Collaborate Disseminate
Another scummy stalkerware app has spilled its guts, revealing the details of its 62,000 users – and data from thousands of victims’ infected devices. Continue reading Catwatchful stalkerware app spills secrets of 62,000 users – including its own admin
The notorious Hunters International ransomware-as-a-service operation has announced that it has shut down, in a message posted on its dark web leak site.
In a statement on its extortion site, the ransomware group says that it has not only “decided t… Continue reading Hunters International ransomware group shuts down – but will it regroup under a new guise?
A Mexican drug cartel spies on the FBI using traffic cameras and spyware — because “ubiquitous technical surveillance” is no longer just for dystopian thrillers. Graham digs into a chilling new US Justice Department report that shows how surveillance t… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #424: Surveillance, spyware, and self-driving snafus
The Swiss government has issued a warning after a third-party service provider suffered a ransomware attack, which saw sensitive information stolen from its systems and leaked onto the dark web.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading Swiss government warns attackers have stolen sensitive data, after ransomware attack at Radix
In episode 57 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover an AI “dream recorder”, Mark Zuckerberg tantalises OpenAI staff with $100 million signing bonuses, Graham finds out why robot butlers sit in chairs, Wikipedia holds the line against AI slop, an AI cat col… Continue reading The AI Fix #57: AI is the best hacker in the USA, and self-learning AI
French police have arrested a business student interning at the bank Société Générale who is accused of helping SIM-swapping scammers to defraud 50 of its clients.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading 50 customers of French bank hit after insider helped SIM swap scammers
So, you think hacking is just about stealing information, extorting ransoms, or wiping out company data? The truth is, sometimes it’s about killing people too… Continue reading When hackers become hitmen
Suspected high-ranking members of one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for leaked data have been arrested by French police.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading BreachForums broken up? French police arrest five members of notorious cybercrime site
SafePay is a relatively new ransomware that is making a big impact.
Find out how it is different from other ransomware, and read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading SafePay ransomware: What you need to know
In this episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast, Graham unravels Operation Endgame – the surprisingly stylish police crackdown that is seizing botnets, mocking malware authors with anime videos, and taunting cybercriminals via Telegram. And BBC cybe… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #423: Operation Endgame, deepfakes, and dead slugs