Collaborate Disseminate
Microsoft issues warning to unpatched Windows users about worm risk, and how do you delete all traces of yourself off the internet after your murder your podcast co-host?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning &#… Continue reading Smashing Security #131: Zap yourself from the net, and patch now against BlueKeep
“Smashing Security” has been named the Best Security Podcast 2019 at an awards ceremony in London.
Continue reading Smashing Security named the Best Security Podcast
Next time someone connected to Facebook tries to convince you that it’s now really serious about privacy you know they’re pulling your leg.
Continue reading Facebook lawyer argues you should have ‘no expectation of privacy’
The Dutch Data Protection Authority has confessed to making the same kind of mistake that many others have made before – sending out an email with a long list of email addresses listed for all to see in the Cc: rather than hidden away via the Bcc… Continue reading Data protection authority reports itself to itself after data breach
Earlier this week, the New Zealand government was claiming that it had suffered a “deliberate and systematic” hacking attack that resulted in budget details ending up in the hands of its political opponents.
But that’s not what had re… Continue reading New Zealand budget details leaked due to website sloppiness, not hackers
Security researchers have discovered a new strain of malware that they believe is being used in targeted attacks to seize control of Linux systems and open backdoors for remote hackers.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading HiddenWasp malware seizes control of Linux systems
Security researchers have discovered a new strain of malware that they believe is being used in targeted attacks to seize control of Linux systems and open backdoors for remote hackers.
The post HiddenWasp malware seizes control of Linux systems appear… Continue reading HiddenWasp malware seizes control of Linux systems
You won’t believe who had to report themselves to the data protection agency for a breach, or who has been sharing doctored videos of political rivals, or how much money you can make selling a laptop infected with malware… and how Carole ge… Continue reading Smashing Security #130: Doctored videos, BCC blunders, and a diva
Flipboard warns that hackers gained access to its systems and accessed hashed passwords for nine months.
Continue reading Hackers stole Flipboard users’ email addresses and hashed passwords
From 8 July 2019, travellers on London’s underground tube network may wish to turn off their Wi-Fi first… if they don’t like the idea of being tracked.
Continue reading London Underground passengers told to turn off their Wi-Fi if they don’t want to be tracked