Collaborate Disseminate
Zoom, the makers of a video conferencing app used by millions of people around the world, did not handle the discovery of a privacy vulnerability its software at all well.
It’s a good thing, then, that Apple has nixed the software’s dodgy b… Continue reading Apple pushes out silent update to remove sketchy Zoom code from Macs
Apple has chosen to temporarily disable a key feature of the Apple Watch after a critical vulnerability was discovered that could allow someone to eavesdrop on another person without their knowledge.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Sec… Continue reading Apple says its Walkie-Talkie app could be exploited to spy on iPhones
Apple has chosen to temporarily disable a key feature of the Apple Watch after a critical vulnerability was discovered that could allow someone to eavesdrop on another person without their knowledge.
The post Apple says its Walkie-Talkie app could be e… Continue reading Apple says its Walkie-Talkie app could be exploited to spy on iPhones
Mac users of the Zoom video conferencing app are warned their webcams could be hijacked, security firms warn of how scammers are deepfaking audio to steal from businesses, and our guest owns up to the role he played in an Iranian cyberattack against US… Continue reading Smashing Security #136: Oops, we created Iran’s hacking exploit
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (IOC) has announced its intention to fine the US hotel group Marriott International £99.2 million (US $123 million) for a data breach that exposed the personal details of hundreds of millions of guests.
… Continue reading Marriott faces £99.2 million fine after hack exposed 393 million hotel guest records
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (IOC) has announced its intention to fine the US hotel group Marriott International £99.2 million (US $123 million) for a data breach that exposed the personal details of hundreds of millions … Continue reading Marriott faces £99.2 million fine after hack exposed 393 million hotel guest records
A news report claims that hackers were able to secretly capture intimate footage of a married couple and upload it to a porn website.
But I’ve got a number of questions…
Continue reading Did a hacked smart TV upload footage of couple having sofa sex to a porn website?
If you have installed Zoom, any website can turn on your Mac’s webcam without asking your permission.
Oh, and if you’ve since uninstalled Zoom – that doesn’t fix the problem.
Continue reading Zoom Mac flaw allows webcams to be hijacked – because they wanted to save you a click
British Airways is facing a record fine of £138 million, after its systems were breached by hackers last year and the personal and payment card information of around 500,000 customers were stolen.
Read more about what you need to know in my article on … Continue reading British Airways faces record £138 million GDPR fine after data breach
A 23-year-old man has plenty of time to mull over whether it’s funny to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks against online video gaming services, after he was sentenced to prison this week.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Derp! DDoS attacker who brought down EA, Sony, and Steam jailed for 27 months