Collaborate Disseminate
Microsoft made an embarrassing goof in the release notes it published for the Patch Tuesday security updates it issued earlier this week. Continue reading “Microosft”. Patch Tuesday goof points users to typo-bait website
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.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Eight men arrested following celebrity SIM-swapping attacks
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…
All this and much more is discus… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #214: Valentine scams, SolarWinds, and a data deletion bungle
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.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Se… Continue reading 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.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Se… Continue reading Hackers publish patient data stolen from two US hospital chains
A remote hacker managed to gain access to computer systems at the water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, and briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water by a dramatic amount. Continue reading A hacker tried to poison Florida city’s water supply
It’s not that unusual for a company to reward you handsomely if you find a vulnerability that could have lost them millions of dollars, but it’s not often you also get the CTO offering to get a tattoo in your honour… Continue reading Thanks for finding a critical bug. Have a $1.5 million bounty, and our CTO will get a tattoo of anything you like
Amid confusion over an alleged security breach at the British branch of Mensa, private messages have been leaked onto the internet. Continue reading Private messages between Mensa forum members are leaked onto the internet
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at HYPR. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Below, George Avetisov, Cofounder & CEO of HYPR, describes some of the findings of their recent State of Passwordless Securi… Continue reading Report: Adoption of passwordless security takes off amid COVID-19
A fake version of the WhatsApp messaging app is suspected of being created by an Italian spyware company to snoop upon individuals and steal sensitive data.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Fake WhatsApp app may have been built to spy on iPhone users – what you need to know