Collaborate Disseminate
A secret backdoor in the notorious ransomware’s code is said to allow the Ransomware-as-a-service gang to steal ransom proceeds from under the noses of its affiliates.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Secret backdoor allegedly lets the REvil ransomware gang scam its own affiliates
While Julian Assange was killing time in the Ecuador’s embassy in London, the CIA were trying to dream up ways to kill him, and urine trouble if you put your trust in an IoT lavatory.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #245: The Julian Assange assassination plot, and IoT toilets
A US cryptocurrency expert has pleaded guilty to conspiring to assist North Korea in evading sanctions, and could now face years in prison.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading US cryptocurrency expert pleads guilty to helping North Korea evade sanctions
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at 1Password. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Infrastructure secrets are a major security liability for today’s businesses. Learn the scope and complexity of the secrets … Continue reading How secrets (mis)management is the next big cybersecurity threat – download the 1Password report
33 individuals linked to Business Email Compromise attacks and romance scams have been arrested and charged in Texas.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Romance scammers arrested in Texas for defrauding elderly lonely hearts
The BBC has created a great documentary about the infamous TalKTalk hack. I think you would enjoy listening to it. Continue reading Assume Nothing: The story of the TalkTalk hack
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
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
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.”
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