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The East Central University (ECU) of Ada, Oklahoma, has revealed that a ransomware gang launched an attack against its systems that left some computers and servers encrypted and may have also seen sensitive information stolen.
Read more in my articl… Continue reading East Central University suffers BlackSuit ransomware attack
Learn more about the DragonForce ransomware – how it came to prominence, and some of the unusual tactics used by the hackers who extort money from companies with it.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading DragonForce ransomware – what you need to know
If 25 documents stolen is “very serious,” I’m not sure the words exist to describe the 1.3 terabytes of data that Leicester City Council now says it has had stolen by hackers. Continue reading When a breach goes from 25 documents to 1.3 terabytes…
MPs aren’t just getting excited about an upcoming election, but also the fruity WhatsApp messages they’re receiving, can we trust AI with our health, and who on earth is pretending to be a producer for the Drew Barrymore TV show?
All this and much m… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #367: WhatsApp at Westminster, unhealthy AI, and Drew Barrymore
Targus, the well-known laptop bag and case manufacturer, has been hit by a cyber attack that has interrupted its normal business operations.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Targus business operations disrupted following cyber attack
Two China-based Android app developers are being sued by Google for an alleged scam targeting 100,000 users worldwide through fake cryptocurrency and other investment apps.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Google sues crypto investment app makers over alleged massive “pig butchering” scam
Google has issued a security advisory to owners of its Android Pixel smartphones, warning that it has discovered someone has been targeting some devices to bypass their built-in security.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blo… Continue reading Google patches Pixel phone zero-days after exploitation by “forensic companies”
New research has found that ransomware remediation costs can explode when backups have been compromised by malicious hackers – with overall recovery costs eight times higher than for those whose backups are not impacted.
Read more in my article on t… Continue reading What makes a ransomware attack eight times as costly? Compromised backups
Google says it is deleting the your Google Chrome Incognito private-browsing data that it should never have collected anyway. Can a zero-risk millionaire-making bot be trusted? And what countries are banned from buying your sensitive data?
All this … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #366: Money-making bots, and Incognito isn’t private
Amazon failed to deliver an iPhone 15 to my home, but claims I am not eligible for a refund.
Is there anybody at Amazon who still cares about looking after their legitimate honest customers? Continue reading Amazon refuses to refund me £700 for iPhone 15 it didn’t deliver