Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers have discovered a novel way of exploiting Amazon Echo smart speakers to perform commands.
They get the Amazon Echo speaker to say the commands to itself.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading “Alexa, hack yourself” – researchers describe new exploit that turns smart speakers against themselves
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Forcepoint. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Remember when you thought an antivirus was all you needed to keep safe from digital danger? Of course, cybersecurity has ne… Continue reading Forcepoint ONE simplifies your security
Oh how embarrassing for the criminal gang who extorted millions from businesses by threatening to leak their data, that someone leaked some 160,000 messages between their members as well as their malware source code. Continue reading Conti ransomware gang, which leaked ransomware victims’ data, has its own data leaked
Yes, having access to Facebook would leave ordinary Russians open to crazy QAnon theories, anti-vax propaganda, and a myriad of narrow echo chambers. But it would also give them a chance to seek out independent reporting on the horrific invasion of Ukr… Continue reading Facebook is vile, but banning it in Russia is wrong
New legislation, unanimously passed by the US Senate could – amongst other things – require organisations working in critical industry sectors to alert the US Government about hacks and ransomware attacks.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire Sta… Continue reading US legislation brings mandatory cyberattack and ransomware reporting one step closer
Why might Russian EV chargers be displaying an anti-Putin message? Why are Telegram groups sharing sharing explicit images of women without their consent? And who is watching you in the workplace?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest ed… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #264: Hacked car chargers, Telegram sextortionists, and secret bossware
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Teleport. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Imagine the scene – you’re woken up at 3 am, only to discover your worst nightmare. The new intern just accidentally de… Continue reading Who deleted the database? Find out with Teleport
As widely anticipated, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has heated up on cyberspace in the days since Vladimir Putin ordered his troops and tanks to invade.
This weekend saw the Kremlin’s official website at kremlin.ru brought down, along wit… Continue reading Kremlin and Russia’s TASS news agency websites offline following attacks
A game, developed by the so-called IT Army of Ukraine, makes it easy for anyone around the world to contribute to the overloading of Russian websites while playing a version of the simple sliding puzzle “2048.” Continue reading Play for Ukraine game aims to knock Russian websites offline
CERT-UA, the national Computer Emergency Response Team for Ukraine, has issued a warning of a major phishing campaign launched against military personnel.
The attack is being blamed on the UNC1151 hacking group , which is based in Minsk and whose me… Continue reading Ukrainian military personnel targeted with phishing attacks