Author Archives: Graham Cluley

Lithuania warns firms not to use Xiaomi and Huawei smartphones after investigation finds security and censorship concerns

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Lithuania’s National Cyber Security Centre, an agency within the country’s Ministry of National Defence, has warned companies and individuals of smartphone security risks following an investigation of devices manufactured by Huawei, Xiaomi, and OnePlus… Continue reading Lithuania warns firms not to use Xiaomi and Huawei smartphones after investigation finds security and censorship concerns→

Smashing Security podcast #244: Facebook Ray-Bans, VPN spies, and AI camouflage

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How much do you trust the people who work at your VPN provider? How are folks fighting facial recognition? And what on earth is Ray-Ban thinking getting into bed with Facebook?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-w… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #244: Facebook Ray-Bans, VPN spies, and AI camouflage→

US Government tells firms not to give in to ransomware demands, as first crypto exchange sanctioned for laundering cyber ransoms

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The US Government has underlined once again that it continues to strongly discourage organisations hit by ransomware from giving in to extortion demands, as for the first time it sanctions a cryptocurrency exchange “for laundering cyber ransoms.”

Re… Continue reading US Government tells firms not to give in to ransomware demands, as first crypto exchange sanctioned for laundering cyber ransoms→

Predict 21 – the intelligence summit from Recorded Future you cannot afford to miss, October 12-13 2021

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Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Next month Predict 21, the world’s premier virtual event for analysts, network defenders, and cybersecurity exec… Continue reading Predict 21 – the intelligence summit from Recorded Future you cannot afford to miss, October 12-13 2021→

Fake Walmart press release causes cryptocurrency price surge

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The cryptocurrency Litecoin soared in value earlier this week upon the news that supermarket giant Walmart would accept it as a form of payment at its retail stores across America.

The only problem was… it simply wasn’t true.

Read more in my ar… Continue reading Fake Walmart press release causes cryptocurrency price surge→

Smashing Security podcast #243: Breaking news, Apple zero-clicks, and bad blood

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A Walmart press release says it’s jumping aboard the cryptocurrency bus – but is it true? Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes goes on trial, and have you updated your Apple gadgets to protect against the latest NSO Group spyware attack?

All this and much mo… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #243: Breaking news, Apple zero-clicks, and bad blood→

Don’t miss Predict 21 – Recorded Future’s intelligence summit, October 12-13 2021

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Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Have you signed-up for your free ticket for Predict 21 yet? It’s the virtual event where intelligence analysts, … Continue reading Don’t miss Predict 21 – Recorded Future’s intelligence summit, October 12-13 2021→