Security News

Suspected Chinese spies right now hijacking buggy Ivanti gear – for third time in 3 years
2025-04-03 19:14

Simple denial-of-service blunder turned out to be remote unauth code exec disaster Suspected Chinese government spies have been exploiting a newly disclosed critical bug in Ivanti VPN appliances...

Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks
2025-03-06 00:47

Xi's freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China's Silk...

Chinese spies suspected of 'moonlighting' as tawdry ransomware crooks
2025-02-14 02:19

Some employees steal sticky notes, others 'borrow' malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player –...

Ransomware isn't always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too
2025-02-12 19:30

Analysts tell El Reg why Russia's operators aren't that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Feature Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the...

Crimelords and spies for rogue states are working together, says Google
2025-02-12 13:29

Only lawmakers can stop them. Plus: software needs to be more secure, but what's in it for us? Google says the the world's lawmakers must take action against the increasing links between criminal...

FCC to telcos: By law you must secure your networks from foreign spies. Get on it
2025-01-17 22:07

Plus: Uncle Sam is cross with this one Chinese biz over Salt Typhoon mega-snooping Decades-old legislation requiring American telcos to lock down their systems to prevent foreign snoops from...

China's Salt Typhoon spies spotted on US govt networks before telcos, CISA boss says
2025-01-15 20:30

We are only seeing 'the tip of the iceberg,' Easterly warns Beijing's Salt Typhoon cyberspies had been seen in US government networks before telcos discovered the same foreign intruders in their...

Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases
2025-01-10 21:45

Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the – checks notes – Committee on Foreign Investment in the US Chinese cyber-spies who broke into the US Treasury Department also stole documents from...

Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid
2025-01-02 22:28

OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop Chinese spies who compromised the US Treasury Department's workstations reportedly stole data belonging to a government...

Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
2024-12-11 23:03

Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks US telecoms carriers would be required to implement minimum cyber security standards and ensure their systems are not susceptible to hacks...