Tag: Security

The FBI says cybercriminals were responsible for a record $16,600,000,000 in reported losses last year, up 33% from 2023

The FBI says cybercriminals…

The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report has been published, and it makes for some grim reading.…
Crypto scammer who reportedly stole at least $73 million through social media, calls, and dating services sentenced to a ‘statutory maximum of 20 years in prison’

Crypto scammer who reportedly…

A crypto scammer who is accused (alongside his co-conspirators) of stealing at least $73.6 million has been sentenced to…
New ransomware spotted with a ‘coding mistake’ that means even the hackers can’t decrypt the files

New ransomware spotted with…

Ransomware is a nasty bit of malware. Effectively, it locks down your device, and the only way of potentially…
US Justice Dept announces $10 million bounty on at-large ‘hacker-for-hire’ cabal it says targeted China critics, religious missionaries, and the Treasury

US Justice Dept announces…

The US Department of Justice announced yesterday that it’s charging 12 alleged Chinese hackers over a string of cyber-attacks…
Have I Been Pwned adds over 284 million compromised passwords from latest breach

Have I Been Pwned…

Data breach news is reported with such regularity now that it’s easy to feel jaded by each new leak…
The Notepad++ website was hijacked by ‘malicious actors’ last year and security researchers are picking through the wreckage

The Notepad++ website was…

Popular open source text editor Notepad++ experienced a significant security breach last year, and now its developer has given…
The Notepad++ website was hijacked by ‘malicious actors’ last year and security researchers are picking through the wreckage

The Notepad++ website was…

Popular open source text editor Notepad++ experienced a significant security breach last year, and now its developer has given…
‘An unprecedented bombardment’: Cloudflare claims a new world record for a 31

‘An unprecedented bombardment’: Cloudflare…

Cloudflare has sent us a copy of its quarterly DDoS threat report, and it makes for hair-raising reading. The…
Telecoms hack on US government officials is ‘worst in nations history’ and ‘the barn door is still wide open’ says senator

Telecoms hack on US…

US authorities have recently revealed a US telecommunications hack that was said to have compromised the networks of multiple…
Hackers can wirelessly spy on your display by collecting HDMI signal leaks and churning them through an AI, but I wouldn’t break out the tin foil just yet

Hackers can wirelessly spy…

If you’re under the impression that the PC Gamer hardware team practices perfect cable management, I have some disappointing…