Security News

Altman's eyeball-scanning biometric blockchain orbs officially come to America
2025-05-04 12:43

El Reg checks out shop in SF On Thursday, six stores across America opened their doors with a curious proposition: Come on in, let a metal orb scan your irises, and walk out with a new online...

China now America's number one cyber threat – US must get up to speed
2025-04-29 15:02

Former Rear Admiral calls for National Guard online deployment and corporates to be held accountable RSAC Russia used to be considered America's biggest adversary online, but over the past couple...

Signalgate lessons learned: If creating a culture of security is the goal, America is screwed
2025-04-25 23:58

Infosec is a team sport … unless you're in the White House Opinion Just when it seems they couldn't be that careless, US officials tasked with defending the nation go and do something else that...

America's cyber defenses are being dismantled from the inside
2025-04-23 08:27

The CVE system nearly dying shows that someone has lost the plot Opinion We almost lost the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database system, but that's only the tip of the iceberg of...

Whistleblower describes DOGE IT dept rampage at America's labor watchdog
2025-04-17 02:46

Ignored infosec rules, exfiltrated data … then the mysterious login attempts from a Russian IP address began – claim Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation after a tech staffer at...

FCC on the prowl for Huawei and other blocked Chinese makers in America
2025-03-24 21:24

Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting rackets The FCC is investigating whether Chinese manufacturers black-listed on its so-called Covered List - including Huawei - are still somehow doing business in...

Ex-NSA grandee says Trump's staff cuts will 'devastate' America's national security
2025-03-05 22:44

Would 'destroy a pipeline of top talent essential for hunting' Chinese spies in US networks, Congress told Video Looming staffing cuts to America's security and intelligence agencies, if carried...

Dark Caracal Uses Poco RAT to Target Spanish-Speaking Enterprises in Latin America
2025-03-05 13:37

The threat actor known as Dark Caracal has been attributed to a campaign that deployed a remote access trojan called Poco RAT in attacks targeting Spanish-speaking targets in Latin America in...

So … Russia no longer a cyber threat to America?
2025-03-04 02:15

Mixed messages from Pentagon, CISA as Trump gets pally with Putin and Kremlin strikes US critical networks Comment America's cybersecurity chiefs in recent days have been sending mixed messages...

Incoming deputy boss of Homeland Security says America's top cyber-agency needs to be reined in
2025-02-26 02:31

Plus: New figurehead of DOGE emerges and they aren't called Elon During confirmation hearings in the US Senate Tuesday for the role of deputy director of the Dept of Homeland Security, the nominee...