Two characters open up a world of typosquatting opportunities in Chromium browsers
Attackers abusing rare Cyrillic and Latin letters to impersonate popular websites
Security10 Oct 2026 | 25
Connor is a cybersecurity journalist for The Register, reporting on what you need to know to keep your systems secure. Based in the UK, he has previously held positions ranging from news editor to staff writer.
Citrix gives NetScaler admins another critical reason to patch
No word on exploitation status, but a 9.5 severity score suggests time is of the essence
Security09 Oct 2026 | 7
Money trail backs leaked chats from extortion crew that walks into US law firms
Researchers corroborate parts of Silent Ransom Group dump detailing crypto payouts, cash brokers, and recruitment
Cyber-crime08 Oct 2026 | 3
CrowdStrike finds possible bank hacker's CV among exposed AI logs
Suspected Chinese speaker used Claude Code and agentic pentesting tool ARTEX in attacks on South Korean lenders
Cyber-crime08 Oct 2026 | 2
US states sue popular kitmaker TP-Link over China risks
Router maker rejects allegations it misled buyers about protection and its reliance on Chinese suppliers
Security07 Oct 2026 | 25
FortiBleed still a bleeding nuisance as FBI confirms ongoing attacks
Tens of thousands more victims and more ransomware groups getting in on the act
Security07 Oct 2026 | 5
Californian accused of shipping $300M worth of Nvidia chips to China without Uncle Sam’s approval
Prosecutors claim Greg Lui helped China procure advanced hardware to develop, ahem, 'super intelligence’
Security02 Oct 2026 | 13
Teen suspected of running KillSec ransomware group as cops seize servers, arrest three
Operation KillSwitch takes over leak site holding at least 110 TB of stolen data
Cyber-crime02 Oct 2026 | 17
EU’s hodgepodge tech policy exposes members to Chinese vendor risks, says think tank
RUSI wants procurement rethink that could put US suppliers under scrutiny too
Security01 Oct 2026 | 6
England's schools are getting better at mopping up cyber incidents
Two-thirds report immediate recovery, although teachers remain divided over whose job security is
Security01 Oct 2026 | 1
Fewer women than ever in UK's 'old boys' club' cyber industry
Younger workers often overlooked for senior roles due to historical issues and fears they’ll get pregnant, says survey
Security01 Oct 2026 | 27
Ex-NCA officer ordered to surrender £1.8M for stealing seized Bitcoin
Paul Chowles helped himself to 50 coins while examining devices linked to Silk Road 2.0
Cyber-crime30 Sep 2026 | 6
More than half of UK businesses lack confidence in basic cyber skills
Government survey puts the figure at 808k, says detecting and removing malware most common weakness
Security30 Sep 2026 | 6
Dutch police arrest 'security pro' in ShinyHunters probe
UPDATED Flashbangs reportedly deployed during operation as crime group denies any connection to suspect
Cyber-crime29 Sep 2026 | 5
Ex-soldier's telecom hacking spree earns him 70 months
Active-duty campaign targeted at least ten organizations and sought $1 million in ransom payments
Cyber-crime28 Sep 2026 | 5
Bitget blames North Korea for $387.5M crypto wallet raid
Familiar fingerprints point to Kim’s regime … to the surprise of nobody
Cyber-crime25 Sep 2026 | 13
Uncle Sam wants in on Musk's €120M fight with Brussels
Justice Department claims the EU overreached by pursuing X's owner and wider corporate empire
Legal25 Sep 2026 | 62
Judge uses electronic tag on Pokémon card tracker. It's super effective!
Ohio man planted a device on a delivery van to follow scarce trading card stock and caught a year of probation
Offbeat25 Sep 2026 | 19
AI boom could wipe 230 million budget phones a year from the market
Sub-$200 shipments forecast to shrink 40% by 2030 as component costs climb
Personal Tech24 Sep 2026 | 6
Meta ads steered Polish Android users into a premium-rate billing trap
CERT Polska linked 852 promotions to 17 Google Play apps capable of sending costly texts or starting recurring subscriptions
Cyber-crime24 Sep 2026 | 5
Academic publisher Elsevier hit by LAPSUS$ redirect attack
Customers got crime crew's calling card instead of access to journals
Security23 Sep 2026 | 3
British regulator takes a hard look at Pornhub's Apple-powered age checks
UPDATED Regulator wants to know whether parent Aylo did its homework before reopening the door to UK iPhone users
Security23 Sep 2026 | 43
Swedish celebs campaign for public rudeness ... to prevent cyber scams
The campaign follows a highly profitable year for crooks targeting the over-60s
Cyber-crime23 Sep 2026 | 28
Z.ai says sorry for slurping up your code, open sources ZCode
China’s AI darling goes on the defense after engineer highlighted Grok-esque security flaws
Security22 Sep 2026 | 5
Well-done hack flames 3.2M Burger King Russia users
HIBP confirms cybercrims stuck a straw into marketing reservoir, sucking up six-years of leaky Whopper secrets
Cyber-crime22 Sep 2026 | 10
RansomHouse picks a fight with Namibia's defense establishment
National cyber team confirms the breach, but not whether data was stolen or encrypted
Cyber-crime21 Sep 2026 | 4
Rustaceans warned of job interviews with a malicious payload
Attackers are courting crate owners with plausible company profiles and booby-trapped recruitment calls
Security21 Sep 2026 | 6
North Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devices
WaterPlum recruiters used bogus coding tests to backdoor jobseekers and raid more than 7,000 crypto wallets
Cyber-crime18 Sep 2026 | 11
FBI: Fake cop and government impersonation scams cost victims $1.6B
AI, fake uniforms, and mock offices help crooks sell the con
Cyber-crime18 Sep 2026 | 9
Ofcom discovers issuing Online Safety Act fines is easier than collecting them
security Platforms comply just enough to avoid being blocked, leaving the regulator chasing debt
Security17 Sep 2026 | 50
London property manager breach may have exposed bank details and lockbox codes
EXCLUSIVE City Relay says intruders accessed its Metabase Cloud instance twice and extracted customer data
Security17 Sep 2026 | 10
Spain gets its first taste of AI-aided cyber attack
cyber-crime Data protection chiefs call for 'immediate review' of data protection models
Cyber-crime16 Sep 2026 | 6
Ministry of Justice apologizes after court staff accessed Southport victims' files
Security Sensitive personal data was involved, but there is no evidence it was shared with third parties
Security16 Sep 2026 | 13
CenterPoint Energy confirms intruder helped themselves to customer information
cyber-crime Forum post claims 7.49 million files up for grabs as Texas utility investigates breach
Cyber-crime15 Sep 2026 | 2
Swiss court sentences 52-year-old Ukrainian ransomware dev to nearly 13 years in the cooler
security The man allegedly wrote the code that powered the Lockergoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim operations
Security15 Sep 2026 | 12
Revolut falls for fake government requests, hands over customer data
cyber-crime Passports, selfies, transaction histories exposed as self-proclaimed culprits demand 10,000 Bitcoin
Cyber-crime14 Sep 2026 | 60
AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle
cyber-crime Phone shop staffer claimed he was paid less than $4,000 for attacks leading to combined intended losses of $600,000
Cyber-crime11 Sep 2026 | 4
EU's Cyber Resilience Act starts the 24-hour vulnerability clock
Security Manufacturers must now disclose actively exploited flaws and severe security incidents through ENISA's new reporting platform
Security11 Sep 2026 | 8
ShinyHunters expose 6.4M in attack on medical supplier McKesson
Security Have I Been Pwned logs leaked records spanning patients, staff, and providers
Security10 Sep 2026 |
Trezor, BitBox users targeted in newsletter phishing spree
cyber-crime Attackers exploit legitimate mailing channels to demand crypto wallet backups
Cyber-crime10 Sep 2026 | 7
Cryptocrook ringleader, 22, who met crew on Minecraft admits role in $245M heist
cyber-crime Stolen funds bought mansions, private jets, and supercars – now he faces up to 20 years
Cyber-crime09 Sep 2026 | 16
WeChat worm could pwn a friend before they even answered the call
Security Calif says AI helped turn a VoIP memory bug into cross-platform RCE before Tencent shut it down
Security09 Sep 2026 | 1
Security boffin claims airport group left API keys in client-side JavaScript for four years
cyber-crime Researcher believes overprivileged Iterable creds exposed 8.8M customer records – and could have enabled mass deletion
Cyber-crime09 Sep 2026 | 16
LG accused of 'egregious invasion of privacy' over TV data collection
Security Claims follow scrutiny over monitors installing adware without user consent
Security08 Sep 2026 | 125
Grindr pays £26M to settle UK privacy class action
Legal Dating app admits no liability over allegations that it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties
Legal08 Sep 2026 | 2
Welsh environment regulator's FoI blunder exposes diversity data of 2,000 staff
Security NRW says it has found no evidence data was misused after spreadsheet published in error five years ago
Security07 Sep 2026 | 21
Peers ask why UK cyber bill leaves execs off the personal liability hook
Security Ministers say £17M corporate fines and forthcoming board-level governance rules provide sufficient accountability
Security07 Sep 2026 | 66
Cybercrooks trawl Fishbrain to net password hashes
cyber-crime Armed with password hashes and salts, attackers could already be kraken those creds
Cyber-crime03 Sep 2026 | 1
UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
Security Children's Commissioner also furious with Ofcom over a string of failures
Security03 Sep 2026 | 117
SonicWall's SMA1000 boxes under active attack again
security Miscreants use chained zero days to pwn boxen as third-party SOCs say further attacks 'almost certain'
Security02 Sep 2026 | 2
Legacy Lenovo login opens 5,000 Dropbox accounts to attackers
Security Cloud storage biz severs old integration and urges victims to reset credentials
Security02 Sep 2026 | 2
UK cyber bill targets AI users, not the vendors building it
security Ministers reject proposed red lines and emergency shutdown powers, pointing instead to voluntary safeguards
Security02 Sep 2026 | 19
The Gentlemen come calling as Nutex confirms sensitive data theft
cyber-crime Ransomware crew threatens publication while healthcare biz assesses which records escaped
Cyber-crime01 Sep 2026 | 1
33-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security scramble
Security Hosting software vendor tells customers to reset credentials and hunt for malicious packages
Security01 Sep 2026 | 8
US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies
Security The IT specialist began contacting a foreign government within days of being assigned to the DIA’s Insider Threat Division
Security28 Aug 2026 | 16
CISA: Most exploited vulnerabilities should have been eradicated decades ago
security Organizational culture and systemic gaps in Secure by Design adoption blamed for sorry state of affairs
Security28 Aug 2026 | 16
Cybercrooks jet off with Manchester Airports Group customer data
security UK’s largest airport operator believes 8.7 million customers affected
Security27 Aug 2026 | 35
Nuisance-call blocker fined £190k for being a nuisance caller
Legal Elderly Aids made 758,000 unwanted calls a year selling gear to stop unwanted calls
Security27 Aug 2026 | 56
Carhartt data breach affects 12.9M, half of what ShinyHunters claimed
security One AI and two trained eyes delved into the heavily padded leaks
Security26 Aug 2026 | 3
Nigel Farage wants to scrap 'suffocating' UK GDPR
Public sector Reform UK's leader proposes 'light-touch' alternative, although rival politicians say plans are sparsely detailed and inconsistent with reality
Public Sector26 Aug 2026 | 134