South African man imprisoned after ransom demand against his former employer

Lucky Erasmus and a company insider installed software without authorisation on Ecentric’s systems which granted them remote access, enabling them to steal sensitive data and make unauthorised changes to senior managers’ passwords.

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Empty shelves after US’s largest natural and organic food distributor suffers cyber attack

The spate of cyber attacks impacting the retail industry continues, with the latest victim being United Natural Foods (UNFI), which supplies organic produce to Whole Foods, Amazon, Target, and Walmart, amongst many others.

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Smashing Security podcast #421: Toothpick flirts, Google leaks, and ICE ICE scammers

What do a sleazy nightclub carpet, Google’s gaping privacy hole, and an international student conned by fake ICE agents have in common? This week’s episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast obviously.

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The AI Fix #54: Will AI collapse under its own garbage, and AI charity “Hunger Games”

In episode 54 of The AI Fix, Graham saves humanity with a CAPTCHA, Mark wonders whether AI can suffer, ChatGPT throws shade at Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus, an AI called Jack ask if you want fries with that, an artist invents AI bird poop, and Eric Schmidt say… Continue reading The AI Fix #54: Will AI collapse under its own garbage, and AI charity “Hunger Games”

Marks & Spencer’s ransomware nightmare – more details emerge

Over Easter, retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) discovered that it had suffered a highly damaging ransomware attack that left some shop shelves empty, shut down online ordering, some staff unable to clock in and out, and caused some of its ma… Continue reading Marks & Spencer’s ransomware nightmare – more details emerge

US offers $10 million reward for tips about state-linked RedLine hackers

How would you like to earn yourself millions of dollars?

Well, it may just be possible – if you have information which could help expose the identities of cybercriminals involved with the notorious RedLine information-stealing malware.

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