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The Instagram account of SBS Australia – a group of free-to-air TV and radio stations down under – has been hacked by someone who clearly loves “Vikings”. Continue reading Vikings hack Instagram account of SBS News in Australia
Dutch police have arrested suspected members of a notorious cybercrime gang known as “Fraud Family,” following a spate of sophisticated phishing attacks that have targeted users in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Read more in my article on the Hot for … Continue reading Fraud Family cybercrime ring under the spotlight as arrests made in the Netherlands
IT service firm Kaseya says that it has “obtained” a universal decryptor for customers hit by the REvil ransomware gang earlier this month. REvil had earlier offered to sell the decryptor for $70 million… Continue reading Kaseya offers universal decryptor to customers following ransomware attack
Police in Spain have arrested a British man in connection with what many consider the worst hack in Twitter’s history.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading British man arrested in connection with Twitter mega-hack that posted cryptocurrency scam from celebrity accounts
17 domains used in Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams have been seized by Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), following an investigation by the software giant into attacks that could have stolen millions of dollars from innocent firms.
Read mo… Continue reading Homoglyph domains used in BEC scams shut down by Microsoft
Spy software known as Pegasus has been used to carry out surveillance on the smartphones of journalists, activists, and political leaders. Can a “Freedom Phone” be trusted? And a ransomware-hit law firm demonstrates how not to keep its cust… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #237: NuNa, NuNu, NaNa
A senior official of the US Catholic Church has resigned after a blog revealed it had cellphone data that showed he was a regular user of the gay dating app Grindr. Continue reading No, your Grindr activity is not necessarily private – just ask the senior Catholic priest who was outed and lost his job
Instagram has rolled out a new feature in the hope of better securing its one billion monthly active users’ accounts.
Is your account properly protected?
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Instagram Security Check hopes to make life harder for account hackers
A cancer patient is taking legal proceedings against Mercy University Hospital in Cork, Ireland.
Not because of negligent treatment, but because some of his personal medical files were published on the dark web after the hospital suffered a ransomwa… Continue reading Irish hospital sued by cancer patient after ransomware attack
The ICO, the UK’s data watchdog, has raided two properties while investigating the leak of CCTV footage from inside the Department of Health and Social Care. Continue reading The Matt Hancock CCTV footage leak – why it’s right for the ICO to investigate