Collaborate Disseminate
Apple has released urgent security updates for its customers, following the discovery of zero-day vulnerabilities that can be used to hack into iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Continue reading Update now! Apple pushes out security patches for iPhone and Mac zero-day vulnerabilities
Four US states have launched a law suit against Google, claiming that the technology giant continued to track users’ location, even when they users had asked it not to. Continue reading Is Google tracking your location even when you think you’ve turned it off? US states sue over “deception”
To his victims he was “Tony Eden”, a middle-aged white man looking for love online, while working overseas for a drilling company.
But in reality he was a school caretaker called Osagie Aigbonohan, originally from Lagos, Nigeria, and part of a crimi… Continue reading Jail for prolific romance fraudster who fleeced besotted lonely hearts
Carole’s still on jury service, but the show must go on! We take a look at how some Tesla owners are at risk of having their expensive cars remotely hijacked, and why YouTubers are up in arms over NFTs.
All this and much more is discussed in the lat… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #258: Tesla remote hijacks and revolting YouTubers
Britain’s computer crime cops are targeting youngsters as young as nine years old in an attempt to dissuade them from embarking on a life of cybercrime.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Nine-year-old kids are launching DDoS attacks against schools
While data-wiping malware is hitting the PCs of multiple Ukrainian organisations, Russia has taken the surprising step of arresting 14 members of the REvil ransomware gang. Continue reading A bad day in the office for the REvil ransomware gang, as Russia arrests 14 members
Someone is targeting Windows computers in Ukraine with malware, and for some reason they want it to look like ransomware. Continue reading Data-wiping malware hitting Ukrainian computers displays fake ransom demand
I was delighted to appear on the “ManageEngine Insights” podcast this week, hosted by enterprise analyst John Donegan. Give it a listen. Continue reading Talking cyber on the ManageEngine Insights podcast
A notorious cybercrime gang, involved in a series of high profile ransomware attacks, has in recent months been sending out poisoned USB devices to US organisations.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Hackers are posting out malicious USB drives to businesses
Who has been playing video games rather than hunting down criminals? How is a man alleged to have stolen manuscripts of unpublished books from celebrity authors? Which pot contains an elephant? And why has Graham been listening to podcasts about pes… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #257: Pokemon-hunting cops and the Spine Collector scammer