A subsidiary of Indian multinational Tata has allegedly fallen victim to the notorious ransomware gang Hunters International. The extortionists claim to have pilfered 730,160 files

Broadcom today pushed out patches for three VMware hypervisor-hijacking bugs, including one rated critical, that have already been found and exploited by criminals. The vulnerabilities,

Research from a leading academic shows Android users have advertising cookies and other gizmos working to build profiles on them even before they open their

High-profile deepfake scams that were reported here at The Register and elsewhere last year may just be the tip of the iceberg. Attacks relying on

Partner Content Open banking has revolutionized financial services, empowering consumers to share their financial data with third-party providers, including fintech innovators. This collaborative ecosystem has

Comment America’s cybersecurity chiefs in recent days have been sending mixed messages about the threat posed by Russia in the digital world. On Friday, reports

Analysis It’s a familiar refrain in the security industry that there is a massive skills gap in the sector. And while it’s true there are

Microsoft has completed its EU data boundary, however, analysts and some regional cloud players are voicing concerns over dependencies on a US entity, even with

The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) is currently dealing with a “cybersecurity incident,” it confirmed via its X account on Sunday. POLSA didn’t reveal much in

The UK’s data protection watchdog has launched three investigations into certain social media platforms following concerns about the protection of privacy among teenage users. Feature

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Opinion With Apple pulling the plug on at-rest end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for UK users, and Signal threatening to pull out of Sweden if that government demands

Infosec In Brief US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly ordered US Cyber Command to pause offensive operations against Russia, as the USA’s Cybersecurity and

Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, has issued a call for the C++ community to defend the programming language, which has been shunned by cybersecurity agencies

Fresh research suggests attackers are actively monitoring databases of vulnerabilities that are known to be useful in carrying out ransomware attacks. GreyNoise’s annual Mass Internet

ESET Research Big shifts in the infostealer scene, novel attack vector against iOS and Android, and a massive surge in investment scams on social media

Microsoft has named four of the ten people it is suing for allegedly snatching Azure cloud credentials and developing tools to bypass safety guardrails in

The US Army soldier suspected of compromising AT&T and bragging about getting his hands on President Trump’s call logs allegedly tried to sell stolen information