Smashing Security podcast #290: Uber, Rockstar, and crystal balls

Researchers reveal how your eyeglasses could be leaking secrets when you’re on video conferencing calls, we take a look at the recent data breaches involving Uber and Grand Theft Auto 6, and we cast an eye at what threats may be around the corner…

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Reflections in your glasses can leak information while you’re on a Zoom call

Bespectacled video conferencing participants have more to worry about than if their hair is uncombed or they have some spinach stuck between their teeth. According to newly-publicised research, they may also be unwittingly leaking sensitive informatio… Continue reading Reflections in your glasses can leak information while you’re on a Zoom call

Starbucks Singapore warns customers after hacker steals data, offers it for sale on underground forum

200,000 customers of Starbucks in Singapore have had their personal details put up for sale online, after a security incident at the coffee chain.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Starbucks Singapore warns customers after hacker steals data, offers it for sale on underground forum

Uber’s hacker *irritated* his way into its network, stole internal documents

Uber has suffered a security breach which allowed a hacker to break into its network, and access the company’s internal documents and systems.

How did they do it? By bombarding an employee with a spate of multi-factor authentication (MFA) push noti… Continue reading Uber’s hacker *irritated* his way into its network, stole internal documents

Smashing Security podcast #289: Printer peeves, health data hangups, and Twitter tussles – with Rory Cellan-Jones

How could your inkjet printer finally help you make some money, why is it so hard to share our health data even if we want to, and what result do you want to see from the Elon Musk vs Twitter bunfight? All this and much more is discussed in the latest … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #289: Printer peeves, health data hangups, and Twitter tussles – with Rory Cellan-Jones

Patch now! Microsoft issues critical security updates as PCs attacked through zero-day flaw

Windows users are once again being told to update their systems with the latest security patches from Microsoft, following the discovery of critical vulnerabilities – including ones which are already being exploited in the wild, or could be used to fue… Continue reading Patch now! Microsoft issues critical security updates as PCs attacked through zero-day flaw

Warning issued about Vice Society ransomware gang after attacks on schools

A ransomware gang that has been increasingly disproportionately targeting the education sector is the subject of a joint warning issued by the FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Warning issued about Vice Society ransomware gang after attacks on schools

Smashing Security podcast #288: Chiquita banana, dumb criminals, and detecting ring binders

Students learn a valuable lesson when it comes to AI detecting guns on campus, SIM swappers are surprisingly stupid, and romance scammers get scammed by someone (or some thing?) calling themselves Chiquita Banana.

All this and much more is discussed… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #288: Chiquita banana, dumb criminals, and detecting ring binders