Collaborate Disseminate
In the last few days it has come to light that blender manufacturer NutriBullet and guitar tuition website Truefire fell foul of hackers who planted Magecart-style malicious code on their sites which went undetected for months, stealing the credit card… Continue reading More business websites hit by credit-card skimming malware
In the last few days it has come to light that blender manufacturer NutriBullet and guitar tuition website Truefire fell foul of hackers who planted Magecart-style malicious code on their sites which went undetected for months, stealing the credit… Continue reading More Business Websites Hit by Credit-card Skimming Malware
Can you believe it’s very nearly exactly 20 years since the Love Bug virus spread around the world, infecting millions of computers? No, I can’t either…
A few weeks ago it was my pleasure to be interviewed by the BBC’s Gabriela… Continue reading Talking love and viruses on the BBC World Service
A division of GCHQ (Britain’s equivalent to the NSA) has warned the public to be on their guard against cybercriminals exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading UK intelligence agency warns of cybercriminals exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak
A division of GCHQ (Britain’s equivalent to the NSA) has warned the public to be on their guard against cybercriminals exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has described on its blog how criminals have spr… Continue reading UK intelligence agency warns of cybercriminals exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak
A malicious Android app that pretends to warn users about those nearby infected with the COVID-19 Coronavirus actually locks devices, and demands a $100 payment in Bitcoin.
Continue reading Malicious Coronavirus victim tracking app demands ransom payment from Android users
As millions of people across Europe choose to work remotely rather than head into the office in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, a widely-used communication and collaboration tool has gone down.
Continue reading Microsoft Teams goes down as Europe starts working from home
Attackers are increasingly exploiting the fact that email gateways turn a blind eye to links to popular sites such as YouTube, in order to phish passwords from unsuspecting computer users.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Phishing attacks exploit YouTube redirects to catch the unwary
Attackers are increasingly exploiting the fact that email gateways turn a blind eye to links to popular sites such as YouTube, in order to phish passwords from unsuspecting computer users. Researcher Ashley Trans of Cofense highlighted the threat in a … Continue reading Phishing attacks exploit YouTube redirects to catch the unwary
How one guy’s exercise routine made him a burglary suspect, how multi-factor authentication can cause headaches as well as stop hacks, and how Virgin Media got itself in a pickle over its sloppy data security.
All this and much more is discussed … Continue reading Smashing Security #169: Burglaries, breaches, and bidets