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Hackers have leaked data stolen from the United States’s second-largest school district, after the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced it would not be giving in to ransom demands.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Student data leaked after LA school district says it won’t pay ransom
Yay, Microsoft has told us how to mitigate against the recently-discovered zero-day attacks.
Boo, the mitigations can be bypassed… Continue reading There’s good and bad news about the Microsoft Exchange server zero-day exploit
Two men, who previously worked at eBay, have been sentenced to prison after admitting their role in a cyberstalking campaign that targeted the editor and publisher of a newsletter that criticised the company.
Read more in my article on the Hot for S… Continue reading Prison for ex-eBay staff who aggressively cyberstalked company’s critics with Craigslist sex party ads and funeral wreaths
Luxury pre-owned watch website Watchfinder has warned its user base that their personal data has been accessed after an employee’s account was broken into and a customer list accessed. Continue reading Watchfinder warns customers that hackers stole their data
A 40-year-old man could face up to 10 years in prison, after admitting in a US District Court to sabotaging his former employer’s computer systems.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading IT admin admits sabotaging ex-employer’s network in bid for higher salary
Anti-porn “shamware” apps take a privacy pounding, is your image already being used by AI, and deepfake danger continues to deepen.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by compute… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #291: Deepfake dangers, AI image opt out, and controlling your urges
Politicians including Portugese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa are amongst those who have had their personal information leaked following an attack by the notorious Ragnar Locker gang against the country’s national airline TAP.
Read more in my ar… Continue reading TAP Air Portugal confirms hack, as Ragnar Locker gang leaks data – including that of Portugese president
Users of Revolut, the popular banking app, would be wise to be on their guard – as scammers are sending out barrages of SMS text messages, posing as official communications from the financial firm. Continue reading Beware Revolut frozen card scams sent via SMS text
Could the 16-year-old arrested in Oxford in March now be the 17-year-old arrested in Oxfordshire and charged with breaching his bail conditions? Continue reading Teen hacking suspect charged with computer misuse and breach of bail conditions