DDoS attack on Minecraft Twitch tournament disrupted Andorra’s internet access

Andorra Telecom, the tiny microstate’s only internet service provider, says that a barrage of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks impacted the country’s internet and 4G service.

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“A Journey to Zero Trust With Zero Passwords” – download the free guide now

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at HYPR. Thanks to the great team there for their support! The analysts at The Cyber Hut have produced a new guide that explains how Zero Trust can increase business agility, and provides … Continue reading “A Journey to Zero Trust With Zero Passwords” – download the free guide now→

Dark Overlord collaborator imprisoned for trading stolen identities

A Canadian man has been handed a three year prison sentence after being found guilty of buying and selling over 1700 stolen identies on a dark web marketplace, and collaborating with the notorious Dark Overlord extortion gang.

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Smashing Security podcast #259: Techquilibrium and mediocre linguistic escapades

Wordle – good or bad for the world? Whatever your opinion, at least someone wants to spoil players’ fun. Meanwhile, we take a look at the threat mobile phones can pose to your mental health.

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Is Google tracking your location even when you think you’ve turned it off? US states sue over “deception”

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”→

Jail for prolific romance fraudster who fleeced besotted lonely hearts

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→

Smashing Security podcast #258: Tesla remote hijacks and revolting YouTubers

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.

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