand The North Face, which says crooks broke into some customer accounts using login creds pinched from breaches elsewhere.… This article has…
Microsoft patches the patch that put Windows 11 in a coma
Out-of-band is becoming the norm rather than the exception Microsoft is patching another patch that dumped some PCs into recovery mode with an unhelpful error code.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article:…
Illicit crypto-miners pouncing on lazy DevOps configs that leave clouds vulnerable
To stop the JINX-0132 gang behind these attacks, pay attention to HashiCorp, Docker, and Gitea security settings Up to a quarter of all cloud users are at risk of having their computing resources stolen and used to illicitly mine for…
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 Global jewelry giant Cartier is writing to customers to confirm their data was exposed to cybercriminals that broke into its systems.… This article has been indexed from The…
Ukrainians smuggle drones hidden in cabins on trucks to strike Russian airfields
A real-world Trojan Horse attack Ukraine claims it launched a cunning drone strike on Sunday against multiple Russian airbases, hitting over 40 military aircraft and inflicting an estimated $7 billion in damage, in an operation dubbed “Spiderweb.”… This article has…
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 Community bank MainStreet Bancshares says thieves stole data belonging to some of its customers during an attack on a third-party provider.… This article has been indexed…
Lumma infostealer takedown may have inflicted only a flesh wound as crew keeps pinching and selling data
PLUS: Ransomware gang using tech support scam; Czechia accuses China of infrastructure attack; And more! Infosec In Brief Despite last week’s FBI announcement that it helped to take down the crew behind the Lumma infostealer, the malware continues to operate.……
Mysterious leaker GangExposed outs Conti kingpins in massive ransomware data dump
‘It’s a high-stakes intelligence war’ he told El Reg exclusive A mystery whistleblower calling himself GangExposed has exposed key figures behind the Conti and Trickbot ransomware crews, publishing a trove of internal files and naming names.… This article has been…
ConnectWise customers get mysterious warning about ‘sophisticated’ nation-state hack
Pen tester on ScreenConnect bug: This one ‘terrifies’ me ConnectWise has brought in the big guns to investigate a “sophisticated nation state actor” that broke into its IT environment and then breached some of its customers.… This article has been…
Feds arrest DoD techie, claim he dumped top secret files in park for foreign spies to find
28-year-old alleged to have made multiple drops to folks who turned out to be undercover FBI agents A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) IT specialist is scheduled to appear in court today after being caught by the FBI trying to surreptitiously…
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 A Seattle cancer facility has agreed to fork out around $52.5 million as part of a class action settlement linked to a Thanksgiving 2023 cyberattack where criminals directly threatened cancer patients…
Meta – yep, Facebook Meta – is now a defense contractor
Giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together so we can shoot them Meta has partnered with Anduril Industries to build augmented and virtual reality devices for the military, eight years after it fired the…
Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware
Take care when downloading AI freebies, researcher tells The Register Criminals are using installers for fake AI software to distribute ransomware and other destructive malware.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Crims…
Data watchdog put cops on naughty step for lost CCTV footage
Greater Manchester Police reprimanded over hours of video that went AWOL The UK’s data watchdog has reprimanded Greater Manchester Police (GMP) force for losing CCTV footage the cop shop was later requested to retain.… This article has been indexed from…
The UK wants you to sign up for £1B cyber defense force
War in Ukraine causes major rethink in policy and spending The UK is spending more than £1 billion ($1.35 billion) setting up a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command and is recruiting a few good men and women to join up…
Infosecurity Europe 2025 drives cybersecurity priorities amid growing global risks
30-year anniversary event adds classes and sessions to address new risks Partner content Infosecurity Europe celebrates its 30th anniversary by doubling down on its mission: Building a Safer Cyber World. Returning to ExCeL London from 3-5 June, the landmark edition…
Security outfit SentinelOne’s services back online after lengthy outage
Probably not a cyber-incident, but definitely not a good look Security services vendor SentinelOne experienced a major outage on Thursday.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Security outfit SentinelOne’s services back online…
Feds gut host behind pig butchering scams that bilked $200M from Americans
Philippines company allegedly run by Chinese national has form running scams The US Treasury has sanctioned a Philippine company and its administrator after linking them to the infrastructure behind the majority of so-called “pig butchering” scams reported to the FBI.……
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday update fails on some Windows 11 VMs
‘The operating system couldn’t be loaded’ is never a great message Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update is failing to install on some Windows 11 machines, mostly virtual ones, and dumping them into recovery mode with a boot error. Its only…