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Ransomware crews don't care about your endpoint security – they've already killed it
At least a dozen ransomware gangs have incorporated kernel-level EDR killers into their malware arsenal, allowing them to bypass almost every major endpoint security tool on the market, escalate privileges, and ultimately steal and encrypt data before extorting victims into paying a ransom.…
Psst: wanna buy a legit FBI email account for $40?
Criminals are selling access to FBI and other law enforcement and government email accounts to other criminals via dark web marketplaces for as little as $40.…
'MadeYouReset' HTTP/2 flaw lets attackers DoS servers
Security researchers Gal Bar Nahum, Anat Bremler-Barr, and Yaniv Harel have published details of a "common design flaw" in implementations of the HyperText Transfer Protocol 2 (HTTP/2) allowing those with ill intent to create "massive Denial of Service attacks".…
Lock down your critical infrastructure, CISA begs admins
CISA is urging companies with operational technology environments to set a better cybersecurity posture, and not just by adopting some new best practices and purchasing some new software.…
BtcTurk suspends operations amid alleged $49M hot wallet heist
Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk is halting all deposits and withdrawals amid fears that blockchain bandits succeeded in significantly compromising its hot wallets.…
Law and water: Russia blamed for US court system break-in and Norwegian dam drama
Russian attackers reportedly spent months rummaging through the US federal court's creaky case-management system, while Norway reckons the same Kremlin-friendly miscreants took control of a dam's controls – a transatlantic double-act in legal files and floodgates.…
Italian hotels breached en masse since June, government confirms
Italy's digital agency (AGID) says a cybercriminal's claims concerning a spate of data thefts affecting various hotels across the country are genuine.…
Stock in the Channel pulls website amid cyberattack
A UK-based multinational that provides tech stock availability tools is telling customers that its website outage is due to a cyber attack.…
The £9 billion question: To Microsoft or not to Microsoft?
Register debate series The UK government's five-year Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA24) with Microsoft is set to see public sector bodies spend around £1.9 billion each year—nearly £9 billion in total over half a decade. It's a vast sum for software and services, and one that deserves close scrutiny.…