Hackers could live-stream your home through your LifeShield security camera

Anyone buying a home security camera is probably buying it with the intention of increasing their security, not decreasing it.

And yet once again an internet-enabled CCTV camera has proven itself to be vulnerable to attack, allowing Peeping Toms to … Continue reading Hackers could live-stream your home through your LifeShield security camera→

BEC scammers take advantage of “Out-of-office” Microsoft 365 users

Fraudsters found a way during the recent holiday season to take advantage of users’ “Out of office” messages to sneak messages into business inboxes.

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How do most cloud security breaches happen? Orca’s “State of Public Cloud Security” report reveals all

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Orca Security. Thanks to the great team there for their support! You’re probably familiar with the shared responsibility model. The basic idea is that public cloud providers such as Ama… Continue reading How do most cloud security breaches happen? Orca’s “State of Public Cloud Security” report reveals all→

Smashing Security podcast #212: Dutch leaks, Peeping Toms, and researchers under fire

Google warns security researchers that North Korean hackers are pretending to be their buddies, sensitive information connected to Coronavirus testing is available for sale in the Netherlands, and is a Peeping Tom at your home security provider spying … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #212: Dutch leaks, Peeping Toms, and researchers under fire→

Update your iPhone now to protect against vulnerabilities that hackers may have actively exploited

Apple is encouraging owners of iPhones and iPads to update their devices to the latest version of iOS and iPadOS in order to protect against serious vulnerabilities that could have already been actively exploited by malicious hackers. Continue reading Update your iPhone now to protect against vulnerabilities that hackers may have actively exploited→

North Korean hackers attempt to hack security researchers investigating zero-day vulnerabilities

Threat experts at Google say that they have identified an ongoing hacking campaign that has targeted computer security experts, specifically those researching the very type of software vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals.

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Hundreds of thousands of cryptocurrency investors put at risk after BuyUCoin security breach

Another day, and another report that a cryptocurrency exchange has been breached by malicious hackers.

Indian cryptocurrency exchange BuyUCoin says that is investigating claims that sensitive data related to hundreds of thousands of its users has be… Continue reading Hundreds of thousands of cryptocurrency investors put at risk after BuyUCoin security breach→

Hackers release over 4,000 files stolen from Scottish environment agency in ransomware attack

The Conti ransomware gang has published corporate plans, contracts, spreadsheets, and personal information about staff, amongst other files stolen in a ransomware attack against the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).

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