Collaborate Disseminate
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
A CCTV service designed to let parents remotely watch their children playing at nursery has suffered a data breach after it disputed concerns about its security. Continue reading NurseryCam suffers data breach after security concerns raised
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
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
The folks at Genetec were kind enough to invite me onto their “Engage” podcast recently, discussing some of the steps you can take to better protect yourself online. Continue reading An appearance on the “Engage” podcast
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?
All this and much more is discuss… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #215: Sexy cows banned on Facebook
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 provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and orga… Continue reading Get trending threat insights delivered to your inbox with Recorded Future’s free Cyber Daily newsletter
A 33-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly hacking into his former employer’s computer system to plant ransomware. Continue reading Could an ex-employee be planting ransomware on your firm’s network?
A researcher has uncovered disturbing security holes in a widely-used CCTV service designed to let parents remotely watch their children playing at nursery.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog. Continue reading NurseryCam has serious security issues, claims researcher
Vastaamo, the Finnish psychotherapy practice that covered up a horrific data breach which resulted in patients receiving blackmail threats, has declared itself bankrupt.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading After hackers blackmailed their clients, Finnish therapy firm declares bankruptcy