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Although it may have cost Texas more to recover from the ransomware attack than paying the ransom, in the long term a refusal to pay extortionists will help to discourage future attacks.
Continue reading Hackers who hit Texas with ransomware attack demanded $2.5 million, got nothing
A security researcher stumbled across an exposed server on the internet, containing a total of more than 419 million records related to Facebook users.
No password protection was in place – meaning the treasure trove of phone numbers was availabl… Continue reading Hundreds of millions of Facebook users’ phone numbers found lying around on the internet
Should Google really be helping the FBI with a bank robbery? What’s the story behind the Twitter CEO claiming there’s a bomb in their offices? And how much does your car really know about you?
And we mourn the loss of Doctor Who legend Terr… Continue reading Smashing Security #144: Google helps the FBI, Twitter Jack’s hijack, and car data woes
In the wake of the CEO of Twitter having his account hijacked the site has disabled the option to tweet via SMS.
Continue reading Twitter disables tweeting via SMS (temporarily at least), in wake of Jack Dorsey account hijack
A company is said to have lost €220,000 (approximately $243,000) after receiving a phone call from a boss requesting the money be transferred into a supplier’s bank account.
But it wasn’t the real boss on the phone…
Read more in my ar… Continue reading CEO voice deepfake blamed for scam that stole $243,000
So-called artificial intelligence apps like Zao had been stirring up controversy with their potential abusive use to beat facial recognition systems. The Chinese deepfake video app proved itself to be widely popular as users had fun transplanting their… Continue reading CEO voice deepfake blamed for scam that stole $243,000
The Chinese technology giant says the United States has launched hacking attacks against its intranet and internal network.
But attributing a cyber attack to a particular party is notoriously difficult. It would certainly be just as fascinating to see … Continue reading Chinese tech firm Huawei says it was hacked by the United States
A vulnerability broker is offering up to $2.5 million for zero-day remote exploits which would allow attackers to infect a remote Android smartphone with malware, with no user interaction required. But who will they then sell exploits to?
Continue reading Earn $2.5 million if you find a remote zero-day exploit for Android
Next week, on Thursday 12th September 2019 at 3pm UK (that’s 10am EST), I’ll be participating in a webinar hosted by The Register alongside MetaCompliance’s Robert O’Brien – and I’d love it if you joined in!
Continue reading Join me for a webinar about making cybersecurity relevant in modern day culture
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey had his account hijacked, after his mobile phone provider allowed someone else to seize his number.
Continue reading About the Twitter CEO ‘@jack hack’