Collaborate Disseminate
Scammers have no qualms about exploiting the pandemic to steal from the unwary Don’t just look out for yourself, warn vulnerable friends and family of scams too From the as-if-you-didn’t-have-enough-to-worry-about-in-2020 department, the FBI has warned… Continue reading Beware COVID-19 Charity Fraudsters, Warns the FBI
American bookselling giant Barnes & Noble is contacting customers via email, warning them that its network was breached by hackers, and that sensitive information about shoppers may have been accessed.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire St… Continue reading Barnes & Noble warns customers it has been hacked, customer data may have been accessed
American bookselling giant Barnes & Noble is contacting customers via email, warning them that its network was breached by hackers, and that sensitive information about shoppers may have been accessed. In the email to customers, Barnes & Noble … Continue reading Barnes & Noble warns customers it has been hacked, customer data may have been accessed
Many thanks to the great folks at Recorded Future, who are sponsoring my writing this week. Recorded Future empowers your organization, revealing unknown threats before they impact your business, and helping your teams respond to alerts 10 times faster… Continue reading Elite security intelligence for zero cost. Meet the Recorded Future Express browser extension
We’re in celebratory mood as we celebrate our 200th episode, but there’s still time to discuss Fatima the ballerina who the UK government wants to become a cybersecurity expert, why women are quitting the tech industry, and a smartwatch which might be … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #200: Two flipping hundred
Hackney Council in London is keeping surprisingly schtum about what is actually going on behind-the-scenes of its “serious cyber attack”. Continue reading Hackney Council’s cyber attack update is more interesting for what it doesn’t say than what it does
Hackney Council says it has suffered a “serious cyber attack,” which has impacted many of its IT systems and services.
The London borough council has informed UK regulators that data has been breached as a result of the attack, but it’s not known if… Continue reading Hackney hacked. Council hit by “serious cyber attack”, data breached
Video clips stolen from more than 50,000 hacked cameras have been uploaded to pornographic websites, and X-rated footage sold to people prepared to pay a subscription fee of US $150.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog. Continue reading Home security cams hacked in Singapore, and stolen footage sold on adult websites
Microsoft security experts claim to have uncovered the latest trick being used by Android ransomware, subverting the operating system’s built-in protection mechanisms to lock devices and hold them to ransom. Continue reading Android ransomware learns new tricks to lock devices
The Bluetooth Qiui Cellmate attaches itself to a man’s penis, allowing a remote partner to lock up your proverbials if they think you don’t deserve to use them for a while.
And with no umm.. manual over-ride, you could find your pickle in a right pi… Continue reading Taking a screwdriver to unlock your IoT sex toy is nuts