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Hire me! To drop malware on your computer

The Register - Wed, 11/06/2025 - 19:24
FIN6 moves from point-of-sale compromise to phishing recruiters

In a scam that flips the script on fake IT worker schemes, cybercriminals posing as job seekers on LinkedIn and Indeed are targeting recruiters - a group hated only slightly less than digital crooks - with malware hosted on phony resume portfolio sites.…

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Salesforce tags 5 CVEs after SaaS security probe uncovers misconfig risks

The Register - Wed, 11/06/2025 - 19:02
The 16 other flagged issues are on customers, says CRM giant

Salesforce has assigned five CVE identifiers following a security report that uncovered more than 20 configuration weaknesses, some of which exposed customers to unauthorized access and session hijacking.…

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Asia dismantles 20,000 malicious domains in infostealer crackdown

The Register - Wed, 11/06/2025 - 16:36
Interpol coordinates operation, nabs 32 across Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Nauru

Thirty-two people across Asia have been arrested over their suspected involvement with infostealer malware in the latest international collaboration against global cybercrime.…

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Analysis to action: Operationalizing your threat intelligence

The Register - Wed, 11/06/2025 - 16:00
Timing is everything in the war against ransomware thieves, says Prelude Security

Partner content  When a new security advisory drops or an alarming new ransomware campaign makes the news, the question from leadership inevitably follows: "Are we covered?"…

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Microsoft slows Windows 11 24H2 Patch Tuesday due to a 'compatibility issue'

The Register - Wed, 11/06/2025 - 11:09
On your marks, get set... bork!

Microsoft has set a new record with June's security update for the time between release and an admission of borkage.…

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CISO who helped unmask Badbox warns: Version 3 is coming

The Register - Wed, 11/06/2025 - 07:28
The botnet’s still alive and evolving

Badbox 2.0, the botnet that infected millions of smart TV boxes and connected devices before private security researchers and law enforcement partially disrupted its infrastructure, is readying for a third round of fraud and digital attacks, according to one of the threat hunters who uncovered the original scheme.…

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Microsoft warns of 66 flaws to fix for this Patch Tuesday, and two are under active attack

The Register - Wed, 11/06/2025 - 00:38
Stealthy Falcon swoops on WebDAV and Redmond's even patching IE!

Patch Tuesday  It's Patch Tuesday time again, and Microsoft is warning that there are a bunch of critical fixes to sort out - and two actively exploited bugs.…

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Texas warns 300,000 crash reports siphoned via compromised user account

The Register - Tue, 10/06/2025 - 19:52
Lone Star State drivers with accident records need to be careful about fraud

The Texas Department of Transportation says a compromised user account was used to improperly download nearly 300,000 crash reports, exposing personal data that could be exploited for financial fraud against Lone Star drivers.…

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Critical Wazuh bug exploited in growing Mirai botnet infection

The Register - Tue, 10/06/2025 - 17:01
The open-source XDR/SIEM provider’s servers are in other botnets’ crosshairs too

Cybercriminals are trying to spread multiple Mirai variants by exploiting a critical Wazuh vulnerability, researchers say – the first reported active attacks since the code execution bug was disclosed.…

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Winning the war on ransomware with AI: Four real-world use cases

The Register - Tue, 10/06/2025 - 16:00
AI is your secret weapon against ransomware crooks. Here's how to use it

Partner Content  Cybercriminals are evolving, and so are the tools to stop them. As AI becomes more accessible, attackers are sharpening their tactics. But here's the good news: defenders are, too. AI is no longer a buzzword; it's a frontline weapon in the fight against ransomware.…

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Trump guts digital ID rules, claims they help 'illegal aliens' commit fraud

The Register - Tue, 10/06/2025 - 14:02
Also axes secure software mandates - optional is the new secure, apparently

President Donald Trump late Friday signed a cybersecurity-focused executive order that, in the White House's words, "amends problematic elements of Obama and Biden-era Executive Orders."…

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Cloud brute-force attack cracks Google users' phone numbers in minutes

The Register - Tue, 10/06/2025 - 13:15
Chocolate Factory fixes issue, pays only $5K

A researcher has exposed a flaw in Google's authentication systems, opening it to a brute-force attack that left users' mobile numbers up for grabs.…

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M&S online ordering system operational 46 days after cyber shutdown

The Register - Tue, 10/06/2025 - 11:43
A milestone in cyberattack recovery – but deliveries will take a while and normal service not yet back

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reinstated online orders for some customers, marking a major milestone in its recovery from a cyberattack in April.…

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Peep show: 40K IoT cameras worldwide stream secrets to anyone with a browser

The Register - Tue, 10/06/2025 - 11:00
Majority of exposures located in the US, including datacenters, healthcare facilities, factories, and more

Security researchers managed to access the live feeds of 40,000 internet-connected cameras worldwide and they may have only scratched the surface of what's possible.…

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Apple tries to contain itself with lightweight Linux VMs for macOS

The Register - Tue, 10/06/2025 - 07:36
Swift-based containerization framework aims to improve performance and security

Apple on Monday unveiled an open source containerization framework for creating and running Linux container images on the Mac.…

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Let them eat junk food: Major organic supplier to Whole Foods, Walmart, hit by cyberattack

The Register - Mon, 09/06/2025 - 18:19
United Natural Foods shut down some of its systems on June 5 after spotting network intruders

North American grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods told regulators that a cyber incident temporarily disrupted operations, including its ability to fulfill customer orders.…

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Blocking stolen phones from the cloud can be done, should be done, won't be done

The Register - Mon, 09/06/2025 - 11:34
Big tech can't be bothered to fight crime. It can barely be bothered even to say so

Opinion  A lot of our tech world is nightmarish, but sometimes this is literally true.…

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Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs

The Register - Mon, 09/06/2025 - 11:01
SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the security vendor's own servers

An IT services company, a European media group, and a South Asian government entity are among the more than 75 companies where China-linked groups have planted malware to access strategic networks should a conflict break out.…

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Are technologists a threat to doing business securely?

The Register - Mon, 09/06/2025 - 09:00
Why an obsession with technology prevents us from reducing human-initiated cybersecurity breaches

Partner content  Cybersecurity leaders are fighting an invisible war, not just with threat actors but within their own organizations. It's a conflict I've spent a lot of time reflecting on, especially as I think about why certain leaders within organizations make the decisions they do.…

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China’s asteroid-and-comet hunter probe unfurls a ‘solar wing’

The Register - Mon, 09/06/2025 - 03:34
PLUS: Hitachi turns greybeards into AI agents; Tiananmen anniversary censorship; AWS in Taiwan; and more!

China’s space agency has revealed its Tianwen 2 probe has unfurled a ‘solar wing’.…

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