10 Jan

Drug addiction treatment service admits attackers stole sensitive patient data

BayMark Health Services, one of the biggest drug addiction treatment facilities in the US, says it is notifying some patients this week that their sensitive

Author rabih
10 Jan

Devs sent into security panic by ‘feature that was helpful … until it wasn’t’

On Call Velkomin, Vælkomin, Hoş geldin, and welcome to Friday, and therefore to another edition of On Call – The Register‘s end-of-week celebration of the

Author rabih
09 Jan

Look for the label: White House rolls out ‘Cyber Trust Mark’ for smart devices

The White House this week introduced a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for technology products so that consumers can have some assurance their smart devices aren’t

Author rabih
09 Jan

Zero-day exploits plague Ivanti Connect Secure appliances for second year running

The cybersecurity industry is urging those in charge of defending their orgs to take mitigation efforts “seriously” as Ivanti battles two dangerous new vulnerabilities, one

Author rabih
09 Jan

Security pros baited with fake Windows LDAP exploit traps

Security researchers are once again being lured into traps by attackers, this time with fake exploits of serious Microsoft security flaws. Trend Micro spotted what

Author rabih
09 Jan

Crypto is soaring, but so are threats: Here’s how to keep your wallet safe

Digital Security As detections of cryptostealers surge across Windows, Android and macOS, it’s time for a refresher on how to keep your bitcoin or other

Author rabih
09 Jan

Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign targeting local orgs

Japan’s National Police Agency and Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity have confirmed third party reports of attacks on local orgs by publishing

Author rabih
09 Jan

Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign

Japan’s National Police Agency and Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity have confirmed third party reports of attacks on local orgs by publishing

Author rabih
09 Jan

I tried hard, but didn’t fix all of cybersecurity, admits outgoing US National Cyber Director

The outgoing leader of the United States’ Office of the National Cyber Director has a clear message for whomever President-elect Trump picks to be his

Author rabih
09 Jan

Database tables of student, teacher info stolen from PowerSchool in cyberattack

A leading education software maker has admitted its IT environment was compromised in a cyberattack, with students and teachers’ personal data – including some Social

Author rabih
08 Jan

Mitel 0-day, 5-year-old Oracle RCE bug under active exploit

Cybercriminals are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in Mitel MiCollab, including a zero-day flaw – and a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server

Author rabih
08 Jan

DNA sequencers found running ancient BIOS, posing risk to clinical research

Argentine cybersecurity shop Eclypsium claims security issues affecting leading DNA sequencing devices could lead to disruptions in crucial clinical research. The iSeq 100, developed by

Author rabih
08 Jan

UN’s aviation agency confirms attack on recruitment database

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations’ aviation agency, has confirmed to The Register that a cyber crim did indeed steal 42,000 records

Author rabih
08 Jan

Crims backdoored the backdoors they supplied to other miscreants. Then the domains lapsed

More than 4,000 unique backdoors are using expired domains and/or abandoned infrastructure, and many of these expose government and academia-owned hosts – thus setting these

Author rabih
08 Jan

Akamai to quit its CDN in China, seemingly not due to trouble from Beijing

Akamai has decided to end its content delivery network services in China, but not because it’s finding it hard to do business in the Middle

Author rabih
08 Jan

FCC boss urges speedy spectrum auction to fund ‘Rip’n’Replace’ of Chinese kit

The outgoing boss of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, has called on her colleagues to “quickly” adopt rules allowing the US regulator to stage a radio

Author rabih
07 Jan

Turbulence at UN aviation agency as probe into potential data theft begins

The United Nations’ aviation agency is investigating “a potential information security incident” after a cybercriminal claimed they had laid hands on 42,000 of the branch’s

Author rabih
07 Jan

DEF CON’s hacker-in-chief faces fortune in medical bills after paralyzing neck injury

Marc Rogers, DEF CON’s head of security, faces tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills following an accident that left him with a broken

Author rabih
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