Authorities can't (or won't) explain why large drones have repeatedly been sighted by Jersey residents.

'It's a double-edged sword,' security researchers tell The Reg Feature  Chinese tech company employees and government workers are siphoning off user data and selling it online - and even high-ranking Chinese Communist Party officials and FBI-wanted hackers' sensitive information is being peddled by the Middle Kingdom's thriving illegal data ecosystem.…

Wall Street Journal: A profile of Brain Krebs, who in the past 20 years has probed and outed some of the worst cybercriminals, including the alleged hackers of Snowflake clients  —  In the increasingly dangerous world of cybercrime, Brian Krebs faces threats, manipulation and the odd chess challenge

Unsurprisingly, he and his family were doxed by angry traders.

Romania ‘s election systems suffered over 85,000 attacks, with leaked credentials posted on a Russian hacker forum before the presidential election. Romania ‘s Intelligence Service revealed that over 85,000 cyberattacks targeted the country’s election systems. Threat actors gained access to credentials for election-related websites, and then leaked them on Russian cybercrime forums a few days […]

New York Times: A look at the Silicon Valley billionaires and millionaires steering Trump's transition by shaping hiring decisions and conducting senior-level job interviews  —  The involvement of wealthy investors has made this presidential transition one of the most potentially conflict-ridden in modern history.

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new scam campaign that leverages fake video conferencing apps to deliver an information stealer called Realst targeting people working in Web3 under the guise of fake business meetings. "The threat actors behind the malware have set up fake companies using AI to make them increase legitimacy," Cado Security researcher Tara Gould said. "The company

Popular trip site confirmed it can't stop typos after user flagged privacy issue.

The FBI now recommends choosing a secret password to thwart AI voice clones from tricking people.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: with its own modem in the pipeline, Apple is investigating bringing cellular connectivity to the Mac and headsets like Vision Pro for the first time  —  - Apple explores bringing cell service to Macs for first time  — Company is preparing three-year rollout to replace Qualcomm

An FBI operation nabbed a member of the infamous cybercrime group, who is spilling the tea on 'key Scattered Spider members' and their tactics.

​The Termite ransomware gang has officially claimed responsibility for the November breach of software as a service (SaaS) provider Blue Yonder. [...]

Following the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, multiple major health insurance companies have taken their executive leadership pages offline.

Global data breaches show no signs of slowing down as this year has already exceeded 2023 in the number of data breaches and consumers impacted, according to Experian. Younger cybercriminals on the rise Today, the world of cyber hacking is not confined to grown ups nor is the fallout. According to the FBI, the average age of someone arrested for cybercrime is 19 vs. 37 for any crime. Many teens will have been recruited into … More → The post Teenagers leading new wave of cybercrime appeared first on Help Net Security.

After a Russian programmer was detained by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) for fifteen days and his phone confiscated, it was discovered that a new spyware was secretly installed on his device upon its return. [...]

Uber is re-upping its Christmas tree delivery service, but this year’s festivities also include a door-to-door amateur chorus.

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A shortage of copper presents an opportunity for telcos that are moving away from using the material for their legacy networks

HTTP cookies often control critical website features, but their long and convoluted history exposes them to parser discrepancy vulnerabilities. In this post, I'll explore some dangerous, lesser-known

The legitimate Solana JavaScript SDK was temporarily compromised yesterday in a supply chain attack, with the library backdoored with malicious code to steal cryptocurrency private keys and drain wallets. [...]