Collaborate Disseminate
10,000 high-risk users are being provided with free hardware security keys by Google, with the aim of better protecting their accounts from hackers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Google gives away 10,000 free security keys to high-risk users
Police in France have arrested and charged a 22-year-old man with hacking into a “secure” file-sharing systems used by a Parisian hospital trust, and stealing the COVID-19 test details for 1.4 million people. Continue reading Man charged with hack which shared COVID-19 test details in protest against vaccine pass
Eleanor Dallaway, the editor of InfoSecurity Magazine, was kind enough to invite me onto her podcast “IntoSecurity Chats” this week. In it we discuss infosecurity rockstars, podcasts, how I would feel if I was stranded on a beautiful tropical island, … Continue reading An appearance on the IntoSecurity Chats podcast
Organisations who find their networks hit by a ransomware attack may soon have to disclose within 48 hours any payments to their extortionists.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Ransom disclosure law would give firms 48 hours to disclose payments to ransomware gangs
The UK High Court has determined that the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, had his ex-wife’s smartphone hacked with the notorious Pegasus spyware, sold by the equally notorious NSO Group.
But what I find particularly fascinating is who bl… Continue reading Cherie Blair and the Dubai ruler who spied on his ex-wife’s phone with Pegasus spyware
Facebook suffers a massive (and very public) failure, Britain announces plans for counter-attacking nation states in cyberspace, and there’s a tragic story related to ransomware. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the aw… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #246: Facebook has fallen
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Predict 21, the world’s premier virtual event for analysts, network defenders, and cybersecurity executives inte… Continue reading Recorded Future’s intelligence summit, Predict 21, is happening next week – and you’re invited!
Law enforcement agencies may have had a significant victory in the battle against ransomware gangs, following the arrest of two men in Ukraine.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading €70 million ransomware gang busted in Ukraine
It’s bad news for billionaires, world leaders, politicians, celebrities, fraudsters and royal family members who wanted to keep their tax-dodging activities secret. Continue reading The Pandora Papers is the Panama Papers turned up to 11
A feature in Apple’s AirTag location-tracking devices can be abused to deliver malware or steal credentials from the unwitting Good Samaritan who is trying to locate an AirTag’s genuine owner.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Beware poisoned Apple AirTags that exploit unpatched “Lost Mode” flaw