Smashing Security podcast #274: Hands off my biometrics, and a wormhole squirmish

Clearview AI receives something of a slap in the face, and who is wrestling over an internet wormhole?

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Keeper Connection Manager: Privileged access to remote infrastructure with zero-trust and zero-knowledge security

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US college set to permanently close after 157 years, following ransomware attack

A predominantly Black college, based in Illinois, USA, is closing its doors after 157 years – citing the challenges it faced due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and the aftermath of a ransomware attack.

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Russian TV listings hacked with messages about war crimes in Ukraine

As Russian state TV broadcast a military parade as part of Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, viewers of some channels were greeted by a message that certainly wasn’t approved by Putin’s propaganda machine…

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$43 billion stolen through Business Email Compromise since 2016, reports FBI

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks which use a variety of social engineering and phishing techniques to break into accounts and trick companies into transferring larg… Continue reading $43 billion stolen through Business Email Compromise since 2016, reports FBI

Smashing Security podcast #273: Password blips, and who’s calling the airport?

We find out why calls to Dublin airport’s noise complaints line have soared, and Carole quizzes Graham to celebrate World Password Day.

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Keeper Connection Manager : Privileged access to remote infrastructure with zero-trust and zero-knowledge security

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Keeper Security. Thanks to the great team there for their support! The mass migration to distributed work presented IT and DevOps teams with new challenges as they were forced to perfor… Continue reading Keeper Connection Manager : Privileged access to remote infrastructure with zero-trust and zero-knowledge security

Lockbit ransomware attack cripples parts of German library service

One of the largest library services in Germany, EKZ Bibliotheksservice, has been impacted by a ransomware attack that has left book lovers unable to rent and borrow eBooks, audio books, and electronic magazines.

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