Collaborate Disseminate
The US Department of Justice has announced that Ticketmaster has been fined $10 million for repeatedly accessing a competitor’s computer systems in order to gain a commercial advantage. Continue reading Ticketmaster fined $10 million after hack of business rival
The FBI, working with law enforcement agencies across Europe, have seized three web domains and the server infrastructure used by a VPN service to allegedly help cybercriminals compromise networks around the world, and evade detect by police.
Read m… Continue reading Police bring down “bulletproof” VPN services beloved by cybercriminals
EXMO says that it is the latest in a longer line of cryptocurrency exchanges to have suffered at the hands of hackers, having spotted suspicious activity in the early hours of yesterday morning, where client’s accounts were accessed and large amounts w… Continue reading UK cryptocurrency exchange EXMO suffers breach, funds stolen
The details of Ledger hardware wallet customers provide a golden opportunity for criminals to scam the unwary.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hacker publishes stolen email and mailing addresses of 270,000 Ledger cryptocurrency wallet users
Many thanks to the great folks at AV-Comparatives, who have sponsored my writing for the past week. Anti-malware testing lab AV-Comparatives carries out independent intensive tests of security software, and has just published its long-term test report … Continue reading Business and enterprise anti-virus products put through a long-term test – which performed the best?
It’s scary to receive a ransom demand from a cybercriminal, but I would argue it’s even more frightening to receive a threatening phone call from your attackers if you refuse to pay.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Ransomware attackers are making threatening phone calls to their victims, warns FBI
Watch out for Santas wearing hoodies! A rogue employee takes down WebEx for thousands of people, and Apple forces apps to show a privacy health warning.
All this and much much more is discussed in the final episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #209: Vengeful ex-staff, bad Santas, and iOS app nutrition facts
Norwegian shipping and cruise line Hurtigruten has revealed it is the latest maritime firm to suffer at the hands of cybercriminals, following a crippling ransomware attack that it sustained leaving its systems down around the world.
Read more in my… Continue reading Cruise line operator Hurtigruten crippled in ransomware attack
The United States Department of Commerce, Treasury, State Department, National Institutes of Health, Homeland Security, and Pentagon have had their networks compromised in what appears to have been a massive supply-chain attack on American government s… Continue reading Up to 18,000 SolarWinds customers installed poisoned update that could allow state-sponsored attack
They say buying a house is one of the most stressful things that you might experience in your life (along with getting divorced, or dealing with the death of a loved one).
So you probably don’t want ransomware throwing a spanner in the works if you’… Continue reading House purchases in Hackney fall through following cyber attack against council