Collaborate Disseminate
Facebook-powered Rayban-Stories – digital spectacles that are worn, and can take photos and movies of the unsuspecting public.
What could possibly be wrong with that? Continue reading Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories glasses have got a problem
106 people have been arrested, mostly in Spain and some in Italy, following a multi-national investigation into online fraud.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading 106 arrests as police dismantle Mafia-linked online crime gang
The experts at security firm Bitdefender, in collaboration with “a trusted law enforcement partner”, have made available a universal decryptor for victims of the REvil ransomware (also sometimes known as Sodinokibi). Continue reading Free decryptor for past REvil ransomware victims released
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
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
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
A former student at the University of South Wales has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, after hacking into the institution’s computer systems and selling the answers to exam papers for thousands of pounds.
Read more in my article on the Hot f… Continue reading “Foolish” university hacker jailed after selling exam papers to fellow students
In a security advisory, Microsoft has warned that malicious hackers are exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Windows to launch targeted attacks against organisations.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Microsoft warns of a Windows zero-day security hole that is being actively exploited
I’m excited to be participating in two webinars next Thursday (16 September 2021), and you’re welcome to attend them for free.
Spaces are limited, and both events should be a lot of fun, so register now if you’re interested in attending. Continue reading Hear me speak about endpoint security and ransomware at two free webinars next week
ProtonMail finds itself in a privacy pickle, the big problem with Facebook’s algorithmic amplification, and strange things are happening on Banksy’s website.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Se… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #242: ProtonMail privacy questioned, and Banksy blunder