Collaborate Disseminate
Should insurance companies be banned from helping companies pay ransomware demands? How has malware messed with motorcars in the United States? And how are cybercriminals exploiting alcohol drinking during the pandemic?
All this and much more is d… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #223: Booze, nudes, and insurance dudes
A school janitor has lost her job, and she says it’s because she refused to download a smartphone app that would track her location. Continue reading School janitor says she was fired for not installing smartphone tracking app
Shoppers at Dutch supermarkets may have noticed that some cheeses were in short supply last week, and it was cybercriminals who are to blame.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Ransomware attack causes supermarket cheese shortage in the Netherlands
Many Facebook users think they only have to worry about the data that they personally share about themselves on Facebook, by posting messages on the site, connecting with their friends, and liking posts.
But the truth is that Facebook knows much mor… Continue reading A helpful reminder about just how much Facebook stalks you on the internet
Indian stock trading firm Upstox has revealed to users that it has suffered a serious security breach that may have seen unauthorised criminal access to millions of customers’ personal information. Continue reading Upstox warns of serious data breach, resets passwords
Many thanks to the great folks at Recorded Future, who are sponsoring my writing this week. Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and organizing billions of data points from the We… Continue reading Get FREE threat intelligence on hackers and exploits with the Recorded Future Cyber Daily
Deepfake expert Nina Schick joins us as we discuss synthetic media, Facebook’s latest data fiasco, and some less-than-brilliant April Fool’s tricks.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” p… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #222: Facebook, deepfakes, and April Fools scandals – with Nina Schick
Cybercriminal extortionists have adopted a new tactic to to apply even more pressure on their corporate victims: contacting the victims’ customers, and asking them to demand a ransom is paid to protect their own privacy.
Read more in my article on t… Continue reading A new headache for ransomware-hit companies. Extortionists emailing your customers
Would it have been so hard for Facebook to apologise for allowing 533 million personal records – including users’ phone numbers – to leak onto the internet?
I don’t think so. And yet sorry seems to be the hardest word… Continue reading Facebook isn’t sorry for letting someone steal personal details of half a billion users
Cybersecurity can be hard. Even for the professionals.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog. Continue reading Check you own the website before you send out the press release