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Eight suspected members of an international crime consortium have been arrested in South Africa, and accused of participating in money laundering schemes, financial fraud, and internet-based romance scams.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Secu… Continue reading Romance scam suspects rounded up in South Africa after 100 women targeted
The US Government has issued an alert to organisations about the threat posed by the BlackMatter ransomware group.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading US Government warns of BlackMatter ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure
A journalist is threatened with prosecution after choosing to “View Source” on a public webpage, Amazon Ring owners might be in line for a hefty fine if their neighbours complain, and is the school lunch queue a good place for facial recognition?
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With so much bad news about ransomware in the headlines every day, it’s good to share some good news. Security experts at Trustwave have released a free decryption tool that can be used by BlackByte ransomware victims to decrypt and recover their… Continue reading Free BlackByte decryptor released, after researchers say they found flaw in ransomware code
Hardware and electronics giant Acer has suffered a data breach, with hackers claiming they have stolen 60GB worth of files from the company’s Indian servers. Continue reading Acer hacked (for the second time this year)
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Strong identity authentication is more important than ever as organizations face an unprecedented level of attacks tar… Continue reading Disrupt adversaries and prevent identity fraud with Recorded Future Identity Intelligence
VirusTotal’s first Ransomware Activity Report reveals that it received ransomware submissions from 140 different countries around the world, and discovered at least 130 different ransomware families had been active since January 2020.
Read more in m… Continue reading Analysis of 80 million ransomware samples reveals a world under attack
A married couple are accused of selling nuclear sub secrets, Facebook continues to make young lives a misery, and a school hacker lets loose one heck of a prank.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashin… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #247: Rickrolling submarine secrets
A 30-year-old man employed at Bank of America and TD Mark is alleged to have exploited his position to defraud five businesses out of more than $1.1 million in a Business Email Compromise plot.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Bank of America employee indicted for email scam that targeted businesses