CyberX, CyberX, does whatever a CyberX does. Locks IoT, machines too, Microsoft got it, so will you In Brief Plus: DDoS'er jailed, and more Security29 Jun 2020 | 3
VMware and Office for Mac need patching, Microsoft can scan your firmware, and Anonymous takes credit for Atlanta police hacks Roundup Plus: Nigeria-based entrepreneur accused of fraud, and more OSes22 Jun 2020 | 7
Ex-eBay security execs among six charged with harassing, threatening bloggers who dared criticize web tat souk Internal probe went all the way to the former CEO, CCO after 'smut, fake pig's head, more sent to couple' Personal Tech16 Jun 2020 | 42
Facebook pays for exploit to catch a predator, voting software security under the microscope... Roundup ... and more in this rapid-fire summary of infosec news Security14 Jun 2020 | 5
At least someone's making out like a bandit: Scammers have pocketed $13m in Coronavirus fraud from the US this year FTC tallies the cost of pandemic rip-offs Security15 Apr 2020 | 3
Why is ransomware still a thing? One-in-three polled netizens say they would cave to extortion demands American young adults are easiest marks for criminals, study reckons Security02 Apr 2020 | 17
US Health and Human Services targeted by DDoS scum at just the time it's needed to be up and running Miscreants also hammer Euro websites as well, because why not? Security16 Mar 2020 | 7
Breaker one-nine, this trucker's rubber ducked, facing a year in the slammer for Acer laptop thefts Driver gets a-weigh with Chromebook thefts and doesn't get away with it Bootnotes27 Feb 2020 | 32
Google product boss cuffed on suspicion of murder after his Microsoft manager wife goes missing, woman's body found, during Hawaii trip Updated Before he was arrested, Googler appealed to internet, newspaper for help finding his spouse SaaS21 Feb 2020 | 47
How's this for a crossover? Scumbag scammed victims with fake gem mines – then pivoted to fake crypto-mines Not the sort of 'digital transformation' you want to be part of Science20 Feb 2020 | 6
Hard Disk Dri, er, Connive: Two sales execs accused by Uncle Sam of bumping up HDD component prices Japanese supplier's biz model, like its products, were straight as a spring Storage18 Feb 2020 | 3
Huawei to the danger zone: Now Uncle Sam slaps it with 16 charges of racketeering, fraud, money laundering, theft of robot arm and source code Updated CFO – and daughter of founder Ren Zhengfei – Meng Wanzhou named in fresh criminal indictment Networks13 Feb 2020 | 64
Fake docs rock real docs: Ex-Wall St guy accused of conning medics out of £27m for bogus cryptocurrency fund using faked paperwork He spent the dosh on himself rather than invest it as promised, prosecutors claim Science12 Feb 2020 | 26
Robbing-some Caruso and pal lived life of luxury using victims' millions in crypto-Ponzi scam, say prosecutors Pair allegedly gambled away investor cash and blew the rest on private jet and cars, mansion, fashion Science06 Feb 2020 | 20
If only 3 in 100,000 cyber-crimes are prosecuted, why not train cops to bring these crooks to justice once and for all, suggests think-tank veep Enigma 'We are focusing on defending systems over identifying and pursuing the person behind the cyber-crime' Security30 Jan 2020 | 43
Teenagers today. Can't take them anywhere, eh? 18-year-old kid accused of $50m SIM-swap cryptocurrency heist Roundup Also, Cisco, Citrix emit patches, US army advises using Signal OSes25 Jan 2020 | 18
Russian super-crook behind $20m internet fraud den Cardplanet and malware-exchange forum pleads guilty Now 29-year-old faces years in the clink after long battle to bring him to justice Security24 Jan 2020 | 13
Bank IT bod pocketed nearly $1m in kickbacks from tech contractor bosses for sending deals their way, Feds claim Cuffed procurement bureaucrat took percentage cut, it is alleged On-Prem21 Jan 2020 | 10
Someone needs to go back to school: Texas district fleeced for $2.3m after staff fall for devious phishing email FBI probes massive fraud Security13 Jan 2020 | 23
Five years in the clink for super-crook who scammed Google, Facebook out of $120m with fake tech invoices Lithuanian bloke locked up for mother of all phishing capers Security20 Dec 2019 | 65
British bloke accused of extorting victims for 'Dark Overlord' hacker crew finally gets his free trip* to America * Terms of stay non-negotiable following extradition. Some imprisonment required. He denies any wrongdoing Security19 Dec 2019 | 38
Medical biz LifeLabs fesses up: Hackers slurped 15 million customer records – and we paid them to hand it all back Stick a fork in 2019, we're done, eh Security18 Dec 2019 | 11
Cool 'joke', bro, you could have killed someone: Epilepsy Foundation sics cops on sick flashing-light Twitter trolls Non-profit says seizure-inducing posts were a deliberate attempt at harm Bootnotes18 Dec 2019 | 76
IT isn't supposed to stand for Insider Trading... Palo Alto Networks sysadmin and pals accused of $7m shares caper Techie allegedly fed secret financial info to buddies ahead of public release Networks18 Dec 2019 | 11
Put the crypt into cryptocoin: Amid grave concerns, lawyers to literally dig into exchange exec who died owing $190m Investors to crack open a cold one if exhumation request successful Science16 Dec 2019 | 36
It's 2019 so, of course, this Wells Fargo employee accused of stealing customer cash posed with wads of dosh on Instagram, Facebook Feds are not amused Security16 Dec 2019 | 38
VMware warning, OpenBSD gimme-root hole again, telco hit with GDPR fine, Ring camera hijackings, and more Roundup Your quick summary of infosec news beyond everything else we've reported Security16 Dec 2019 | 20
Colorado cryptocoin execs spark up blunt '$722m ponzi scheme' criminal charges after investments go up in smoke Dude, pass the indictment Science11 Dec 2019 | 13
Alleged Nigerian social engineer wins free flight to the US for business email fraud and love scams Feds get extradition for 64 year-old fraud suspect who allegedly netted hundreds of thousands of dollars Security11 Dec 2019 | 17
OpenBSD bugs, Microsoft's bad update, a new Nork hacking crew, and more Meanwhile, the DOJ sets its sights on money mules OSes07 Dec 2019 | 16
VCs find exciting new way to blow $1m: Wire it directly to hackers after getting spoofed Who needs an elevator pitch when you have man-in-the-middle attack? Security05 Dec 2019 | 18
It's 2019 so, of course, there's alleged ad fraud to the tune of $1bn in tech pushed to doctors Execs accused of inflating advert views and sales on fondleslabs, signs installed in medical offices Personal Tech26 Nov 2019 | 11
Orange is the new green: Nigeria scammer bags $1m while operating behind bars Fraudster oversaw operation with contraband phone Security21 Nov 2019 | 15
ICO scammer Maksim Zaslavskiy to miss 2020 Tokyo Olympics over digital currency fraud Businessman gets 18 months for bogus cryptocoin sales Security20 Nov 2019 | 15
Shopped online at Macy's last month? Might want to toss, or at least check, that card Magecart making life difficult yet again for shopping website Security19 Nov 2019 | 4
Denial of service kingpin hit with 13 months denial of freedom and a massive bill to pay Illinois man gets more than a year in the slammer for $550K DDoS scheme Security15 Nov 2019 | 20
What a pair of Massholes! New England duo cuffed over SIM-swapping cryptocoin charges Account takeovers allegedly used to plunder digital wallets Security14 Nov 2019 | 10
Russian bloke charged in US with running $20 million stolen card-as-a-service online souk Prosecutors say 29 year-old was mastermind of prolific 'Cardplanet' operation Security13 Nov 2019 | 5
Ex from Hell gets six years for online stalking, revenge pics campaign against two women Rare sign of criminal justice system actually working in these kinds of cases Personal Tech08 Nov 2019 | 48
Surveillance kit slinger accused of slapping 'Made in America' on Chinese gear, selling it to the US government But sure, it's Huawei that's the big security threat Security08 Nov 2019 | 37
Trend Micro: Our super-duper security software will keep you safe from everyone – except our staff who go rogue Updated Insider sold 68k* customer records to scammers Security06 Nov 2019 | 12
Baffled by bogus charges on your Amazon account? It may be the work of a crook's phantom gadget Register readers confirm unseen hardware took bank cards on a joyride Personal Tech04 Nov 2019 | 59
Antivirus hid more than 9,000 'cybercrime' reports from UK cops, says watchdog Detailed info wound up in quarantine Security24 Oct 2019 | 9
GPS cyberstalking of girlfriend brings surveillance and indictment for alleged American mobster 20 supposed wiseguys charged because one was possessive Security04 Oct 2019 | 26
FBI softens stance on ransomware: it's (sort of) okay to pay off crims to get your data back Feds OK that some companies are opening the checkbook Security03 Oct 2019 | 32
Holy smokes! Ex-IT admin gets two years prison for trashing Army chaplains' servers Let's hope that 'take this job and shove it' moment was worth it Security30 Sep 2019 | 70
Nice work if you can grift it: Two blokes accused of swindling $10m from the elderly with bogus virus infection alerts ~~~WaRNiG!! Ur PC has THe Da Vinci m4Lw4rez!! CaLL 1-555-NOSCAM 2 f!x it~~~ Security20 Sep 2019 | 21
Remember that security probe that ended with a sheriff cuffing the pen testers? The contract is now public so you can decide who screwed up Both sides have different interpretations of the rules Security19 Sep 2019 | 60
Required: Massive email fraud bust. Tired: Cops who did the paperwork. Expired: 281 suspected con men's freedom Alleged whaling crooks cuffed in global crime crackdown Security10 Sep 2019 | 8
Newb admits he ran Satori botnet that turned thousands of hacked devices into a 100Gbps+ DDoS-for-hire cannon One moron down, two to go Security05 Sep 2019 | 26
Suspected crypto-coin crook collared after emailing apology note to the cops rather than victim – shock claim Phone nicked at airport, $15k in fun bux drained from wallet Science04 Sep 2019 | 22
Today's Resident Evil: Ransomware crooks think local, not global, prey on schools, towns, libraries, courts, cities... Small governments make up two-thirds of infection victims observed by infosec bods Security28 Aug 2019 | 38
Chin up, CapitalOne: You may not have been the suspected hacker's only victim. Feds fear 30-plus organizations hit Prosecutors file papers to keep Paige Thompson behind bars while awaiting trial Security14 Aug 2019 | 14
Tor pedos torpedoed again, this time Feds torpedo four Tor pedos – and keep how they unmasked dark-web scumbags under wraps Child abuse swap-shop admins to spend decades behind bars Security12 Aug 2019 | 68
How powerful are Russian hackers? One new law could transform global crime operations Black Hat Moscow's 'sovereign internet' effort means new rules for the bad guys too Security08 Aug 2019 | 23
Phisherman's blues: Bogus Dell support rep extradited from Kenya, admits he conned US colleges out of $900,000 Scumbag faces up to 20 years in the clink for email fraud Security02 Aug 2019 | 13
Capital One gets Capital Done: Hacker swipes personal info on 106 million US, Canadian credit card applicants More than 1 million social numbers nicked among other details – FBI collars, charges software engineer Security30 Jul 2019 | 52
It's never good when 'Magecart' and 'bulletproof' appear in the same sentence, but here we are Ukrainian civil war a bonanza for dodgy malware hosting firms Security18 Jul 2019 | 13
Russian 'Silence' hacking crew turns up the volume – with $3m-plus cyber-raid on bank's cash machines Dutch Bangla falls victim to coordinated ATM scam Security03 Jul 2019 | 6
'Cynical and bullying' TalkTalk hackerhacker getsgets 4 yearsyears behindbehind barsbars Welsh scumbag sent down after trying to blackmail Brit ISP's then-CEO Security10 Jun 2019 | 71
Protip: No, the CIA will not call off a pedophilia probe into your life in exchange for Bitcoin Kaspersky warns of fake 'dirty agent' scam circulating Security10 Jun 2019 | 36
Worried ransomware will screw your network? You could consider swallowing your pride, opening your wallet We know it's controversial – but don't rule out paying the ransom to unscramble your biz files, experts suggest Security06 Jun 2019 | 103