Collaborate Disseminate
Following the popularity of the YouTube livestream we did to celebrate 200 episodes of the “Smashing Security” podcast a couple of months ago, Carole Theriault and I have made the bold and some would say foolhardy decision to hold a live Christmas part… Continue reading You’re invited to the “Smashing Security” Christmas party!
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! There has never been a better time than 2020 to be a cybercriminal. From extortion ransomware to cyberespionage campai… Continue reading These free tools from Recorded Future can make you a security intelligence expert
The same username and password was shared with all employees… and the entire internet.
Continue reading After police raid on COVID-19 whistleblower, it’s revealed password was publicly posted on Florida Department of Health’s website
It’s time to say a final “Goodbye” to Flash.
(Or should that be “Good riddance”?)
With earlier this week seeing the final scheduled release of Flash Player, Adobe has confirmed that it will no longer be supporting the software after December 31 2… Continue reading Goodbye to Flash – if you’re still running it, uninstall Flash Player now
It’s time to say a final “Goodbye” to Flash. (Or should that be “Good riddance”?) With earlier this week seeing the final scheduled release of Flash Player, Adobe has confirmed that it will no longer be supporting the software after December 31 2020, a… Continue reading Goodbye to Flash – if you’re still running it, uninstall Flash Player now
Was hidden treasure found with help from a hack? What security lessons can be learnt from a controversial police raid in Florida? And are you ready for safer online get-togethers this Christmas?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #208: Hidden treasure, COVID tracker trauma, and happy holidays with IoT
Cybersecurity firm FireEye has admitted that it has fallen foul of hackers, who stole secret tools used by the company to test the security of its customers. Continue reading FireEye hacked. “State-sponsored attackers” blamed as Red Team tools stolen. Here’s what you need to know
The world’s largest electronics manufacturer, Foxconn, has suffered a cyber attack and extortionists are reportedly demanding a $34 million ransom be paid for the recovery of its data.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Foxconn hit with record-breaking $34 million ransom demand after cyber attack
One of the world’s leading recruitment agencies has found itself the victim of ransomware. In a statement published on Thursday last week, Randstad said that it had “recently become aware of malicious activity” on its network. That &#… Continue reading Recruitment giant Randstad hit by ransomware, sensitive data stolen
A hacking gang calling itself Black Shadow has demanded a giant insurance firm pay a US $3.8 million ransom after encrypting and stealing sensitive data and documents about its clients.
Customers of the victim, Israel’s Shirbit insurance company, ha… Continue reading Israel shaken by data leak after ransomware attack at Shirbit insurance company