Smashing Security podcast #219: Cheerleaders, dating apps, and crisis PR

How are cheerleaders being creeped out by deepfakes? What might Tinder tell potential dates about your murky past? And how should companies respond to the press when a security breach occurs?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #219: Cheerleaders, dating apps, and crisis PR

Smashing Security podcast #219: Cheerleaders, dating apps, and crisis PR

How are cheerleaders being creeped out by deepfakes? What might Tinder tell potential dates about your murky past? And how should companies respond to the press when a security breach occurs?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #219: Cheerleaders, dating apps, and crisis PR

Celebrity Twitter hacker agrees to three year prison sentence

A teenager who hacked into the Twitter accounts of the rich and famous in an attempt to trick millions of their followers into a cryptocurrency scam will spend three years in prison as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

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Recorded Future’s free Cyber Daily brings the latest trending threat insights to your inbox

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Recorded Future are experts at providing deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, ana… Continue reading Recorded Future’s free Cyber Daily brings the latest trending threat insights to your inbox

Police raid apartment of alleged Verkada hacker, as questions asked about employees’ access to customer video feeds

Following news that the video streams of 150,000 webcams managed by Verkada had been breached, police in Switzerland have raided the alleged hacker’s apartment. Continue reading Police raid apartment of alleged Verkada hacker, as questions asked about employees’ access to customer video feeds

150,000 security cameras are hacked exposing jails, hospitals, and well-known firms

A hacking group has gained access to the feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras used inside businesses, schools, police departments, hospitals, and well-known companies.

Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog. Continue reading 150,000 security cameras are hacked exposing jails, hospitals, and well-known firms

Criminals arrested after trusting encrypted chat app cracked by the police

Police in the Netherlands and Belgium have made hundreds of raids, and arrested at least 80 people, after cracking into an encrypted phone network used by organised criminals.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Criminals arrested after trusting encrypted chat app cracked by the police

Smashing Security podcast #218: Microsoft, McAfee, and mayhem

Is it the end of the road for John McAfee? Is PornHub more legitimate than Facebook? And do you know as much as you think you do about the Microsoft Exchange Server mega-hack?

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Sm… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #218: Microsoft, McAfee, and mayhem