CISA orders feds to patch DarkSword iOS flaws exploited attacks
CISA ordered U.S. government agencies to patch three iOS vulnerabilities targeted in cryptocurrency theft and cyberespionage attacks using the DarkSword exploit kit. [...]
Crossbench MPs pressure Labor over gas export tax – as it happened
This blog is now closed Hundreds of petrol stations across Australia run out of fuel as Albanese inks supply deal with Singapore SA premier warns One Nation poses threat to federal Labor as Marles says party only ‘about stunts and the vibe’ Get our breaking news email, free app …
Australian politics live: ASX plunges as investors weigh Trump’s Iran ultimatum; Plibersek says working from home could be ‘helpful’ during fuel crisis
Labor under pressure over fuel crisis as federal parliament returns. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The pollies have been asked this morning whether people should consider working from home to save fuel, as conflict escalates in the Middle East. Tehran …
Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks
PLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more! Infosec In Brief Russian intelligence-affiliated parties are posing as customer support services on commercial messaging applications such as Signal to compromise accounts and conduct phishing attacks, the FBI and Cybersecurity and …
VoidStealer malware steals Chrome master key via debugger trick
An information stealer called VoidStealer uses a new approach to bypass Chrome's Application-Bound Encryption (ABE) and extract the master key for decrypting sensitive data stored in the browser. [...]
Trivy vulnerability scanner breach pushed infostealer via GitHub Actions
The Trivy vulnerability scanner was compromised in a supply-chain attack by threat actors known as TeamPCP, which distributed credential-stealing malware through official releases and GitHub Actions. [...]
Google adds ‘Advanced Flow’ for safe APK sideloading on Android
Google has announced a new mechanism in Android called Advanced Flow that will allow sideloading APKs from unverified developers for power users in a more secure way. [...]
Microsoft Azure Monitor alerts abused for callback phishing attacks
Microsoft Azure Monitor alerts are being abused to send callback phishing emails that impersonate warnings from the Microsoft Security Team about unauthorized charges on your account. [...]
Cryptographers engage in war of words over RustSec bug reports and subsequent ban
Rust security maintainers contend Nadim Kobeissi's vulnerability claims are too much Since February, cryptographer Nadim Kobeissi has been trying to get code fixes applied to Rust cryptography libraries to address what he says are critical bugs. For his efforts, he's been dismissed, ignored, and banned from Rust security channels …
Friday Squid Blogging: Jumbo Flying Squid in the South Pacific
The population needs better conservation. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy. [...]
Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack
Hackers have compromised virtually all versions of Aqua Security’s widely used Trivy vulnerability scanner in an ongoing supply chain attack that could have wide-ranging consequences for developers and the organizations that use them. Trivy maintainer Itay Shakury confirmed the compromise on Friday, following rumors and a thread, since …
FBI links Signal phishing attacks to Russian intelligence services
The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning that Russian intelligence-linked threat actors are actively targeting users of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal and WhatsApp in phishing campaigns that have already compromised thousands of accounts. [...]
Oracle pushes emergency fix for critical Identity Manager RCE flaw
Oracle has released an out-of-band security update to fix a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Identity Manager and Web Services Manager tracked as CVE-2026-21992. [...]
Police take down 373,000 fake CSAM sites in Operation Alice
An international law enforcement action called Operation Alice has shut down over 373,000 dark web sites that offered fake CSAM packages. [...]
CISA orders feds to patch max-severity Cisco flaw by Sunday
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch a maximum-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-20131, in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) by Sunday, March 22. [...]
How CISOs Can Survive the Era of Geopolitical Cyberattacks
Geopolitical tensions are driving destructive cyberattacks designed to disrupt operations, not demand ransom. CISOs must limit lateral movement and contain breaches to reduce the impact of wiper campaigns. [...]
UK police force presses pause on live facial recognition after study finds racial bias
Cams statistically more likely to ID Black people, says new research A UK police force has suspended its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study revealed it was statistically more likely to identify Black people on a watchlist database.... [...]
Feds disrupt monster IoT botnets behind record-breaking DDoS attacks
Millions of hijacked devices powered traffic floods targeting defense systems and beyond The US government has moved to disrupt a cluster of IoT botnets behind some of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded, including traffic bursts topping 30 terabits per second.... [...]
Jaguar Land Rover's cyber bailout sets worrying precedent, watchdog warns
Lack of clear criteria risks encouraging firms to lean on state support instead of worrying about insurance The UK's cyber watchdog has warned that the government's £1.5 billion bailout of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) risks setting a troubling precedent for how Britain handles major cyber crises.... [...]
Proton Mail Shared User Information with the Police
404 Media has a story about Proton Mail giving subscriber data to the Swiss government, who passed the information to the FBI. It’s metadata—payment information related to a particular account—but still important knowledge. This sort of thing happens, even to privacy-centric companies like Proton Mail. [...]
Starmer's digital ID reboot raises same old questions as its Blair-era ancestor
Audit trails aplenty, but no price tag – and no clue how long your data sticks around Opinion Last week's UK government consultation on its plans for digital identity had quite a few things missing. It did not include a price estimate - something it said was due to decisions yet …
Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots
North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to collecting over $10 million in royalty payments through a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. [...]
International joint action disrupts world’s largest DDoS botnets
Authorities from the United States, Germany, and Canada have taken down Command and Control (C2) infrastructure used by the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets to infect Internet of Things (IoT) devices. [...]
While you're here, could you go out of your way to do an impossible job?
He would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for a meddling security team's fear of USB On Call Each Friday The Register offers a fresh installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that celebrates the fine art of tech support.... [...]
Ex-data analyst stole company data in $2.5M extortion scheme
A North Carolina man was found guilty of extorting a D.C.-based technology company while still being employed as a data analyst contractor. [...]
Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks
The U.S. Justice Department joined authorities in Canada and Germany in dismantling the online infrastructure behind four highly disruptive botnets that compromised more than three million Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as routers and web cameras. The feds say the four botnets — named Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and …
Navia discloses data breach impacting 2.7 million people
Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc. (Navia) is informing nearly 2.7 million individuals of a data breach that exposed their sensitive information to attackers. [...]
New ‘PolyShell’ flaw allows unauthenticated RCE on Magento e-stores
A newly disclosed vulnerability dubbed 'PolyShell' affects all Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce stable version 2 installations, allowing unauthenticated code execution and account takeover. [...]
Unknown attackers exploit yet another critical SharePoint bug
Last time: Beijing-backed snoops and ransomware crims. Who's next? Unknown baddies are abusing yet another critical Microsoft SharePoint bug to compromise victims' SharePoint servers, the US government warned.... [...]
Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they prove they really, really want to
Chocolate Factory describes concession as an attempt to balance openess with safety It turns out you won't be limited to Google-verified apps an developers on Android after all. In the face of sustained community dissatisfaction with its developer verification requirement, Google has given Android users an out.... [...]
Bitrefill blames North Korean Lazarus group for cyberattack
Crypto-powered gift card store Bitrefill says that the attack it suffered at the beginning of the month was likely perpetrated by North Korean hackers of the Bluenoroff group. [...]
FBI seizes Handala data leak site after Stryker cyberattack
The FBI has seized two websites used by the Handala hacktivist group after the threat actors conducted a destructive cyberattack on medical technology giant Stryker that wiped approximately 80,000 devices. [...]
Lock down Microsoft Intune, feds warn after Stryker attack
Iran-linked attackers wiped employees' devices using Intune The US government has urged companies to better secure Microsoft Intune, an endpoint management tool that was abused in last week's cyberattack against med-tech firm Stryker.... [...]
Russian hackers exploit Zimbra flaw in Ukrainian govt attacks
Hackers part of APT28, a state-backed threat group linked to Russia's military intelligence service (GRU), are exploiting a Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) vulnerability in attacks targeting Ukrainian government entities. [...]
7 Ways to Prevent Privilege Escalation via Password Resets
Password resets are often weaker than login security, making them a prime target for privilege escalation. Specops Software explains how attackers abuse reset workflows and how to secure them. [...]
Max severity Ubiquiti UniFi flaw may allow account takeover
Ubiquiti has patched two vulnerabilities in the UniFi Network Application, including a maximum-severity flaw that may allow attackers to take over user accounts. [...]
CISA urges US orgs to secure Microsoft Intune systems after Stryker breach
CISA warned U.S. organizations to follow Microsoft guidance to strengthen the Intune endpoint management tool after a cyberattack exploited it to wipe medical technology giant Stryker's systems. [...]
New ‘Perseus’ Android malware checks user notes for secrets
A new Android malware called Perseus is checking user-curated notes to steal sensitive information, like passwords, recovery phrases, or financial data. [...]
Hacking a Robot Vacuum
Someone tries to remote control his own DJI Romo vacuum, and ends up controlling 7,000 of them from all around the world. The IoT is horribly insecure, but we already knew that. [...]
Okta made a nightmare micromanager for your AI agents
Where are you? What are you working on? Why are you doing that? Identity access and management platform Okta announced the general availability of its Okta for AI Agents, which will give customers the ability to do three things: locate agents, see what they’re doing, and shut them …
Aura confirms data breach exposing 900,000 marketing contacts
Identity protection company Aura has confirmed that an unauthorized party gained access to nearly 900,000 customer records containing names and email addresses. [...]
State snoops and spyware vendors planting info-stealing malware on iPhones, Google warns
Darksword is the second iOS exploit chain in a month A new exploit kit targeting iPhone users and stealing their sensitive data is being abused by "multiple" spyware vendors and suspected nation-state goons, security researchers said on Wednesday.... [...]
CISA orders feds to patch Zimbra XSS flaw exploited in attacks
CISA has ordered U.S. government agencies to secure their servers against an actively exploited vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS). [...]
ConnectWise patches new flaw allowing ScreenConnect hijacking
ConnectWise is warning ScreenConnect customers of a cryptographic signature verification vulnerability that could lead to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. [...]
Amazon security boss says crims abused max-security Cisco firewall flaw weeks before disclosure
Interlock's post-exploit toolkit exposed Ransomware criminals exploited CVE-2026-20131, a maximum-severity bug in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software, as a zero-day vulnerability more than a month before Cisco patched the hole, according to Amazon security boss CJ Moses.... [...]
Ransomware crims abused Cisco 0-day weeks before disclosure, says Amazon security boss
Interlock's post-exploit toolkit exposed Ransomware criminals exploited CVE-2026-20131, a maximum-severity bug in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software, as a zero-day vulnerability more than a month before Cisco patched the hole, according to Amazon security boss CJ Moses.... [...]
Ransomware gang exploits Cisco flaw in zero-day attacks since January
The Interlock ransomware gang has been exploiting a maximum severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco's Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software in zero-day attacks since late January. [...]
Amazon threat intelligence teams identify Interlock ransomware campaign targeting enterprise firewalls
Amazon threat intelligence has identified an active Interlock ransomware campaign exploiting CVE-2026-20131, a critical vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary Java code as root on an affected device, which was disclosed by Cisco on March 4 …
Marquis: Ransomware gang stole data of 672K people in cyberattack
Marquis, a Texas-based financial services provider, revealed this week that a ransomware gang stole the data of over 670,000 individuals in an August 2025 cyberattack that also disrupted operations at 74 banks across the United States. [...]
North Korea's 100,000-strong fake IT worker army rake in $500M a year for Kim Jong Un
Researchers map full org chart of the scam from dodgy recruiters to helpful Western collaborators Researchers at IBM X‐Force and Flare Research have uncovered data that sheds light on how North Korea's fake IT worker schemes operate and infiltrate companies in order to funnel money back to the …
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