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Two hackers face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to their involvement in a scheme which saw them attempt to extort money from Uber and LinkedIn in exchange for the deletion of stolen data. Twenty-six-year-old Brandon Charles Glover and… Continue reading Men paid $100K by Uber to hush up hack plead guilty to extortion scheme
The highly popular “Untitled Goose Game” has been found to be vulnerable to an attack that could allow hackers to run malicious code on your computer.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Untitled Goose Game security hole could have allowed hackers to wreak havoc
What’s the problem with IoT-enabled pet feeders? Can hacking ever be illustrated without a hoodie? And just how are landlords using smart home technology to snoop upon their residents?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of … Continue reading Smashing Security #152: Cats, hoodies, and rent
Medical data is being broadcast unencrypted by hospitals across the UK, as ambulances are directed to respond to 999 emergency calls.
Continue reading Medical data is being leaked by NHS pagers, and then broadcast for the world to see…
Imagine you’re in an abusive relationship, and things have turned violent.
You leave him, block his Facebook account, and update the name on your profile to hide your identity.
Would you expect your ex-partner to be able to see what your new name is?
Continue reading How Facebook helps an abusive ex-partner find out your new identity, even after you’ve blocked them
Listen up if you’re still using an iPhone 5 – you need to update to iOS 10.3.4 before Sunday November 3, or you may find your smartphone loses access to the internet.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Update your iPhone 5 before November 3 2019, or lose its internet access
Listen up if you’re still using an iPhone 5 – you need to update to iOS 10.3.4 before Sunday November 3, or you may find your smartphone loses access to the internet. The warning comes from Apple itself, which says that an iOS update is ess… Continue reading Update your iPhone 5 before November 3 2019, or lose its internet access
I’m delighted to announce that I will be moderating NISC 2019 in Cheshire next week. It’s a great conference with some terrific cybersecurity speakers. Find out more about how you can participate too.
Continue reading See you at NISC, the National Information Security Conference, next week
A Japanese hotel chain has had to update its in-room robots, after a security researcher discovered they could be easily hacked to allow anyone access to their camera and microphone.
Continue reading Japanese hotel robots can be hacked to spy on guests in their bedrooms
Significant amounts of sensitive data about employees of the US government military personnel data could now be in the public domain following its exposure in a data leak.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Sensitive US government and military travel details left exposed online