Collaborate Disseminate
A court in Zurich has sentenced a Ukrainian man to 12 years and nine months in prison, and banned him from Switzerland for ten years, for developing ransomware that blackmailed companies around the world.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Securit… Continue reading Ukrainian ransomware developer jailed for nearly 13 years
A store in Auckland vibe-coded itself a new website. Within hours, its inventory had somehow expanded to include a pair of crusty socks, an $850 banana, and all of New Zealand’s national parks. What could possibly have gone wrong?
Meanwhile, a hacker … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #486: Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras
An oil tanker bound for Texas was boarded mid-voyage by the US Coast Guard and FBI last month, after its network may have been compromised by malicious hackers.
According to the US Coast Guard, the supertanker was boarded after indications that the … Continue reading US Coast Guard and FBI board oil tanker to investigate cyber attack
Researchers wanted to test if LG’s smart TVs come with any security risks – but their lawyers noticed a snag: the terms and conditions would forbid it. So they came up with a solution. They got plastered before setting up the TV, on the reasoning that … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
Researchers wanted to test if LG’s smart TVs come with any security risks – but their lawyers noticed a snag: the terms and conditions would forbid it. So they came up with a solution. They got plastered before setting up the TV, on the reasoning that … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
44-year-old Kenneth Carter from Portland, Oregon, used to work in an AT&T retail store. But now he has been sentenced to 16 months in a federal prison.
That should be plenty of time for him to rue the day he agreed to increase his monthly income … Continue reading Former AT&T store worker jailed after moonlighting as a SIM-swap gang’s inside man
Here’s a tip for any budding cybercriminals out there.
If you’re going to steal a quarter of a billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency, maybe don’t broadcast on a group chat every time you buy a Lamborghini, or blow half a million dollars on a single … Continue reading ‘Anne Hathaway’ admits leading $245 million crypto theft gang that spent a fortune on nightclubs, watches, and luxury cars
When a chap called Matt noticed his Bluetooth headphones wouldn’t switch to his phone, he was surprised to realise the reason was a single AliExpress webpage sitting open in his browser – playing nothing at all, at zero volume. And yet somehow his hard… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #484: How websites are tracking you with silence
CRPx0 is a cybercrime operation that started off operating a scam before pivoting into a fully-blown ransomware and cryptocurrency business.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading CRPx0 ransomware: what you need to know
Location data sold by the ad industry has reportedly helped adversaries target US troops. The Pentagon has responded by switching off ad tracking on its devices – and you can do the same on yours.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading The US military just turned off ad tracking on its phones. Maybe you should too