Security News > 2024 > September

The most common authentication method is also the least secure
2024-09-30 03:00

Despite the rise in cyber threats, many people do not have a holistic view of security, according to Yubico. The results of the survey uncovered concerning patterns and behaviors when it comes to...

Binance claims it helped to bust Chinese crypto scam app in India
2024-09-30 01:28

Plus: SpaceX plans Vietnam investment; Yahoo! Japan content moderation secrets; LG offloads Chinese display factory; and more ASIA IN BRIEF It's not often The Register writes about a...

Red team hacker on how she 'breaks into buildings and pretends to be the bad guy'
2024-09-29 16:39

Alethe Denis exposes tricks that made you fall for that return-to-office survey Interview A hacker walked into a "very big city" building on a Wednesday morning with no keys to any doors or...

GDPR Security Pack
2024-09-29 16:00

Save $85 with this GDPR Security Pack. Read on to find out how. One of the key requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation is a demonstrated effort to enforce security measures that...

Critical flaw in NVIDIA Container Toolkit allows full host takeover
2024-09-29 14:23

A critical vulnerability in NVIDIA Container Toolkit impacts all AI applications in a cloud or on-premise environment that rely on it to access GPU resources. [...]

Week in review: Windows Server 2025 gets hotpatching option, PoC for SolarWinds WHD flaw released
2024-09-29 08:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Windows Server 2025 gets hotpatching option, without reboots Organizations that plan to upgrade to...

Ireland fines Meta €91 million for storing passwords in plaintext
2024-09-28 14:16

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) €91 million ($100 million) for storing in plaintext passwords of hundreds of millions of users. [...]

Crypto Scam App Disguised as WalletConnect Steals $70K in Five-Month Campaign
2024-09-28 09:54

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Android app on the Google Play Store that enabled the threat actors behind it to steal approximately $70,000 in cryptocurrency from victims...

U.S. Charges Three Iranian Nationals for Election Interference and Cybercrimes
2024-09-28 06:03

U.S. federal prosecutors on Friday unsealed criminal charges against three Iranian nationals who are allegedly employed with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their targeting of...

Feds charge 3 Iranians with 'hack-and-leak' of Trump 2024 campaign
2024-09-27 21:45

Snoops allegedly camped out in inboxes well into September The US Department of Justice has charged three Iranians for their involvement in a "wide-ranging hacking campaign" during which they...