2026
German cops add Black Basta boss to EU most-wanted list
Ransomware kingpin who escaped Armenian custody is believed to be lying low back home German cops have added Russian national Oleg Evgenievich Nefekov to their list of most-wanted criminals for his services to ransomware.…
RondoDox botnet linked to large-scale exploit of critical HPE OneView bug
Check Point observes 40K+ attack attempts in 4 hours, with government organizations under fire A critical HPE OneView flaw is now being exploited at scale, with Check Point tying mass, automated attacks to the RondoDox botnet.…
Bankrupt scooter startup left one private key to rule them all
Owner reverse-engineered his ride, revealing authentication was never properly individualized An Estonian e-scooter owner locked out of his own ride after the manufacturer went bust did what any determined engineer might do. He reverse-engineered it, and claims he ended up discovering the master key that unlocks every scooter…
Probably not the best security in the world: Carlsberg wristbands spill visitor pics
Researcher shows how anyone can access Copenhagen experience attendees' names, videos Exclusive The Carlsberg exhibition in Copenhagen offers a bunch of fun activities, like blending your own beer, and the Danish brewer lets you relive those memories by making images available to download after the tour is over.…
A simple CodeBuild flaw put every AWS environment at risk – and pwned ‘the central nervous system of the cloud’
And it's 'not unique to AWS,' researcher tells The Reg A critical misconfiguration in AWS's CodeBuild service allowed complete takeover of the cloud provider's own GitHub repositories and put every AWS environment in the world at risk, according to Wiz security researchers.…
US regulator tells GM to hit the brakes on customer tracking
Smart Driver pitched as safety app, but feds claim it's a data-harvesting scheme that jacked up premiums The Federal Trade Commission has banned General Motors and subsidiary OnStar from sharing drivers' precise location and behavior data with consumer reporting agencies for five years under a 20-year consent order…
Woman bailed as cops probe doctor’s surgery data breach
Suspect assisting West Midlands Police over alleged theft at Walsall GP practice The UK's West Midlands Police has released a woman on bail as part of an investigation into a data breach at a Walsall general practitioner's (GP) surgery.…
Microsoft taps UK courts to dismantle cybercrime host RedVDS
Redmond says cheap virtual desktops powered a global wave of phishing and fraud Microsoft has taken its cybercrime fight to the UK in its first major civil action outside the US, moving to shut down RedVDS, a virtual desktop service used to power phishing and fraud at global…
Ofcom keeps X under the microscope despite Grok ‘nudify’ fix
Cold milk poured over 'spicy mode,' but it might not be enough to escape a huge fine Ofcom is continuing with its investigation into X, despite the social media platform saying it will block Grok from digitally undressing people.…
France fines telcos €42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach
Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits The French data protection regulator, CNIL, today issued a collective €42 million ($48.9 million) fine to two French telecom companies for GDPR violations stemming from a data breach.…