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Web hosting firm Hostinger has reset the passwords of all of its customers after it discovered hackers had breached its systems and accessed a database containing millions of records.
Continue reading Hostinger resets passwords following security breach
Good luck to the social media sites playing whack-a-mole as they try to police the activities of state-sponsored groups trying to influence the public’s opinion with co-ordinated campaigns. This isn’t going to be a problem that’s eas… Continue reading YouTube joins Facebook and Twitter, disabling accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
Security researchers propose that there might be an additional simple step your company might like to take to better defend your users against threats: aggressively block all domains less than one month old.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire Stat… Continue reading Block newly-registered domains to reduce security threats in your organisation
Darknet Diaries host Jack Rhysider joins us to discuss how cities in Texas are being hit by a wave of ransomware, how Mercedes Benz has installed a tracker in your car (but not for the reason you think), the security threats impacting smart cities, and… Continue reading Smashing Security #142: Mercedes secret sensors, smart cities, and ransomware runs riot
For the first time in years, hackers have created a working exploit that can jailbreak the latest, fully-updated version of iOS.
And a goof by Apple has allowed them do it.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading D’oh! Apple botches iOS update, leaves iPhones open to jailbreaking
A teenage British hacker, who previously played a role in the infamous TalkTalk data breach, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to selling hacking services and stolen personal data for cryptocurrency.
Read more in my articl… Continue reading 20 month prison sentence for British hacker who made fortune helping SIM-swap fraudsters
The European Central Bank (ECB), the central bank of the 19 European countries which have adopted the euro, has shut down a compromised website after it discovered that hackers had planted malware that stole information from newsletter subscribers.
Continue reading European Central Bank confirms website hack and data breach
A US security researcher called Droogie thought he’d come up with the perfect wheeze to avoid being fined by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) – he bought a personalised license plate which we believed would mess with the DMV’s d… Continue reading “NULL” vanity plate hack to dodge parking tickets backfires to the tune of $12,000
A biometrics system used to secure more than 1.5 million locations around the world – including banks, police forces, and defence companies in the United States, UK, India, Japan, and the UAE – has suffered a major data breach, exposing a h… Continue reading More than a million people have their biometric data exposed in massive security breach
Say cheese to ransomware on your camera! A sponsored speech at Black Hat causes uproar, and should you trust that Lightning cable you’re about to plug into your MacBook?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winni… Continue reading Smashing Security #141: Black Hat and Bridezillas