Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers have spotted that the TOR address used by the notorious REvil ransomware gang is now redirecting to a new website, with information about seemingly new attacks.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading REvil reborn? Notorious gang’s dark web site redirects to new ransomware operation
Security researchers at Kaspersky have released a free decryption tool that promises to recover files for organisations hit by the Yanlouwang ransomware, meaning they don’t have to pay the ransom. Continue reading Free Yanlouwang decryptor released, after flaw found in ransomware code
A man loses $650,000 from his cryptocurrency wallet after his Apple iCloud account is hacked, video conferencing apps may not be muting your mic quite the way you imagined, and Google has unblurred military bases in Russia… or has it?
All this an… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #271: Crypto break-in, Google blurring, and mics not muting
Cryptocurrency wallet maker MetaMask has warned its 21 million monthly users to be wary of Apple iCloud backing up their app’s data by default, after attackers successfully stole $650,000 of funds and NFTs.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Sec… Continue reading Apple iCloud account attack results in man losing $650,000 from his cryptocurrency wallet
Online greeting cards business Funky Pigeon was forced to close its doors temporarily last week after a “cybersecurity incident.”
Visitors to the company’s website were still being greeted as recently as Monday with a message saying that it could no… Continue reading Funky Pigeon stalls orders after hackers breach its systems
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Indusface. Thanks to the great team there for their support! With APIs grown into a dominant mechanism of the modern web, protecting web applications and APIs becomes the default requir… Continue reading For cutting-edge web application and API protection – Trust Indusface WAAP
Agencies of the US Government have issued a joint warning that hackers have revealed their capability to gain full system access to industrial control systems that might help enemy states sabotage critical infrastructure.
Read more in my article on … Continue reading US Government warns of new malware attacks on ICS/SCADA systems
Pulchritudinous women with glossy long hair are targeting Israeli officials via Facebook – but why? Scammers have found a new way to gain access to your most sensitive information – but how? And armchair detectives are helping investigating cold cases… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #270: Bearded Barbie, EDR scams, and hobbyist crime detectives
One of the world’s largest hacker forums, which has been operating since 2015 helping cybercriminals sell and purchase the hacked personal data of millions of innocent people, has been taken down by the police.
Read more in my article on the Hot for… Continue reading RaidForums hacking site shut down by police, alleged admin arrested
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Perception Point. Thanks to the great team there for their support! The need to communicate, collaborate and do business on a global level has created a proliferation of cloud based app… Continue reading Security blind spots in the era of cloud communication & collaboration. Are you protected?