June 2025
US shuts down a string of North Korean IT worker scams
Resulting in two indictments, one arrest, and 137 laptops seized The US Department of Justice has announced a major disruption of multiple North Korean fake IT worker scams.…
British IT worker sentenced to seven months after trashing company network
Don't leave the door open to disgruntled workers A judge has sentenced a disgruntled IT worker to more than seven months in prison after he wreaked havoc on his employer's network following his suspension, according to West Yorkshire Police.…
Scattered Spider crime spree takes flight as focus turns to aviation sector
Time ticking for defenders as social engineering pros weave wider web Just a few weeks after warning about Scattered Spider's tactics shifting toward the insurance industry, the same experts now say the aviation industry is now on the ransomware crew's radar.…
Sinaloa drug cartel hired a cybersnoop to identify and kill FBI informants
Device compromises and deep-seated access to critical infrastructure exposed surveillance vulnerabilities in agency's work A major Mexican drug cartel insider grassed on his fellow drug-peddlers back in 2018, telling the FBI that a cartel "hacker" was tracking a federal official and using their deep-rooted access to the country's…
Your browser has ad tech’s fingerprints all over it, but there’s a clean-up squad in town
Like being hard to spot? They’d much rather you didn’t Opinion There are few tech deceptions more successful than Chrome's Incognito Mode.…
Ex-NATO hacker: ‘In the cyber world, there’s no such thing as a ceasefire’
Watch out for supply chain hacks especially interview The ceasefire between Iran and Israel may prevent the two countries from firing missiles at each other, but it won't carry any weight in cyberspace, according to former NATO hacker Candan Bolukbas.…
Crims are posing as insurance companies to steal health records and payment info
Taking advantage of the ridiculously complex US healthcare billing system Criminals masquerading as insurers are tricking patients and healthcare providers into handing over medical records and bank account information via emails and text messages, according to the FBI.…
Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic AI
Getting it in might mean re-racking the entire datacenter and rebuilding the network, though Cisco is talking up the integration of security into network infrastructure such as its latest Catalyst switches, claiming this is vital to AI applications, and in particular the current vogue for "agentic AI."…
Aloha, you’ve been pwned: Hawaiian Airlines discloses ‘cybersecurity event’
'No impact on safety,' FAA tells The Reg update Hawaiian Airlines said a "cybersecurity incident" affected some of its IT systems, but noted that flights are operating as scheduled. At least one researcher believes Scattered Spider, which previously targeted retailers and insurance companies, could be to blame.…
So you CAN turn an entire car into a video game controller
Pen Test Partners hijack data from Renault Clio to steer, brake, and accelerate in SuperTuxKart Cybersecurity nerds figured out a way to make those at-home racing simulators even more realistic by turning an actual car into a game controller.…