Connor Jones

Manchester, United Kingdom

Cybersecurity Reporter at The Register

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Curl takes action against time-wasting AI bug reports

1 week ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

Curl project founder Daniel Stenberg is fed up with of the deluge of AI-generated "slop" bug reports and recently introduced a checkbox to screen low-effort submissions that are draining maintainers' time. Stenberg said the amount of time it takes project maintainers to triage each AI-assisted vulnerability report made via HackerOne, only for them to be deemed invalid, is tantamount to a DDoS attack on the project.
British govt agents step in as Harrods becomes third mega retailer under cyberattack • The Register

1 week ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

: Experts suggest the obvious: There is an ongoing coordinated attack on UK retail sector
DoD announces overhaul of 'outdated' software procurement

1 week ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is overhauling its "outdated" software procurement systems, and insists it's putting security at the forefront of decision-making processes. Katie Arrington, CIO at the DoD, established the department's Software Fast Track (SWFT) initiative via a Monday memo [PDF], which promised to reform how software is acquired, tested, and authorized.
Three Brits charged over US, Canada swattings

1 week ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

Three young Brits are accused of stateside swatting offences and will appear in a UK court today to face their charges after a joint investigation by the FBI and Merseyside cops. Liam White, 22; Dylan Ash, 18; and Keiron Ellison, 18 were charged by the Crown Prosecution Service this week for perverting the course of justice – the most applicable law the UK has for swatting in lieu of a dedicated piece of legislation for the matter. White and Ash face three counts, while Ellison faces two.
Harrods confirms cyberattack, GCHQ's cybersec folk step in

1 week ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

Globally recognized purveyor of all things luxury Harrods is the third major UK retailer to confirm an attempted cyberattack on its systems in under two weeks. It confirmed the incident in a statement, hinting that, like Co-op's case earlier in the week, the attack may not have been successful. "We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems," it told The Register.
Ascension discloses second major cyber attack in a year

1 week ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

It's more bad news from Ascension Health which is informing some of its patients, potentially for the second time in the space of a year, that their medical data was compromised during a major cyberattack. The private medical services provider said one of its former business partners, with which the company shared some patient medical data, was ransacked by criminals that exploited a vulnerability in some third-party software.
Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud

1 week ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

Chris Krebs, former CISA director and current political punching bag for the US President, says his Global Entry membership was revoked. The news comes after Trump vowed to strip Krebs of his security clearances as part of his grudge against the cyber luminary, who has repeatedly discredited the President's claims about the allegedly unsecured nature of the 2020 election.
ICO confirms no action to be taken against British Library

1 week ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

The UK's data protection overlord is not going to pursue any further investigation into the British Library's 2023 ransomware attack. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it doesn't think its resources would be best spent on UK's national library, even though it was such a disaster due to MFA not being applied on an admin account.
FBI steps in amid rash of politically charged swattings

2 weeks ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

A spate of high-profile swatting incidents in the US recently forced the FBI into action with its latest awareness campaign about the occasionally deadly practice. The feds issued guidance on how members of the public can protect themselves from swatting, describing the action of making hoax phone calls or emails reporting serious crimes to law enforcement, giving an innocent person's name, address, and other info to the authorities in the process.
75 zero-days exploited in 2024 with focus on enterprise tech

2 weeks ago | theregister.com | Connor Jones

Google says that despite a small dip in the number of exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in 2024, the number of attacks using these novel bugs continues on an upward trend overall. Data released by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) today, timed with the ongoing RSA Conference 2025, revealed that 75 zero-days were exploited last year.