Remembering John Young, co-founder of web archive Cryptome
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
Ransomware scum leaked Nova Scotia Power customers’ info
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
CISA says SaaS providers in firing line after Commvault zero-day Azure attack
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
Danabot under the microscope
ESET Research has been tracking Danabot’s activity since 2018 as part of a global effort that resulted in a major disruption of the malware’s infrastructure
Grandpa-conning crook jailed over sugar-coated drug scam
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.
Suspected creeps behind DanaBot malware that hit 300K+ computers revealed
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
Ivanti makes dedicated fans of Chinese spies who just can’t resist attacking its buggy kit
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
US Navy sailor charged in horrific child sextortion case
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.
Feds finger Russian ‘behind Qakbot malware’ that hit 700K computers
Uncle Sam on Thursday unsealed criminal charges and a civil forfeiture case against a Russian national accused of leading the cybercrime ring behind Qakbot, the
How lean security teams can build resilient defenses
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
Danabot: Analyzing a fallen empire
As announced by the US Department of Justice – the FBI and US DoD’s Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) have managed to disrupt the infrastructure
Chinese snoops tried to break into US city utilities, says Talos
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
Irish privacy watchdog OKs Meta to train AI on EU folks’ posts
The Irish Data Protection Commission has cleared the way for Meta to begin slurping up the data of European citizens for training AI next week,
Irish privacy watchdog OKs Meta to train AI on EU folks’ data
The Irish Data Protection Commission has cleared the way for Meta to begin slurping up the data of European citizens for training AI next week,
Lumma Stealer: Down for the count
The bustling cybercrime enterprise has been dealt a significant blow in a global operation that relied on the expertise of ESET and other technology companies
Russia expected to pass experimental law that tracks foreigners in Moscow via smartphones
Foreigners in Moscow will now be subject to a new experimental law that affords the state enhanced tracking mechanisms via a smartphone app. The new
Signal shuts the blinds on Microsoft Recall with the power of DRM
Chat app biz Signal is unhappy with the current version of Microsoft Recall and has invoked some Digital Rights Management (DRM) functionality in Windows to
Cybersecurity and AI: Integrating and Building on Existing NIST Guidelines
What is NIST up to? On April 3, 2025, NIST hosted a Cybersecurity and AI Profile Workshop at our National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) to hear