Collaborate Disseminate
In episode 70 of The AI Fix, our hosts learn that AI makes people more dishonest, Waymo’s robo-cars save lives but get outsmarted by a bathroom mirror, a “rescue” bot slurps up victims head-first, and China shows off a fusion robot arm that can lift te… Continue reading The AI Fix #70: AI behaves… until it knows you’re watching
Two 17-year-olds have been arrested by Dutch authorities on suspicion of spying for pro-Russian hackers.
The teenagers, who are said to have been recruited as “disposable agents” via Telegram, were reportedly arrested last week “on suspicion that ar… Continue reading Dutch teens recruited on Telegram, accused of Russia-backed hacking plot
Ransomware doesn’t just freeze computers – it can silence alarms too. And when the Natural History Museum in Paris went dark, thieves helped themselves to €600,000 worth of gold in a daring late-night heist. Meanwhile, developers have a new headache: a… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #436: The €600,000 gold heist, powered by ransomware
INC is the name of a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that first appeared in late summer 2023. Learn more about what it has been up to, and how to protect against its attacks, in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading INC ransomware: what you need to know
In episode 69 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover brain rot, a shark wears trainers on its fins, an AI writes a terrible J-Pop song, Graham learns that ants don’t care about AI, Mark predicts the precise date of Graham’s demise, Norway trusts $1.9 trilli… Continue reading The AI Fix #69: How we really use ChatGPT, and will AI agents crash the economy?
28-year-old Daniel Lee Newhard, an American citizen living in Estonia, has been charged in relation to the notorious hack of Vastaamo, the biggest data breach in Finnish history.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Vastaamo psychotherapy hack: US citizen charged in latest twist of notorious data breach
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the creator of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum, has been resentenced to three years in prison after a US appeals court overturned his prior sentence of time served and 20 years of supervised release.
Read more in my… Continue reading “Pompompurin” resentenced: BreachForums creator heads back behind bars
When “bad actors” stop being hackers and start being… actual actors.
This week, Graham and special guest Jenny Radcliffe play “Hacker or Ham?” (yes, Steven Seagal, we’re looking at you), before diving into a campaign which saw an Iranian gang luri… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #435: Lights! Camera! Hacktion!
Recent research released by the ICO say that school pupils should be considered as an “insider threat” by schools.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading From mischief to malware: ICO warns schools about student hackers
Luxury fashion group Kering – owner of the prestigious Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen brands, amongst others – has confirmed that hackers stole customer data from its systems in June 2025.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Luxury fashion brands Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen hacked – customer data stolen