13 Apr

Hacktivism is back – but don’t be fooled, it’s often state-backed goons in masks

Feature From triggering a water tank overflow in Texas to shutting down Russian state news services on Vladimir Putin’s birthday, self-styled hacktivists have been making

Author rabih
12 Apr

LLMs can’t stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything

The rise of LLM-powered code generation tools is reshaping how developers write software – and introducing new risks to the software supply chain in the

Author rabih
12 Apr

AI can’t stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything

The rise of AI-powered code generation tools is reshaping how developers write software – and introducing new risks to the software supply chain in the

Author rabih
11 Apr

Microsoft total recalls Recall totally to Copilot+ PCs

After temporarily shelving its controversial Windows Recall feature amid a wave of backlash, Microsoft is back at it – now quietly slipping the screenshotting app

Author rabih
11 Apr

Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn’t get it

The UK government’s latest annual data breach survey shows the number of ransomware attacks on the isles is on the increase – and many techies are

Author rabih
11 Apr

Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China

Facebook’s former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing to do almost anything to get the

Author rabih
11 Apr

Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck’s biz dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China

Facebook’s former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing to do almost anything to get the

Author rabih
10 Apr

US sensor giant Sensata admits ransomware derailed ops

US sensor maker Sensata has told regulators that a ransomware attack caused an operational disruption, and that it’s still working to fully restore affected systems.

Author rabih
10 Apr

US sensor giant Sensata admits ransomware disrupts operations

US sensor maker Sensata has told regulators that a ransomware attack caused operational disruption, and that it’s still working to fully restore affected systems. Sensata,

Author rabih
10 Apr

Infosec experts fear China could retaliate against tariffs with a Typhoon attack

World War Fee As the trade war between America and China escalates, some infosec and policy experts fear Beijing will strike back in cyberspace. Shortly

Author rabih
10 Apr

Watch out for these traps lurking in search results

Digital Security Here’s how to avoid being hit by fraudulent websites that scammers can catapult directly to the top of your search results Tomáš Foltýn

Author rabih
10 Apr

Europol: Five pay-per-infect suspects cuffed, some spill secrets to cops

Following the 2024 takedown of several major malware operations under Operation Endgame, law enforcement has continued its crackdown into 2025, detaining five individuals linked to

Author rabih
10 Apr

The Reg translates the letter in which Oracle kinda-sorta tells customers it was pwned

Oracle’s letter to customers about an intrusion into part of its public cloud empire – while insisting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure was untouched – has sparked

Author rabih
10 Apr

Someone compromised US bank watchdog to access sensitive financial files

A US banking regulator says sensitive financial oversight data was accessed by one or more system intruders for more than a year in what’s been

Author rabih
10 Apr

Trump kills clearances for infosec’s SentinelOne, ex-CISA boss Chris Krebs

The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered a criminal investigation into alleged censorship conducted by the USA’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, plus revocation

Author rabih
09 Apr

Wyden blocks Trump’s CISA boss nominee, blames cyber agency for ‘actively hiding info’ about telecom insecurity

Uncle Sam’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, has been “actively hiding information” about American telecommunications networks’ weak security for years, according to Senator

Author rabih
09 Apr

April’s Patch Tuesday leaves unlucky Windows Hello users unable to login

Those keen to get their Microsoft PCs patched up as soon as possible have been getting an unpleasant shock when they try to get in

Author rabih
09 Apr

Sensitive financial files feared stolen from US bank watchdog

A US banking regulator fears sensitive financial oversight data was stolen from its IT systems in what’s been described as “a major information security incident.”

Author rabih
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