Ex-CISA official tells The Reg: ‘this would weaken the system for managing cyber risk’ The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s budget will see yet another deep cut if Congress approves President Trump’s proposal to slash CISA’s spending by $707…
Category: The Register – Security
Hybrid work, expanded risk: what needs to change
A practical look at securing identities, devices and applications wherever work happens Webinar Promo The shift to hybrid work has reshaped the enterprise perimeter. Users are logging in from home networks, shared spaces and unmanaged devices, while applications span on-prem…
They thought they were downloading Claude Code source. They got a nasty dose of malware instead
Source code with a side of Vidar stealer and GhostSocks Tens of thousands of people eagerly downloaded the leaked Claude Code source code this week, and some of those downloads came with a side of credential-stealing malware.… This article has…
The company’s biggest security hole lived in the breakroom
Connected devices can leave an otherwise secure network vulnerable Pwned Welcome to Pwned, The Register’s new column, where we highlight the worst infosec own goals so you can, hopefully, protect against them. Caffeine is an essential tool for most IT…
AI recruiting biz Mercor says it was ‘one of thousands’ hit in LiteLLM supply-chain attack
First public downstream victim, but won’t be the last AI hiring startup Mercor confirmed it was “one of thousands of companies” affected by the LiteLLM supply-chain attack as the fallout from the Trivy compromise continues to spread.… This article has…
Amazon security boss: AI makes pentesting 40% more efficient
Plus: how to train your human AI interview Amazon has seen a 40 percent efficiency gain by using AI tools to pentest its products before and after launch, according to security chief CJ Moses.… This article has been indexed from…
‘People’s Panel’ to check if UK wants controversial Digital ID will cost £630K
We could tell you no for free The UK government will spend about £630,000 running a discussion panel on its digital identity card plans, which minister James Frith said will “consider different perspectives and debate trade-offs” alongside a formal consultation.……
UK manufacturers under cyber fire with 80% reporting attacks
ESET says factory outages, lost revenue, and supply chain disruption are becoming routine Nearly 80 percent of British manufacturers say they’ve been hit by a cyber incident in the past year, as new research suggests disruption on the factory floor…
Don’t open that WhatsApp message, Microsoft warns
How to avoid social engineering attacks? Employee training tops the list Be careful what you click on. Miscreants are abusing WhatsApp messages in a multi-stage attack that delivers malicious Microsoft Installer (MSI) packages, allowing criminals to control victims’ machines and…
Iran targets M365 accounts with password-spraying attacks
Researchers say some targets correlate with cities hit by Iranian missile strikes Suspected Iran-linked threat actors are conducting password-spraying attacks against hundreds of organizations, primarily Middle Eastern municipalities, in campaigns that security researchers believe may have been aimed at supporting…
Supply chain blast: Top npm package backdoored to drop dirty RAT on dev machines
Hijacked maintainer account let attackers slip cross-platform trojan into 100M-downloads-a-week Axios One of npm’s most widely used HTTP client libraries briefly became a malware delivery vehicle after attackers hijacked a maintainer’s account and slipped a remote-access trojan (RAT) into two…
OpenAI patches ChatGPT flaw that smuggled data over DNS
Check Point says outbound controls blocked web traffic but overlooked DNS OpenAI talks up data security for its AI services, yet Check Point says that ChatGPT allowed data to leak through a DNS side channel before the flaw was fixed.……
Telnyx joins LiteLLM in latest PyPI package poisoning tied to Trivy breach
Also, EU probes Snapchat, RedLine suspect extradited, AstraZeneca leak claim surfaces, and more infosec in brief The cybercrime crew linked to the Trivy supply-chain attack has struck again, this time pushing malicious Telnyx package versions to PyPI in an effort…
Citrix NetScaler bug exploited in days, may be multiple flaws in a trench coat
Researchers say attackers are already looting vulnerable boxes In-the-wild exploitation of a critical Citrix NetScaler bug has begun less than a week after disclosure, with researchers warning that attackers are already poking and pillaging vulnerable boxes.… This article has been…
European Commission admits attackers broke into public web systems, but says little else
Brussels notifying ‘Union entities’ whose data may’ve been snatched in websites breach The European Commission has admitted that attackers broke into its public-facing web infrastructure and siphoned off data in a bare-bones disclosure that answers the what but ducks most…
Security contractor blew the whistle on support crew’s viral indifference
Career-limiting stupidity and rudeness exposed, with terminal consequences Who, Me? The week before Easter may be a short one for many in the Reg-reading world, but that won’t stop us from opening it with a fresh installment of Who, Me?…
US foreign router ban criticized for being ‘industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity’
Public policy professor says it will make America less secure but hits Netgear’s lobbying goals The United States’ ban on foreign-made SOHO routers won’t improve security, and only makes sense as “industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity,” according to Milton Mueller,…
US foreign router ban criticized as ‘industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity’
Public policy professor says it will make America less secure but hits Netgear’s lobbying goals The United States’ ban on foreign-made SOHO routers won’t improve security, and only makes sense as “industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity,” according to Milton Mueller,…
AFC Ajax drops ball as flaws let hackers play admin with tickets and bans
Vulns in Dutch football club’s systems didn’t just expose data – they let outsiders play with accounts, and even lift stadium bans Dutch football giant AFC Ajax has admitted to a data breach after an attacker gained access to its…
Iran war drives urgent need to counter underwater attack drones
US and UK forces seeking tech tender with an April 3 deadline The UK and US are looking for technology to counter the threat posed by underwater drones to ships, harbors and other critical maritime infrastructure, and are asking industry…