Collaborate Disseminate
Former US national security adviser John Bolton is the latest in a line of Donald Trump’s critics to find themselves on the sharp end of charges from the US Department of Justice.
Bolton, who left the White Hose in 2021 and wrote a tell-all memoir d… Continue reading John Bolton charged over classified emails after Iranian hack of his AOL account
Hundreds of US government officials working for the FBI, ICE, and Department of Justice have had their personal data leaked by a notorious hacking group.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hundreds of masked ICE agents doxxed by hackers, as personal details posted on Telegram
In a significant crackdown against online cybercriminals, German authorities have successfully dismantled a network of fraudulent cryptocurrency investment sites that has targeted millions of unsuspecting people across Europe.
Read more in my articl… Continue reading Operation Heracles strikes blow against massive network of fraudulent crypto trading sites
A critical infrastructure hack hits the headlines – involving default passwords, boasts on Telegram, and a finale that will make a few cyber-crooks wish the ground would swallow them whole.
Meanwhile we dig into the bit we don’t talk about enough: … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #439: A breach, a burnout, and a bit of Fleetwood Mac
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre warns that the country now faces four nationally significant cyberattacks every week – a 129% jump in a year. Some headlines claim the NCSC is urging organisations to “go back to pen and paper,” but the full repo… Continue reading NCSC warns companies to prepare for a day when your screens go dark
Spanish fashion retailer MANGO has warned customers that there has been a data breach.
Continue reading Hackers steal data of fashion retailer Mango’s customers
In episode 72 of The AI Fix, GPT-5’s “secret sauce” turns out to be phrases from adult websites, Irish police beg TikTokers to stop faking AI home intruders, Jeff Bezos pitches gigawatt data centers in space, OpenAI rolls out Agent Kit for drag-and-dro… Continue reading The AI Fix #72: The AI hype train, space data centers, and lifelike robot heads
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading BreachForums seized, but hackers say they will still leak Salesforce data
Your computer’s mouse might not be as innocent as it looks – and one ransomware crew has a crisis of conscience that nobody saw coming.
We talk about how something as ordinary as a web page could turn your mouse into a surprisingly nosey neighbour, … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #438: When your mouse turns snitch, and hackers grow a conscience
The Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters hacking group claims to have accessed data from around 40 customers of Salesforce, the cloud-based customer relationship management service, stealing almost one billion records.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading Salesforce data breach: what you need to know