Collaborate Disseminate
I hate to give advice to those who work for cybercrime gangs, but maybe – if they care about their liberty – they should think long and hard before making any international travel plans.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Alleged Russian malware developer arrested after being stranded in South Korea due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Ragnar Locker group, a gang of cybercriminals behind a series of costly ransomware attacks against companies, has warned victims that they should not seek the assistance of law enforcement agencies. Continue reading If you contact the police, we *will* leak your data – warns Ragnar Locker ransomware gang
British Home Secretary Priti Patel is backing a new ad campaign that will accuse Facebook of “blindfolding” police investigations into child sex abuse.
But isn’t it a good thing if Facebook gives all of its users a more secure way to communicate? Continue reading Priti Patel backs ad campaign that criticises Facebook’s stance on end-to-end encryption
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The FBI and CISA has issued an advisory to US organisations, warning about an increase in the number of attacks coinciding with weekends and holidays. The warning comes just before the Labor Day holiday.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire Stat… Continue reading “Attackers don’t take the weekends off, and neither should your cybersecurity”
Hundreds of millions of people around the world use dating apps in their attempt to find that special someone, but they would be shocked to hear just how easy one security researcher found it to pinpoint a user’s precise location with Bumble.
Read m… Continue reading How a Bumble dating app vulnerability revealed any user’s exact location
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How to find your match on the Bumble dating app, convicted criminals make money out of cryptocurrency, and there are concerns about data in Afghanistan. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Secu… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #241: Flipping dating apps, and crypto rewards for criminals
The notorious Ragnarok ransomware gang appears to have abruptly closed its operations and entered retirement, releasing a universal decryption key for its past victims.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Ragnarok ransomware gang shuts down, universal decryption key released
The FBI has published a warning about a ransomware gang called the OnePercent Group, which has been attacking US companies since November 2020.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading FBI warns of OnePercent ransomware gang – what you need to know