Smashing Security podcast #215: Sexy cows banned on Facebook

The FBI is hoping that its hunt for Capitol rioters will go viral, a cryptocurrency con lets its perpetrator live the high life… for a while, and just what does Facebook have against cows and a team of cricketers?

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After hackers blackmailed their clients, Finnish therapy firm declares bankruptcy

Vastaamo, the Finnish psychotherapy practice that covered up a horrific data breach which resulted in patients receiving blackmail threats, has declared itself bankrupt.

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Eight men arrested following celebrity SIM-swapping attacks

British police have arrested eight men in connection with a series of SIM-swapping attacks which saw criminals hijack the social media accounts of well-known figures and their families.

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Smashing Security podcast #214: Valentine scams, SolarWinds, and a data deletion bungle

Fingerprints and DNA records have been deleted from the UK’s police database, the SolarWinds hack continues to wreak havoc and raise questions, and we have some advice for how to fall in love safely under lockdown…

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Hackers publish patient data stolen from two US hospital chains

The Florida-based Leon Medical Center and Nocona General Hospital in Texas have suffered attacks from hackers that have resulted in extensive information about their patients being published on the internet.

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