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.

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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.

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Massive hotel group IHG struck by cyberattack which disrupts booking systems

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which owns brands such as InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and many others, has had its IT systems breached by malicious hackers

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Massive hotel group IHG struck by cyberattack which disrupts booking systems

FBI issues warning after crypto-crooks steal $1.3 billion in just three months

Amid a wave of hacks which has cost investors billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency, the FBI is calling on decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms to improve their security.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading FBI issues warning after crypto-crooks steal $1.3 billion in just three months

Smashing Security podcast #287: Lost in translation, spiders, and slapping tortillas

We’re back from our summer break as we ask how did a cryptomining campaign stay unspotted for years, quiz special guest and infosec rockstar Mikko Hyppönen about his book, and ponder what spiders teach us about misinformation.

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