China’s FamousSparrow flies back, breaches US org • The Register
The China-aligned FamousSparrow crew has resurfaced after a long period of presumed inactivity, compromising a US financial-sector trade group and a Mexican research institute. The gang also likely targeted a governmental institution in Honduras, along with...
New Windows scheduled task will launch Office apps faster
In May, Microsoft plans to roll out a new Windows scheduled task that launches automatically to help Microsoft Office apps load faster. The company says the "Startup Boost" task will launch in the background on logon, with the roll-out to start in mid-May and...
Resecurity turns the table on BlackLock ransomware • The Register
Here's one you don't see every day: A cybersecurity vendor is admitting to breaking into a notorious ransomware crew's infrastructure and gathering data it relayed to national agencies to help victims. Resecurity said it contributed to the shuttering of the...
CrushFTP CEO flames VulnCheck for assigning critical CVE • The Register
CrushFTP's CEO is not happy with VulnCheck after the CVE numbering authority (CNA) released an unofficial ID for the critical vulnerability in its file transfer tech disclosed almost a week ago. According to an email exchange between CrushFTP's Ben Spink and...
RansomHub affiliates linked to rival RaaS providers
ESET researchers also examine the growing threat posed by tools that ransomware affiliates deploy in an attempt to disrupt EDR security solutions 27 Mar 2025 ESET research has released a deep-dive analysis of changes in the ransomware ecosystem in 2024,...
FamousSparrow resurfaces to spy on targets in the US, Latin America
Once thought to be dormant, the China-aligned group has also been observed using the privately-sold ShadowPad backdoor for the first time 27 Mar 2025 The FamousSparrow APT group has infiltrated a trade group in the financial sector in the United States, a...
UK’s first permanent facial recognition cameras installed • The Register
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed its first permanent installation of live facial recognition (LFR) cameras is coming this summer and the lucky location will be the South London suburb of Croydon. The two cameras will be installed in the city center in an...
ICO fines NHS software supplier £3M for ransomware failings • The Register
The UK's data protection watchdog is dishing out a £3.07 million ($3.95 million) fine to Advanced Computer Software Group, whose subsidiary's security failings led to a ransomware attack affecting NHS care. Among the data pilfered by ransomware crooks were the...
UK fines software provider £3.07 million for 2022 ransomware breach
The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a £3.07 million fine on Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd for a 2022 ransomware attack that exposed the sensitive personal data of 79,404 people, including National Health Service (NHS) patients. The...
Signalgate storm brews up as journalist releases transcripts • The Register
The Atlantic's editor-in-chief who was inadvertently added to a Signal group in which the US Secretary of Defense, Vice President, and others discussed secret military plans has now publicly released the messages. Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg decided to go full...