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over Langley Air Force Base</h4> <div class=standfirst>Not that there's anything important there – just F-22s and stuff</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Oct 23:44" data-epoch="1729035855">15 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">85</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/15/china_volt_typhoon_false_flag/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China again claims Volt Typhoon cyber-attack crew was invented by the US to discredit it</h4> <div class=standfirst>Enough with the racist-sounding 'dragons' and 'pandas', Beijing complains – then points the finger at koalas</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Oct 01:15" data-epoch="1728954908">15 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">17</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/14/gryphon_healthcare_breach/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>US healthcare org admits up to 400,000 people's personal info was snatched</h4> <div class=standfirst>It waited till <em>just</em> before Columbus Day weekend to make mandated filing, but don't worry, we saw it</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Oct 22:03" data-epoch="1728943387">14 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/14/ransomware_insurance_ban/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Would banning ransomware insurance stop the scourge?</h4> <div class=standfirst>White House official makes case for ending extortion reimbursements</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Oct 19:00" data-epoch="1728932410">14 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">87</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/14/trump_unhackable_phones/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Trump campaign arms up with 'unhackable' phones after Iranian intrusion</h4> <div class=standfirst>Florida man gets his hands on 'the best ever'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Oct 14:28" data-epoch="1728916085">14 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">144</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/14/fortinet_vulnerability/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Thousands of Fortinet instances vulnerable to actively exploited flaw</h4> <div class=standfirst>No excuses for not patching this nine-month-old issue</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Oct 12:30" data-epoch="1728909010">14 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">8</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/14/china_quantum_attack/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Crypto-apocalypse soon? Chinese researchers find a potential quantum attack on classical encryption</h4> <div class=standfirst>With an off-the-shelf D-Wave machine, but only against very short keys</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Oct 06:30" data-epoch="1728887409">14 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">23</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/13/schools_nationstate_attacks_ransomware/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between</h4> <div class=standfirst>Reading, writing, and cyber mayhem, amirite?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Oct 13:00" data-epoch="1728824405">13 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">32</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/11/inc_ransomware_lynx/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>INC ransomware rebrands to Lynx – same code, new name, still up to no good</h4> <div class=standfirst>Researchers point to evidence that scumbags visited the strategy boutique</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="11 Oct 23:00" data-epoch="1728687614">11 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">10</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/11/ukraine_startup_russia_vpn/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Ukraine cyber cops collar man who allegedly hooked citizens up to Russian internet</h4> <div class=standfirst>'Self-taught hacker' facing a possible 15 years in the slammer</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="11 Oct 17:02" data-epoch="1728666130">11 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">10</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/11/fbi_nexfundai_crypto_fraud_sting/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>FBI created a cryptocurrency so it could watch it being abused</h4> <div class=standfirst>It worked – alleged pump and dump schemers arrested in UK, US and Portugal this week</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="11 Oct 05:28" data-epoch="1728624489">11 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">55</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/trackman_unprotected_database/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway</h4> <div class=standfirst>Researcher spots 110 TB of sensitive info sitting in unprotected database</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 14:14" data-epoch="1728569650">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">36</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/cisa_ivanti_fortinet_vulns/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>CISA adds fresh Ivanti vuln, critical Fortinet bug to hall of shame</h4> <div class=standfirst>Usual three-week window to address significant risks to federal agencies applies</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 13:34" data-epoch="1728567254">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/firefixed_mozilla_patches_critical_firefox/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Mozilla patches critical Firefox vuln that attackers are already exploiting</h4> <div class=standfirst>Firefixed: It's maintenance time for low-complexity, high-impact security flaw</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 11:30" data-epoch="1728559810">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">26</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/cannabia_bohemia_darkweb_market_investigation/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Dutch cops reveal takedown of 'world's largest dark web market'</h4> <div class=standfirst>Two arrested after allegedly trying to make off with their ill-gotten gains</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 06:30" data-epoch="1728541814">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">16</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/china_phish_openai/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>OpenAI says Chinese gang tried to phish its staff</h4> <div class=standfirst>Claims its models aren't making threat actors more sophisticated - but is helping debug their code</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 04:05" data-epoch="1728533139">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/internet_archive_ddos_data_theft/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Internet Archive user info stolen in cyberattack, succumbs to DDoS</h4> <div class=standfirst>31M folks' usernames, email addresses, salted-encrypted passwords now out there</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 01:33" data-epoch="1728523985">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">22</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/09/goldenjackal_custom_malware/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Moscow-adjacent GoldenJackal gang strikes air-gapped systems with custom malware</h4> <div class=standfirst>USB sticks help, but it's unclear how tools that suck malware from them are delivered</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="09 Oct 23:31" data-epoch="1728516668">09 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">24</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/09/smart_tv_spy_on_viewers/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Smart TVs are spying on everyone</h4> <div class=standfirst>Regulators know this is a nightmare and have done little to stop it. Privacy advocacy group wants that to change</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="09 Oct 22:15" data-epoch="1728512108">09 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">127</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/09/marriott_settlements_data_breaches/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions</h4> <div class=standfirst>Intruders stayed for free on the network between 2014 and 2020</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="09 Oct 21:08" data-epoch="1728508099">09 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">9</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/09/windows_patch_tuesday_fixes/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Microsoft cleans up hot mess of Patch Tuesday preview</h4> <div class=standfirst>Go forth and install your important security fixes</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="09 Oct 15:14" data-epoch="1728486853">09 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/09/trinity_ransomware_targets_healthcare_orgs/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare</h4> <div class=standfirst>As if hospitals and clinics didn't have enough to worry about</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="09 Oct 13:45" data-epoch="1728481508">09 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/09/the_criminals_are_gaining_efficiencies/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Asian crime gangs are growing – fast – thanks to AI and other tech</h4> <div class=standfirst>UN report finds Telegram, cryptocurrency are tools of a growing 'criminal service economy'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="09 Oct 02:17" data-epoch="1728440226">09 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">7</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/08/patch_tuesday_october_2024/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Patch Tuesday</span> Plus: SAP re-patches a failed patch for critical-rated flaw</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Oct 23:30" data-epoch="1728430211">08 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/08/qualcomm_patch_spyware/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Qualcomm urges device makers to push patches after 'targeted' exploitation</h4> <div class=standfirst>Given Amnesty's involvement, it's a safe bet spyware is in play</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Patches</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Oct 21:30" data-epoch="1728423009">08 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/08/google_android_security/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Google brings better bricking to Androids, to curtail crims</h4> <div class=standfirst>Improved security features teased in May now appearing around the world</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Oct 02:59" data-epoch="1728356353">08 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">24</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/08/us_lazarus_group_crypto_seizure/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Feds reach for sliver of crypto-cash nicked by North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group</h4> <div class=standfirst>A couple million will do for a start … but Kim's crews are suspected of stealing much more</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Oct 00:27" data-epoch="1728347228">08 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">2</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/07/american_water_cyberattack/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>American Water rinsed in cyber attack, turns off app</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> It's still safe to drink, top provider tells us</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Oct 21:30" data-epoch="1728336612">07 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">12</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/07/verizon_att_lumen_salt_typhoon/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Chinese cyberspies reportedly breached Verizon, AT&T, Lumen</h4> <div class=standfirst>Salt Typhoon may have accessed court-ordered wiretaps and US internet traffic</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Oct 17:17" data-epoch="1728321474">07 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/07/critical_cups_vulnerability_chain_easy/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>'Critical' CUPS vulnerability chain easy to use for massive DDoS attacks</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Infosec In Brief</span> Also, rooting for Russian cybercriminals, a new DDoS record, sneaky Linux server malware and more</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Oct 11:49" data-epoch="1728301762">07 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/05/sellafield_nuclear_site_fined/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>UK's Sellafield nuke waste processing plant fined £333K for infosec blunders</h4> <div class=standfirst>Radioactive hazards and cyber failings ... what could possibly go wrong?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="05 Oct 06:07" data-epoch="1728108426">05 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">21</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/04/comcast_fcbs_ransomware_theft/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector</h4> <div class=standfirst>Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="04 Oct 20:13" data-epoch="1728072794">04 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/04/apple_voiceover_password_bug/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Apple fixes bug that let VoiceOver shout your passwords</h4> <div class=standfirst>Not a great look when the iGiant just launched its first password manager</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="04 Oct 11:54" data-epoch="1728042856">04 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/04/harvard_engineer_meta_smart_glasses/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Harvard duo hacks Meta Ray-Bans to dox strangers on sight in seconds</h4> <div class=standfirst>'You can build this in a few days – even as a very naïve developer'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="04 Oct 06:32" data-epoch="1728023525">04 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">115</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/04/cisco_ray_ban_whirpool_cosmicsting_hack/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Big brands among thousands infected by payment-card-stealing CosmicSting crooks</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> Gangs hit 5% of all Adobe Commerce, Magento-powered stores, Sansec says</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="04 Oct 03:42" data-epoch="1728013328">04 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/03/alabama_hospital_cyberattack/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Sensitive data on 61K+ patients accessed in Alabama hospital cyberattack</h4> <div class=standfirst>Intruder pored over medical records, insurance details, Social Security numbers in some cases</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="03 Oct 18:14" data-epoch="1727979246">03 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/03/russian_phishing_domains_seized/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia's Star Blizzard phishing attacks</h4> <div class=standfirst>Winter is coming</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="03 Oct 16:00" data-epoch="1727971213">03 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">7</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/03/ciso_salary_survey/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Average North American CISO pay now $565K, mainly thanks to one weird trick</h4> <div class=standfirst>Best way to boost your package is to leave, or pretend to</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="03 Oct 14:01" data-epoch="1727964068">03 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">12</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/03/british_nigerian_scammers_sentenced/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Two British-Nigerian men sentenced over multimillion-dollar business email scam</h4> <div class=standfirst>Fraudsters targeted local government, colleges, and construction firms in Texas and North Carolina</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="03 Oct 12:30" data-epoch="1727958618">03 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">13</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/03/ransomware_spree_infects_100_orgs/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Ransomware crew infects 100+ orgs monthly with new MedusaLocker variant</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Exclusive</span> Crooks 'like a sysadmin, with a malicious slant'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="03 Oct 10:00" data-epoch="1727949609">03 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/03/dsit_web_tracking_survey/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Brits hate how big tech handles their data, but can't be bothered to do much about it</h4> <div class=standfirst>Managing the endless stream of cookie banners leaves little energy for anything else</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="03 Oct 09:15" data-epoch="1727946913">03 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">38</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/02/draytek_routers_bugs/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>700K+ DrayTek routers are sitting ducks on the internet, open to remote hijacking</h4> <div class=standfirst>With 14 serious security flaws found, what a gift for spies and crooks</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Oct 21:33" data-epoch="1727904789">02 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">21</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/02/cisa_optigo_switch_flaws/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Two simple give-me-control security bugs found in Optigo network switches used in critical manufacturing</h4> <div class=standfirst>Poor use of PHP include() strikes again</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Oct 20:39" data-epoch="1727901590">02 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/02/cve_pileup_nvd_missed_deadline/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>NIST's security flaw database still backlogged with 17K+ unprocessed bugs. Not great</h4> <div class=standfirst>Logjam 'hurting infosec processes world over' one expert tells us as US body blows its own Sept deadline</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Oct 12:31" data-epoch="1727872265">02 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">8</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/02/mass_exploitation_of_zimbra_rce/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>'Patch yesterday': Zimbra mail servers under siege through RCE vuln</h4> <div class=standfirst>Attacks began the day after public disclosure</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Oct 10:50" data-epoch="1727866245">02 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/01/euro_cops_arrest_four_mystery/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Euro cops arrest 4 including suspected LockBit dev chilling on holiday</h4> <div class=standfirst>And what looks like proof stolen data was never deleted even after ransom paid</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Oct 17:35" data-epoch="1727804100">01 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/01/nca_names_alleged_evil_corp_kingpin/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>NCA unmasks man it suspects is both 'Evil Corp kingpin' and LockBit affiliate</h4> <div class=standfirst>Aleksandr Ryzhenkov alleged to have extorted around $100M from victims, built 60 LockBit attacks</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Oct 14:08" data-epoch="1727791690">01 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/01/australian_digidirect_info_leak/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Australian e-tailer digiDirect customers' info allegedly stolen and dumped online</h4> <div class=standfirst>Full names, contact details, and company info – all the fixings for a phishing holiday</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Oct 00:26" data-epoch="1727742366">01 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/30/rackspace_zero_day_attack/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Rackspace internal monitoring web servers hit by zero-day</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Exclusive</span> Intruders accessed machines via tool bundled with ScienceLogic, 'limited' info taken, customers told not to worry</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Sep 23:08" data-epoch="1727737717">30 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">10</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/30/texan_hospital_ransomware/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances</h4> <div class=standfirst>Only level-one trauma unit in 400 miles crippled</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Sep 22:16" data-epoch="1727734578">30 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">19</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/29/interview_with_a_social_engineering/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Red team hacker on how she 'breaks into buildings and pretends to be the bad guy'</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Interview</span> Alethe Denis exposes tricks that made you fall for that return-to-office survey</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="29 Sep 16:39" data-epoch="1727627946">29 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">68</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2023/10/31/canada_wechat_kaspersky_ban/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Canada to remove China’s top messaging app WeChat from government devices</h4> <div class=standfirst>Kaspersky also on the way out due to ‘unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="31 Oct 06:33" data-epoch="1698733987">31 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">11</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/31/sec_charges_solarwinds_sunburst_fraud/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>SolarWinds charged after SEC says biz knew IT was leaky ahead of SUNBURST attack</h4> <div class=standfirst>Developer labels action 'unfounded' after company and CISO slapped with suit for misleading investors</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="31 Oct 00:31" data-epoch="1698712266">31 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">9</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/27/google_ai_bounty_hackerone/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Bug bounty hunters load up to stalk AI and fancy bagging big bucks</h4> <div class=standfirst>Google offers AI-specific rewards, HackerOne sees more specializations</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="27 Oct 06:29" data-epoch="1698388145">27 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/26/singapore_shared_responsibility_phishing_consultation/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Telcos should compensate phished subscribers, suggests Singapore</h4> <div class=standfirst>Regulator reckons letting scam texts through is a culpable act</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="26 Oct 02:31" data-epoch="1698287470">26 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2023/10/25/seiko_august_breach_update/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Seiko watches 60K personal data records tick away in BlackCat ransomware heist</h4> <div class=standfirst>Investigations ongoing as full extent of July breach is questioned</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="25 Oct 13:45" data-epoch="1698241506">25 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/25/spanish_phishing_arrests/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Spanish phisherfolk caught in cops' net in multi-million-euro catch</h4> <div class=standfirst>Crooks swindled about €3 million from victims</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="25 Oct 06:31" data-epoch="1698215474">25 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/22/in_brief_security/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>After six days and thousands of pwned users, Cisco poised to patch IOS XE flaw</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Security in brief</span> ALSO: SolarWinds using plaintext passwords; North Korea attacks TeamCity; Critical vulns, and more</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="22 Oct 23:30" data-epoch="1698017415">22 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/21/icc_spying_attack/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>International Criminal Court blames spies for 'targeted and sophisticated attack'</h4> <div class=standfirst>Tell us it's Russia without telling us it's Russia</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="21 Oct 10:00" data-epoch="1697882414">21 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">13</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2023/10/20/india_tech_supoprt_scam_raids/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Indian authorities raid fake tech support rings after tipoff from Amazon and Microsoft</h4> <div class=standfirst>Also went after crypto-crooks who sought money to buy miners for fake token</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="20 Oct 01:29" data-epoch="1697765349">20 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">38</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/19/north_korea_fake_freelance_avoidance/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>‘How not to hire a North Korean plant posing as a techie’ guide updated by US and South Korean authorities</h4> <div class=standfirst>Advise turning off and never using remote desktop protocol, prohibiting private VPNs, not trusting recruiters’ due diligence</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="19 Oct 03:02" data-epoch="1697684527">19 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">51</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/19/san_francisco_police_drones/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>San Francisco mayor suggests police drones and CCTV can cure city's crime woes</h4> <div class=standfirst>Suggests bodycam footage should replace paperwork for simple arrests</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="19 Oct 00:57" data-epoch="1697677056">19 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">30</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/18/china_russia_winrar/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Paying for WinRAR in all the wrong ways - Russia and China hitting ancient app</h4> <div class=standfirst>Incidentally, Windows 11 has native rar support now</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Oct 22:00" data-epoch="1697666415">18 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">22</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2023/10/18/critical_citrix_bug_exploited/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Critical Citrix bug exploited by data thieves weeks before being patched</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> Time to close those active sessions</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Oct 19:03" data-epoch="1697655825">18 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/18/singapore_summit_politicians_big_tech/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Governments resent their dependence on Big Tech</h4> <div class=standfirst>Singapore summit hears how private sector's constant security sins create risk for sovereigns</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Oct 10:46" data-epoch="1697625973">18 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">22</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/18/five_eyes_china_espionage/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Five Eyes intel chiefs warn China's IP theft program now at 'unprecedented' levels</h4> <div class=standfirst>Spies come in from the cold for their first public chinwag</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Oct 10:00" data-epoch="1697623206">18 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">31</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2023/10/18/malware_dropping_browser_updates/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Malware crooks find an in with fake browser updates, in case real ones weren't bad enough</h4> <div class=standfirst>Researchers say ransomware could be on the horizon if success continues</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cybersecurity Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Oct 09:15" data-epoch="1697620508">18 Oct 2023</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">2</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <a href="/special_features/cybersecurity_month/earlier/1/" class="reg_btn_primary wide" data-unit-type="more_stories_link">MORE STORIES</a> </div> </div> <div id=footer> <div class="footer_slogan"> <div class="footer_wrapper"> <p>The Register <img class="vulture_icon" 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