Collaborate Disseminate
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
I received a direct message (DM) on Twitter, bearing some worrying news.
Apparently my @gcluley Twitter account is in danger of being permanently deleted due to copyright violation.
Crikey! Continue reading Twitter closing my account for copyright violation? No, it’s a phishing attack
The confirmation that US President Donald Trump has been infected by the Coronavirus, and had to spend time this weekend in hospital, has – understandably – made headlines around the world.
And there are plenty of people, on both sides of the politi… Continue reading Hackers disguise malware attack as new details on Donald Trump’s COVID-19 illness
The confirmation that US President Donald Trump has been infected by the Coronavirus, and had to spend time this weekend in hospital, has – understandably – made headlines around the world. And there are plenty of people, on both sides of the political… Continue reading Hackers disguise malware attack as new details on Donald Trump’s COVID-19 illness
An internet-connected adult toy could leave its users encaged, the official NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app alarms users, and would you be happy if a robot interviewed you for a job?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #199: A few tech cock-ups, and one cock lock-up
Many thanks to the great folks at Recorded Future, who have sponsored my writing for the past week. Recorded Future empowers your organization, revealing unknown threats before they impact your business, and helping your teams respond to alerts 10 time… Continue reading Recorded Future Express gives you elite security intelligence at zero cost
Anti-virus veteran John McAfee has been arrested in Spain on US tax evasion charges.
According to the US Department of Justice, McAfee is charged with failing to file tax returns despite making millions of dollars promoting cryptocurrencies. Continue reading John McAfee arrested on US tax evasion charges