Security News

Trump taps border hawk to head DHS. Will Noem's 'enthusiasm' extend to digital domain?
2024-11-23 17:39

Meanwhile, CISA chief Jen Easterly will step down prior to inauguration Analysis President-elect Donald Trump has announced several unorthodox nominations for his cabinet over the last two weeks,...

Putin's pro-Trump trolls accuse Harris of poaching rhinos
2024-10-25 01:30

Plus: Iran's IRGC probes election-related websites in swing states Russian, Iranian, and Chinese trolls are all ramping up their US election disinformation efforts ahead of November 5, but – aside...

The billionaire behind Trump's 'unhackable' phone is on a mission to fight Tesla's FSD
2024-10-21 19:30

Dan O'Dowd tells El Reg about the OS secrets and ongoing clash with Musk Interview This month, presidential hopeful Donald Trump got a tool in his arsenal, some allegedly "unhackable"...

Trump campaign arms up with 'unhackable' phones after Iranian intrusion
2024-10-14 14:28

Florida man gets his hands on 'the best ever' With less than a month to go before American voters head to the polls to choose their next president, the Trump campaign has been investing in secure...

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...

Iran's cyber-goons emailed stolen Trump info to Team Biden – which ignored them
2024-09-19 20:46

To be fair, Joe was probably taking a nap The Iranian cyber snoops who stole files from the Trump campaign, with the intention of leaking those documents, tried to slip the data to the Biden camp...

Putin really wants Trump back in the White House
2024-09-18 19:34

US govt, Microsoft report on Kremlin trolls' latest antics to Make America Grate Again Russia really wants Donald Trump to be the next US President, judging by reports from American government...

Iran named as source of Trump campaign phish, leaks
2024-08-20 06:29

US authorities have named Iran as the likely source of a recent attack on the campaign of the US Republican Party's presidential nominee, Donald Trump. One of those efforts, the statement asserts, resulted in compromise of the Trump campaign and subsequent leaking of documents.

Trump campaign cites Iran election phish claim as evidence leaked docs were stolen
2024-08-12 05:34

Former US president Donald Trump's re-election campaign has claimed it's been the victim of a cyber attack. The claim was made after US outlet Politico reported an anonymous email account sent it a dossier of information sourced from within the campaign operation, but the entity who sent the docs declined to explain how they came by the info.

Cellebrite got into Trump shooter's Samsung device in just 40 minutes
2024-07-22 03:44

Infosec in brief Unable to access the Samsung smartphone of the deceased Trump shooter for clues, the FBI turned to a familiar - if controversial - source to achieve its goal: digital forensics tools vendor Cellebrite. Cellebrite has been used for years by law enforcement to break into locked smartphones.