A data thief calling themselves Satanic claims to have purloined the records of around 350 million customers of fashion retailer Hot Topic. Israeli security shop

A Microsoft SharePoint bug that can allow an attacker to remotely inject code into vulnerable versions is under active exploitation, according to the US Cybersecurity

ESET researchers have discovered new Rust-based tooling leading to the deployment of Embargo ransomware. Embargo is a relatively new player in the ransomware scene, first

An analysis of widely used mobile apps offered on Google Play and the Apple App Store has found hardcoded and unencrypted cloud service credentials, exposing

A quartet of Democratic lawmakers have penned a letter to the US Department of Justice asking it to prosecute tax preparation companies for sharing customer

TSMC has reportedly tipped off US officials to a potential attempt by Huawei to circumvent export controls and obtain AI chips manufactured by the Taiwanese

VMware has pushed a second patch for a critical, heap-overflow bug in the vCenter Server that could allow a remote attacker to fully compromise vulnerable

Four high-profile tech companies reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay millions of dollars in penalties for misleading investors about their

Experts believe the Akira ransomware operation is up to its old tricks again, encrypting victims’ files after a break from the typical double extortion tactics.

The 16 members of the NIST-managed Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board have completed their report on barriers to the U.S. receiving the benefits of

The Ghostpulse malware strain now retrieves its main payload via a PNG image file’s pixels. This development, security experts say, is “one of the most

China’s Spamouflage disinformation crew has been targeting US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) with its fake news campaigns over the past couple of months, trolling the

British security biz Sophos has announced a plan to gobble up competitor Secureworks in an $859 million deal that will make Dell happy. The server

Interview This month, presidential hopeful Donald Trump got a tool in his arsenal, some allegedly “unhackable” communications kit, and The Register has talked to the

In revealing details about a vulnerability that threatens the privacy of Apple fans, Microsoft urges all macOS users to update their systems. The bug, tracked

Scams Watch out for schemes where fraudsters trick people into sharing verification codes so they can gain access to their phone numbers Phil Muncaster 21

Tesla has denied it was involved in illegal-map making activities in China after Beijing asserted an unnamed foreign firm working on a smart car project

Despite the Internet Archive’s assurances it’s back on its feet after a recent infosec incident, the org still appears to be in trouble after parties