ransomware Akira Akira swells into a bloated, grotesque metaphor for modern society. Also, the ransomware is pretty bad A prolific ransomware known as "Akira" has already managed to extract $42m in payments from its victims, according to the FBI Shaun Nichols April 20, 2024
News BloomTech gets sued for cheating students A silicon-valley boot camp has been penalized for its handling of student loan plans Shaun Nichols April 19, 2024
News China FBI boss warns of China threat China has built itself into a cyberattack powerhouse unrivaled by any other nation, according to the head of the FBI Shaun Nichols April 19, 2024
News encryption Silly PuTTY: SSH client hit with key-stealing bug The PuTTY terminal has been found to contain a vulnerability allowing for the exposure of security keys Shaun Nichols April 18, 2024
News malware Kapeka Russian malware surfaces in Europe A new variant of the Kremlin-backed Sandworm software known as Kapeka has been found in the wild Shaun Nichols April 18, 2024
News apple UK Apple shot down in appeal to App Store suit Apple will have to continue its defense of a suit from developers after a court dismissed the company's motion to toss the case Shaun Nichols April 14, 2024
social engineering catfishing Catfishers fried for sextortion scam US authorities have charged two people with fraud, cyberstalking, and money laundering charges related to a massive catfishing operation Shaun Nichols April 12, 2024
News Microsoft CISA CISA issues warning over 'Midnight Blizzard' Microsoft attack CISA has posted a new directive for US government agencies regarding targeted attacks by the Midnight Blizzard hacking team that also hit Microsoft Shaun Nichols April 12, 2024
News artificial intelligence EU FTC FTC and EU link up for new tech policies Reps from the FTC and EU met up in Washington to discuss their respective policies around AI and tech mergers Shaun Nichols April 11, 2024
News Apple Vision Apple Partner tells The Stack what went wrong (and right) with Cupertino's magic VR The user in the middle of the Apple Vision Pro saga says communication is key Shaun Nichols April 11, 2024
News China North Korea Chinese hackers using fake profiles to sow chaos in US Threat actors in China have been using fake profiles and AI engines to generate inflammatory content around major news and election events in the US Shaun Nichols April 06, 2024
News Department of Justice artificial intelligence US government pitches civil rights on AI platforms A number of US government agencies are making the case to manage AI systems in a way that will protect civil rights Shaun Nichols April 05, 2024
News Hoya Hackers hit Hoya hard, optics company blinded by malware incident Japanese optics maker Hoya is picking up the pieces following what it called an IT System Incident that disrupted production Shaun Nichols April 05, 2024
Microsoft european union Microsoft gets das boot in Germany as local gov opts for Libre Office. "Digital sovereignty is at least as important as energy sovereignty." Shaun Nichols April 05, 2024
News FCC Net neutrality back on the cards for FCC The FCC says that it will once again be considering rules to enforce net neutrality and expand its powers over broadband carriers in the US market Shaun Nichols April 03, 2024
cybercrime News cryptocurrencies OneCoin fraudster gets four years hard time A former exec with OneCoin has been sentenced to four years in prison for their role in the cryptocurrency pyramid scheme Shaun Nichols April 03, 2024
Ubuntu linux vulnerabilities News Password-leaking Ubuntu bug sat silent for 11 years A newly-discovered Linux bug could allow for password leaks. Worse yet, it has sat undiscovered in the OS for the last 11 years Shaun Nichols March 28, 2024
cryptocurrencies legal cybercrime Disgraced crypto bro Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX and Alameda Research, looks to spend the next quarter century in a US prison for his crimes related to the exchange's collapse Shaun Nichols March 28, 2024
CISA DHS operational technology News CISA talks up "game-changing" new data collection powers under Circia CISA is moving into what it hopes is the home stretch for drafting and enforcing stricter reporting rules for cybersecurity incidents Shaun Nichols March 28, 2024
cryptocurrencies Department of Justice KuCoin becomes KO'd coin after Uncle Sam's takedown The popular KuCoin exchange has been blocked in the US after allegations of aiding money laundering Shaun Nichols March 27, 2024
Mandiant Cozy Bear Russia Cozy Bear takes a German holiday for political attacks Russia's Cozy Bear hacking operation is changing up its tactics to go after political parties in Germany Shaun Nichols March 24, 2024
Optiv Cybersecurity Interviews 'We found a server under the candy smelter!' Optiv boss talks about the sticky side of enterprise security Optiv exec Sean Tufts said that implementing security in the field isn't always a glamorous task Shaun Nichols March 23, 2024
apple ios government Apple's antitrust reckoning was a long time coming Prosecutors say that the company is pushing both carriers and developers to stay exclusive to its platform or risk losing out on the millions of consumers who brandish the Apple logo. Shaun Nichols March 21, 2024
Intel semiconductors News Intel scoops up CHIPS cash in semiconductor bounty Intel is collecting cash from the US government to push manufacturing efforts in a number of US cities Shaun Nichols March 21, 2024
News google AI SacrAI Bleu! France fines Google for stealing content to train robobrains Google is in hot water over allegations it illegally scraped content from publishers without getting permission Shaun Nichols March 20, 2024
Twitter Local government privacy Elon Musk News Musk falls short in bid to block mandatory reporting law Elon Musk's X has been denied in its efforts to block a California law mandating regular reports into its moderation practices Shaun Nichols December 30, 2023
ISPs China bulk surveillance Federal Government News Chinese spy balloons found using commercial ISPs A commercial internet service provider in the US was said to have been used by Chinese intelligence to link up with the spy balloons spotted over remote parts of the country earlier this year Shaun Nichols December 30, 2023
RFID education PervasID PervasID founder Sabesan Sithamparanathan reflects on the future of RFID and STEM The founder of RFID company PervasID says that recent advances in the field making tracking easier and more accurate than ever Shaun Nichols December 29, 2023
google legal lawsuit News Google hastily crosses legs and closes window on 'Incognito Mode' lawsuit Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit over claims that it had misrepresented the way in which it handles Incognito browser activity in Chrome Shaun Nichols December 29, 2023
artificial intelligence copyright News The Times they are a-suing: NYT accuses AI heavyweights of harvesting content The New York Times is suing a pair of high-profile AI firms alleging its articles were illegally used to train AI models on newswriting Shaun Nichols December 28, 2023
Kaspersky apple ios News Kaspersky dishes dirt on 'Operation Triangulation' attacks Kaspersky has provided new details on how attackers were able to exploit a little-known debugging tool to work around iOS security features Shaun Nichols December 28, 2023
apple Apple Watch legal patents News Apple Watch US sales ban averted with last-minute appeal Apple will continue to be able to sell its two high-end Watch models in the US following a last-minute court order to halt an ITC ban over patent infringement claims Shaun Nichols December 28, 2023
Twitter Elon Musk News Twitter loses battle over bonuses for axed employees Twitter, now known as X, lost its bid to throw out the complaint from former employees who say that they are still owed bonus money promised prior to their mass firing under Elon Musk Shaun Nichols December 23, 2023
Hyperloop Elon Musk News Hyperloop will only live up to its first syllable following liquidation announcement Elon Musk's Hyperloop One startup is reportedly doomed to shut down at the end of the year as the revolutionary rail system failed to gain a foothold Shaun Nichols December 23, 2023
Windows 11 Microsoft News Windows 10 end of life could kill 240 million PCs Microsoft's decision to switch to a new version of Windows could create an epic wave of e-waste as some 240 million PCs stand to lose support according to industry analysts Shaun Nichols December 22, 2023
Microsoft Augmented Reality News Microsoft won't get back to mixed reality Microsoft has dropped support for its augmented reality system, signaling a major shift for the company and its vision of the future Shaun Nichols December 22, 2023
Lapsus hacking News Lapsus$ hacker sent to hospital custody A hacker associated with the infamous Lapsus$ hacking crew has been handed over to medical professionals over mental health concerns related to Autism Shaun Nichols December 22, 2023
Apple Vision apple News Apple Vision Pro rumored for February release Apple's augmented reality headset could be arriving sooner than later, according to reports out of China Shaun Nichols December 21, 2023
comcast data breach News Hello Americans: you, you, you, you, you, you, (not you), you, you, you... did not lose your personal data in a Comcast breach Comcast says that it lost the data of roughly 35.9 million people as the result of data breach related to a Citrix software error Shaun Nichols December 21, 2023
News google Google to cough up $700m in antitrust settlement Google has settled with a number of US states over a lawsuit regarding its handling of Android apps and pricing. The total fee will tally out at $700m Shaun Nichols December 20, 2023
News ransomware Department of Justice Feds bust Blackcat malware ring The US department of justice has busted up a prolific ransomware as a service ring that targeted hundreds of companies Shaun Nichols December 19, 2023
Qualys patching vulnerabiities Bugs are turning into exploits faster than ever Vulnerabilities are turning into actively exploited flaws at a rapid pace, often within the same day. This according to research from security vendor Qualys. Shaun Nichols December 19, 2023
News NSA Cybersecurity NSA updates software guidelines The NSA has posted a new set of cybersecurity guidelines for government agencies Shaun Nichols December 18, 2023
News google privacy law enforcement Google praised for rollout of anti-tracking policy updates Google has won praise from the Electronic Frontier Foundation after it issued a new set of policies and default settings for its Location History feature that could limit police overreach in surveillance and search Shaun Nichols December 16, 2023
cybercrime News online payment fraud Microchargers charged for chump change charges The DOJ has launched a legal campaign against what it says are a network of fraudsters that thrive on extracting micropayment charges in order to avoid detection by banks Shaun Nichols December 15, 2023
News Box Outages 'Tis the season: Box gifts customers an early weekend with Friday outage File sharing and collaboration service Box fell victim to an extended outage that affected all of its services on Friday Shaun Nichols December 15, 2023
News cybersecurity Georgia on my fines: Top tech uni charged with discrimination Renowned IT research institute Georgia Tech has been fined for discriminating against non US citizens in its job fairs Shaun Nichols September 01, 2023
News CVSS vulnerabilities Academics warn over "problematic metrics and documentation" in CVSS system A study out of Germany has highlighted shortcomings in the CVSS system and the way security vulnerabilities are assessed and scored Shaun Nichols September 01, 2023
News vulnerabilities Cloud Subdomain hijacking holes run rampant, say experts The little-known hacking technique of subdomain hijacking is threatening thousands of sites and their visitors despite efforts to eradicate Shaun Nichols August 31, 2023
News HPE IOT HPE sees edge computing up as compute and storage stay flat HPE says it is bullish on edge computing and cloud as its compute and storage businesses are down slightly Shaun Nichols August 31, 2023
News Arm chips Arm beefs up Neoverse N2 with more complete CSS platform Arm is adding additional layers to its CPU designs with CSS, a platform that will ease the burden on chipmakers to handle external functions Shaun Nichols August 30, 2023
News cybercrime malware International 'Duck Hunt' dismantles Qakbot network An international law enforcement campaign has struck a lethal blow to the long-running Qakbot malware and botnet operation Shaun Nichols August 30, 2023
News Intel artificial intelligence Intel unveils 2024 Xeon chips overhaul Intel has provided further detail on its plan to split the Xeon brand into two distinct product lines and target the high-density low-power space Shaun Nichols August 30, 2023
News cloud security google Google talks up AI, security for cloud Google unveiled a series of AI-centric features for its various cloud offerings, with security in particular being a focus Shaun Nichols August 29, 2023
News Foxconn taiwan Foxconn founder to make Taiwan presidential run The billionaire founder of Foxconn says he wants to become the next president of Taiwan in order to strengthen ties with China and reinvigorate the manufacturing industry Shaun Nichols August 29, 2023
News cybercrime Federal Government FBI Man arrested for cyberstalking...himself A man from Colorado has been accused of stalking three people, one of them an ex-girlfriend, and even himself at one point Shaun Nichols August 28, 2023
News Teens take blame for Lapsus$ hacking spree Two teens have been convicted for working with the Lapsus$ hacking crew in its amateur exploits of high-profile companies Shaun Nichols August 26, 2023
News cryptocurrencies data breach FTX victims get even more bad news as claims agent discloses data breach The company handling bankruptcy claims for FTX investors has suffered a data breach that included personal information about its clients Shaun Nichols August 25, 2023
News cryptocurrencies Federal Government White House gives cryptocurrency traders just what they wanted... tax laws The Biden administration is proposing new laws that would require cryptocurrency brokers to provide customers with tax forms on transactions over $600 Shaun Nichols August 25, 2023
News cybercrime CISA Ivanti and Veeam bugs fall under attack CISA has sounded the alarm over a pair of actively targeted vulnerabilities in Ivanti and Veeam software Shaun Nichols August 25, 2023
Microsoft CMA competition Activision Blizzard Opinion Microsoft's dramatic Activision Blizzard concessions show regulators in the ascendant "Not a green light" says CMA's chief executive of reworked proposal, with Microsoft's acquiescence coming after President's "bad for Britain" statements Shaun Nichols August 24, 2023
NVIDIA artificial intelligence News Nvidia rides AI wave to massive financial quarter Nvidia says the booming AI market has helped it turn in record financial results as its datacenter business remains strong Shaun Nichols August 24, 2023
News cryptocurrencies cybercrime Cryptocurrency "mixers" accused of laundering North Korean hacking funds Two men have been accused of running a billion-dollar cryptocurrency mixing service that allowed Lazarus Group hackers to shift stolen funds into North Korea Shaun Nichols August 23, 2023
malware 0days cybersecurity News WinRAR zero-day used to pack in malware for targeted attacks A months-long malware campaign was seen exploiting a zero-day flaw in WinRAR for spear-phishing attacks aimed at traders and finance professionals Shaun Nichols August 23, 2023
News artificial intelligence LLMs eSentire opensource New open source framework aims to make it easier to secure LLMs eSentire has released a security appliance for large language modules LLMs that will utilize an open source model Shaun Nichols August 23, 2023
News government Experian Experian pays $650K for a CAN of SPAM Experian is facing a fine for violating the CAN-SPAM act by pestering people with unwanted credit services Shaun Nichols August 22, 2023
News Ivanti vulnerabilities cybersecurity MobileIron under active attack, admins warned to update Ivanti is warning of attacks on its MobileIron platform due to improper handling of APIs Shaun Nichols August 22, 2023
News Softbank Arm SoftBank tipped to buy out remaining Arm ownership stake Softbank has reportedly struck a deal to buy out Vision Fund's ownership stake in Arm ahead of a planned IPO Shaun Nichols August 18, 2023
News google Russia government Russia threatens Google with 3 million ruble fine Google faces a $32,000 fine in Russia after government officials claimed it failed to take down Ukraine-related YouTube content Shaun Nichols August 18, 2023
News government cybercrime US looks to South America for help tackling cybercrime The Department of Justice says that it will be working with South American nations in an effort to curb intellectual property theft Shaun Nichols August 18, 2023
News ios apple vulnerabilities When airplane mode isn't airplane mode: iOS malware spoofs standby Researchers say that iOS can be manipulated to create a phony "airplane mode" that allows for the background transmission of data Shaun Nichols August 18, 2023
News malware LabRat malware said to be flying under the radar of security tools A newly-spoted proxyjacking campaign is going above and beyond to hide itself from detection Shaun Nichols August 17, 2023
News PowerShell developer PowerShell hit with fresh set of vulnerability disclosures Researchers with AquaSecurity say PowerShell Gallery is open to a series of lookalike module attacks Shaun Nichols August 17, 2023
News machine learning Pair of new attacks could threaten machine learning models A group of researchers believe they have found a pair of new techniques for manipulating machine learning models Shaun Nichols August 16, 2023
News cybercrime government Cybercrime charges included in latest Trump indictment The latest indictment against Donald Trump includes possible cybercrime charges against some of Trump's associates Shaun Nichols August 15, 2023
News diversity jobs Tech hiring is on the upswing... unless you're female ONS figures show tech jobs are increasing, but the number of women in the industry has slightly decreased over the quarter Shaun Nichols August 15, 2023
News databases Redis Redis gets an overhaul with its 7.2 update Redis is looking to add widespread cleint support for developers and AI integration with its 7.2 update Shaun Nichols August 15, 2023
News Dell Australia Dell gets $6.5m booting for lying to Aussies about hardware prices Dell has been hit with a fine for misleading Australian customers about the discounts they might get when buying a new monitor with their PC purchase Shaun Nichols August 15, 2023
News Microsoft industry Microsoft warns of CODESYS flaws within industrial hardware Microsoft says that flaws in the CODESYS SDK are leaving thousands of PLC units at risk of remote attack with potentially catastrophic consequences Shaun Nichols August 14, 2023
News Intel patching Intel patches Downfall bug, but slows CPUs in the process Intel's fix for a serious side-channel vulnerability in its CPUs could in some cases bring a significant performance slowdown Shaun Nichols August 12, 2023
News cryptocurrencies fraud Former crpyto king Bankman-Fried headed back to jail Former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried is headed back to a New York jail after a judge found he had sought to tamper with the key witness in his case Shaun Nichols August 12, 2023
News ransomware cybercrime Bulletproof host hit with charges in US A Polish man believed to be behind the LolekHosted bulletproof hosting service has been indicted on multiple charges in the US Shaun Nichols August 11, 2023
google gmail authentication News Google moves forward with signature support Google says its eSignature support for Docs and Drive has moved into the beta testing stage and will be open to test users Shaun Nichols August 11, 2023
News Federal Government open source software White House calls for more open-source software collaboration The Biden Administration is asking for public input on ways to help secure open source software Shaun Nichols August 11, 2023
News Zoom UK Don't call it an office- Zoom opens doors on London 'Engagement Hub' Zoom has opened a new 15,000 square foot facility in Holborn, London, touting the office as a hybrid work "Engagement Hub" Shaun Nichols August 10, 2023
News crowdstrike kerberos What is Kerberoasting? Only the hottest new attack trend of the Researchers say a hacking technique known as "kerberoasting" is becoming increasingly popular with cybercrime groups Shaun Nichols August 10, 2023
News 0days Patch Tueday CISA warns of attacks on .NET vulnerability CISA has issued a warning over possible attacks on a denial-of-service vulnerability in .NET and Visual Studio, advising administrators to patch ASAP Shaun Nichols August 10, 2023
NVIDIA artificial intelligence News Nvidia launches AI offensive with Grace Hopper "superchip" platform Nvidia has announced a new "superchip" design dubbed Grace Hooper as well as a service called AI-Workbench as part of a renewed push into the artificial intelligence space Shaun Nichols August 09, 2023
News cybercrime Interpol Phish fried; Interpol takes down cybercrime outfit 16shop Interpol, acting with Indonesia police and multiple cybersecurity vendors, arrested three people associate with the 16shop phishing service Shaun Nichols August 09, 2023
News Microsoft Windows Patch Tuesday Adobe August Patch Tuesday brings 86 fixes from Microsoft Microsoft patched 86 security flaws including multiple Critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Teams as part of this month's Patch Tuesday update Shaun Nichols August 09, 2023
News artificial intelligence ChatGPT Pope Francis calls for conference to discuss artificial intelligence The Pope has called for an "open dialogue" around AI and its potential to damage humanity in an open letter for World Peace Day Shaun Nichols August 08, 2023
News cybersecurity Hackers achieve 93% word recovery from keyboard noise Keyboard clicks are giving up more information than you think, according to university researchers Shaun Nichols August 08, 2023
Toshiba News Toshiba takes buyout offer of $14bn in privatization plan Toshiba has accepted a buyout offer that would see the electronics giant remain under Japanese control as it looks to turn around its accounting Shaun Nichols August 08, 2023
Russia North Korea News North Korea accused of hacking Russian missile builder Hackers associated with North Korea have been linked to a data breach at a Russian engineering firm noted for designing missiles Shaun Nichols August 07, 2023
google government Google gets key ruling ahead of antitrust trial Google has had several claims dismissed ahead of what looks to be a landmark antitrust case regarding its dominance over search and its associated markets Shaun Nichols August 05, 2023
cybercrime Bitcoin Federal Government Dutch crunched: man and his wife plead guilty to $4.5bn Bitfinex hack A couple from New York have plead guilty to the $4.5bn hack of Bitfinex in 2016 and will now face decades in prison for stealing cryptocurrency Shaun Nichols August 04, 2023
AWS cloud costs Amazon artificial intelligence Amazon says AWS users are focused on 'optimising' as growth is sluggish AWS growth was uncharacteristically slow this quarter as customers remain focused on optimising their current setups, but execs believe that help could be on the was as more companies look to integrate its AI tools Shaun Nichols August 04, 2023
FCC cybercrime government FCC gives record $299m fine for 'car warranty' robocall scammers The FCC has handed down its largest ever fine for a robocalling operation accused of bombarding the public with as many as five billion unwanted calls Shaun Nichols August 03, 2023
cybersecurity artificial intelligence UK government NSRA says cyberattacks pose a greater threat than ever before The UK government has upped the risk factor for cyberattacks on infrastructure, outlining how attacks on vital services and the emergence of AI could potentially threaten public safety Shaun Nichols August 03, 2023
Microsoft Windows 11 News Microsoft Bug Bash mishap lets Insider users enable hidden Windows 11 features Microsoft unintentionally gifted Insiders a way to turn on all of Windows 11's hidden features thanks to a bit of carelessness during a recent testing campaign Shaun Nichols August 03, 2023
Microsoft Teams News Microsoft rolls out Spatial Audio option for Teams calls Microsoft's new stereo sound option for Teams will look to cut down on meeting fatigue and provide a more natural conversation style for group video calls Shaun Nichols August 02, 2023
Federal Government China hacking Microsoft News US Congress kicks off probe over allegations of Chinese hackers targeting government agencies A trio of US Reps have begun a probe into the alleged hacking of government agencies by Chinese hackers, seeking briefings from a pair of key officials Shaun Nichols August 02, 2023
Barracuda ransomware artificial intelligence News Cybersecurity AI, AI, AI! Automation pushing ransomware attacks to new heights, says Barracuda Barracuda says its security team has seen ransomware attacks double in the last 12 months, thanks in part to a rise in the use of AI-powered automation tools Shaun Nichols August 02, 2023
Federal Government training cybersecurity News White House unveils cyber workforce initiative The Biden Administration has introduced a new initiative that would aim to see the US government expand both its training and hiring for tech jobs Shaun Nichols August 01, 2023
Avaya cybercrime licenses News Man admits to $88m Avaya piracy scheme A guilty plea has been entered in the case of a business owner who sold dodgy unlock codes for telecoms devices Shaun Nichols August 01, 2023
Zscaler VPN cyberrisk Shoddy VPNs have companies living in fear Zscaler's latest report says the use of buggy VPNs by end-users could be putting networks at risk of attack Shaun Nichols August 01, 2023
0days Ivanti patching Ivanti patches second EPMM zero-day Ivanti has kicked out an urgent patch for cve-2023-35081, a zero-day flaw in EPMM that is under active exploit in the wild Shaun Nichols July 31, 2023
AWS Cloud EC2 News AWS to charge for dwindling supply of IPv4 addresses AWS says that starting February 2024 it will be charging customers to run public IPv4 addresses in an effort to encourage IPv6 migration Shaun Nichols July 31, 2023
