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Carole and I have been producing a light-hearted look at the world of cybersecurity and privacy just about every week since December 2016. And this week, after millions of downloads, we released our 200th episode!
We wanted to celebrate reaching th… Continue reading Celebrating 200 episodes of the “Smashing Security” podcast
British Airways has been fined £20 million (US $26 million) following a data breach which saw its systems hacked and the personal and payment card information of 400,000 customers stolen.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Having saved credit card details in plaintext since 2015, British Airways is fined £20 million
British Airways broke data protection laws, and failed to detect attack for more than two months Sensitive information left exposed with no encryption British Airways has been fined £20 million (US $26 million) following a data breach which saw its sys… Continue reading Having Saved Credit Card Details in Plaintext Since 2015, British Airways Is Fined £20 Million
From the as-if-you-didn’t-have-enough-to-worry-about-in-2020 department, the FBI has warned that scammers are attempting to defraud the public by exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Beware COVID-19 charity fraudsters, warns the FBI
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