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Between 5-7 October, I will be chairing the UK’s National Information Security Conference (better known as NISC), at Carden Park in Cheshire. It’s a great event – you should come along.
Oh, and we’ll do the podcast “live” there as well… Continue reading Come to the National Information Security Conference in October, and see Smashing Security LIVE!
Can negotiating your firm’s ransomware payment actually be fun? Well, if it’s a game rather than the real thing then yes! The inventive bods at the Financial Times have created an imaginative ransomware negotiation simulator which lets you … Continue reading How to have fun negotiating with a ransomware gang
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…
A… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #290: Uber, Rockstar, and crystal balls
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
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that fraudsters are sending out emails and SMS texts urging homeowners to sign up for a discount on their energy bills. Continue reading Energy bill rebate scams spread via SMS and email
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 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
Millions of dollars have been stolen from healthcare companies after fraudsters gained access to customer accounts and redirected payments.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading FBI warns of criminals attacking healthcare payment processors
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
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