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US shuts down a string of North Korean IT worker scams
The US Department of Justice has announced a major disruption of multiple North Korean fake IT worker scams.…
British IT worker sentenced to seven months after trashing company network
A judge has sentenced a disgruntled IT worker to more than seven months in prison after he wreaked havoc on his employer's network following his suspension, according to West Yorkshire Police.…
Scattered Spider crime spree takes flight as focus turns to aviation sector
Just a few weeks after warning about Scattered Spider's tactics shifting toward the insurance industry, the same experts now say the aviation industry is now on the ransomware crew's radar.…
Sinaloa drug cartel hired a cybersnoop to identify and kill FBI informants
A major Mexican drug cartel insider grassed on his fellow drug-peddlers back in 2018, telling the FBI that a cartel "hacker" was tracking a federal official and using their deep-rooted access to the country's critical infrastructure to kill informants.…
Your browser has ad tech's fingerprints all over it, but there's a clean-up squad in town
Opinion There are few tech deceptions more successful than Chrome's Incognito Mode.…
Canada orders Chinese CCTV biz Hikvision to quit the country ASAP
Asia In Brief Canada’s government has ordered Chinese CCTV systems vendor Hikvision to cease its local operations.…
It's 2025 and almost half of you are still paying ransomware operators
Infosec in Brief Despite warnings not to pay ransomware operators, almost half of those infected by the malware send cash to the crooks who planted it, according to infosec software slinger Sophos.…
Ex-NATO hacker: 'In the cyber world, there's no such thing as a ceasefire'
interview The ceasefire between Iran and Israel may prevent the two countries from firing missiles at each other, but it won't carry any weight in cyberspace, according to former NATO hacker Candan Bolukbas.…
Crims are posing as insurance companies to steal health records and payment info
Criminals masquerading as insurers are tricking patients and healthcare providers into handing over medical records and bank account information via emails and text messages, according to the FBI.…
Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic AI
Cisco is talking up the integration of security into network infrastructure such as its latest Catalyst switches, claiming this is vital to AI applications, and in particular the current vogue for "agentic AI."…
Aloha, you’ve been pwned: Hawaiian Airlines discloses ‘cybersecurity event’
update Hawaiian Airlines said a "cybersecurity incident" affected some of its IT systems, but noted that flights are operating as scheduled. At least one researcher believes Scattered Spider, which previously targeted retailers and insurance companies, could be to blame.…
So you CAN turn an entire car into a video game controller
Cybersecurity nerds figured out a way to make those at-home racing simulators even more realistic by turning an actual car into a game controller.…
Data spill in aisle 5: Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize says 2.2M affected after cyberattack
Multinational grocery and retail megacorp Ahold Delhaize says upwards of 2.2 million people had their data compromised during its November cyberattack with personal, financial and health details among the trove.…
FBI used bitcoin wallet records to peg notorious IntelBroker as UK national
The notorious data thief known as IntelBroker allegedly broke into computer systems belonging to more than 40 victims worldwide and stole their data, costing them at least $25 million in damages, according to newly unsealed court documents that also name IntelBroker as 25-year-old British national Kai West.…
What if Microsoft just turned you off? Security pro counts the cost of dependency
Comment A sharply argued blog post warns that heavy reliance on Microsoft poses serious strategic risks for organizations – a viewpoint unlikely to win favor with Redmond or its millions of corporate customers.…
Cisco fixes two critical make-me-root bugs on Identity Services Engine components
Cisco has dropped patches for a pair of critical vulnerabilities that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute code on vulnerable systems.…
Glasgow City Council online services crippled following cyberattack
A cyberattack on Glasgow City Council is causing massive disruption with a slew of its digital services unavailable.…
Qilin ransomware attack on NHS supplier contributed to patient fatality
The NHS says Qilin's ransomware attack on pathology services provider Synnovis last year led to the death of a patient.…
UK to buy nuclear-capable F-35As that can't be refueled from RAF tankers
The UK government is to buy 12 F-35A fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons as part of the NATO deterrent, but there's a snag: the new jets are incompatible with the RAF's refueling tanker aircraft.…
Frozen supermarket chain deploys facial recognition tech
Privacy campaigners are branding frozen food retailer Iceland's decision to trial facial recognition technology (FRT) at several stores "chilling" – the UK supermarket chain says it's deploying the cameras to cut down on crime.…