Collaborate Disseminate
Over the weekend, Sesame Street star Elmo’s verified account was apparently hijacked and used to post a string of profane messages, including one describing Donald Trump as a “child f****r” and referencing Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading Elmo has been hacked, claims Trump is in Epstein files, calls for Jews to be exterminated
A Russian professional basketball player has been arrested for allegedly acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang… and despite his lawyer claiming he’s “useless” with computers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Russian basketball player arrested in ransomware case despite being “useless with computers”
Paddy Power and BetFair have warned customers that “an unauthorised third party” gained access to “limited betting account information” relating to up to 800,000 of their customers. Continue reading Paddy Power and BetFair have suffered a data breach
In episode 425 of “Smashing Security”, Graham reveals how “Call of Duty: WWII” has been weaponised – allowing hackers to hijack your entire PC during online matches, thanks to ancient code and Microsoft’s Game Pass. Meanwhile, Carole digs into a con ta… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #425: Call of Duty: From pew-pew to pwned
As Texas reels from devastating floods, conspiracy theorists are hard at work. Continue reading As Texas floods, so does the internet – with dangerous lies
The AiLock ransomware gang gives its victims just 72 hours to respond and five days to pay up… or else. If you don’t comply? They will grass you up to regulators, email your competitors, and leak your data for good measure.
What a lovely bunch of … Continue reading AiLock ransomware: What you need to know
In episode 58 of “The AI Fix” podcast, our hosts discover a pair of AI headphones that don’t electrocute you, Microsoft invents “medical superintelligence”, Chucky opens a hotel, some robot footballers fall over, Jony Ive invents a $6 billion pen, and … Continue reading The AI Fix #58: An AI runs a shop into the ground, and AI’s obsession with the number 27
This month could barely have started any worse for some financial institutions in Brazil.
Approximately US $140 million was stolen from the reserve accounts of six financial institutions after a cyber attack hit a service provider.
Read more in m… Continue reading Employee arrested after Brazil’s central bank service provider hacked for US $140 million
Well well well, in news that will shock absolutely no-one it has been confirmed that Ingram Micro was hit by ransomware. Continue reading Ingram Micro confirms it has been hit by ransomware
Nothing says “Holiday Weekend” like a mysterious IT outage. Continue reading Technical difficulties or cyber attack? Ingram Micro’s website goes down just in time for the holiday weekend