Collaborate Disseminate
British TV presenter Aled Jones has said that a hacker compromised his Twitter account and posted an image of a man’s bulging underwear. Continue reading Aled Jones says he was hacked, after rude picture posted on Twitter
British TV presenter Aled Jones has said that a hacker compromised his Twitter account and posted an image of a man’s bulging underwear. Continue reading Aled Jones says he was hacked, after rude picture posted on Twitter
Proof-of-concept code has been accidentally released for a zero-day vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler, in the mistaken belief that Microsoft had patched it.
D’oh! Continue reading PrintNightmare zero day exploit for Windows is in the wild – what you need to know
Microsoft warns about a hacking gang that is far from cuddly, algorithms rather than managers are firing people, and our guest receives a surprising email from “Amazon”…
And you will NOT want to miss checking out a very special “Pick of the week”!… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #234: Cozy Bear, dildo scams, and robo hires and fires
Police in the UK are warning WhatsApp users of a surge they have seen in attempts made by fraudsters to steal accounts.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Received a WhatsApp verification code without requesting it? Beware – you might be about to have your account stolen
According to a newly-published report by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the elderly are more at risk from falling victim to online fraud and internet scammers than ever before.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading One billion dollars lost by over-60s through online fraud in 2020, says FBI
The Western District of Washington has sentenced a Ukrainian man to seven years in prison for his role in a hacking gang that is estimated to have caused more than one billion dollars worth of damage.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security … Continue reading FIN7 hacking gang’s “pen tester” jailed for seven years by US court
Storage drive maker Western Digital is telling owners of its WD My Book Live device to disconnect it from the internet, after reports that some have had their data erased by malicious software.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Securi… Continue reading Disconnect your WD My Book Live from the internet or face data deletion, says Western Digital
We take a look at why Peloton is being accused of ransomware-like behaviour, how one man lost $250,000 in a romance scam, and how a chap called Weiner has found himself in a political pickle.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #233: Peloton problems, romance regret, and Weiner woes
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at 1Password. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Most enterprise data breaches are still tied to weak password and secrets management habits among employees. 1Password’… Continue reading Get serious about enterprise password management – download this 1Password white paper now