Maximum-severity vuln lets unauthenticated attackers execute code on trusted infra management platform Hewlett Packard Enterprise has told customers to drop whatever they’re doing and patch OneView after admitting a maximum-severity bug could let attackers run code on the management platform…
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Ministers confirm breach at UK Foreign Office but details remain murky
Officials admit ‘there certainly has been a hack,’ but refuse to confirm China link or data theft The UK’s Foreign Office is investigating a confirmed cyberattack it learned about in October, senior ministers say.… This article has been indexed from…
Faith in the internet is fading among young Brits
Ofcom survey finds 18-34s increasingly see life online as bad for society and their mental health Young Brits are souring on the internet, with increasing numbers seeing it as damaging to society and their mental health, according to latest research…
AI and cybersecurity: Two sides of the same coin
Practical lessons on securing AI and using AI to strengthen defence Sponsored Post AI is moving from experimentation to everyday use inside the enterprise. That shift brings new opportunities, but it also changes the security equation. Attacks are becoming faster…
China turns on a vast experimental network it says is an heir to ARPANET
Beijing wants to ‘seize the initiative in the international competition in cyberspace’ Chinese authorities on Thursday certified the China Environment for Network Innovation (CENI), a vast research network that Beijing hopes will propel the country to the forefront of networking…
Amazon blocked 1,800 suspected North Korean scammers seeking jobs
Plus: Lazarus Group has a brand new BeaverTail Even Amazon isn’t immune to North Korean scammers who try to score remote jobs at tech companies so they can funnel their wages to Kim Jong Un’s coffers.… This article has been…
Your car’s web browser may be on the road to cyber ruin
Study finds built-in browsers across gadgets often ship years out of date Web browsers for desktop and mobile devices tend to receive regular security updates, but that often isn’t the case for those that reside within game consoles, televisions, e-readers,…
Crypto crooks co-opt stolen AWS creds to mine coins
‘Within 10 minutes of gaining initial access, crypto miners were operational’ Your AWS account could be quietly running someone else’s cryptominer. Cryptocurrency thieves are using stolen Amazon account credentials to mine for coins at the expense of AWS customers, abusing…
Kim’s crypto thieving reached a record $2B in 2025
ByBit attack doing some seriously heavy lifting North Korea’s yearly cryptocurrency thefts have accelerated, with Kim’s state-backed cybercriminals plundering just over $2 billion worth of tokens in 2025.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…
Another bad week for SonicWall as SMA 1000 zero-day under active exploit
Flaw in remote-access appliance lets attackers chain bugs for root-level takeover SonicWall has warned customers of a zero-day flaw in its SMA 1000 remote-access appliance that’s being actively exploited, potentially allowing attackers to escalate privileges and take over boxes.… This…
FBI dismantles alleged $70M crypto laundering operation
Justice Department claims unlicensed exchange funneled ransomware profits US feds have dismantled a crypto laundering service that they say helped cybercrooks wash tens of millions of dollars in dirty digital cash, seizing its servers and unsealing charges against an alleged…
NHS tech supplier probes cyberattack on internal systems
Around 2,000 GP practices use its products An NHS tech supplier is investigating a cyberattack that affected its systems in the early hours of Sunday.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: NHS…
React2Shell exploitation spreads as Microsoft counts hundreds of hacked machines
Security boffins warn flaw is now being used for ransomware attacks against live networks Microsoft says attackers have already compromised “several hundred machines across a diverse set of organizations” via the React2Shell flaw, using the access to execute code, deploy…
DVSA’s clapped-out booking system gets bot slapped as new boss rides in
18-year-old platform crumbles under 94M daily requests while resellers flog £62 tests for £500 The UK’s Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has appointed a new chief exec to tackle spiraling waits for practical driving tests with bots overrunning its…
UK surveillance law still full of holes, watchdog warns
Investigatory Powers Commissioner says reforms have failed to close oversight gaps The UK’s Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA) has several regulatory gaps that must be plugged in future legislative reforms, according to Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPC) Sir Brian Leveson.… This…
CEO spills the Tea about massive token farming campaigns
Plus: automated SBOMs, $250,000 bounties ahead interview No good idea – like rewarding open source software developers and maintainers for their contributions – goes unabused by cybercriminals, and this was the case with the Tea Protocol and two token farming…
Attacks pummeling Cisco AsyncOS 0-day since late November
No timeline for a patch Suspected Chinese-government-linked threat actors have been battering a maximum-severity Cisco AsyncOS zero-day vulnerability in some Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and Secure Email and Web Manager (SEWM) appliances for nearly a month, and there’s no timeline…
PwC on securing AI: building trust, compliance and confidence at scale
Buckle up to innovate at speed, says PwC Sponsored Post As AI spreads across the enterprise, so too do the security and compliance risks. Regulations are evolving, risk postures are shifting, and organizations must find a way to innovate responsibly…
Blockchain company Nomad to repay users under FTC deal after $186M cyberattack
Regulator makes various additional demands over alleged cybersecurity failings In proposing a settlement agreement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that Illusory Systems must repay users funds lost in a 2022 cyberattack.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
NATO’s battle for cloud sovereignty: Speed is existential
Build a digital backbone faster than adversaries can evolve or lose the information war NATO is in an existential race to develop sovereign cloud-based technologies to underpin its mission, the alliance’s Assistant Secretary General for Cyber and Digital Transformation told…