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Facebook says it’s sticking up for the little guys as it picks a fight with Apple, there are testing times on the trains, and Twitter takes a tip.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” pod… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #227: Phishing foul-up, Twitter tip jars, and Facebook’s Apple fury
So, what do you do if you’re a ransomware gang which has just caught the attention of not just the world’s media, but also the FBI and the President of the United States? Continue reading The DarkSide ransomware gang must be shitting itself right now
Tulsa, Oklahoma, is reportedly the latest in a long line of American cities to have fallen victim to a ransomware attack.
The attack, which occurred on Friday evening, caused the city’s IT security teams to shut down many of Tula’s internal systems … Continue reading City of Tulsa struck by ransomware attack
The 5,500 miles of Colonial Pipeline, which carry over 100 million gallons of fuel every day, from Houston, Texas to the New York Harbor, has been offline since May 7 following a ransomware attack. Continue reading Major US oil pipeline shut down after ransomware attack
Insurance giant AXA has said that it is no longer writing cyberinsurance policies in France that cover ransom payments to extortionists.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Insurer AXA says it will no longer cover ransomware payments in France
Millions of smart TVs in China may have collected data without the knowledge of viewers about Wi-Fi networks found within range and attached devices.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog. Continue reading Chinese smart TVs caught hoovering up data about devices on customers’ networks
The US Defense Department and third-party military contractors are being advised to strengthen the security of their operational technology (OT) in the wake of security breaches, such as the SolarWinds supply chain attack.
Read more in my article on… Continue reading NSA offers advice: connecting OT to the rest of the net can lead to “indefensible levels of risk”
The US Defense Department and third-party military contractors are being advised to strengthen the security of their operational technology (OT) in the wake of security breaches, such as the SolarWinds supply chain attack. The guidance comes from the N… Continue reading NSA offers advice: connecting OT to the rest of the net can lead to “indefensible levels of risk”
How did the SCAM cryptocurrency become a success? Why is Google allowing government rip-off ads to still appear on search results? And why on earth is everyone suddenly spending millions of dollars on NFTs?
All this and much more is discussed in the… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #226: Cryptocrazies and NFTs
Signal tried to run targeted ads on Instagram that showed users *how* they had been targeted, and revealed the extraordinary amount of data Facebook collects about users. Continue reading Signal says its Instagram ads were banned for being too honest