Author Archives: Graham Cluley

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Crypto firm Tether says it won’t pay $24 million ransom after being threatened with document leak

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Controversial cryptocurrency developer Tether says it will not give in to extortionists who are demanding a 500 Bitcoin ransom payment (currently worth approximately US $24 million). Continue reading Crypto firm Tether says it won’t pay $24 million ransom after being threatened with document leak→

“Mentally ill demon hackers” blamed for massive Gab data leak

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Gab, the Twitter-like social networking service known for its far-right userbase, has reportedly been hacked – putting more than 40 million public and private posts, messages, as well as user profiles and hashed passwords, at risk of exposure.

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Smashing Security podcast #216: Playboy, prison, and digital ploys – with Garry Kasparov

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World-chess-champion-turned-activist Garry Kasparov returns to the show as we discuss a romance scammer with plenty of time on his hands, the surge in sextortion, and how social media is being swamped with claims of fake snow.

All this and much much… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #216: Playboy, prison, and digital ploys – with Garry Kasparov→

US charges North Korean hackers in relation to WannaCry, Sony Pictures attack, and an attempt to steal more than a billion dollars from banks

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The United States Department of Justice has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a range of cyber attacks that made headlines around the world.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading US charges North Korean hackers in relation to WannaCry, Sony Pictures attack, and an attempt to steal more than a billion dollars from banks→

Breaking news: Facebook breaks news (and other pages) for Australian users

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Facebook – angry that the Australian government wants it and other tech giants to pay for content reposted from media outlets – has blocked users in Australia from sharing or viewing news content on the platform.

And in characteristic style, they’ve… Continue reading Breaking news: Facebook breaks news (and other pages) for Australian users→