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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
The United States Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone, working for a foreign government, who participates in a cybercriminal attack against American critical infrastructu… Continue reading US offers $10 million reward in hunt for state-sponsored ransomware attackers
The United States Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone, working for a foreign government, who participates in a cybercriminal attack against American critical infrastructu… Continue reading US offers $10 million reward in hunt for state-sponsored ransomware attackers
How did investigators ask a romance scammer out on a date, how are smart homes continuing to play dumb, and is it time for social media sites to do more about racist football fans?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the awa… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #236: Stingrays, soccer, and smart homes
The FBI has sounded an alert amongst owners of cryptocurrency, digital currency exchanges, and cryptocurrency payment platforms that their virtual riches are being actively targeted by malicious hackers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Securi… Continue reading FBI warns hackers are targeting cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges