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DragonForce double-whammy: First hit an MSP, then use RMM software to push ransomware
SimpleHelp was the vector for the attack DragonForce ransomware infected a managed service provider, and its customers, after attackers exploited security flaws in remote monitoring and management tool SimpleHelp.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read…
ASUS to chase business PC market with free AI, or no AI – because nobody knows what to do with it
Really strong USB ports make a difference too by reducing the need for motherboard replacements Computex Analysts rate Taiwan’s ASUS the world’s fifth most prolific PC-maker, but the company wants to climb the charts by targeting business buyers, according to…
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 A group of miscreants tracked as UNC6032 is exploiting interest in AI video generators by planting malicious ads on social media platforms to steal credentials, credit card details,…
New Russian cyber-spy crew Laundry Bear joins the email-stealing pack
Dutch intel services, Microsoft go big-game hunting A previously unknown Kremlin-linked group has conducted cyber-espionage operations against Dutch police, NATO member states, Western tech companies, and other organizations of interest to the Russian government since at least April 2024, according…
Adidas confirms criminals stole data from customer service provider
Hackers take personal data bytes from the brand with three stripes Adidas is warning customers some of their data was stolen after an “unauthorized” person lifted it from a “third-party customer service provider.”… This article has been indexed from The…
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 Software biz MathWorks is cleaning up a ransomware attack more than a week after it took down MATLAB, its flagship product used by more than…
TeleMessage security SNAFU worsens as 60 government staffers exposed
PLUS: Interpol kills more malware; GoDaddy settles in awful infosec case; Giant stolen creds DB exposed Infosec In Brief Secrets of the Trump administration may have been exposed after a successful attack on messaging service TeleMessage, which has been used…
China approves rules for national ‘online number’ ID scheme
PLUS: Original emoji retired; Xiaomi’s custom silicon; MediaTek goes to 2nm Asia In Brief China last week approved rules that will see Beijing issue identity numbers that netizens can use as part of a federated identity scheme that will mean…
Cybercrime is ‘orders of magnitude’ larger than state-backed ops, says ex-White House advisor
Michael Daniel also thinks Uncle Sam should increase help to orgs hit by ransomware INTERVIEW Uncle Sam’s cybersecurity apparatus can’t only focus on China and other nation-state actors, but also has to fight the much bigger damage from plain old…
Remembering John Young, co-founder of web archive Cryptome
The original leak site that never sold out, never surrendered Obituary John Young, the co-founder of the legendary internet archive Cryptome, died at the age of 89 on March 28. The Register talked to friends and peers who gave tribute…
Ransomware scum leaked Nova Scotia Power customers’ info
Bank accounts, personal details all hoovered up in the attack Nova Scotia Power on Friday confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack that began earlier this spring and disrupted certain IT systems, and admitted the crooks leaked data…
CISA says SaaS providers in firing line after Commvault zero-day Azure attack
Cyberbaddies are coming for your M365 creds, US infosec agency warns The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that SaaS companies are under fire from criminals on the prowl for cloud apps with weak security.… This article has…
Grandpa-conning crook jailed over sugar-coated drug scam
Callous fraudster tricked elderly gents into smuggling meth hidden in chocolate truffles A ruthless cyber conman who duped elderly pensioners – including an 80-year-old man – into smuggling deadly class A drugs was this week locked up.… This article has…
Suspected creeps behind DanaBot malware that hit 300K+ computers revealed
And the associated fraud’n’spy botnet is about to be shut down The US Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against 16 people accused of spreading and using the DanaBot remote-control malware that infected more than 300,000 computers, plus operating a…
Ivanti makes dedicated fans of Chinese spies who just can’t resist attacking its buggy kit
If it ain’t broke? A suspected Chinese government spy group is behind the rash of attacks that exploit two Ivanti bugs that can be chained together to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE), according to analysts at threat intelligence outfit…
US Navy sailor charged in horrific child sextortion case
Blackmailed teen allegedly scared into carving his handle onto her arm The FBI has filed an affidavit detailing how it identified a US Navy man who was allegedly distributing child sex abuse material (CSAM) through Discord.… This article has been…
How lean security teams can build resilient defenses
Improving security on a budget with continuous monitoring Partner content Most security teams face a staggering challenge. They’re tasked with protecting themselves against the same advanced threats as any large enterprise, but often have a fraction of the budget, tools,…
Feds finger Russian behind Qakbot malware that hit 700,000 computers
The FBI thought they shut this all down in 2023, but the duck quacked again Uncle Sam on Thursday unsealed criminal charges and a civil forfeiture case against a Russian national accused of leading the cybercrime ring behind Qakbot, notorious…
Chinese snoops tried to break into US city utilities, says Talos
Intrusions began weeks before Trimble patched the Cityworks hole A suspected Chinese crew has been exploiting a now-patched remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Trimble Cityworks to break into US local government networks and target utility management systems, according to…