Collaborate Disseminate
With all the headlines about ransomware attacks hitting companies hard, you might think there’s only bad news around the subject. Well, think again. Not only has the Darkside ransomware gang seemingly shut down since the high-profile attack which resul… Continue reading Qlocker ransomware gang shuts shop after extorting owners of QNAP NAS drives
The Colonial Pipeline attack has shone light on the activities of the Darkside ransomware gang, we take a skeptical look at cryptocurrencies and the blockchain, and Eufy security cameras suffer an embarrassing security failure.
All this and much mor… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #228: Pipeline pickle, Blockchain bollocks, and Eufy SNAFU
I hope you’re being cautious if you’re installing extensions from the Chrome Web Store for your browser and care about your online security.
Because it’s reported that a bogus Chrome add-on purporting to be “Microsoft Authenticator” successfully man… Continue reading Fake Microsoft Authenticator extension discovered in Chrome Store
Apple is talking up the efforts it makes to police the iOS App Store, revealing that during 2020 it rejected more than 215,000 iPhone apps for violating its privacy policies.
On its website, Apple detailed an array of statistics of how it has protec… Continue reading Apple rejected 215,000 iOS apps due to privacy concerns last year
One week after the French branch of cyberinsurance giant AXA said that it would no longer be writing policies to cover ransomware payments, the company’s operations in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Phillippines have reportedly been hit… by a… Continue reading Cyberinsurance giant AXA hit by ransomware attack after saying it would stop covering ransom payments
A leading manufacturer of gaming hardware has warned internet users to be wary of downloading fake versions of free software it distributes to overclock GPUs.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Gamers warned of downloading fake Afterburner overclocking tool to boost graphics card performance
Sounds like a great opportunity. It’s not as if things can get worse, right? Continue reading Want to be a cybersecurity manager? Colonial Pipeline is recruiting
Bloomberg reports that the extortionists of Colonial Pipeline received almost $5 million worth of cryptocurrency, but that the tool they provided to decrypt IT systems wasn’t up to the job. Continue reading Report: Colonial Pipeline paid ransomware attackers $5 million, but still had to rely on its own backups
Earlier today, Ireland’s health service (the HSE) shut down all of its IT systems following what they describes as a “significant ransomware attack.” Continue reading Scumbag ransomware attackers hit Irish Health Service
The Water Services Regulation Authority (better known as Ofwat) which is the UK Government’s department responsible for regulating the privatised water and sewage industry in England and Wales, said it had received 21,486 malicious emails so far this y… Continue reading Muddy waters. Ofwat reveals it has received 20,000 spam and phishing emails so far this year