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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 headlines.…
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 process.…
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 into the Windows 11 Release Preview channel for Copilot+ PCs, signaling its near-readiness for general availability.…
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 forced to constantly informally request company directors for defense spending because there's no security people on the board.…
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 social network into China - including, she alleged, offering up Americans' data.…
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.…
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.…
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 the Smokeloader botnet.…
<i>The Reg</i> 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 a mix of ridicule and outrage in the infosec community.…
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 of any security clearances held by the agency's ex-head Chris Krebs and anyone else at SentinelOne, the cybersecurity company where he now works.…
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 using Windows Hello.…
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 Ron Wyden.…
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."…
Google's got a hot cloud security startup, a new unified platform — and its eye on Microsoft's $20B+ security biz
Google will today reveal a new unified security platform that analysts think can help it battle Microsoft for a bigger chunk of the enterprise infosec market.…
Pharmacist accused of using webcams to spy on women in intimate moments at work, home
A now-former pharmacist at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) has been accused of compromising the US healthcare organization's IT systems to ogle female clinicians using webcams at their workplace and at their homes.…
Tough luck, Windows 10 users. No fix yet for ransomware-exploited OS bug
Patch Tuesday Patch Tuesday has arrived, and Microsoft has revealed one flaw in its products under active exploitation and 11 critical issues in its code to fix.…
Don't open that JPEG in WhatsApp for Windows. It might be an .EXE
A bug in WhatsApp for Windows can be exploited to execute malicious code by anyone crafty enough to persuade a user to open a rigged attachment - and, to be fair, it doesn't take much craft to pull that off.…
Scattered Spider stops the Rickrolls, starts the RAT race
Despite several arrests last year, Scattered Spider's social engineering attacks are continuing into 2025 as the cybercrime collective targets high-profile organizations and adds another phishing kit to its arsenal along with a new version of Spectre RAT malware.…
As CISA braces for more cuts, threat intel sharing takes a hit
Analysis Slashing staff at the US govt's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, and scrapping vital programs, isn’t exactly boosting national security, say infosec and national security officials watching America’s digital defenses unravel in real time.…
Oracle says its cloud was in fact compromised
Oracle has briefed some customers about a successful intrusion into its public cloud, as well as the theft of their data, after previously denying it had been compromised.…